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 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)

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October 11th, 2009

Ligue 1 Jerseys: Part 3

By: Thomas |

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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.

Category: France Ligue 1, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG)

Tags: France Ligue 1, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG)

October 6th, 2009

A Breif History of French Clubs in the Champions League

By: Thomas |

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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 [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), European competition, France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), UEFA Champions League

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 30th, 2009

What’s New on the France Offsides: 2009

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Corey did this a little over a year ago, and I decided to do something similar since their have been many changes around here this past summer.
1) Let’s start here, on the general Ligue 1 blog. We’ve got two new writers here after a year of inactivity. Sarah and myself have teamed up to make [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Blogroll, Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Blogroll, Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News

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 26th, 2009

Ligue 1: Matchday 7

By: Thomas |

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Since this blog has only recently restarted, and many of you may not have followed Ligue 1 in its absence, I’ll start this post with the current table:

(Click on full standings for complete table)
Now that everyone knows whats going on in terms of the table, I’ll fill you on the probable lineups for today’s matches.

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Paris (PSG), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News, Toulouse (TFC), Valenciennes (VAFC)