November 1st, 2009

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 [...]

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

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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 23rd, 2009

Ligue 1 Jersey Competition: Quarterfinals

By: Thomas |

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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 [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nice (OGCN), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Jersey Competition, Jerseys, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Monaco (ASMFC), Nice (OGCN), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Team News

October 17th, 2009

Ligue 1: Matchday 9

By: Thomas |

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The games happening this weekend are

October 16th, 2009

Ligue 1 Jerseys: Part 4

By: Thomas |

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This is the final group, make sure you’ve voted for your favorite kit in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. As I have said before, a week from today the polls will close and the next round will begin, with the four group winners making the quarterfinals. However, after thinking on this, I wondered [...]

Category: France Ligue 1, Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Toulouse (TFC), Valenciennes (VAFC)

Tags: Arsenal, France Ligue 1, Jersey Competition, Jerseys, Polls, Rennes (SRFC), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Sochaux (FCSM), Toulouse (TFC), Valenciennes (VAFC)

October 14th, 2009

The Latest Tragedy in French Football

By: Thomas |

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First it was Savidan’s heart problem (Best Goal.com article I’ve ever seen by the way), than the tragic death of Brice Taton, and now this. Sochaux’s Charlie Davies was involved in a fatal car crash early Tuesday morning.

Category: France Ligue 1, Player News, Sochaux (FCSM), Team News

Tags: Accident, Brice Taton, Charlie Davies, France Ligue 1, Player News, Sochaux (FCSM), Steve Savidan, Team News, Tragedy

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

By: Thomas |

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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)