Articles tagged with "french ligue 1"
It's already next season...
By Magnusson | May 16th, 2008Marseille has decided to do something that I believe has never been done before and what a great idea this is. For the last game of the season that will be played tomorrow at the Vélodrome against Strasbourg, and that could have critical consequence ...
Marseille dominates at UNFP trophies, haters get mad...
By Magnusson | May 14th, 2008Oh you mad cause we stylin' on you? That should be my new answer. I'm super busy these days with exams and all and I'mma keep it quick but all I've been hearing these days is how it's unfair that six of our players have been elected by their peers ...
Daily Dose 5.12.08
By Laurie | May 12th, 2008Some news to read as you use a corpse head to smoke marijuana: Because 2000 naked people are the obvious way to promote a footy tournament (Euro 2008 at WCB) An England fan's ode to the Polish National Team (Poland Euro 2008) Photo Gall ...
Title Watch Update
By Laurie | May 5th, 2008A couple of titles were settled this weekend, and a couple of challenges got more complicated. Here's what the Title Watch looks like after this weekend's games: Italy: Serie A In an odd turn of events, AS Roma were AC Milan's biggest fans this ...
Daisuke Matsui's Scorpion Pass
By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLSn5SqyLk[/youtube] This is from the April 26th Ligue 1 game between Le Mans and Lens. The lofted ball to Le Mans midfielder Daisuke Matsui looks like it's going out for a throw, but the Japanese internati ...
Monaco 2-3 Marseille, We take the third spot...
By Magnusson | April 30th, 2008In what was supposed to be the game where we could actually believe this was a great season, marseille didn't disappoint. We went at Monaco and played as if it were a home-game (this is usuamlly the case, as Monaco has no public, no offense). After a ...
Fabien Barthez Wants to Start a Goalkeeping Academy
By Laurie | April 29th, 2008When last we saw former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez on these pages, he was getting attacked by his own fans in Nantes after failing to help them avoid relegation. Since then, for some reason, he seems to have been lying low. Not sure why. ...
Weekend Recap: Burning Up
By Laurie | April 28th, 2008How did those weekend games we talked about on Friday come out? Saturday Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United Chelsea's Michael Ballack put away a penalty in the 86th minute, and suddenly we have a title race. Manchester United could have essentiall ...
Clubs on the Verge of Domestic Titles
By Inara | April 26th, 2008Though there's still several weeks left in most European football leagues, some domestic title races are already over. In Portugal, Porto were declared champions (though they might be relegated) while in Greece, Olympiakos won their 36th title (thank ...
Weekend Watch: Keeping in Step
By Laurie | April 25th, 2008A quick look at some of the games going on around the world this weekend: Saturday Chelsea vs Man Utd Chelsea need to win this one. Simple as that. They're three points behind Manchester United with three games to go, so this is thei ...
Marseille 1-3 Lille, Not much to say
By Magnusson | April 24th, 2008It's a rare occasion when Marseille loses a match and I have nothing bad to say about our team. I mean let's just look at our season so far. If you really look at it, you understand it's a miracle that we're here. It's especially true when you realiz ...
Outgoing PSG Chair Blames the Players for Being Scared of the Fans
By Laurie | April 24th, 2008Paris St. Germain are not a healthy team. They've played in France's Ligue 1 since their inception, but this season they're looking more and more relegation bound with each game they play. This past weekend they lost 3-0 to Caen, which puts them th ...
Weekend Recap: Heartbreak and/or Male-Bonding Hugs
By Laurie | April 21st, 2008It's that nailbiting time of the season in most leagues, especially for those teams that are close to the top and in the title race, or close to the bottom and facing relegation. So how did some of the games from the weekend turn out? Saturday's ...
Racism and Violence: Two French Fan Groups Ordered Disbanded
By Laurie | April 19th, 2008Do you think it's coincidence that both of the French ultra groups which were banned yesterday for racist acts and other problems are supporters of teams on my "facing relegation" list? Or does supporting bad teams make fans act out? Regardless ...
Daily Dose 4.18.08
By Laurie | April 18th, 2008Some news to read as your toilet explodes: Want to play with the big boys? Pick your birthdate carefully (Craven Cottage Newsround) Will Liverpool be forced to sell Torres? (The Spoiler) Should we nurture kids or buy them? (Lyon Off ...
All About Promotion: Who's Coming Up in Europe?
