Marseille (OM)

Olympique de Marseille:
Founded 1899
In Ligue 1 since 1996

November 14th, 2009

Ligue 1 Internationals Recap (Saturday Only)

By: Sarah | Comments 4 Comments

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, [...]



November 12th, 2009

Debate: The Biggest Club in Ligue 1

By: Thomas | Comments 8 Comments

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 [...]

November 8th, 2009

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

By: Thomas | Comments 2 Comments

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 8th, 2009

Liveblog: The Battle of the Olympiens

By: Thomas | Comments 13 Comments

At the request of those at the Lyon Offside, the Ligue 1 page is hosting a liveblog for today’s match at the Gerland.
Lyon vs. Marseille Liveblog

November 3rd, 2009

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

By: Sarah | Comments 6 Comments

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. 



November 1st, 2009

Matchday 12: Saturday Highlights

By: Thomas | Comments No Comments

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 [...]

October 23rd, 2009

Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: Quarterfinals

By: Thomas | Comments 5 Comments

As I warned you a week ago, the polls closed today. The first and second place finishers have been put into the draw. The teams are…
Group Winners (Seeded):
AS Saint-Etienne
OGC Nice
Olympique de Marseille
AJ Auxerre
Second Place Finishers (Unseeded):
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
AS Monaco FC
Olympique Lyonnais
Grenoble Foot 38
The draw will take place in the comments. Yes, I actually will put eight [...]

October 23rd, 2009

Ligue 1 In Europe: Review

By: Thomas | Comments 2 Comments

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 [...]

October 20th, 2009

Ligue 1 in the Champions League- Matchday 3

By: Sarah | Comments 3 Comments

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 [...]

October 17th, 2009

Ligue 1: Matchday 9

By: Thomas | Comments 2 Comments

The games happening this weekend are






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