Arsene Tries to Poach Another Baby, Plus Other Rumors

The latest transfer rumors involving Lyon...and for once, they don't involve either Karim Benzema or Hatem Ben Arfa! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is something tres tres disturbing about ...

Daily Dose 3.28.08

Something to read either before or after the most oddly titled book of 2007... MLS 2008 primer for UK audiences (Culture of Soccer) And an audio preview ...

Olivier Thomert shines as Lens goes down again

As Lens prepared for the final descent a former Lensois ran his former mates ragged on sunday. Former Lens great Olivier Thomert, much maligned ...

Lille/Rennes Match Video

Lille Blows Out Rennes

Les Dogues played their 25th match of the season last Saturday at home against Stade Rennais. The victory pulls Lille further away from relegation zone. ...

Marseille loses to a fifteen-man Rennes squad...

First of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of updates lately but between getting the Senegal World Cup Blog fired up, preparing ...

The current situation in the UEFA Cup

There is one matchday to go in the group stages of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup. Here are the current standings in each group, and ...

Hamburg v Rennes Match Preview

HSV look to continue their great form when they meet Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais FC, better known as Rennes,  in a UEFA Cup Group D ...

Late results: Viola go nuts, Aberdeen get a point

Italy has had a rough UEFA Cup, with three out of their four teams failing to make the group stage. But the single Italian ...

Early results: Bolton take shock point in Munich

The early matches of UEFA Cup group stage day 2 are over, and there are some real shocks. Bayern Munich, nearly everyone's favorite for ...

UEFA Cup Group D Preview

Fourth part, yada yada, eight parts, yada yada. Here's my preview of Group D of this year's UEFA Cup. Group D is, in order of ...

Rennes/Lille Match Videos

LOSC Ties Stade Rennais 2-2

LOSC's 8th match of Ligue 1 had them facing Stade Rennais FC away at Route de Lorient. Lille's last 5 matches were 4 draws and ...

Wiltord Leaves Lyon

It was bound to happen. I've been reporting on Sylvain Wiltord unrest since last April, and to be frank, I thought he would be one ...

Do it the Rennes way : start late

Hi. I'm Alexandre Lyon, and I go by the alias of Shazback. I'm going to blog rennes.theoffside.com, and keep you up with all the latest ...

Back on the grind...

I would like to apologize to everyone for the lack of updates but I just came back home and was not able to watch Marseille ...

Guess who's bizzack....

The chosen One. Yep people, he's back and it was about damn time too. Every Marseille fan has been anxiously waiting for the return of ...

Transfer Bullshit News

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 ...

Fred Returns, Valencia is a Pain in the A$$, Nino Wins

I confess that I wasn't expecting Fred to come back today. I really thought he'd present another lame excuse like "I have to feed my ...

Merci Pedro!

Nothing much is going on right now. Mario Yepes and Cristian Rodriguez are still on vacation until the 6th of August because they were playing ...

Hungry For Players: Transfer Rumors Including Djemba-Djemba, Sterchele, And Passos

There are several transfer rumors regarding LOSC right now. According to allezlesdogues.com, three additional players may arrive to the club: Djemba-Djemba, Passos, and Sterchele. Eric ...

The Kiss of Kim

Most of the time, Kim Kallstrom is overlooked in Lyon's midfield. But it's been a few weeks since I last profiled a player (Fred), so ...

Weekend Transfer News: Gignac, Chalmé, and More

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 ...

Transfer Rumors

The LOSC fansite allezlesdogues.com has an interesting article about transfer rumors concerning the club. According to the fansite, Mathieu Chalmé may leave Lille ...

Chalmé negotiates with Rennes and Bolton

Mathieu Chalmé may leave Lille before the end of his contract.It was reported two days ago that he was negotiating with Rennes and Bolton.Supposely, Rennes ...

Milan Baros Suspended for the Rest of the Season

The LFP's Disciplinary Committee met today to examine whether Milan Baros was racist when he pinched his nose in a "you smell" gesture" towards Rennes ...

Milan Baros is obnoxious, Lyon plays like crap

So not only didn't Lyon formally win the title yesterday (thanks to a 0-0 home draw with Rennes), Lyon's Milan Baros has also been accused ...

My Coupe runneth over: Lyon, check. A team you've never heard of, check.

In the Coupe de la Ligue action this week, we saw Bordeaux beat Saint-Étienne in extra time and Le Mans eliminate Sochaux on the road, ...

Rennes v. Lyon - Yay!

It had to happen, and it did. Here are the highlights.