LYON vs. MARSEILLE

November 8, 2009 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 4:00 EST (21:00CET, 20:00GMT) Sunday evening it's back to work. But hopefully, it's not one of those usual Monday morning, ...

OM-Toulouse: Match Review

First, thanks to Thomas for setting up the live blog during the game (as well as the later Lyon vs. St. Etienne game) and for ...

Gignac: OM is the Club of my Heart aka the OM-Toulouse Match Preview

Match Background Gignac has already admitted the game this weekend against Marseille will be a "special'' moment. For those who don't know anything about Gignac beyond his ...

The Worst: Cheyrou in Fitness Battle for Toulouse

Cheyrou, our most consistent player and general star this season, may not be available for Deschamps to choose this weekend.  He had an ultrasound on ...

Matchday: Lens-Toulouse (Stade Félix Bollaert)

It seems as if all of Lens' matches are do or die these days and Sunday's home encounter against Toulouse is no different. The pressure ...

#18 Moussa Sissoko

18- Moussa Sissoko (22), Toulouse, DM, 89 Rating : 8B+, Vieira/A. Diarra Talent : Sissoko is a rock defensively. Great tackling ability, lots of energy and a ...

#21 Etienne Capoue

21- Etienne Capoue (U), Toulouse, DM, 88 Rating : 7.5 A-, M. Diarra Talent : Capoue is a good candidate for a future DM spot on the ...

#32 Cheikh M'Bengué

32- Cheikh M’Bengué (U), Toulouse, LB, 88 Rating : 7.5 B, Sagna Talent : He is a solid LB who plays a simple yet efficient game. He’s ...

Have Lyon Gone Batshit Crazy?

It was bound to happy eventually. I don't know about you guys, but after the embarrassment of last season's finish, I was dreading the oncoming ...

Transfer Talk: How Dare You, Mr. Vieira!

Patrick Vieira is a cunning bastard. Well past his prime and entering retirement territory as the ability to time a tackle has left him entirely, ...

NE M'EN VOULEZ PAS. APRES TOUS, C'EST REAL MADRID!

> Don't hold-it against me. After all, it's Real Madrid! First Juni, then Michael Jackson, now this!!! This is honestly too much loss for a human ...

Ligue 1 Finish Sends Lille To Europa League Qualifying

Lille's fourth place finish in the Ligue 1 table for the 2008/09 season clinched the club a spot in the 2009/2010 UEFA Europa League Third ...

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 ...

Weekend Junk Pile, OR Why My Favorite Post of the Week Has Photos of Naked Women

Some things that caught my attention this week and/or made me smile, but which weren't enough for an entire post. First, photos ...

a key match against Lille

Under the leadership of Rudi Garcia, Lille have enjoyed a superb start to the Ligue 1 campaign and proving that they are very capable of ...

PSG loses to Toulouse in dreary affair

Following the great victory over l'OM this weekend, PSG lost 1-0 to Toulouse at Parc de Princes in front of 42,000+. Alain Casanova’s le Téfécé ...

Toulouse visits Parc des Princes

Following this Sunday's tremendous victory over l'OM, PSG has been working hard to stay grounded and immediately turn its direction towards Toulouse's visit to Parc ...

Other Villans on duty

Yesterday's international action saw no less than 6 Villa players selected for their nation's sides, 5 starting and one on the bench. None of our ...

Slow Week

After another thriller last weekend, Nancy now reigns as the lowest scoring team in Ligue One! Yes, its early, but we really need to get ...

Bad News! Clerc Out With Knee Injury

Francois Clerc's "slight knock" to the knee ended up being more serious than everyone first thought. He's torn the anterior cruciate ligament of his left ...

Finally, Lyon vs. Toulouse

Forgive 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 ...

All Hell Breaks Loose As Ligue 1 Wraps Up

For 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 ...

Toulouse 1-1 PSG

OH so closed to the win till the 89 minutes!!! Once again the team is losing two points. I don't know if this will impact ...

Lille/Toulouse Match Video

Lille - Toulouse Resume 3-2 Ligue 1 journee 35envoyé par sorkaa

Lille Barely Takes Out Toulouse

Last Saturday, Lille played a home match against Toulouse FC. They barely won the match and they conceded 2 goals. Final score 3-2. The goal ...

Fabien Barthez Wants to Start a Goalkeeping Academy

When last we saw former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez on these pages, he was getting attacked by his own fans in Nantes after failing to ...

Weekend Recap: Heartbreak and/or Male-Bonding Hugs

It's that nailbiting time of the season in most leagues, especially for those teams that are close to the top and in the title race, ...

Weekend Watch: Don't Get Chicken

Big weekend for plenty of teams. Let's hope they keep their heads. Saturday Real Zaragoza vs Recreativo Huelva While the La Liga title race hasn't quite lived up ...

Lyon vs. Toulouse (It's Back to Work!)

I can't believe how quickly winter break flew by. I've been enjoying the "respite" from blogging duties by not having having to worry about game ...

Toulouse/Lille Match Video