Articles tagged with "lens"

 1 2  3

Paris Saint Germain Finally Wins at Home

By Laurie | January 14th, 2008

For the first time all season, Paris Saint Germain's notoriously rebellious crowds had a reason to not riot after a home game. Because, believe ...

"Le Druide" Leclercq back at Lens

By Jay | January 10th, 2008

Legendary coach Daniel Leclercq who led the blood and gold to the Ligue 1 championship in 1997/98 season has been reunited with his old mates ...



Long Time Gone: Nadir Belhadj back at Lens. Is Jimmy Kebe next?

By Jay | January 8th, 2008

Its been a long time since Algeria international Nadir Belhadj last roamed the training pitch at La Gaillette but this tuesday the player known as ...

Maoulida signs. Now What?

By Jay | January 2nd, 2008

Well, when it comes to recruitment it doesn't hurt to be a world famous French footballing hero. Apparently this was one of the reasons ...

Shopping Sidi Keita.....

By Jay | December 27th, 2007

Well, the winter break is finally upon us and as the snow falls and the pitches freeze a glimmer of hope can be found in ...

Aruna: Lensois until 2010

By Jay | December 26th, 2007

It has been made official that Lens' top striker Aruna Dindane will remain in the blood and gold until 2010. The The Ivory Coast international was ...

Cissé rumors dispelled, Gouffran battle continues

By Jay | December 11th, 2007

In the lead up to the winter transfer period many rumors have been circulating at La Gaillette, namely the recent article published in L'Equipe which ...

Mmm ... Transfer Rumors for Breakfast

By Martha | November 15th, 2007

[Posts on the death of Gabriele Sandri and subsequent events are collected here; this post is being updated with today's news. It's been announced that ...

The roller coaster continues for Lens

By Jay | October 6th, 2007

The wild ride continued saturday night as the struggling Lensois marched into the Stade Felix Bollaert with heavy hearts after this week's disappointing result against ...

Quelle Surprise...

By Inara | September 29th, 2007

Lyon once again prove to be Lens' undoing. I actually feel quite sorry for Lens because they are a good team, but for some reason, ...

An Early Exit: Lille Gets Eliminated From The Coupe de la Ligue

By Julien | September 28th, 2007

This Wednesday, LOSC was eliminated from the Coupe de la Ligue by their northern nemesis, RC Lens in the 16èmes de finale. Match line-ups: The Bad ...

Lyon vs. Lens, aka Rangers Warm Up

By Inara | September 27th, 2007

Tomorrow's game against Lens is an opportunity for Lyon to get into shape for next week's Champions League match. With performances improving steadily (the Barca ...



Mangane out for three games

By Jay | September 24th, 2007

Well, a bit of unfortunate news is emanating out of la Gaillete. Our new midfielder, Senegalese international Abdou Kader Mangane will miss Lens' next ...

Olivier Monterrubio Refuses Toulouse

By Daryl | September 22nd, 2007

Lens were trailing Toulouse 1-0 today when Olivier Monterrubio punished a sloppy clearance with this unstoppable volley. The point keeps Lens just above the Ligue ...

The adventure begins.....

By Jay | September 21st, 2007

Hello! I want to welcome all passionate Lens, Ligue 1, French football and football fans in general. Since there are so many fine ...

Recent Tragic World Soccer Developments/Caen's "Rain Date"

By Chris | August 29th, 2007

First off, and more importantly than any match I could ever talk about, two soccer players died this week. By now, everyone has heard the ...

Lens, Hamburg and Leiria held to draws

By Ian Rose | August 16th, 2007

It's going to be a bit tougher going for some of the bigger teams in the UEFA Cup's second qualifying round than they might have ...

Litex and Hajduk and MIKA, oh my! ... A preview of today's matches

By Ian Rose | August 16th, 2007

Unlike that other European tournament, the UEFA Cup doesn't split its match rounds over two days. All 33 first legs of the Cup's second ...

Again a draw....

By Come | August 14th, 2007

Well I saw that game and the team needs to start putting more efforts on finishing the last touch on goals! We did created real ...

Anfield Banter: Musical keeps & Leto deal complete

By Brian | August 10th, 2007

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 ...

Going to Lens Tomorrow

By Come | August 10th, 2007

And the first game away! It won't be easy versus Guy Roux' team! Lens lost their first game so the players will want to do ...

It might be a good time for Daniel Cousin to leave Lens

By Bob | August 9th, 2007

Have you ever met someone who just doesn't pick up on signals? Like when they are talking with you and you can't take their ...

Transfer Bullshit News

By Inara | August 6th, 2007

Despite the fact that Ligue 1 has already started, absurd rumors still continue to circulate around the Gerland. Most of them are unworthy to be ...

Can the Romanians hold on to Intertoto glory?

By Ian Rose | July 28th, 2007

Today, the first five of the eleven UEFA Cup spots will be decided in the Intertoto Cup. Two of the highlight matches feature Romanian ...

Intertoto, Round 3 ... for all the marbles

By Ian Rose | July 23rd, 2007

This is it, the one that counts. The third round of the Intertoto Cup is underway, and eleven teams will move on from here ...

L'Équipe Releases Ligue 1 TV Rights Information

By Julien | July 6th, 2007

Today, the French sports newspaper,L'Équipe, released the cost of TV rights charged for each Ligue 1 club this upcoming season. Six time Ligue 1 champions, ...

Transfer News and Training With Tafforeau

By Julien | July 2nd, 2007

So far Lille has 10 departures, and only 2 arrivals during this transfer season. LOSC is expected to lose another player. A Lille defender is ...

Lens try for Frei, Amoah sent to Holland

By Steven | June 29th, 2007

* - Lens have made a €10million bid for Alexander Frei, but the club turned it down. Said Hans Joachim Watzke: "We wouldn't sell him ...

Intertoto Cup, Round 1, 1st Leg: Europe Kicks Off

By Ian Rose | June 25th, 2007

After that grueling 30 days that is the off-season, the first European tournament football of 2007-2008 has finally arrived, in the form of the 2007 ...

Weekend Transfer News: Gignac, Chalmé, and More

By Julien | June 23rd, 2007

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 ...

 1 2  3

World Cup 2010 News

Offside RSS Feeds

Search The Offside


 

rounded_corners




rounded_corners
Buy Soccer Gear

Send Your Tips!

Found a great story, photo or video that's perfect for The Offside?
Email tags[at]theoffside[dot]com

Write for The Offside

LATEST COMMENTS