Italian giants eyeing up pair of Gunners.

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Juventus are weighing up moves for Arsenal duo Bacary Sagna and Emmanuel Eboue, according to reports.

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07/11/2009Le Mans - Auxerre ore 19.00Lorient - Boulogne ore 19.00Monaco - Grenoble ore 19.00Nancy - Saint Etienne ore 19.00PSG - Nice ore 19.00Valenciennes - Montpellier ore 19.00Sochaux - Lens ore 21.0008/11/2009Lille - Bordeaux ore 17.00Toulouse - Rennes ore 17.00Olympique Lyonnais - Olympique Marseille ore 21. Click to continue reading...

It's about time we shone our Jeu du Jour spotlight on Auxerre as we look back on Week 11. The only team never to be relegated from France's top flight started off this season as though that might all change, but after a defeat in each of their first three games, they now find themselves unbeaten in eight and up to fifth in the table. Click to continue reading...

French Ligue 1 have become one of the strongest leagues in Europe during the last few years and it is constantly justifying its reputation. Round 10 this season was supposed to bring us the biggest derby of French football but the OM-PSG derby was postponed because two PSG players had contracted the swine flu.

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Auxerre twice came from behind to defeat Lille.

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Impressive Ajax man on Wenger Radar.

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Arsene Wenger is keeping tabs on Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel.

Gunners boss Wenger has sent scouts to spy on the 21-year-old right back after van der Wiel's impressive recent form saw him break into the Dutch national team.

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A Valter Birsa goal gave Auxerre a much deserved win over champions Bordeaux.

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French Ligue 1 returns into action after the international break and Olympique Lyon are leading the title race at the moment. Bordeaux and surprise package Montpellier are just behind the leaders, while Marseille and PSG are slowly falling behind. Monaco and Lorient are also exceeding expectations at the moment, while Toulouse, Nice and Lille are not doing as well as last season.

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Italian giants sniffing (not literally) around talented Frenchman.

Juventus have laid eyes on Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna as they draw up plans for the right side of their defence.

According to Tuttosport, Sagna is on top of the hit-list at Vinovo and director Alessio Secco is reportedly very keen to land him.

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03/10/2009Grenoble - Montpellier ore 19.00Nice - Valenciennes ore 19.00PSG - Nancy ore 19.00Rennes - Auxerre ore 19.00Saint-Etienne - Bordeaux ore 19.00Sochaux - Le Mans ore 19.00Lens - Olympique Lyonnais ore 21.0004/10/2009Boulogne - Lille ore 17.00Toulouse - Lorient ore 17.00Olympique Marseille - Monaco ore 21. Click to continue reading...

What's amazing about this clip isn't so much the bad tackle or the retaliation from behind that earned both Grenoble's David Jemmali and Auxerre's Ireneusz Jelen red cards, but the fact that Danijel Ljuboja still has that ridiculously unsymmetrical hairstyle that he had way back during the 2006 World Cup.

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(video highlights di Boulogne-Bordeaux)
LIGUE 1, I RISULTATI:
Boulogne-Bordeaux 0-2;
Lorient-Nancy 3-1;
Sochaux-Valenciennes 2-5;
Grenoble-Rennes 0-4;
Nizza-Monaco 1-3;
St Etienne-Auxerre 1-1;
Marsiglia-Montpellier 4-2.
Oggi Paris SG-Lione, Lens-Lille, Tolosa-Le Mans. Click to continue reading...

Gudjohnsen: "I didn't come to Monaco to go boating!" Showboating then?

After a weekend of 14 goals, Ligue 1 looks like itself again: a series of physical games littered with poor finishing.

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19/09/2009Boulogne - Bordeaux ore 19.00Grenoble - Rennes ore 19.00Lorient - Nancy ore 19.00Nice - Monaco ore 19.00Saint-Etienne - Auxerre ore 19.00Sochaux - Valenciennes ore 19.00Olympique Marseille - Montpellier ore 21.0020/09/2009Lens - Lille ore 17.00Toulouse - Le Mans ore 17.00PSG - Olympique Lione ore 21. Click to continue reading...

France's Ligue 1 is in full effect and its hottest team is Olympique Lyonnais. Brazilian playmaker Michel Bastos scored the game winner in Lyon's 1-0 home win against Lorient. Claude Puel's team have won 4 straight matches to move into 2nd place behind Bordeaux on goal differential. Lyon have been doing it with defense allowing only 1 goal during their winning streak. Click to continue reading...

At age 22, Zinedine Zidane was playing in the Intertoto Cup with Bordeaux. At that same age, Éric Cantona had just got a move from Auxerre to Marseille. Rivaldo had just moved from Corinthians to cross-town rivals Palmeiras in São Paulo.

With the money involved in today's game and globalized scouting networks, such players would already have been with one of the European giants before they had the chance to establish themselves in their local teams.

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Cantona The Rebel Who Would be King, by Philippe Auclair

This definitive account by Phillipe Auclair on one of football's great characters, a legend of the modern game, Eric Cantona, is a must read for any football fans.

A fascinating biography by one of football's top journalist, Phillipe Auclair, who interviewed more than 200 central figures in Cantona's life.

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Of all the three main contenders for this season's Ligue 1 title, only champions Bordeaux now have a 100% record after three games following Marseille's 1-1 draw with Rennes last Saturday.
Didier Deschamps had made a great start to his new career at the Stade Vélodrome following wins over Grenoble and Lille, but Rennes are never the easiest of sides to beat - in fact the equivalent tie finished 4-4 last season. Click to continue reading...

