Articles tagged with "marseille"
Djibril Cissé Deserves His Second Shot at the Premiership
By Daryl | August 20th, 2008Great news for lovers of pacy Frenchmen with silly haircuts and two broken legs: Djibril Cissé is heading back to the Premier League. Cissé's current club ...
Grenoble and Marseille Make Ligue 1 Interesting Again
By Daryl | August 18th, 2008We told you the omens were good for a more open Ligue 1 title race this season. Lyon can't have it all their own way ...
Poll: Goal of the Champions League Matchday
By chris | August 14th, 2008Self-explanatory, eh? Adrian Mutu: Fiorentina v Slavia. Christian Pander: Schalke v Atletico. Alessandro Del Piero: Juventus v Artmedia. Hatem Ben Arfa & Benoit Cheyrou: Marseille v Brann. Simao: Panathinaikos v ...
Full Third Qualifying Round Leg One Roundup!
By Rob | August 14th, 2008Yesterday we had the first legs in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and some of Europe's biggest names entered the fray. Here ...
Fashion Faux Pas: Marseille Edition
By chris | August 10th, 2008This is the year Lyon is supposed to go down, with Bordeaux and Marseille lining up as the hopeful victors. Well, if Marseille ends up ...
Champions League 3rd Round Fixtures Decided; Or: Who Avoided Barca.
By chris | August 7th, 2008The 3rd qualifying round usually goes unnoticed unless your team is participating simply because it usually shakes out how it should. The minnows go home ...
Djibril Cissé
By j | July 23rd, 2008More of the dirty-little rumour than fact at this stage but the Daily Mirror is reporting that Mark Hughes is preparing a bid on disgruntled ...
Bordeaux - Marseille, the Classic
By Jennifer | July 19th, 2008It wasn't a bad game, a lot of missed chances. Les Girondins didn't quite impress. They were "okay" at best. Olympique de Marseille 1 (Cissé 49') ...
Your Daily Baky Update (Plus)
By Martha | July 17th, 2008I'm starting to worry now that once the Baky saga is over, there will be nothing to talk about -- maybe I don't want it ...
Rehashing the Rehash
By Martha | July 14th, 2008So, Baky's back and everything's pretty much the same as it was last week: He's training with his teammates, is still a Nice player, and ...
Nasri Transfer Saga Finally Over
By chris | July 11th, 2008The transfer has been done and undone so many times it's impossible to count, and though it always looked inevitable, it has to be a ...
Newsie Odds and Ends
By Martha | July 10th, 2008•Get used to me posting random pictures of Cyril #1. •Things are bad with Koné -- as I said in the comments last night, when player ...
4-3-3 Formation For Lille?
By Julien | July 10th, 2008Rudi Garcia may use a different formation for Lille next season. During the Cherbourg friendly, LOSC played a 4-3-3. Footlille.fr says our midfield will look ...
Putting a Presidential Foot Down (Nicely, Of Course)
By Martha | July 8th, 2008I put off posting this morning on the foolish assumption that something would be resolved on the Baky Kone front by early afternoon, my time. ...
Therapy Post: Making Sense of the Hatem Ben Arfa Debacle
By Inara | July 8th, 2008Disclaimer: I know that it’s been a week now since Hatem Ben Arfa left Lyon for Marseille. Both John and Magnusson have covered this topic ...
Things Get Quietly Ugly, Or: Even More Less Baky
By Martha | July 7th, 2008
Nice flew out to Vichy last night. They'll spend the next week there, lounging in the hot springs, training and playing their first friendly, scheduled ...
Rio Mavuba Officially Lillois
By Julien | July 6th, 2008Rio Mavuba is now officially a Lillois! He finally signed a four year contract with Lille for around 5 to 7 million euros. Rio was ...
Possible Contract Extension For Mirallas
By Julien | July 4th, 2008Kevin Mirallas is close to a contract extension with Lille. The extension could take his contract through 2011. Good news for LOSC! Mirallas is a ...
Lille Considers Marseille's Ronald Zubar
By Julien | July 3rd, 2008We still haven't signed Rio Mavuba which led the Lillois recruters to consider other options. Ronald Zubar could be the answer. Lille is considering the ...
Tranfer Talk: Ben Arfa, Dani Alves, Jo... It's Not Just All Rumours You Know
By Daryl | July 2nd, 2008The summer isn't all about transfer rumours you know. Sometimes there are actual signings too. And to prove it here are some photos of famous ...
Olympique Lyonnais Snubs Lichtsteiner
By Julien | June 28th, 2008Stephan Lichtsteiner was snubbed by Olympique Lyonnais' Bernard Lacombe. Apparently, he is not convinced that Lichtsteiner is worth signing. The Lille defender has been eager ...
Latest on the Transfer Front: MEGA Post
By Inara | June 24th, 2008The latest news from this week...Due to the amount of material covered, I didn't post links to the original sources like I normally do, but ...
Official: Miralem Pjanic Signs + Other Transfer News
By Inara | June 6th, 2008This morning, Lyon finally clinched the signature of Miralem Pjanic, who is the hottest talent in France not born in 1987. Lyon have been negotiating ...
More Silly Transfer Rumors
By Inara | May 21st, 2008The latest transfer news involving players. I'll have a post up later on Perrin and possible managers tomorrow. Outgoing: It's always the same old story with ...
All Hell Breaks Loose As Ligue 1 Wraps Up
By Inara | May 18th, 2008For those of you who follow the French league, you'll know that goals aren't easy to come by in France. But apparently, it looks like ...
Phenoms Taking Their Names Off The Market
By chris | May 9th, 2008It's just the cool thing to do, apparently. Two of the biggest names in world football 25 and under in Samir Nasri and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ...
Marseille Offer Samir Nasri for Hatem Ben Arfa!!!!!
By Inara | April 28th, 2008Normally, a rumor like this aren't worth the paper it's written on. But when L'Equipe gets involved, that means that something is afoot between the ...
Marseille/Lille Match Video
By Julien | April 24th, 2008Marseille - Lille 1-3 Resume Championnat Ligue 1 butsenvoyé par sorkaa
5th Division Amateur Side Carquefou's Dream is Over, and I Blame Myself
By Laurie | April 17th, 2008I swear, I am never, ever again watching another game. Every team I have rooted for in the last two weeks has lost. ...
MORE Injuries, Plus Marseille Want Hatem Ben Arfa (Hahaha)
By Inara | April 8th, 2008This has got to be the worst year for Lyon in terms of injuries. Important players keep dropping like flies, right when things are getting ...
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