November 4th, 2009

Ligue 1 in Europe: Matchday 4 (Europa League)

By: Sarah |

While Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille have already been grabbing the headline this week with their performances in the Champion’s League, the attention now turns to Lille and Toulouse for their games in the Europa League. I’ll be honest, given the Ligue 1 performances earlier this week, expectations are rising– will they be able to live [...]

Category: Europa League, European competition, France Ligue 1, Lille (LOSCM), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

Tags: Europa League, European competition, France Ligue 1, Lille (LOSCM), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

November 1st, 2009

Matchday 12: Saturday Highlights

By: Thomas |

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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 [...]

Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

Tags: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), Boulogne (USBCO), France Ligue 1, Grenoble (GF 38), Highlight Videos, Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lorient (FCLBS), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Nancy (ASNL), Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

October 25th, 2009

Goal of the Week: Round 10

By: Thomas |

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Sorry for not getting one of these up last week…(emits stream of bad excuses). Virtual pat on the back to Park, winner from two weeks ago.
Nenê (Monaco), 86th minute, against Ibrahim Kone.

That’s quite a spectacular free-kick, putting Monaco ahead with four minutes left…

Category: France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Lille (LOSCM), Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Rennes (SRFC), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)

October 23rd, 2009

Ligue 1 In Europe: Review

By: Thomas |

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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 [...]

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), Europa League, European competition, France Ligue 1, Highlight Videos, Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Match Recaps, Team News, Toulouse (TFC), UEFA Champions League

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 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)

Tags: Alberto Costa, Alou Diarra, Aly Cissokho, André-Pierre Gignac, Anthony Réveillere, Asamoah Gyan, Auxerre (AJA), Bafetimbi Gomis, Benoît Cheyrou, Benoît Pedretti, Benoit Tremoulinas, Blaise Matuidi, Bordeaux (FCGB), Cedric Carrasso, Dejan Milovanovic, Eden Hazard, Etienne Capoue, Fernando Cavenaghi, France Ligue 1, Gervinho, Gonzalo Bergessio, Grégory Coupet, Guillaume Hoarau, Hatem Ben Arfa, Hugo Lloris, Ireneusz Jelen, Jeremy Toulalan, Kevin Gameiro, Kim Kallström, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lens (RCL), Lille (LOSCM), Lisandro Lopez, Loic Remy, Lorient (FCLBS), Lucho Gonzalez, Ludovic Obraniak, Lyon (OL), Mamadou Niang, Mamadou Sakho, Marama Vahirua, Marouane Cahamakh, Marseille (OM), Mevlut Erding, Michel Bastos, Miralem Pjanic, Modibo Maiga, Monaco (ASMFC), Montpellier (MHSC), Moussa Sissoko, Nancy (ASNL), Nené, Nice (OGCN), Paris (PSG), Park Chu-Young, Player News, Rennes (SRFC), Rod Fanni, Saint-Étienne (ASSE), Souleymane Diawara, Stephane Sessegnon, Steve Mandanda, Taye Taiwo, Toulouse (TFC), Wendel, Yoann Gourcuff, Yohann Pelé, Youssouf Hadji

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 28th, 2009

Europe: Matchday 2 Previews

By: Sarah |

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It’s that time again already. The next couple of days will see Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse (Europa League) and Lille (Europa League) matched up against some of the strongest teams in Europe (and arguably the world).

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), Europa League, European competition, France Ligue 1, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Team News, Toulouse (TFC), UEFA Champions League

Tags: Bordeaux (FCGB), Europa League, European competition, France Ligue 1, Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Team News, Toulouse (TFC), UEFA Champions League

September 27th, 2009

Goal of the Week: Round 7

By: Thomas |

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Here we are with the top five goals of round seven. Be sure to cast your vote in the poll at the bottom of the post.
Youssouf Hadji (Nancy), 39th minute, against Teddy Richert.

(Second goal)

Category: Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, Highlight Videos, Le Mans (MUC 72), Lyon (OL), Nancy (ASNL), Team News, Toulouse (TFC)