

Lorient (FCLBS)
Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud:
Founded 1926
In Ligue 1 since 2006
Goal Of The Week: Round 16
By: Sam |Twenty-eight goals to choose from, and but three chosen. Pity, pity. But that’s the way it is here for the Goal of the Week, and I’ve got a fresh trio of beauties for you to pick from this week, after Stéphane Brison won last week’s competition. With that all history, here are, in order of [...]
Ow
By: Sam |A knee in the face isn’t usually pleasant. Exhibit A: Lorient captain Ulrich Le Pen getting clocked by his own goalkeeper in a Saturday match against Lille. Le Pen suffered a severe concussion, as well as a broken nose. He was bloody and unconscious on the pitch for a couple of minutes before being stretchered [...]
LORIENT: I’m Sorry, I Didn’t See You There
By: Sam |As the start of the season looms, it’s time for the France Offside to give you an in-depth look at each of the 20 teams vying for Hexagoal. Today, we meet FC Lorient, the team that’s just… there.
The team: The transfer period saw a good deal of decent players coming and going for les Merlus. [...]
Dhorasoo Blunders Once Again, Cissé Could Be Staying Put, Lille Start Rebuilding
By: Sam |If one of you is planning a party, be sure not to invite Vikash Dhorasoo. The bitchy little midfielder, rumoured to be joining Sochaux after loafing around clubless since being sacked by PSG earlier in the season, will not be part of the UEFA Cup-bound side. FCSM president Jean-Claude Plessis told the media that they [...]
Goals of the season: 4) Fred, Lyon
By: Sam |February 10, 2007.
Stade Gerland, Lyon.
6th minute, vs Lorient.
A long clearance from keeper Grégory Coupet found Brazilian striker Frederico Chaves Guedes, aka Fred, who controlled the ball perfectly, turned and hit a stunning strike over top of Lorient keeper Rémy Riou, who had crept of his line. This goal would be the only one of the [...]
Matchday 38 - Talk About a Crazy Finish
By: Sam |That’s all, folks. Forget the fact that the first 37 weeks of the season were short of goals, that Lyon walked away with their sixth title whilst laughing in the face of suspense itself, that French clubs put forth a lukewarm effort in European leagues… The last day of Ligue 1 was something to behold. [...]
Matchday 37 - Marseille is in the Champions League! Suspense Still not Over Elsewhere
By: Sam |First off, sorry for waiting until today to bring you this palpitating and intense piece of Ligue 1 info. Laziness, The Simpsons and the fact that I had written it but my internet shut down for a split second are to blame. But enough of this technologico-analyctical babble. Let’s get down to it. Marseille’s in [...]
Matchday 36 - Don’t Look Now But Marseille Have Just Gone Second And Are Looking Fine
By: Sam |Oh my goodness gracious me, what a twist we had this week in the table, particularly up top. Marseille benifited from Lens and Bordeaux’s losses to go second, two points of the two others. Sadly, we have official relegations as well. First and foremost, after 44 years of service in Ligue 1, FC Nantes-Atlantique will [...]
Matchday 35 - All Eyes on Lens, Bordeaux, and Marseille
By: Sam |So, back am I from my fantastic weekend, and I’ve got some juicy-ass stuff to report from everyone’s favourite league. Three games left for the lot, and the way it is right now, the three clubs mentioned above will be the ones grabbing spots two thru four, synonym of Europe (of course, fifth gets Intertoto, [...]
Matchday 34 - Damn, It’s Getting Hot In That Table
By: Sam |First off, I apologize for not posting all this week, but quite simply, there was not much to report. You’d think there would be, what with the season reaching its intense stage, but I just didn’t think so. Whateva. Now, with Lyon out of the equation, all eyes were on two matches, which were conveniently [...]







