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Lassana Diarra – From Chelsea and Real Madrid to obscurity and back

Football in France has taken something of a back seat in recent days after the atrocities committed in Paris on Friday night, with midfielder Lassana Diarra just one of thousands...

November 19, 2015

Leaving France for Mexico: André-Pierre Gignac’s surprising move

It is fair to say that Olympique de Marseille are a club in trouble, with something of an exodus from the Stade Vélodrome this summer leaving the south coast outfit in confusion. Opinionated...

August 21, 2015

All is not well in Marseille…

While most people will be enjoying their summer in the south of France, the Marseille contingent and their famed fans might be having a slightly more concerning time. After...

June 26, 2015

Two Belgian international debutants destined for big things

Having won only one of their first three fixtures in Euro 2016 qualifying, Belgium set the record straight last night with a convincing 5-0 victory over Cyprus. The central...

March 29, 2015

The Bielsa effect wearing off as Olympique de Marseille’s title challenge stumbles

Having finished in sixth place last year, 29 points behind Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, the fact that Olympique de Marseille are embroiled in the title race this season...

February 28, 2015

Lyon keep PSG and Marseille at arm’s length, despite Lacazette injury

Consecutive draws or two points from six, whichever way you look at it, would be considered faltering form in almost any title race. Manchester City for example, have seen...

February 11, 2015

How long before we have a European Super League?

PSG and Barcelona, permanent fixtures of a new European Super League?

Creeping up, not so surreptitiously, on football in Europe is the prospect of a European Super League. Remember the old days when the top European Club competition was known...

January 21, 2015

Sofiane Boufal – Ligue 2’s most wanted man

It would be no exaggeration to state that Sofiane Boufal, Angers SCO's 21-year-old creative midfielder, has lit the current Ligue 2 season up. The Franco-Moroccan, who is extremely...

December 31, 2014

Lyon’s Return to Prominence

During my youth everything was about the French giants Olympique Lyonnais, they were the team of the millennium. From the 2001-02 season Lyon won seven French Ligue 1 titles...

November 24, 2014

Another coup for Ligue 1 as Bielsa looks set for Marseille

French football has been given a real shot in the arm by the moneymen at Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco of late, with plenty of superstars heading for Ligue 1 as a result. However,...

April 21, 2014

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