

Articles tagged with "ligue-1"
Random Nuggets
By Inara | October 9th, 2008It's international week, so things are rather quiet on the Lyon front. Here's what's been going on: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fabio Grosso is back in training and is expected ...
Lyon Get Their Asses Whupped
By Inara | October 5th, 2008These 3-0 losses are starting to turn into a yearly ritual. A humiliating one. The game was so bad that Lyon's official website posted a ...
Back to Business: Lyon vs. Rennes
By John | October 4th, 2008Jean-Alain "Lowers the Boum" on Jimmy in last year's 2-0 win over Rennes. After taking one point away at Bayern this week, Lyon get back to ...
Lyon vs. Nancy, Or: Pretending not to care about Bayern
By Inara | September 26th, 2008Claude Puel says that the only game he's thinking about is tomorrow's game against Nancy, but we all know he's lying because next Tuesday is ...
Jussiê Is Back as Bordeaux Finally Gets Points
By Jennifer | September 20th, 2008I don't have time to elaborate, but it was a killer game with lots of action and drama and red cards, so, read here :) This ...
Lyon vs. Le Havre AC
By John | September 19th, 2008Ahhh, hopefully we can have a slight respite from the recent Franco-Italian war that has errupted in our comments section of the post-Lyon-Fiorentina CL ...
Down, but Not Out... Well, Not for Long at Least.
By John | September 8th, 2008As everyone's probably already heard, Fabio Grosso went down in the 18th min of Italy's 2-1 win over Cyprus. Fabio left the game ...
The Real Derby
By John | August 30th, 2008One derby down, one to go. Sunday Lyon will be traveling to Le Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to take on A.S. St. Etienne in the second ...
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 ...
The Atlantic Derby
By Jennifer | August 23rd, 20089th!!! 9th!!!!!!!! You'll be seeing more of this chart. After the unpleasant loss last week, Bordeaux are hoping to pull up their ranking to be closer ...
Mini Derby: Lyon vs. Grenoble
By Inara | August 22nd, 2008This season is unusual in that for the first time in 45 years, Lyon will have derbies with two different teams. Even more unusual is ...
Bordeaux Fall to PSG
By Jennifer | August 17th, 2008PSG 1 - 0 Bordeaux 52' Hoarau After a good home win in Caen last week, Bordeaux didn't fare so well in their first away game ...
Lyon vs. Lorient Preview
By John | August 16th, 2008Benzema celebrates after scoring Lyon's only goal in last year's 2-1 loss to Lorient. This week, Lyon travel to Brittany to face FC Lorient at Le ...
Match Day 2- PSG
By Jennifer | August 15th, 2008I hope I'll be forgiven for another late and short preview post. The week has been hectic with the Olympics, and I never quite found ...
Well Deserved First Win
By set | August 11th, 2008Best way to start a season? Win in front of your supporters. I was at the stadium last Saturday to watch the game in a ...
Finally, Lyon vs. Toulouse
By Inara | August 10th, 2008Forgive this abbreviated match preview, but I'm in the middle of trying to find a new apartment, so things are a bit chaotic in my ...
Benzo on the Upcoming Season
By John | August 9th, 2008Lyon's favorite son and patron saint of goal-scoring, Karim Benzema expressed his feelings about the upcoming season in a recent interview in L'Equipe. Karim speaks ...
SM Caen - a preview?
By Jennifer | August 8th, 2008I know this isn't much of a preview for the game again Caen tomorrow, but I'll try my best. I just finished watching the opening ...
Advantage Bordeaux for 2008/9?
By Daryl | August 3rd, 2008Even Lyon fans might have to admit that their team's dominance of Ligue 1 is getting silly. They've won the last seven French titles. Which ...
Sébastien Puygrenier joins Zenit
By j | August 1st, 2008Zenit is pleased to announce that defender Sébastien Puygrenier has signed a four-year deal with the club and will be joining Dick Advocaat's squad immediately. ...
Ligue 1 Boring? I Don't Think So!
By Inara | August 1st, 2008We didn't think the start of the season could come soon enough, but it's finally here! Tomorrow is the Trophée des champions (French Supercup), the ...
Resistance is Futile, So I Give You: Transfer Rumors. Michael Bradley, Freddy Adu, Peter Crouch, and More!
By Laurie | July 7th, 2008I fought the urge all weekend. Alas, I am human. I can fight no longer. So I give you: Transfer Rumors. ...
Not Just Yet...
By John | June 27th, 2008As most of us already know, Hatem Ben Arfa has come to terms with Olympique de Marseille and for some of us, our worst fears ...
Why the French Want 6+5
By Laurie | June 23rd, 2008FIFA head honcho Sepp Blatter met with several French football figures this week. The topic? Sepp's controversial 6+5 proposal. The result? ...
Finally, Puel Has Arrived
By John | June 19th, 2008After several weeks of waiting, one of the least suspenseful signings of the summer has been realized. Former Lille LOSC and Monaco manager Claude ...
"LILLYON LOSC" (sorry for the copyright infringement Inara)
By John | June 19th, 2008Greetings fellow readers. As Inara has been been somewhat busy lately, I thought I'd lend-a-hand and keep the ball rolling. If you're like ...
Euro 2008 and Lyon's 2008/2009 Schedule
By Inara | May 25th, 2008No word yet on Lyon's pre-season schedule, but that's to be expected because half our players will be involved in either Euro 2008 (looking at ...
The Offside Podcast, Episode 24
By Daryl | May 22nd, 2008In Episode 24 of the Offside Podcast, Ian interviews Stuart Fuller, author of the Fan's Guide to European Football Grounds. They talk about the joys ...
Episode 24: Stuart Fuller, France and Copa Libertadores
By Ian Rose | May 22nd, 2008This week, we are joined by author Stuart Fuller, who writes a series of books called Fan's Guide, including the Fan's Guide to European Football ...
Goals of the 2007/8 Season in La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and the Premier League
By Daryl | May 22nd, 2008The nice people at French television channel Canal+ have put together their favourite goals (or "buts") of the season from five different European leagues. There's ...