By Laurie | April 17th, 2008The other day we talked about the rather depressing subject of relegation. Today though? The sun is shining, so let's move on to a much happier topic: Promotion. What second-level European teams may be moving up to the top flight? This is not ...
5th Division Amateur Side Carquefou's Dream is Over, and I Blame Myself
By Laurie | April 17th, 2008I swear, I am never, ever again watching another game. Every team I have rooted for in the last two weeks has lost. Every one. In Champions League, I rooted for Arsenal, Roma, Fenerbahce and Schalke. In MLS games last weekend I rooted for San J ...
If Relegation Happened Today, Who Would Go Down?
By Laurie | April 15th, 2008Ah, relegation. It's every club's biggest dread. (With the probable exceptions of the EPL's Derby County, or French Ligue 1's Metz, or SPL's Gretna, where death might be the only event better able to offer pain relief.) And it's a rite of passage ...
Weekend Recap: Cheers and Tears
By Laurie | April 14th, 2008A quick recap of a few of the games from the weekend: Saturday US 1-1 Canada, US wins 6-5 on PKs A recap of this game is here. A late extra-time US goal by Carli Lloyd, followed by an even later extra-time Canada goal by Melissa Tancredi. ...
Weekend Watch:
By Laurie | April 11th, 2008A small sampling of the games available this weekend for your viewing pleasure. Saturday US Women's NT vs. Canada Both teams have qualified for the Olympics, so this final game is for bragging rights and the ability to say they're the wome ...
Daily Dose 4.09.08
By Laurie | April 9th, 2008Some news to read as your stroke is treated with a snake-venom IV: Where's Waldo? (Soccer Training Info) How the Beckham traffic stop went down (The Beautiful Game) The Premiership Huge Waste of Money XI (The Spoiler) Just say no ...
Daily Dose 4.08.08
By Laurie | April 8th, 2008Some news to read as you spend $2.7 million for a camel: 10 best and 10 worst team names of all time (Seattle Offside) Facts on foreigners in British football (Mad 4 Football) Rating the play. With girls. (Wait. Keira Knightley's a 4 ...
Djibril Cisse is well paid
By Magnusson | April 8th, 2008France Football published today a list of the best paid players in France and once again, Djibril Cissé is the first name on that list with 4.8 million euros, before Pedro Miguel Pauleta (4.6 million) and Lyon's two brazilians Juninho and Cris (with ...
Marseille 3-1 Lyon, 2 out of 2...
By Magnusson | April 8th, 2008It's not every season that one can boast to have taken six points from the best team in French Football. And this year, we can. Marseille won at Gerland and at the Vélodrome. Mamadou Niang scored twice each time. The only thing we can do is celebrat ...
Daily Dose 4.07.08
By Laurie | April 7th, 2008Some news to read as you engage in grand theft avocado: FA Cup: Now more memories than magic (SoccerLens) On football and the disenfranchised. OR: Is Zidane a corporate tool? (Laurie votes no. Just FYI.) (From a Left Wing) Our new ...
Drogba Says France's Problems Can be Fixed with New Stadiums
By Laurie | April 7th, 2008If you build it, they will come. "It" being a new stadium, of course. Or so says Chelsea and Ivory Coast superstriker Didier Drogba. He believes that if the French put money into new stadiums, they'll have better success at keeping their young ...
Greg Coupet apologizes...kinda
By Magnusson | April 5th, 2008I didn't have time to talk about it but last week, after Lyon's win over Valenciennes, Gregory Coupet told the press that "it's more difficult to win at Valenciennes than at the Vélodrome". Seen as how it's been ten years since the last win of Marse ...
PSG Win the Coupe de la Ligue Amidst Controversy
By Inara | March 30th, 2008Yesterday was France's Coupe de la Ligue (French League Cup) final, held at the Stade de France between Paris Saint-Germain and Racing Club de Lens, otherwise known as PSG and Lens for short. Both clubs are in danger of relegation, so both really ...
10 People We'd Like Not To Star In A Sex Tape
By chris | March 25th, 2008Sex tapes with young athletes are one thing, I suppose, for those of you are into that sort of thing. Sex tapes involving the likes of Paul Jewell, however, is an entirely different matter. It's safe to say no one benefits from watching Pauly get do ...
Misfortune never comes alone...
By Magnusson | March 14th, 2008While we're still mourning and licking our wounds, Eric Gerets announced this morning that both Mathieu Valbuena and Mamadou Niang would not be playing against Lens because of injuries contracted in Russia. Both players hurt their thighs and won't be aprt
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