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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.

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 [.

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

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.

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.

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 [.

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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.

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

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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.

Now this is one of those footballing moments you just wish were more commonplace but are clearly an oasis of rarity in a sea of poor sportsmanship. Auxerre striker Valter Birsa was felled by Marseille man Bakari Kone, an offence the referee decided was worthy of a red card only to be told by the victim of the accidental challenge that he had indeed got the decision wrong.

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.

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.

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.

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.

(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.

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.

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.

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.

It has developed into some kind of a tradition that every year, when the African Cup of Nations takes place in January, Chelsea come out moaning about the effect it will have on their team with a number of players leaving their club duty to represent their countries in it's continent's most important competition.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

Chelsea have been sensationally banned from signing new players until January 2011 after being found guilty of tapping up the reserve team sensation Gael Kakuta from Lens when he was 16 year old player under contract with Lens. Chelsea are the next big club after AS Roma were banned for a transfer window for poaching Mexes
from Auxerre in 2004.

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.

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.

Auxerre twice came from behind to defeat Lille.

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Bordeaux lose at home, Grenoble snatch a point versus Lyon, Auxerre moves top with a 8th consecutive win all that happened in the last round of Ligue 1 matches. Then of course there was the incredible 5:5 draw between Lyon and Marseille in the previous round, that was deemed as "the match of the century" by the French media and no doubt one of the best football matches in the World in recent seasons.

Skysports.com understands Bolton are lining up a January raid on Manchester City for striker Benjani Mwaruwari.

Bolton are desperate to add to their attacking options when the transfer window reopens in the New Year and have earmarked Benjani as the player to fire them to safety.

28/11/2009Monaco - Montpellier rinviataLille - Valenciennes ore 19.00Lorient - Grenoble ore 19.00PSG - Auxerre ore 19.00Sochaux - Nice ore 19.00Toulouse - Boulogne ore 19.00Lens - Olympique Marseille ore 19.0029/11/2009Le Mans - Saint-Etienne ore 17.00Nancy - Bordeaux ore 17.00Olympique Lyonnais - Rennes ore 21.