Toulouse 1-1 PSG

OH so closed to the win till the 89 minutes!!! Once again the team is losing two points. I don't know if this will impact the last two games. The fight is still on for survival but the team will be fighting to stay alive. It was Bernad Mendy who sco ...

Lille/Toulouse Match Video

Lille - Toulouse Resume 3-2 Ligue 1 journee 35envoyé par sorkaa ...

Lille Barely Takes Out Toulouse

Last Saturday, Lille played a home match against Toulouse FC. They barely won the match and they conceded 2 goals. Final score 3-2. The goal scorer of the month, Kevin Mirallas, scored two goals for us. Michel Bastos scored on a penalty. Lille stay ...

Fabien Barthez Wants to Start a Goalkeeping Academy

When 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: Heartbreak and/or Male-Bonding Hugs

It'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 ...

Weekend Watch: Don't Get Chicken

Big weekend for plenty of teams. Let's hope they keep their heads. Saturday Real Zaragoza vs Recreativo Huelva While the La Liga title race hasn't quite lived up to expectations, the relegation battle still looks mighty excitin ...

Lyon vs. Toulouse (It's Back to Work!)

I can't believe how quickly winter break flew by. I've been enjoying the "respite" from blogging duties by not having having to worry about game previews and recaps, but now it's back to business. Our first game post-holidays is against Toulouse, a re

Toulouse/Lille Match Video

Relegation Zone Is Such A Fun Place To Be

That pic by the way is the "RELEGATION CLIFF". LOSC played their 17th match of the season last Saturday against an ailing Toulouse side. Toulouse performed poorly in the Champions League this season and has continued with the poor form in Le Championnat

The current situation in the UEFA Cup

There is one matchday to go in the group stages of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup. Here are the current standings in each group, and which scenarios mean qualification for which teams. Group A Qualified: Everton (9 pts) Still in the mix: Zenit St. Petersburg

Even Closer To Relegation?

Toulouse and Nancy square off today in their 16th match of the season. A Toulouse victory could bring Lille even closer to relegation zone. Toulouse is currently 17th in the table with 17 points. Lille and Marseille each have 18 points, but Lille is hig

Great day in the UEFA Cup

Some excellent matches today, with everything you could want from a day of European football. Comebacks, underdog wins, a few dominating performances and a few gutsy draws. Let's take a look at a few matches. Zenit St. Petersburg 2-2 Nurnberg The Ge

Late results: Viola go nuts, Aberdeen get a point

Italy has had a rough UEFA Cup, with three out of their four teams failing to make the group stage. But the single Italian representative, Fiorentina, staked their claim on the knockout rounds today with a classic win over an outmatched Elfsborg team, 6-

UEFA Cup Group E Preview

The fifth of eight groups in the UEFA Cup might just be the most interesting. There might not be any English or Italian teams in this one, but representatives from France, Germany, Russia and the Czech Republic make this one of the toughest groups out th

Marseille 1 - 2 Toulouse, the video....

Sorry for the lack of updates but there were some technical difficulties on my end these last few days. Marseille played against Toulouse last saturday afternoon at the very unusual time of 5 P.M. and were very decided to get their first victory at home a

Anfield Banter: LFC = class, Julio Baptista, Adios, Kewell?, & God to debut

* In a tribute to their rival's 11-year-old fallen fan, Liverpool will play the Everton anthem "Johnny Todd" prior to their Champions' League clash with Toulouse tonight. If you haven't heard, Rhys Jones, was shot in the back of the neck while walking ho

Oh Champions League....

I said I would say more regarding Nancy, but I lied. There isn't much more to say. We gave up an early goal and could not come back. It was frustrating, but on to the new news..... Caen's game tomorrow against Toulouse will not occur because Toulou

Kongo Kim Sees Red

The always unflappable Kim Kallstrom lost his temper against Toulouse, a team which has recently become Lyon's bête noire. After he was red carded and expelled from the game, Lyon were at a disadvantage and lost due to Johan Elmander's last gasp goal.

OL Toulousified: Elmander 1 - Lyon 0

Saturday's game was all about the Swedes. Johan Elmander has once again proved to be Lyon's undoing, but this time he had help from fellow countryman Kim Kallstrom. Can Aulas just buy Elmander already? At least that way he'd stop scoring aga

Anfield Banter: Musical keeps & Leto deal complete

Nothing much really going on, which is only making the excruciatingly painful wait for the season to start even more excruciating. T-minus 22 hours until take-off. In a not-so-big surprise, we've sent Scott Carson out on loan to Aston Villa for somewh

Toulouse vs. Lyon Preview via Bad Puns

Since my posting will be sporadic during the next few days, I thought I would reward (or torture) all of you with an early preview of Toulouse-Lyon. I'll try to do a post or two if something major happens (like if Milan offer a 30m bid for Kim Kallstrom),

Anfield Banter: It's Toulouse, God is the new Beckham but God's got style, Bells to start fight club, & Hobbs to the rescue

* Well, we drew Toulouse for the third round of Champions' League qualifying. Though some are calling them 'tricky', Sam here at the Offside doesn't really think much of them. With admittedly not knowing much about their squad, I'm going to guess they a

Weekend Transfer Rumors and the Gignac Dispute

A couple transfer rumors have emerged regarding Lille this weekend. Girondins de Bordeaux is planning on transferring Julien Faubert to West Ham. The Bordelais want to replace Faubert with LOSC's Matthieu Chalmé. Supposely, Chalmé has dreamed to play

Transfer News, Gignac, Coupe de la Ligue,And More

Lille's hunt for Nicolae Dică is over. Supposely, he is about to join the club's rival, RC Lens, for 7 million euros. So there you have it. LOSC missed out yet again. According to the allezlesdogues fansite, Lille is tracking two players: Klemen Lavric,

Angry Seydoux,Empty Practice, And New Season Objectives

It sounds like LOSC is finished with the Gignac dispute. Lille chairman, Michel Seydoux, says that he is no longer interested in the striker. He also says that what occurred did not follow his rules of ethics. Supposely, he had a transfer etiquette. Se

Club News: New Website, Official Presentation Date, And Transfer Controversy

Today, LOSC Lille Métropole revealed their new official website. The new website keeps the same link, but has a new design, more club information, and a better LOSC WebTV. The new design is more modern, and has a better layout, which is great because

Potential LOSC Striker Turns Down The Club

According to Le Parisien, André-Pierre Gignac, a Lorient striker, will not come to Lille. Toulouse is currently negotiating with Lorient. The transfer fee is expected to come around 4 million euros. Recently I wrote an article about possible strikers

Transfer News:Dica to Lille?Rough Start?

Another transfer rumor has emerged with the club. Supposely, Steaua Bucarest striker, Nicolas Dica, is another striker that has interested LOSC. A Lille OSC fansite, allezlesdogues.com, has reported that the Romanian striker is being followed by LOSC, a

Weekend Transfer News: Gignac, Chalmé, and More

Groupe Sporever's Mercato 365 reports that Lille has a backup plan for a potential André-Pierre Gignac negotiation failure. Auxerre, and Toulouse are also attempting to sign Gignac. Les Dogues are supposely considering at least five different striker

Friendly Matches Schedule

Friendly Matches Schedule July 8: Lille-Lyon (Aix les Bains) July 14: Lille - Amiens (Linselles) July 20: Lille - Valenciennes July 21: Lille-Paris FC (Nat) July 24: Lille-Charleroi (BEL) July 28: Lille-Toulouse The Lyon and Valenciennes fri