Articles tagged with "france"
Raise a pint for the Irish, they deserve it.
By Jack | November 18th, 2009"Those that doubted football's cruelty ought to have been on hand here in Paris." -David Hytner of the Guardian, following Ireland's 1-1 draw (2-1 aggregate loss) ...
Nico saves the day; New Guy in town
By jon | November 14th, 2009Off a defender, off a post, in the net. Mr. Anelka took care of business away for France, making their trip to South Africa ...
Where Have All The Keepers Gone?
By alessio | November 11th, 2009Robert Enke's death is a tragic one, without a doubt. In no way is the post meant to malign him, but I barely had heard ...
French Football Dose: 10/30/09
By Thomas | October 30th, 2009LIGUE 1 SAISON 2009/2010 - TRAILER Links to click as you watch the lasted Ligue 1 video propaganda... 1) Thierry Henry, Franck Ribery, and ...
Parisian Internationals
By Thomas | October 14th, 2009Just for fun, watch Les Bleus beat Austria. highlights - MyVideo Every International break I am reminded how few of our players represent their ...
FIFA's Naptime Week Presents Cinema Day: Les Arbitres, Zidane's Portrait, Salve Gerla & Stayin' Alive In Jo'Burg.
By chris | October 7th, 2009Do you remember back in school - or perhaps some of you are living this as we speak - when a teach would roll in ...
Eastern European Hooliganism Takes A Life
By chris | September 29th, 2009Sickly, twistedly, inexplicably, this should not surprise anyone. In fact it rather has a slight air of inevitability about it. And were this a compatriot, ...
Patrice Evra & Nike Go Retro
By chris | September 23rd, 2009[France WCB] I think we've decided Nike are currently reigning supreme in the world of football advertisements - at least those which don't involve Luis Fabiano ...
Tuesday's Champions League Preview
By Rob | September 14th, 2009Finally the Champions League returns to our screens tomorrow, and there are some brilliant games to kick us off in the first week. And while ...
Zizou: The Next da Vinci
By chris | September 3rd, 2009[Dirty Tackle] Mere days after trumpeting the decline of virals and return of quality ads, are we allowed to feature a viral? Sure, if it's got ...
Karim Benzema: Welcome to Madrid!
By Lotte Cox | July 2nd, 2009As everyone has no doubt heard, Karim Benzema packed up his stuff and moved from Lyon to Real Madrid yesterday, throwing his hat into the ...
Table Tuesday: The Harder They Fall
By Ian Rose | June 30th, 2009As anyone with even a passing interest in English football knows, Newcastle United and its formidable Toon Army of fans will be headed down to ...
Riberys next move - an Olympique de Marseille perspective
By Daniel Phan | June 30th, 2009Since we are ripe in the midst of the transfer season, I thought it would be interesting to provide a quick commentary on the possible ...
5 Reasons Why...Looking for Eric is the best Football Film Ever
By Rob | June 12th, 2009Today I got that rare oppurtunity to indulge two of my great loves at the same time, football and cinema. Usually when that happens, the ...
Toulon Kicks Off In Style - From Distance.
By chris | June 4th, 2009Egypt's senior sides are reigning African champs and UAE's senior side just allowed goal-allergic German striker Mario Gomez to put four past them in a ...
Eric Abidal: The Anti-Mr. Clutch.
By chris | May 11th, 2009In the summer of 2007 Barcelona were going after a couple of defenders who could play on the left - one primarily a centerback (Cristian ...
Offside Rewind: Clothing Optional.
By chris | April 24th, 2009FIFA trying to take over the fashion world and small businesses. France goes 3-dimensional. While Sony creates an entirely new viewing experience. What would make you stop watching ...
Weekend Predictions: Spanish Civil War.
By chris | April 24th, 2009There's a dearth of quality games this weekend - at least going in - with many leagues already wrapped up or others not asking us ...
Back to the Future with 3D in France.
By chris | April 23rd, 2009All the cool kids are doing it. Orange will be broadcasting the first ever football match in 3D for a select few this weekend when Lyon ...
CISSE IS GOD! WE WIN, STAY UP (I hope)
By Stephen | April 18th, 2009All you have to know, is that right before half time Cisse won the match for the Black Cats. 45 minutes in, he put ...
Name To Remember: 7 Year Old Soufiane - 'The New Madin'.
By chris | April 16th, 2009Remember Madin Mohammed? So yesterday. To the extent that there's already a new version. Meet Soufiane. He's seven years old - only just seven at that ...
PSG - Dynamo: First Leg Preview
By Yevy | April 9th, 2009Champions League matches may have been played on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the European competition that has the attention of fans in Ukraine and France ...
Sevilla Goes International
By Anthony | March 29th, 2009I don't understand why everyone hates international break, personally I love it. I don't know if it's because my beloved country are reigning European ...
Daily Dose: March 16th, 2009.
By chris | March 16th, 2009Stuff to read while you watch this totally brilliant and totally intentional goal....... Alan Pardew has a royal cock up during the Chelsea match. (The Spoiler) Sheffield ...
Offside Rewind: Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting
By chris | March 6th, 2009Who should host Euro 2016? A joint bid from France & Italy, perhaps? The ten most annoying transfer sagas of this millennium. Europe's most exciting league? The formerly chunky ...
No Offense!
By Peter Katsiris | February 27th, 2009Last night marked the end of Olympiacos campaign in Europe as Saint-Etienne emerged 5-2 winners on aggregate to reach the next round of the UEFA ...
Saint-Etienne purges Olympiacos’ UEFA Cup campaign
By Peter Katsiris | February 27th, 2009UEFA president Michel Platini watched from the stands as Saint-Etienne handed Olympiacos its walking orders from the final edition of the UEFA Cup on Thursday ...
Olympiacos out to salvage European season against Saint-Etienne
By Peter Katsiris | February 26th, 2009A mountainous chore lies ahead for Olympiacos, after their self-destructive performance at the Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium last week allowed Saint-Etienne to cruise to a comfortable ...
Party Crashers: Saint-Etienne win snaps Olympiacos’ streak, threatens UEFA Cup progress
By Peter Katsiris | February 20th, 2009Alright, I know Chris already wrapped up Wednesday's horrific result, but this post here is all about me salvaging my little postgame tradition. I'll be ...
UEFA Cup begins to thaw as Olympiacos aims to heat up Piraeus
By Peter Katsiris | February 18th, 2009The wait is finally over. The UEFA Cup finally returns to action on Wednesday, and Olympiacos fans are anticipating another climactic encounter as Saint-Etienne pays ...
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