France Soccer

Word has come down that Marseille has agreed to a deal that will send Djibril Cisse to Panathinaikos.  The 27 year old star from the Ivory Coast has also played in England for Liverpool.  This will be a great treat for football fans in Athens and a tough loss of talent for La Ligue.

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Samir Nasri has announced on his personal blog that he will be transferring to Arsenal.  The French national will leave Marseille for a 4-year $31.6 million deal.  Nasri has been with Marseille since age 9.  Many consider him the next Zidane, though he saw action in only one game during the Euro 2008 soccer tournament.  [...]

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It is official: Claude Puel has taken over the reins of Lyon, leaving his former team in Lille.  There has already been a lot of transition around the Lyon clubhouse after winning the French soccer championship a few weeks ago.  The move became official after weeks of rumors of the transition in the press.  Many [...]

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Well this year at least we had an exciting finish.  The France soccer season has come to an end as Lyon has won the title yet again.  The club’s seventh title in a row came as the team defeated Auxerre 3-1.  Girondins Bordeaux could manage nothing more than a 1-1 draw at Racing Lens, but [...]

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It is looking more and more that this is Lyon’s year to take the French Ligue Championship.  In a hard fought game against AS Nancy, Lyon came out on top 1-0 as Brazil’s Andre Luiz netted the game winner.  Bordeaux refused to accept second place, as it remained two points down with a victory against [...]

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Here are the leaders in France’s Ligue action in goal scoring with two games to play:
1) 20 Karim Benzema of Lyon
2) 17 Mamadou Niang of Marseille
3) 14 Djibril Cisse of Marseille
Bafetimbi Gomis of St Etienne
Fernando Cavenaghi of Bordeaux
6) 12 Rafik Saïfi of Lorient
Steve Savidan of Valenciennes
Bakari Koné of Nice
Wendel of Bordeaux
Tulio De Melo of Le [...]

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In stoppage time, Bordeaux pulled off a victory against Marseille, with a goal from Pierre  Ducasse.  This keeps the squads hopes for a France soccer Ligue championship alive.  For Marseille, though, it put them back into the UEFA position as AS Nancy was able to score a victory over Strasbourg.  Things get tougher for Nancy, [...]

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Djibril Cisse’s late goal helped propel Marseille to a 3-2 victory over Monaco, keeping its chances for a Champions league place alive.  AS Nancy Lorraine, meanwhile, could only manage a draw with Valenciennes and fell into the UEFA Cup position for Ligue I in French soccer.  Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain got a much needed victory that [...]

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Marseille continued its winning ways by defeating Metz 2-1 and holding onto third place in La Ligue I.  To hold onto the automatic Champions qualifier, Marseille must remain strong in its last three games, including one against 2nd place Bordeaux, who is chasing Lyon for first place after its 2-1 victory over Caen.  Paris Saint-Germain [...]

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For the first time in over a decade, the Marseille Ligue team defeated perennial powerhouse Lydon in French professional soccer this past weekend.  The victory keeps Marseille in contention for an aut0matic Champions League entry and keeps it in the 4th position, which earns a place in the UEFA Cup.  Lyon is certain to win [...]

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