This summer, U.S. National made the move from Hammarby IF of Sweden's Allsvenskan to FC
Sochaux-Montbeliard in France's Ligue 1 after have a breakout performance with the U.S. National
Team at this past Summer's Confederations Cup in South Africa. Davies made his debut for his new
club today and what a debut it was.
This man is officially heading out of MLS and to Ligue 1!
The Chicago Fire today announced that defender Bakary Soumare has been transferred to Boulogne of
the French first division pending the completion of a physical with the French club. Per club
policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
The French Ligue 1 began their 2009-10 season on Saturday August 8, 2009. There were 8 matches
on Saturday including teams Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain, and Lyon. Here are video highlights of
all the matches from Saturday.
AJ Auxerre (0) – Sochaux (1) – French Ligue 1 – Saturday August 8, 2009 Le Mans (2) – Lyon
(2) – French Ligue 1 – Saturday August 8, 2009 Grenoble (0) – Marseille (2) – French Ligue
1 – Saturday August 8, 2009 AS Monaco (1) – Toulouse (0) – French Ligue 1 – Saturday August
8, 2009 Montpellier (1) – Paris Saint-Germain (1) – French Ligue 1 – Saturday August 8, 2009
St Etienne (0) – Nice (2) – French Ligue 1 – Saturday August 8, 2009 Stade Rennais (Rennes)
(3) – Boulogne (0) – French Ligue 1 – Saturday August 8, 2009 Valenciennes (1) – AS Nancy
Lorraine (3) – French Ligue 1 – Saturday August 8, 2009
The French Lige 1 2009-10 season continued on Saturday August 22, 2009 with seven matches. Lyon
and Paris St-Germain both got victories to move into a tie with Marseille at the top of the table
while Auxerre, St Etienne, and Valenciennes all have yet to earn a point. Here's a recap of
Saturday's matches along with video highlights (click on each match to view highlights).
Ladies & gentlemen in an attempt to expand Mad About Futbol's reach we are going to start giving
you roundups of the France's Ligue 1. France's top league of football is one of the most important
in the world and deserves more attention than it currently receives. Therefore, MAF will give you a
weekly roundup of Ligue 1 including the scores & standings from the most recent round.
The French Ligue 1 began its 2nd week of matches with 14 teams playing in 7 matches on Saturday
August 15, 2009. Matches on Saturday included Sochaux v Bordeaux, Lyon v Valenciennes, Paris
St-Germain v Le Mans, and more. Here's a recap of Saturday's matches along with video highlights
(click on each team and/or match result).
