November 8th, 2009

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

By: Thomas |

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 1st, 2009

A Quick Sunday Roundup

By: Thomas |

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Time to talk about today’s three matches…
Rennes 0-3 Valenciennes

Rennes dominated from the off, having a Peter Hansson goal wrongly dissalowed, followed by numerous chances including an Ekoko shot that hit the bar. The first goal came a little way into the second half, when Valenciennes’ new center-back Dianbobo Balde headed in from close range. This [...]

Category: France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Le Mans (MUC 72), Match Recaps, Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Sochaux (FCSM), Valenciennes (VAFC)

Tags: France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Le Mans (MUC 72), Match Recaps, Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Sochaux (FCSM), Valenciennes (VAFC)

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 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

October 4th, 2009

Matchday 8 Highlights

By: Thomas |

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Here are the complete highlights from another thrilling weekend of Ligue 1 action. Twenty-nine goals were scored, 48 yellow cards were handed out along with three reds. Giants Marseille and Bordeaux lost while Grenoble remain without a single point.
Grenoble Foot 38 2-3 Montpellier HSC

September 27th, 2009

Week 7’s Biggest Tops and Flops

By: Sarah |

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First, let me introduce myself. I’ve recently started blogging for The Offside-OM, and I will be contributing to the Ligue 1 blog as well.
Now, on to the the players that most impressed and disappointed us this week…

Category: France Ligue 1, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC)

Tags: Batefimbi Gomis, Didier Deschamps, France Ligue 1, Le Mans, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Olympique de Marseille, Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC)

September 27th, 2009

Goal of the Week: Round 7

By: Thomas |

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Here we are with the top five goals of round seven. Be sure to cast your vote in the poll at the bottom of the post.
Youssouf Hadji (Nancy), 39th minute, against Teddy Richert.

(Second goal)

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lyon (OL), Nancy (ASNL), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

September 26th, 2009

Matchday 7: Saturday Report

By: Thomas |

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In another surprising and unpredictable day in Ligue 1, Valenciennes steal the headlines when they come back from a goal down twice to beat Olympique de Marseille 3-2. Nineteen goals were scored in only seven matches–2.74 goals per match–and 26 yellows and 2 red cards were awarded.
AS Monaco 1-2 AS Saint-Etienne

(0-1 Sanogo 3′, 1-2 [...]

Tags: Aly Cissokho, André-Pierre Gignac, Arnold Mvuemba, Augusto Fernandez, Auxerre (AJA), Batefimbi Gomis, Benoît Pedretti, Bordeaux (FCGB), Boucabar Sanogo, Boulogne (USBCO), Cedric Hengbart, Charlie Davies, David Jemmali, Europa League, France Ligue 1, Gonzalo Bergessio, Grenoble (GF 38), Guillaume Hoarau, Highlight Videos, Hugo Lloris, Ireneusz Jelen, Jeremy Toulalan, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Ligue 1 Official Site, Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Ludovic Giuly, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Marvin Martin, Match Recaps, Matheiu Valverde, Mathieu Bodmer, Miralem Pjanic, Mohamed Sissoko, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nedad Dzodic, Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Porsmouth, Relegation zone, Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Stade Chaban Delmas, Stephane Sessegnon, Team News, Toulouse (TFC), Valenciennes (VAFC), Yannis Tafer, Youssouf Hadji

September 24th, 2009

Ligue 1 Jerseys: Part 1

By: Thomas |

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A while back, Sam posted ratings of all the kits in Ligue 1. I’m going to try the same kind of thing, except let you choose the best with a poll. I’ll put them alphabetically in installments of five, with the winner of the poll from each installment making the next round. This week you [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Le Mans (MUC 72), Team News

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Jerseys, Le Mans (MUC 72), Polls, Team News