Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Olympique de Marseille

Hatem Ben Arfa Has a Bad Attitude

2008-10-27T17:30:19+00:00

Let's say you're a talented player with a history of conflict with teammates and a reputation for having a bit of an attitude. You are left out of the starting lineup despite having scored in the past three games. Do you: A) Do everything you can to show by your behavior that you [...]

Liverpool Fans Are Going to Loooooove FIFA 09

2008-09-10T21:04:00+00:00

You know what one of the best things about the upcoming FIFA 09 is? You can do 'the robot' after you score if you so choose. All I can say is thank f*ck they've got some old guys on the development team, otherwise we'd see Jozy doing some Souja Boy "Crank Dat" sh*t. And no one wants that.

The List for France’s WC Qualifiers

2008-08-28T17:22:11+00:00

Here's the list for our World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Austria. These games make me nervous. After watching Austria in Euros, I'm thinking that they especially are underrated and could deliver a shock. (Like they did in that friendly with Italy last week. As my co-blogger Chris said, they scored four goals!

Cisse Stars for Sunderland

2008-08-23T19:31:00+00:00

Talk about immediate impact. French international Djibril Cisse, on a season-long loan from Olympique de Marseille, scored the game winner against Tottenham Hotspur. Cisse's header in the final minutes of the match sent Spurs' supporters home with thoughts of last year's start-to-season disaster freshly entrenched in their minds.

Celtic and Lyon Begin Title Defences with Wins

2008-08-11T19:24:00+00:00

By Alan
Soccer City FC

The Scottish Premier League and the French Ligue 1 both started last weekend with champions Celtic and Lyon opening their title defences with victories respectively.

Celtic hosted St Mirren in a scrappy encounter at Parkhead and it took a penalty by Barry Robson to claim three points for the Glasgow outfit.

Transfer Tidbits and Rumors

2008-07-21T20:13:06+00:00

Although we've all been waiting for the eventual signing of The Rock, John Mensah -which should happen today, Monday- there are other smaller happenings in the Mercato. I apologize for the shortness of the piece, but transfer news is scant lately. I thought I'd throw in some tiny morcels of info to keep the stomach growling to a minimum for those of us who are genuine transfer news junkies, and for those of us who don't read French.

Transfer Roundup: Premiership Focus

2008-07-17T13:16:00+00:00

By: Alan
Soccer City FC

Clubs in the Premiership are beginning to dive into the market with only four weeks before the first league matches kick-off.

Newcastle have made their second summer signing by clinching the transfer of midfielder Danny Guthrie from Liverpool after a fee was agreed.

Not Just Yet…

2008-06-27T18:23:20+00:00

As most of us already know, Hatem Ben Arfa has come to terms with Olympique de Marseille and for some of us, our worst fears have finally been realized. Like an amorous relationship you know just has to end, as much as it may hurt, you know it's for the best. But HBA's departure still stings, and leaves me with an empty feeling in the pit of my stomach, necessary as it may be.

AEK Transfer Rumor: Antonis Rikka

2008-05-15T15:11:54+00:00

The latest rumor to emerge is that AEK is very close to signing Skoda Xanthi's 22 year old defensive midfielder Antonis Rikka. Rikka is an international with the Greek U-21 squad, was born in France and started his football career in Marseille's junior team. During the summer of 2006 he came to Greece to play for Skoda Xanthi, but during [.

Samir Nasri Staying on at OM Through 2011

2008-05-08T06:22:00+00:00

According to this report at Football Transfer Market Web, Samir Nasri has agreed to remain at Olympique de Marseille through 2011. Several media reports and other rumor mills had the midfielder moving on to clubs such as Newcastle United or Juventus at the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season.

Ligue 1 cracker of the day: Geoffrey Dernis vs Marseilles (video)

2007-10-06T20:37:00+00:00

The AS Saint-Étienne midfielder scores a similar goal against Marseilles to what l'OM midfielder Mathieu Valbuena did versus Liverpool earlier in the week in Champions League play.

The Madman's preview: The Champions League Group Stage (part 1 of 4)

2007-08-30T20:34:00+00:00

Is there any greater club tournament than the UEFA Champion's League? The only one I think comes close is Copa Libertadores, but still, Europe is king. What started out as 60 qualifying hopefuls has dwindled down to 16 and now they will join the 16 other clubs that have already been patiently awaiting their group stage fate. Earlier today the drawing for the group stages was held in Monaco and per usual a lot of interesting and exciting matches will be coming our way in the near future, so let's get started.