Tomorrow, Lyon will be facing off against Anderlecht again for the second leg of the final round of Champions League qualification. Lyon have pretty much assured themselves of a spot in the group stages, thanks to their demolishing Anderlecht last week in France, but it's a stretch to say that the Belgians have nothing to play for.

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Bordeaux are the only side remaining in Ligue 1 with a 100% record

Bordeaux find themselves as the only side in Ligue 1 remaining with a 100% victory after their 4-0 win over Nice on Sunday. � This weekend in Ligue 1 was filled with some big victories, some expected results and a surprise showing by one of the newly promoted sides!

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Lyon have won their last two matches by an aggregate of 8-1. They beat Belgian club Anderlecht 5-1 in mid-week, Champions League qualifying and followed it today with a 3-0 win at Auxerre. In some ways, they look a club that is only one year removed from seven straight Ligue 1 titles.
In one very distinct way, however, they look like a team that should be docked that seven goal difference. Click to continue reading...

I took a mini-break by not posting here yesterday, but that doesn't mean I abandoned you guys in my head. The Distracter (who also greatly enjoys lists) insisted that I need to do more Top 5 Lists, so I started working on two. But for now, watch some TV while enjoying some breakfast in bed...Leading off we have a highlight reel of Sochaux's 1-0 opening day win at Auxerre, with debutant Charlie Click to continue reading...

Yesterday's delve into the maniacal madness behind Lorient's new kits brought about a discussion to some of our favorite kits. And with football desperately trying to work its way into your wallet on an annual basis, it's not really easy to weed through the thousands and thousands of choices. The sponsorship contracts typically run for [. Click to continue reading...

Proof that footballer's should not open their mouths unless they really really have to!

The Rumour

ARSENAL ace Bacary Sagna admits he would be tempted by a move to Real Madrid.
According to reports in his native France, Real are weighing up a £20million bid for the 26-year-old right-back.

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The polls are closed, you all have had your say, and you have voted for Bacary Sagna in 5th place of the 2008/2009 Gooners of the Year.

I'll admit that I'm a bit surprised. I fully expected to get up and write a totally different article but there was a push late yesterday and Sagna came in 5th.

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Nothing against the erstwhile hairstylist, indeed I enjoy his electrifying pace, skill on the ball, and knack for the goal (such as this classy finish in the epic 2006 FA Cup Final). From Auxerre to Liverpool to Marseille, and on to Sunderland on loan, he's been no stranger to gaudy statistics to pair up with his high octane lifestyle -- movie "star", lap dancing controversies, pregnant wife Click to continue reading...

Lyon blows by Marseille, 3-1 on the strength of two Benzema goals. Juninho adds another in stoppage time. Sylvain Wiltord scored Marseille's only goal. Jeremy Toulalan and Jean Makoun imposed their physical presence on the midfield and blunted Ben Arfa and Mathieu Valbuena.

Mamadou Niang appears to have been denied two penalty opportunities after Anthony Revelliere charged him in the box.

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16/05/2009Bordeaux - Le Mans 3 - 2Caen - Sochaux 2 - 0Grenoble - Nancy 0 - 0Lorient - Le Havre 1 - 1Monaco - Valenciennes 1 - 1Saint Etienne - Toulouse 2 - 2PSG - Auxerre 1 - 217/05/2009Lille - Nice ore 17.00Nantes - Rennes ore 17.00Olympique Marseille - Olympique Lyonnais ore 21.00Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Click to continue reading...

A potential new signing for Celtic is not so well-known in European football circles. This is a player that was one of the biggest football talents in Slovenia.

Birsa scored 19 goals playing for Hit Gorica in 2006 and he was league's top scorer. This drew a lot of attention so a 20-year old Birsa moved to much stronger French league.

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02/05/2009Caen - Le Mans 3 - 1Grenoble - Nice 0 - 0Lorient - Lille 3 - 1Monaco - Auxerre 0 - 1Saint Etienne - Nancy 0 - 0Valenciennes - Olympique Lyonnais 2 - 0Olympique Marseille - Toulouse 2 - 203/05/2009Nantes - Le Havre ore 17.00PSG - Rennes ore 17.00Bordeaux - Sochaux ore 21.00Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Click to continue reading...

18/04/2009Caen - Nancy 1 - 2Grenoble - Toulouse 1 - 0Monaco - Rennes 3 - 1Nantes - Nice 2 - 0Sochaux - Auxerre 0 - 1Valenciennes - Le Mans 0 - 2Saint Etienne - Lille 2 - 119/04/2009Lorient - Olympique Marseille ore 17.00PSG - Le Havre ore 17.00Bordeaux - Olympique Lyonnais ore 21.00Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Click to continue reading...

04/04/2009Bordeaux - Nancy 1 - 0Grenoble - Lorient 1 - 3Le Mans - Olympique Lyon 1 - 3Monaco - Le Havre 0 - 1Nantes - Lille 0 - 2Valenciennes - Auxerre 2 - 0Caen - Toulouse 0 - 005/04/2009PSG - Nice ore 17.00Sochaux - Rennes ore 17.00Saint Etienne - Olympique Marseille ore 21.00Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Click to continue reading...

When Arsene sough to buy Bacary Sagna from Auxerre in the summer of 2007 for £7m, everyone had thought that Le Professor had lost his marbles.   Eboue had just completed a season at right-back and played well, though he was no longer ripping up trees with his performances, whilst Justin Hoyte did not disgrace himself [. Click to continue reading...

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Want to keep up with all of the latest news and info on your favorite Ligue 1 club? Want to read up on your club's opponent ahead of a big league clash? We've compiled links to the official club sites and news, squad, fixtures/results, and NewsNow sections for each Ligue 1 club so that you [...] Click to continue reading...