November 14th, 2009

Ligue 1 Internationals Recap (Saturday Only)

By: Sarah |

This weekend brings us a a mix of World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers, World Cup Playoffs and friendlies. Ligue 1 was represented across the globe– some in key matches that determine if their country to will be going to South Africa and/or Angola next year, others in less important (but, at times, [...]

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Team News

Tags: Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Team News

November 12th, 2009

Debate: The Biggest Club in Ligue 1

By: Thomas |

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This is a question without a clear answer and one which causes fraught arguments among Ligue 1 fans worldwide, so we at the Ligue 1 Offside thought we’d start a discussion. There are several answers that frequently come up, along with a few unusual options. I’ll briefly list them here…
AS Saint-Etienne: Sainte have a very [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, History, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), UEFA Champions League

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Biggest Club in France, Bordeaux (FCGB), Debate, France Ligue 1, History, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nantes (FCNA), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), UEFA Champions League

November 8th, 2009

Week 13: Grenoble Nolonger Pointless, Several Suffer Strokes Over OL-OM

By: Thomas |

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One of the most exciting weekends in memory culminates with “The Match of the Century” (That last part of the title is a joke, in case you were worried)
Le Mans UC 72 0 – 1 AJ Auxerre

AJA pushed into the top three, at least temporarily, as they eked out a win against Paolo Duarte’s side, [...]

November 3rd, 2009

Ligue 1 in Europe: Matchday 4 (Tuesday Games Only)

By: Sarah |

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Matchday 4 begins shortly (literally in almost an hour from the time of this post). So let’s quickly rundown what Ligue 1 action is happening today.

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), European competition, France Ligue 1, Marseille (OM), Team News, UEFA Champions League

Tags: Bordeaux (FCGB), European competition, France Ligue 1, Marseille (OM), Team News, UEFA Champions League

November 1st, 2009

Matchday 12: Saturday Highlights

By: Thomas |

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AJ Auxerre 2-1 Montpellier Hérault SC

Montpellier are beginning to lose their sheen. It seems they can’t hold up against traditional tough midtable sides like Rennes and Auxerre. They’ve also lost the surprise effect. Opposing managers now have an idea of what they’re up against, and have discovered the club’s weaknesses. Getting Ireneusz Jelen [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

October 24th, 2009

Matchday 10: Saturday Highlights

By: Thomas |

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If you’re lazy like me you’ll appreciate having all of these in one place.
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 Le Mans UC 72

Bordeaux, inspired by their victory against Bayern midweek, got back to winning ways against a Le Mans side currently sitting in the relegation zone.

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC)

October 23rd, 2009

Ligue 1 In Europe: Review

By: Thomas |

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Remember how everyone was saying this would be the Bundesliga’s year to push Serie A out of it’s number three spot? I think we’ve officially got a new candidate. This week contained monumental victories for Ligue 1. On Tuesday Lyon became only the second French club ever to win at Anfield, and are now undefeated [...]

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), Europa League, European competition, France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Team News, Toulouse (TFC), UEFA Champions League

October 20th, 2009

Ligue 1 in the Champions League- Matchday 3

By: Sarah |

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It is that time again– the time where heroes are made and dreams are crushed (at least until the next game). But, seriously I think that games 3 and 4 of the group qualifications are the most important games in the competition. By important, I mean that they are the most critical moment in the [...]

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), European competition, France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Player News, Team News, UEFA Champions League

Tags: Bayern Munich, Bordeaux (FCGB), European competition, FC Zurich, France Ligue 1, Hatem Ben Arfa, Highlight Videos, Liverpool FC, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Player News, Team News, UEFA Champions League, Valbuena

October 17th, 2009

Ligue 1: Matchday 9

By: Thomas |

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The games happening this weekend are

October 12th, 2009

Debate: The Best Players in Ligue 1

By: Thomas |

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Recently, Rob posted an article on the main page about FourFourTwo’s latest ‘Top 100 Players’ list. This made me think about how much I love arguing over things like this, but also reminded me that there are shockingly few lists and debates of this sort about Ligue 1 in English. I think it’s [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Toulouse (TFC)

Tags: Alberto Costa, Alou Diarra, Aly Cissokho, André-Pierre Gignac, Anthony Réveillere, Asamoah Gyan, Auxerre (AJA), Bafetimbi Gomis, Benoît Cheyrou, Benoît Pedretti, Benoit Tremoulinas, Blaise Matuidi, Bordeaux (FCGB), Cedric Carrasso, Dejan Milovanovic, Eden Hazard, Etienne Capoue, Fernando Cavenaghi, France Ligue 1, Gervinho, Gonzalo Bergessio, Grégory Coupet, Guillaume Hoarau, Hatem Ben Arfa, Hugo Lloris, Ireneusz Jelen, Jeremy Toulalan, Kevin Gameiro, Kim Kallström, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lisandro Lopez, Loic Remy, Lorient (FCLBS), Lucho Gonzalez, Ludovic Obraniak, Lyon (OL), Mamadou Niang, Mamadou Sakho, Marama Vahirua, Marouane Cahamakh, Marseille (OM), Mevlut Erding, Michel Bastos, Miralem Pjanic, Modibo Maiga, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Moussa Sissoko, Nancy (ASNL), Nené, Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Park Chu-Young, Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Rod Fanni, Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Souleymane Diawara, Stephane Sessegnon, Steve Mandanda, Taye Taiwo, Toulouse (TFC), Wendel, Yoann Gourcuff, Yohann Pelé, Youssouf Hadji