Archive for the 'Ligue 1' Category

January 29th, 2012
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Nancy / Mali Midfielder Samba Diakite To Join QPR On Loan Through End Of The Season

via SkySports Nancy president Jacques Rousselot has confirmed Samba Diakite has agreed to join Queens Park Rangers on loan for the rest of the season. QPR boss Mark Hughes acknowledged his interest in Diakite on Friday, with the midfielder currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Mali. However, the 23-year-old has been given permission by ...
December 19th, 2011

Auxerre’s Kamel Chafni Tells L’Equipe Assistant Referee Told Him – ‘Get Lost Arab’

via SI PARIS (Reuters) -- AJ Auxerre want the French League to probe alleged racist remarks made by an assistant referee to midfielder Kamel Chafni in a Ligue 1 game at Stade Brest on Saturday. Moroccan Chafni claimed assistant referee Johan Perruaux told him 'get lost, Arab'. Chafni reported it to referee Tony Chapron but was booked and then ...
August 31st, 2011

Liverpool’s Joe Cole Completes One Year Loan Deal With Ligue 1 Side Lille

via LOSC The CEO of the LOSC, Michel Seydoux, said he was proud to see a player of renown and with such a high level of experience join the company of Rudi Garcia. It is a great honor for our club. Talent is one of the recipes of our success and we wanted to improve our workforce, compared to all the competitions ahead. When such a player wants to ...
August 12th, 2010

Nike Soccer X PSG – Skaho Steps Up

'In 2010, all of PSG's hopes rest on the shoulders of its young players. Raised in Paris, trained by PSG, and proud to be Parisian, for the club's 20 year old captain, Mamadou Sakho, the responsibility begins today.'
May 16th, 2010

Laurent Blanc Resigns From Bordeaux

After being offered the job weeks ago, former France International Laurent Blanc has officially resigned from his Head Coaching duties at Ligue 1 side Bordeaux and is expected to take over for Raymond Domenech following the 2010 World Cup. (more...)
April 19th, 2010

Lens Give Portsmouth’s Aruna Dindane The Go Ahead For The FA Cup Final

It's was a pretty dramatic couple of days following Portmouth's Premiership Relegation and subsequent qualification for the FA Cup Final, but French side Lens have given striker Aruna Dindane the go ahead to play despite the fact that the 29 year old Ivory Coast International playing in just one more match would trigger a 4 Million Pound buyout ...
August 22nd, 2009

Rennes vs Olympique Marseille – Ligue 1 Highlights

Leroy could be one of my new favorite players.  Ridiculously legit with the ball at this feet...
August 15th, 2009

Charlie Davies Scores Two Goals in Debut

Our boy CDavies came on in the second half in his Ligue 1 debut for Sochaux and bagged himself two goals! Great debut for Charlie to get a couple goals under his belt, but unfortunately Sochaux lost 3-2 against Bordeaux. After his great goal against Mexico and his two goal debut for Sochaux, Charlie is killing it right now. Congrats on the goals ...