How Javier Pastore stole Joe Cole’s thunder in France this week

How Javier Pastore stole Joe Cole's thunder in France this week

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Thursday is Ligue 1 day, and here's French Football Weekly's Andrew Gibney with his take on events across the Channel.

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