Taavi
Born in 1988, I've been mad about football as long as I remember. A Manchester United fan at heart, but I love football in general.
Lisandro loving life at Lyon
Lyon made two big signings in the forward line last summer to replace the departed Karim Benzema. One man was Bafetimbi Gomis from arch-rivals Saint-Etienne and the second one was Argentine Lisandro Lopez from Porto. The two strikers with a combined fee of nearly €40m started off from a level playing field. Gomis, having been…
Everything set for a title decider in France
It looked like there would be a host of clubs in the title race this year in Ligue 1 just over a month ago, but now there are only two names remaining – Marseille and Auxerre. Bordeaux’s lack of squad rotation, or rather the inability to do so, finally caught up with them and last year’s champions…
Bordeaux’s season hanging by a thread
Last year’s French champions Bordeaux might have broken their worst run of form since 2004 last week with a win after three defeats versus Lyon, but they are still deep in trouble. After a rosey start to the season Laurent Blanc’s side has started to suffer fatigue and injury problems. Bordeaux might be one of…
Fierce finish expected in France
When in 2009 this season in Ligue 1 was much looked at like a bit of deja vu of last season, with Bordeaux being the most consistent team, after the turn of the year the tides have changed. Before the winter break in France, Bordeaux lead the table with a massive 9 point gap ahead…
Galtier finally gets Saint-Etienne firing
Saint-Etienne was the second team to fire it’s manager this season in Ligue 1 with Alain Perrin being replaced by Christophe Galtier on 15 December. It took a while, but it now seems the 43-year old former Marseille player has finally gotten his side to play. Before last Sunday the Saint-Etienne faithful last saw a…
Marvellous Montpellier
2009, 2 February – Montpellier Hérault Sport Club have just won a tough fixture away in Boulogne, against one of their promotion rivals in Ligue 2. A seemingly easy 3:0 victory with all the goals scored in the first half, two by Argentine Alberto “Tino” Costa, who’s never played professional football in his home country…
Angola 2010 Preview
The 27th edition of African Cup of Nations will kick off on Sunday in Angola with the hosts taking on Mali. Ivory Coast are under enormous pressure to finally deliver the trophy to the nation, while Egypt will be aiming for a historic third consecutive title. Here’s a closer look at all the teams involved and…
Ligue 1 midseason report – can Bordeaux stay ahead of Lyon?
It’s been a real roller coaster ride for many teams in the French league this season. With half a season gone and a deserved winter break underway it’s a good time to look back at what’s happened so far in one of Europe’s most competitive league. The title race After Bordeaux broke the dominance of…
Clouds gathering over Puel’s head
Lyon’s 1-0 defeat to Bordeaux last Sunday was already their 4th of the league season. To comparison, the 7-times French champions lost 7 all season last year. Whilst there’s still plenty to go until the end of season 2009/2010, the title is slipping further and further away from Claude Puel and his team. Claude Puel…
How will Angola 2010 affect Ligue 1?
It has developed into some kind of a tradition that every year, when the African Cup of Nations takes place in January, Chelsea come out moaning about the effect it will have on their team with a number of players leaving their club duty to represent their countries in it’s continent’s most important competition. But…
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