Articles tagged with "sochaux-fcsm"
Misson Somewhat Accomplished for UEFA Cupsters
By Sam | October 5th, 2007With one quarter of the Ligue 1 clubs competing in the first round of the UEFA Cup, whose second leg was disputed this week, you ...
Représente ta ligue: Not a Bad UEFA Cup Start for our Boys
By Sam | September 20th, 2007If you're a France fan, it's hard not to be a UEFA Cup fan. We rock at it, before the knockout round at least. If ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.19)
By Sam | September 19th, 2007The big news on the French football front today was of course Lyon's slap-in-the-face trip to Barcelona, but let's not forget the other goings-on around ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.31) Transfer Special!
By Sam | August 31st, 2007Hear that creak? That's the sound of the window closing. Forever. aka a few months. Boy-oh-boy did everyone's favourite league produce some fresh comings and ...
Meet Teddy Richert
By Sam | August 16th, 2007Raymond Domenech announced his squad for the upcoming Bleus friendly against Slovakia earlier today. Out of the 35 players invited, only one was new. He's ...
Goal of the Week Competition: Round 2
By Sam | August 13th, 2007Alright suckers, Goal of the Week is back, stronger than ever. This week in Ligue 1 provided more goals, and hopefully it won't be such ...
It's Inter's Turn to Say Nasri's theirs, Wiltord ain't Going Nowhere, Tosic to Werder Bremen
By Sam | August 6th, 2007It's adorable how every single club in the world thinks their offer will be the one to lure Samir Nasri along. Today, we heard Inter ...
SOCHAUX: The Other Lions
By Sam | July 31st, 2007As the start of the season looms, it’s time for the France Offside to give you an in-depth look at each of the 20 teams ...
Lyon Beats the other Lions to Become Champions of Champions (Yeah, I Know)
By Sam | July 28th, 2007Call me German, but I don't think that ball was over. Sure, you could see some green between the ball and the line, but that ...
(Inhale...) Giuly! Sablé! Queudrue! Payet! Ziani! Runje! Malouda! Cheyrou! Koller! Sagna! Rozenhal! Givet!
By Sam | June 20th, 2007A particularly mouth-watering few days on the transfer front these past days, and Ligue 1 are doing their part in keeping the rumours going. Here's ...
Dhorasoo Blunders Once Again, Cissé Could Be Staying Put, Lille Start Rebuilding
By Sam | June 18th, 2007If one of you is planning a party, be sure not to invite Vikash Dhorasoo. The bitchy little midfielder, rumoured to be joining Sochaux after ...
Attention French Clubs Playing in Europe next Year: This is who you Need
By Sam | June 17th, 2007The three top finishers are going to the Champions League, the fourth is going to the UEFA Cup, the fifth to the Intertoto Cup, and ...
Matchday 38 - Talk About a Crazy Finish
By Sam | May 29th, 2007That's all, folks. Forget the fact that the first 37 weeks of the season were short of goals, that Lyon walked away with their sixth ...
Florent Malouda is Player Of The Year, Entire Population of France Says "Well, duh"
By Sam | May 21st, 2007There you have it folks, there is no surprise as to who won the UNFP (Union Nationale des Footballeurs professionels) trophy for player of the ...
Matchday 37 - Marseille is in the Champions League! Suspense Still not Over Elsewhere
By Sam | May 21st, 2007First off, sorry for waiting until today to bring you this palpitating and intense piece of Ligue 1 info. Laziness, The Simpsons and the fact ...
My Coupe Runneth Over: Sochaux Claim the Cup on Penalties!
By Sam | May 13th, 2007You have to go back over four of my combined lifetimes to see FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win their last Coupe de France. Now, after a hard-fought, ...
Matchday 36 - Don't Look Now But Marseille Have Just Gone Second And Are Looking Fine
By Sam | May 10th, 2007Oh my goodness gracious me, what a twist we had this week in the table, particularly up top. Marseille benifited from Lens and Bordeaux's losses ...
Matchday 35 - All Eyes on Lens, Bordeaux, and Marseille
By Sam | May 8th, 2007So, back am I from my fantastic weekend, and I've got some juicy-ass stuff to report from everyone's favourite league. Three games left for the ...
Some Ligue 1 Briefs To Nibble On
By Sam | May 3rd, 2007-Marseille and Sochaux are in talks before facing each other next Saturday in the final of the Coupe de France, as rumours have Karim Ziani ...
Matchday 34 - Damn, It's Getting Hot In That Table
By Sam | April 29th, 2007First off, I apologize for not posting all this week, but quite simply, there was not much to report. You'd think there would be, what ...
Matchday 33- You'd Think They'd Be Bored Of Being Champions After Six Years
By Sam | April 22nd, 2007Five matches to go for everyone, and everything is possible. Except for Olympique Lyonnais not winning their sixth straight championship. Other than that, sides such ...
My Coupe Runneth Over: The Finals Are Set, Sadly There's No Fourth-Tier Team Involved
By Sam | April 18th, 2007Who doesn't love cup magic? There's always that one amateur team that knocks off a few big boys before bowing out very respectfully in the ...
Matchday 32- Who needs offense? Eight goals in ten games
By Sam | April 15th, 2007Sad, really. Eight goals in approximately 950 combined minutes. Lyon's almost title-clinching win was overshadowed by the sheer boringitude of Matchday 32, which saw- get ...
Matchday 31 - PSG is breathing that much easier, more movement at the top
By Sam | April 8th, 2007The big stories in the 31st week of Ligue 1 action this were: PSG gaining a bigger distance away from the long-occupied relegation zone, Marseille ...
Matchday 30: Oh God! Could it be? Paris-SG isn't retarded anymore!
By Sam | April 2nd, 2007Yes folks, it's true. Get this: Paris Saint-Germain is no longer in the relegation zone! After a strong win over second-place Lens, PSG are back ...
Matchday 29 - Lack of total domination? What lack of total domination?
By Sam | March 19th, 2007With nine weeks remaining in the season and a ludicrously close table, both at top and bottom, every game counts. Everyone says it, but in ...
Regarde bien: Highlights from Matchday 28
By Sam | March 12th, 2007Full highlights of Lyon-Marseille can be seen here. Kaboul's goal against PSG can be seen here. Pujol's goal for Sedan can be seen here, and Keita's reply ...
Matchday 28 - Marseille almost produces another miracle, PSG is still L1-incompetent
By Sam | March 12th, 2007Only ten games to go in the season, and (geez, who doesn't say this) things are heating up quite yummily. I daresay first place is ...
Matchday 27 - PSG bombs (figuratively), Saint-Étienne bombs (literally)
By Sam | March 5th, 2007Fans in France aren't big on violence. Besides PSG supporters, anyway. No, they prefer to bombard the pitch with flares and explosives in order to ...
My Coupe runneth over: Everyone loves a fourth-tier team in the semi-finals!
By Sam | February 28th, 2007Like Bob said in his article about the game today, only domestic cups can offer the nutsness that is amateur clubs upsetting the greats of ...
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