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Ligue 1's Most Creative Stars

by Andrew Gibney at Tuesday, Dec 6 2011 12:18
Ligue 1's Most Creative Stars Ligue 1 may not have the blood and thunder of the Premier League or the superstars of La Liga but it is the perfect place to develop your talents. From the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Michel Platini in the past to Samir Nasri and Juninho Pernambucano in the last few years, France is becoming the pe...
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Goal-less La Liga

by Javier Hernandez at Wednesday, Nov 16 2011 11:50
Goal-less La Liga The beautiful Spanish game, the famous ‘tiki-taka’, and arguably the greatest show in football in the last five years is undergoing a torrid time in front of goal, particularly when disregarding the two big teams in La Liga; Real Madrid and Barcelona.Real Madrid and Barcelona have scored...
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Team Focus: Could this be the Valenciennd?

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Nov 2 2011 11:15
Team Focus: Could this be the Valenciennd? You watch as your team dominates at home to your local rivals, hitting the woodwork three times, and are denied by two world class saves from the opposition ‘keeper. Holding the Champions of France to a spirited 0-0 draw, surely this team must be riding high in Ligue 1? 18th! Anyone tuning in ...
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Europe's Underachievers: Ligue 1 - Marseille

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Oct 19 2011 16:13
Europe's Underachievers: Ligue 1 - Marseille Our final look into the top 5 European league's underachievers takes us to the division which is shaping up the most having already seen 10 rounds of fixtures played. While the likes of Lille, Lyon and big spenders PSG take their familiar place at the top of the Ligue 1 table, one side in particular...
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Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse!

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Oct 19 2011 11:09
Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse! Times are changing in Toulouse. Last season their style of play wasn’t very pleasing on the eye. Too often the strikers were left isolated and the negative game plan was painful for the Téfécé faithful to watch. What a difference a few months and a change of philosophy can...
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Serie A: Europe's Tightest League?

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Oct 18 2011 15:20
Serie A: Europe's Tightest League? Last weekend saw Serie A live up to the stereotype of old, with an incredible twelve teams failing to find the net over the round of ten fixtures. Half of the matches finished goalless and with 49 yellow cards in addition to 4 players seeing red, Italy’s top division is proving to be a hard-fo...
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WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 7-8

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Sep 30 2011 10:15
WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 7-8 In a week that saw every side play two rounds of matches, PSG and Caen were the only teams to pick up all six points. The big-spenders produce three of the WhoScored XI, with Rennes supplying us with two players after a brilliant 6-2 win at Sochaux. A couple of Auxerre players feature after putting ...
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WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 6

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Sep 21 2011 16:03
WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 6 Lyon condemned Marseille to another defeat as they maintained their unbeaten record at the top of the Ligue 1 table. Valenciennes record their first win of the season with a home hammering of Gijon, PSG laboured to an away draw at Evian and Sochaux grabbed a valuable point at champions Lille. Nice a...
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WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI for Gameweek 5

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Sep 15 2011 11:22
WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI for Gameweek 5 Ligue 1 was something of a low-scoring affair last weekend, with only a couple of the ten fixtures producing more than two goals. Montpellier kept up their winning ways to remain on top, with three of their back-four featuring in the WhoScored Ligue 1 XI for their defiant defensive displays. PSG not...
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A Lille Less Conversation, a Lille More Action Please

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Sep 14 2011 11:15
A Lille Less Conversation, a Lille More Action Please When Lille won Le Championnat last season it brought about a great amount of pressure and expectation onto the Champions. Before they even had time to celebrate their success many sceptics questioned how they could possibly follow up such a dominant season. Losing Gervinho, Yohan Cabaye and Adil Ram...
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