Ligue 1: A Champions League Musical Chairs

May. 7 | Marseille En FEU! Didier Deschamps : Fabuleux! Super-Heros! There was no humility. 18 years of meekness hasn’t done any good. Marseille were proud winners. They more than deserved it. As Didier Deschamps and his disciples graced the covers of...

Ligue 1 in Europe: Glass Half Empty

Mar. 19 | Claude Puel et Laurent Blanc : Domestic and European foes Almost. That was the fate of Ligue 1 Europa League participants after Marseille and Lille crashed out. Following the unexpected triumph of Lyon over Real Madrid and Bordeaux’s class showing...

Ligue 1 Review: Title Race Heats Up

Mar. 15 | Rene Girard, the man behind the rise of Montpellier. As the season nears its end,  the race for the Ligue 1 title mirrors a summer festival lineup. Are Auxerre and Montpellier opening acts – doing their best to gear up the crowd despite waning...