

Nice (OGCN)
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d’Azur
Founded 1904
In Ligue 1 since 2002
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, [...]
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, [...]
A Quick Sunday Roundup
By: Thomas |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 [...]
Matchday 10: Saturday Highlights
By: Thomas |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.
Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: Quarterfinals
By: Thomas |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 [...]
Ligue 1: Matchday 9
By: Thomas |The games happening this weekend are
Debate: The Best Players in Ligue 1
By: Thomas |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 [...]
Ligue 1 Jerseys: Part 3
By: Thomas |This week we’re on to part three, including Monaco, Montpellier, Nancy, Nice, and PSG. Let’s begin…
AS Monaco FC
Classy and classic. Nothing out of the ordinary for Monaco.
Monpellier Herault Sport Club
Boring. Plus ASNL finally have competition for “Busiest shirt in Ligue 1″ with all the ads on this rag.
A Breif History of French Clubs in the Champions League
By: Thomas |For those of you who are new to Ligue 1 or are simply interested in its history, I have compiled a short history of the experiences of french clubs in Europe’s premier competition.
UEFA Champions League
It was an auspicious start when Stade de Reims-Champagne reached the final of the inaugural European Champion Clubs’ Cup, only to [...]
Matchday 8 Highlights
By: Thomas |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






