Articles tagged with "nice"
a key match against Lille
By j | November 8th, 2008Under the leadership of Rudi Garcia, Lille have enjoyed a superb start to the Ligue 1 campaign and proving that they are very capable of ...
"no fighting spirit"
By j | November 2nd, 2008Following PSG's loss to Nice, Paul Le Guen summarized the match perfectly when he stated they had "no fighting spirit." That may have been kind ...
PSG travels to the Côte d'Azur to face Nice
By j | October 31st, 2008With the mid-week stumble against Toulouse off-setting the triumph over l'OM, PSG travels to the Côte d'Azur to face Nice at Stade du Ray. Over ...
PSG loses to Toulouse in dreary affair
By j | October 29th, 2008Following the great victory over l'OM this weekend, PSG lost 1-0 to Toulouse at Parc de Princes in front of 42,000+. Alain Casanova’s le Téfécé ...
Lyon vs. Nice
By Inara | September 13th, 2008Sorry that this match preview is so late, but I've been on vacation for the last two weeks, and John, who has kindly been covering ...
Daily Dose: 09.05.08
By chris | September 5th, 2008Stuff to read while you get arrested for indecent exposure at a nude beach..... The inevitable has happened: WAGs Offside (WAGs Offside) Reliving King Kev's first Newcastle ...
Finally, what you've all been waiting for...
By Nick | August 26th, 2008Come on, admit it, the Ligue 1 party here at The Offside would never have been complete without the only Ligue 1 team to have ...
Building on Success
By Nate | August 15th, 2008The online edition of L'Equipe has an interesting take on Nancy's new season, from the mouths of the players. Here are a few points that ...
Mixed Bag
By Nate | August 11th, 2008Well, with a nil-nil scoreline against Lille, things could have gone better...Like not being the only game in Ligue One without a goal. :) But ...
Strengthening The Offense: Émile M'Penza
By Julien | July 31st, 2008Belgian international and Manchester City striker Émile M'Penza is another attacking possibility for Lille. Our northern rivals, RC Lens also have negotiated with him. He ...
Louis Saha?
By j | July 27th, 2008The rumour mill is alive and well and seemingly without conscious. Reports begin to circulate, with news sources quoting each other and of-course, the team, ...
Weekend Reading Material
By Martha | July 26th, 2008Inara reminded me about this picture, and it had to be shared. •Sports.fr just ran a short but typically positive interview with Chouf, who admits he'd ...
Piquionne No Longer An Option?
By Julien | July 18th, 2008One of our transfer hopefuls, Frédéric Piquionne, is slipping further away from Lille. OGC Nice's Maurice Cohen confirms that if Piquionne doesn't move to Lyon ...
FIFA Lets Ligue 1 Extend Transfer Window
By Julien | July 11th, 2008Potential FIFA controversy? Ligue 1 reached an agreement with FIFA to extend the mercato to August 31st from the original August 17th. It is a ...
4-3-3 Formation For Lille?
By Julien | July 10th, 2008Rudi Garcia may use a different formation for Lille next season. During the Cherbourg friendly, LOSC played a 4-3-3. Footlille.fr says our midfield will look ...
Rio Mavuba Officially Lillois
By Julien | July 6th, 2008Rio Mavuba is now officially a Lillois! He finally signed a four year contract with Lille for around 5 to 7 million euros. Rio was ...
Daily Dose, 07.03.08
By Laurie | July 3rd, 2008Some news to read as you have "Highway to Hell" played at your funeral: Fabio Capello lounges around in Speedos. With photographic proof. (And ...
Latest on the Transfer Front: MEGA Post
By Inara | June 24th, 2008The latest news from this week...Due to the amount of material covered, I didn't post links to the original sources like I normally do, but ...
Official: Miralem Pjanic Signs + Other Transfer News
By Inara | June 6th, 2008This morning, Lyon finally clinched the signature of Miralem Pjanic, who is the hottest talent in France not born in 1987. Lyon have been negotiating ...
Official: Hugo Lloris is a Lyon Player
By Inara | June 2nd, 2008It's done! Lyon have officially announced the arrival of their newest goalkeeper in a press conference. And now that there is no possible way for ...
Hugo Lloris is Mine Ours, Bitches!
By Inara | May 29th, 2008
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"A Point is Good"...WTF?
By Inara | May 4th, 2008I couldn't believe my eyes when I read the post-match comments from the players last night. Alain Perrin: "We didn't win, but at least we ...
Nice vs. Lyon, Or It's Time to BE CHAMPIONS
By Inara | May 2nd, 2008Alright, so I know attention this weekend won't be on Lyon but on Paris (if PSG lose, they will be relegated), but let's just pretend ...
"Hugo is Perfect," Secret Stealing Italians, and the End of Spa Week
By Inara | May 2nd, 2008Be still my heart. Gregory Coupet has designated Nice's Hugo Lloris as his perfect successor. Geez, what more proof does Hugo need of my Lyon's ...
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. ...
Lille Draws Nice
By Julien | April 7th, 2008LOSC Lille Métropole played their 32nd match of the Ligue 1 season last Saturday against OGC Nice. The match was an away match at Nice's ...
Nice/Lille Prematch Line-ups
By Julien | April 4th, 2008Tomorrow Lille plays an away Ligue 1 match against Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (OGC Nice). The line-ups for tomorrow have been released: Les Dogues ...
What The Rent Boys Are Up To
By Inara | March 16th, 2008Currently, Lyon have FIVE players out on loan and one playing for them. So let's check on their progress, shall we? Milan Baros - 6 ...
Maybe Lyon do have a chance at signing Hugo Lloris after all...
By Inara | March 7th, 2008You guys must all know that I have a serious crush on Nice's Hugo Lloris. I'd welcome him at Lyon eight days a week, no ...
Daycare Happenings and an American in France!
By Inara | January 30th, 2008It's not just the big guns that are active this transfer window. Lyon's collection of assorted youth players will be leaving on loan in search ...
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