Ligue 1: Marseille are rotten to the core
Andrew Gibney looks at the multitude of problems throughout the club that have caused so much misery for Marseille fans this season. Last summer Olympique de Marseille [...]
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Ligue 1’s relegation scrap is spicing up the league… and Saturday night’s television coverage
The title race in France may be a procession, but the drama at the other end of the table is ensuring that Ligue 1 remains compulsive viewing. Philippa Booth casts her expert [...]
Ligue 1: Dire away form ruining Saint-Etienne boss Christophe Galtier’s best Champions League shot
As one of the most decorated teams in French football, the glories of the past must feel like a lifetime ago for the fans that pack the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard each week. [...]
Promoted Angers and Caen are punching above their weight in Ligue 1
After Caen’s 3-0 home loss to PSG in the last round before the winter break, Nicolas Seube was disconsolate in the post-match interview. Asked what the hardest thing is [...]
Ligue 1 to watch: Best of the rest race is fascinating in French top flight
So you think Ligue 1 is boring because the title race is over? Think again, says Andrew Gibney. As an outsider looking in, it’s easy to dismiss this season in Ligue 1 as a [...]
PSG Top Otherwise Topsy-Turvy Table
Eleven games in and PSG are already looking nailed on for their fourth successive title. Below them, however, things look rather unusual, and some scrolling is needed to find [...]
From hero to zero: How some players such as Lyon ace Mathieu Valbuena and former Real Madrid star Luis Figo become turncoats to fans
Two matches played in port cities on Sunday saw the contrasting ways returning players can be treated by those who once idolised them. The respectful welcome Morgan [...]
Why Ligue 1 footballers can’t resist the lure of England
With just under a month to go until the transfer window closes shut, there’s already an influx of players from across the channel in England. Although that’s nothing new, [...]
A travelling supporter’s search for PSG hero Zlatan
Witnessing Ibrahimovic lift the Ligue 1 trophy with PSG last season reinforced George Rinaldi’s love of travel, adventure and European football breaks. The joy of foreign [...]
Lyon’s young title contenders are leading by example
By Kevin Hatchard. The transformation of Olympique Lyonnais into a club that bloods youngsters into the first team could culminate in winning Ligue 1 this season – and [...]
The Offside Rule 