Articles tagged with "french-ligue-1"
Transfer Talk: Sheva to AC Milan, Henry to Barcelona, Kaka to Madrid, Repeat…
By Bob | June 15th, 2007It is Friday and I have a sinking suspicion that football journalists have mailed it in for the weekend. How else can you explain ...
Transfer Talk: Quagliarella to Man U, Ben Haim to Chelsea, Dhorasoo Reappears
By Bob | June 14th, 2007Round and round it goes where it stops nobody knows. The transfer season wheel continues to turn and it likely will continue to turn ...
Transfer Talk: Hammers Get Bent, Juve Boots Camoranesi, an MLS Trade
By Bob | June 13th, 2007Following all of the transfer talk from the world of football is as dizzying as an amusement park ride without the fun of getting to ...
Transfer Talk: Bathez says Hola and Adios to Necaxa, Fernando Torres on the Market
By Bob | June 12th, 2007Monday was a classic example of all that is good and bad about the summer transfer period. We learned from a French magazine that ...
Transfer Talk: Roberto Carlos to Fenerbache, Scott Parker to West Ham
By Bob | June 6th, 2007The summer transfer season doesn't take a break for international games. How else would newspapers and Web sites fill their pages? While countries ...
The French Ligue doesn't want you to see these Goals of the Season
By Bob | June 6th, 2007The Ligue de Football Professionel have hopped on the time-to-sue-YouTube bandwagon, joining the English Premier League and others who have their panties in a bunch ...
Transfer Talk: Mark Viduka Singing a New Toon; $32 Million Price Tag for Gila
By Bob | June 5th, 2007It is still early in the summer transfer season of silliness, but that doesn't mean players aren't already being linked with teams here, there and ...
A Name to Remember: Andre Dede Ayew
By Bob | May 30th, 2007There are very few of us that ever have to follow in the footsteps of a legendary father. Heck, my dad has never blogged ...
Fabien Barthez goes out Fighting
By Bob | April 30th, 2007Love him or hate him, Fabien Barthez always has been an entertainer. The French goalkeeper's brilliance interspersed with comic ineptitude has been on display ...
Sunday Summary: Hats off to PSV Eindhoven
By Daryl | April 29th, 2007It's getting towards that time of year where the European leagues separate the winners and the losers. The winners get a very shiny trophy (or ...
Spanning the Globe: Weekend Football Roundup
By Bob | April 23rd, 2007Adriano was partying and the champagne was flowing across all parts of Europe this weekend with teams in Italy, Scotland, France and Greece clinching their ...
Milan Baros Accused of Making Racist Taunt
By Bob | April 19th, 2007Having lived in a couple of foreign countries where I could barely speak the language, I understand how important gestures can be to convey a ...
Spanning the Globe: The Weekend Round-up
By Bob | April 9th, 2007It was awfully kind of the players and clubs around the world to cram so much football into a 48-hour period. Every weekend is ...
Barthez and Kahn: The Gifts that Keep on Giving
By Bob | April 3rd, 2007As we fill the void before the Champions League matches today and as I warm up my fingers to liveblog, there are a couple of ...
Out-of-Favor Troyes Player Sues coach for Mean Words
By Bob | March 22nd, 2007Here is a novel way to get back at your manager when he doesn't let you suit up for the first team. You can ...
A Name to Remember: Samir Nasri
By Bob | March 20th, 2007Now that Zizou has hit the retirement circuit the media's search for the "Next Zinedine Zidane" has begun in earnest. The current recipient of ...
Spanning the Globe: Weekend Wrap
By Bob | March 19th, 2007It was another fast and furious weekend of football around the world with some league races tightening, some leaders all but crowned champions and some ...
Is there a less athletic looking footballer than Franck Ribery?
By Bob | March 16th, 2007Seriously, if you were picking sides at the local park and you didn't know who Franck Ribery was would you even think about picking him? ...
Lyon Fitness Coach: Doping in Football is Inevitable
By Bob | March 6th, 2007While the perpetual plagues of the football world -- fan violence and racism – continue to make the headlines, another oldie but goodie has made ...
The Minnows rise from the Mines
By Bob | February 28th, 2007All too often modern football is lacking in drama and passion as players go through the motions while playing seemingly 100 games a year. ...
Araujo Ilan Scores a Super Bicycle Kick Goal for St Etienne
By Bob | February 27th, 2007If we all relied purely on match reports to learn what happened around the world of football we might think the sport is kind of ...
UEFA to investigate Lille crowd problems
By Bob | February 21st, 2007It was an all too familiar frightening scene Tuesday night at the Stade Felix-Bollaert in Lens as Manchester United took on Lille in the Champions ...
Spanning the Globe: The Sound of Silence in Italy, Romario Reaches 990
By Bob | February 12th, 2007Chances are you probably don’t have the time to follow every football league in the world closely. Never fear. We are here to help. Here’s ...
Spanning the Globe: Soul Searching Serie A, Real Really Bad, A New Boss in the Bundesliga
By Bob | February 5th, 2007Chances are you probably don’t have the time to follow every football league in the world closely. Never fear. We are here to help. Here’s ...
Transfer Talk: The Window is Closing
By Bob | January 31st, 2007After having a month to seal transfer deals, clubs all over the world are scrambling to get things done at the last minute. The ...
Transfer Talk: Not Bent out of Shape, Ronnie & Gooch Deals Done, Starlets Star Bright
By Bob | January 30th, 2007The window transfer window officially comes to a close Wednesday so all around the world players, agents and clubs are scrambling to get those deals ...
Spanning the Globe
By Bob | January 29th, 2007Chances are you probably don’t have the time to follow every football league in the world closely. Never fear. We are here to help. Here’s ...
Transfer Talk: Cocu Cuckoo over MLS, Riquelme going Home, Gooch to Marseille?
By Bob | January 26th, 2007The winter transfer window is mercifully starting to shut, but there is still time for more absurd rumors, minor player movements and fun before we ...
Transfer Talk: No Luque Again, No Gooch for You, No Ruud Welcome
By Bob | January 25th, 2007We are in the homestretch of the winter transfer window and the excitement in the air is almost palpable. Players have come and they ...
Transfer Talk: Ronaldo Here, The Other Ronaldo not there, Giuseppe Rossi Everywhere
By Bob | January 24th, 2007It is that time of year again when the rumors are hot and heavy and fiction becomes reality. We’ll do our best to help you ...
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