Lens back to life in Ligue 1

May 17, 2008 was a day that will live in infamy for Racing Club de Lens and its many passionate supporters. Former Lens Offside blogger ...

Summer Update and Mouyokolo Interview

Summer Continues Fairly quiet so far for the Tigers this summer. By the numbers, only one player has been signed, Frenchman Stevie Mouyokolo. Scroll down for an ...

Riberys next move - an Olympique de Marseille perspective

Since we are ripe in the midst of the transfer season, I thought it would be interesting to provide a quick commentary on the possible ...

The Offside Year End Power Rankings

Yes, it's been awhile, but by the time May had rolled around (we begin months on the tenth or thereabouts) we decided to eliminate the ...

LES GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX, LES CHAMPIONS DE FRANCE

GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF FRANCE!!!!! Okay, I might have gone a little comment crazy in my other post, but heck, does it ...

Toulouse vs. Lyon

This may be "Kongo Kim's" last match for OL and Sidney's too; wink. Week 35 Sat May 30, 2009 Stade Alle Gabriel Benes 3:00 PM(21:00CET, 20:00GMT) Well, we've taken care ...

First he wins for the most beautiful goal, and then comes the best player award with Zidane. Towards the end of the video, Zidane comments ...

Gourcuff Says Yes, The Rest Will Be History

At the awards after being presented the trophy for best player in the league: "I, personally, I would stay in Bordeaux. After that, we need to ...

Before Monaco and the Title

The group for Monaco: Ramé, Valverde - Chalmé, Diawara, Henrique, Jurietti, Placente, Planus, Trémoulinas - Diarra, Ducasse, Fernando, Gourcuff, Sertic - Bellion, Cavenaghi, Chamakjh, Gouffran, ...

3 POINTS CLEAR

(yeah, I'm bring back the first trophy this season to celebrate.) Lyon beats OM 3-1 to give us a breather at the top and even more ...

Getting Closer with 9

What a GAME that was. This is actually the first game I watched live in a long long time. The game was surprising close despite ...

Marseille vs. Lyon:"Le Vrai Choc."

Week 36 Sun May 17, 2009 Le Stade Velodrome 3 PM ET (21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT) Well, I don't know about you guys, but I've been flying high lately. ...

Weekend Predictions: Man Utd, Marseille and Munich

Title races are coming to a head all over Europe this weekend and I'm taking a look at three matches from England, France and Germany. Read ...

Nantes vs. Lyon

Week 35 Tuesday May 12, 2009 Stade Municipal de Gerland 3 P.M. (21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT) The images of OL's disgraceful 2-1 defeat to Nantes in their ...

Valenciennes vs. Lyon

Jesus will not be around to make miracles happen this weekend, but hopefully "Easter" will come before nextweek's Nantes match, if not, definately before Marseille ...

Wendel's Season Over

Wendel's season is effectively over after that injury. He has a sprained right knee and damaged ligaments in the internal postural. He's expected to be ...

Daily Dose: April 20th, 2009

Something to read while you watch two sweet strikes from the Superclásico... ...and one deadly header from El Clásico (CD Guadalajara Offside) Energie Cottbus: bad at ...

BORDEAUX VS. LYON

The sh$t has finally hit the fan and OL are trying not to get left in the dust by Bordeaux and Marseilles. Sun, 19 April, 2009 Stade ...

Dynamo - PSG: Leg 2 Preview

The nil draw last Thursday means the result of today's match will determine who gets the first ticket into the UEFA Cup semifinals. Assuming ...

MONACO VS. LYON

PSG - Dynamo: First Leg Preview

Champions League matches may have been played on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the European competition that has the attention of fans in Ukraine and France ...

Le Mans vs. Lyon

Hopefully the International break helps our goalmeister out of his slump (goaless since Feb). Saturday April 04, 2009 1 P.M. EST(19:00CET, 18:00GMT) Le Stade Leon-Bollee Saturday, Lyon take-on Le ...

Metalist 3 - 2 Dynamo: Lost The Battle, Won The War

Sometimes a loss is really a win, and a victory has the bitter aftertaste of a defeat. Metalist Kharkiv won the match, but it ...

Ligue 1 Title is in Play. For Once.

Ligue 1 fans, we got us a horse race this year. This season is unlike several of the past few, where the only suspense ...

Which is the Most Exciting League in Europe?

Two absolutely belting games of football were played in Italy and Spain this weekend. Inter and Roma shared six goals in Serie A, while Atletico ...

Lyon vs. Rennes: Avoiding Another Pagician Show

The last time Lyon played Rennes was in October, when Rennes handed Lyon a rather humiliating 3-0 defeat. The sole mastermind of that encounter was ...

AS NANCY vs. LYON

Febuary 21, 2009 Le Stade Marcel Picot, Nancy 1 P.M. EST(19:00CET, 18:00GMT) Saturday, Lyon travel to Le Stade Marcel Picot to take on AS Nancy. After last week's ...

Le Havre AC vs Lyon

Hopefully it will be a slow day for Le Policier against Havre's "well behaved" offense. Febuary 15, 2009 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 11 A.M. EST(17:00 CET, 16:00 ...

And Marseille Wins Unglamourously

At the very moment that Chamakh scored that own goal, I decided to check on the score and see if it's going well. Unfortunately, it ...

Alain Perrin is Coming Home!

Sort of, anyway. Alain Perrin took over management of St. Etienne last November, after the last derby that took place in August. Today will be bittersweet ...