The winter break appears to have done some good for Ligue 1’s biggest underachievers. Marseille and Lyon, last season’s second and third best teams according to the final Ligue 1 standings, look as if they have finally awoken after some serious pre-Christmas blues.
Les Phoceens are undefeated in the New Year and still in the running in all three domestic competitions. The team from the south coast will be looking take heart from their ...More
For the past few years the economic world has suffered a crisis on a catastrophic scale. Unfortunately for the sporting world, the footballing economy is no exception.
While the world experienced a large scale economic boom fuelled on credit so did the footballing figures as transfer fees rose rapidly over the last decade. However as the bubble continued to swell and reach a colossal size, the bubble was consequently bound to burs...More
With Ligue 1’s biggest teams set for a crucial weekend of fixtures, all eyes will be on Sunday’s blockbuster encounter between last term’s top two, with Bordeaux hosting Marseille at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
The gap between the two heavyweights currently stands at 11 points, with Bordeaux having played a game more. If Marseille can defeat les Girondins in Bordeaux and win their game in hand, the title race will well and truly be back ...More
The last action of 2009 in Le Championnat saw leaders Bordeaux open up a nine-point gap at the top and notch up their sixth straight win in the process.
Laurent Blanc’s side fell behind to an early goal by Paulo Machado in Toulouse but recovered to overturn the early setback. The visitors took only five minutes to respond with the sought-after Marouane Chamakh levelling matters after expertly heading home from a Benoît Trémoulinas cro...More
Bordeaux extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to eight points this weekend after hammering Lorient 4-1 at the Stade Chaban Delmas. Les Girondins steamrollered their opponents with a dominant display with a brace from ex-Manchester United player David Bellion and second-half strikes from Fernando Cavenaghi and newly crowned French Player of the Year, Yoann Gourcuff.
The only disappointment for Coach Laurent Blanc was Lorient’s...More
Bordeaux have continued to dominate French football this week with resounding victories for the club, the manager and one of their star players. The Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff collected his award for French Footballer of the Year, while Les Girondins’ coach Laurent Blanc was named top boss. These two prestigious accolades are coupled with Bordeaux’s victory over high-flying rivals Montpellier to take the League leaders six points...More
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