Laurent Blanc led France into a new era without any of the squad from the World Cup debacle in Wednesday’s friendly with Norway. The former Bordeaux boss marked the beginning of his tenure by suspending the 23 players that disgraced the nation in South Africa, following Nicolas Anelka’s eviction from the camp after a bust-up with former coach Raymond Domenech, providing Les Bleus with the opportunity to move forward utilising young ...More
Mamadou Niang is the latest player wanting out of France. The Senegalese striker finished top scorer last season as Olympique de Marseille clinched the Ligue 1 title but joins former Bordeaux front man Marouane Chamakh in seeking pastures new.
OM Coach Didier Deschamps has been able to strengthen his championship winning side from last season, adding Spanish under-21 right-back Cesar Azpilicueta to the squad. The former Juventus C...More
The man, who was been identified as Yann L, suffered the fatal injury before the league match against Marseilles. After falling in to a coma, he was later pronounced dead. The French secretary for sport said of the tragic incident: "The very worst thing possible has happened. Passion has been transformed into sordid, senseless and murderous rage. The love of the shirt has been replaced by hatred, for each other, for sport, and for life....More
The seemingly unbeatable force that is Bordeaux has come back down to earth with a bang in recent weeks, highlighting the unpredictable nature of Le Championnat. Teams from both the top and bottom half continue to swap positions at an incredible rate with no club sure of where they will end up come the end of the season.
Bordeaux went into the Christmas break boasting an eight-point lead at the summit but have since picked up only five...More
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
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