Laurent Blanc is flavour of the month at the moment after winning the league with Bordeaux and currently standing top of his Champions League group, which contains Juventus and Bayern Munich.

Back in May, RoM looked at the reasons why Blanc should replace Sir Alex Ferguson, but Eric Cantona wants him to be the next manager of France.

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Vola il Marsiglia di Deschamps (nella foto). La sentitissima sfida con il Psg viene risolta, a favore della compagine allenata dall'ex giocatore ed allenatore bianconero, da un guizzo di Heinze. Tre punti fondamentali che avvicinano l'Olympique a grandi falcate al Bordeaux.
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We continue to edge closer to United related news, but this was too difficult to pass up. When the King speaks we have to listen:

"I think that Raymond Domenech is the worst coach in French football since Louis XVI. If it was up to me, I'd put (Bordeaux coach) Laurent Blanc in charge of the France team," the former Manchester United hero continued.

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Queda ya 2 solo 2 Jornadas para finalizar la primera fase de la Champions en la que tendremos actividad en la semana entrante. Los grupos van de la siguinete forma.

En el Grupo A (Bordeaux y Juvens) y B (Manchester y Wolfsburg)Â parecen las cosas casi definidas.

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Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud admits he has no idea if Marouane Chamakh will sign a new contract.
Chamakh's current deal expires at the end of the season and the Morocco international has been offered terms to stay with the French club.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger could revive his bid for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh over Robin van Persie's ankle injury.
Van Persie is upbeat over his setback, confident he'll be back in "four to six weeks", however scans today will reveal the true extent of the ligament damage.
The Sun says fellow striker Nicklas Bendtner is already out until the New Year after groin surgery and Wenger could be forced to spend in the January transfer window. Click to continue reading...

On this week's podcast Internationals take centre stage. There are crucial World Cup play-offs and matches taking place around the world, but we focus on the Ireland v France match-up. We also review the football stories of the past week and make our predictions on the big games. Come along to the site at languagecaster.

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Sir Alex looking to pick up two of Ligue 1's top stars.

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Reports in France suggest that Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to bring in Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh and Marseille's Benoit Cheyrou.

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Is it too late for a comeback? Probably not. This free-kick shows the former Real Madrid, Bordeaux and Juventus midfielder still knows how to wow the fans. This top notch strike occurred during a charity match.

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Want-away striker has many admirers.

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Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh linked with Arsenal, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland this summer is now a target for Premier League champions Manchester United, according to reports.

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Chelsea won the first battle of EPL heavyweights on Sunday when the Blues knocked off defending champion Manchester United, and while the victory didn't help Chelsea take over the top spot in the SBI European Club Top 25, it has the Blues piling even more pressure on No.

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Chelsea won the first battle of EPL heavyweights on Sunday when the Blues knocked off defending champion Manchester United, and while the victory didn't help Chelsea take over the top spot in the SBI European Club Top 25, it has the Blues piling even more pressure on No.

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It seemed that every year you'd hear Paul Doyle on the Football Weekly podcast give his Ligue Un summary with everyone dozing off as he concluded that Lyon were pulling away to win their next inevitable title even though they'd long been jacked out of the Champions League.
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Derby games are always passionate affairs and they generate a lot of excitement but the match itself tens to disappoint the viewers, mostly because the managers are always too cautious and they prevent the players from giving their attacking best. The games between Lyon and Marseille have not been exception to this rule in the past and no wonder nobody expected too many goals when these sides met on Sunday, but we saw a remarkable match and no less than 10 goals, five on each side.

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November 8, 2009
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
3:00 EST (21:00CET, 20:00GMT)

Sunday evening it's back to work. But hopefully, it's not one of those usual Monday morning, sloping, sluggish, I need a liter of coffee to get through the day, back to works, because aside from the heart wrenching matches against Cesspool in the CL, Lyon have been afflicted with a general malaise probably since week eight in the PSG match, and need this victory to put some pep back in their step.

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The French Ligue 1 has several matches on Sunday, November 8, 2009. The main match on Sunday is Lyon v Marseille in a match-up of two of the top teams. The current leaders of the table, Bordeaux, are also in action against Lille. Free Live Sports TV will be providing live coverage of these two matches at the links below.

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The fourth round of group stage matches took place this week and a number of teams booked their places in the knockout stages. Although after this round of games there are no perfect sides left in the competition.

Bordeaux dominated Bayern Munich for a second time in a fortnight. They beat the Germans 2-0 with goals from Gourcuff and Chamakh which puts them in the knockout stages.

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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...

Ligue 1 teams had an amazing week in the Champions League (not so much in the Europa) that somewhat validated my prediction of French teams being real contenders this year. While Bordeaux won with class and Lyon once again upset Liverpool in the same manner they did 2 weeks ago, Marseille destroyed Zurich and are now in a position to make Real and Milan sweat. Click to continue reading...

North London rivals most attractive options open to soon to be out of contract forward.

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Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh linked with a host of Premier League clubs including Arsenal, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland this summer has insisted he will still not sign a new contract with the French champions before the end of the season.

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Friday has arrived, only one day to get through until we play again.

I am just glad November 5th is now over for another year – I don't like Fireworks!!

Sadly though, nowadays November 5th seems to go on for about a week, so I anticipate more tonight and over the weekend
Few odd bits of gossip around late yesterday evening and early today.

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3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat for Bundesliga clubs in Europe this week. The good news is that five out of six have it all in their own hands to progress to the next round. The odd club out is of course Hertha B... no wait.

Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux. Bayern wanted a football teacher and got a textbook case of how little possession stats tell you about the outcome of a football match.

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They must fall. And so four games in, the Champions League contenders and pretenders have been separated fallen into place for the group stage which, a few spots aside, could've been drawn up in August by a blind chimp and his serf, a man who tans. Breaking down the likelies, unlikelies, and those who are already [. Click to continue reading...

Champions League View: Bayern Munich and Liverpool FC could get 10 points and still not qualify.

An entertaining set of Champions League games threw up some unexpected results, great games and the odd ninja (but not a very effective one). Almost all of the big names have a chance to reach the knockout stages, even though the likes of Bayern and Liverpool have made it very, very difficult for themselves.

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Liverpool had to defeat Olympique Lyon away after losing 1-2 at home in the previous round. But last night the English team only managed a 1-1 draw, and with 4 points it is now almost impossible that Liverpool progresses to the next round: Livepool must win their remaining two matches and Fiorentina must not win any of their remaining two matches (of which the last one is between Liverpool and Click to continue reading...

(video gol highlights di Bayern Monaco-Bordeaux)
Storica qualificazione per i francesi del Bordeaux. I ragazzi di Blanc espugnano l'Arena bavarese, infliggendo una pesantissima sconfitta al Bayern Monaco (reti di Gourcouff e Chamakh) e conquistando, per la prima volta nella loro storia, il passaggio agli ottavi di Champions. Click to continue reading...

Bordeaux earned a 2-0 result at the Allianz Arena to cruise past Bayern Munich and ensure a place in the next round of the Champions League. The visitors' prowess at set-plays was evident throughout the game, as every time a decision went the French way, minor problems in the Bavarian box were never far away. Click to continue reading...

What a great show the tifosi put on last night! Perhaps they couldn't all contain their whistles when Ricky got hold of the ball, but they certainly showed their cuori che sono grandi (big hearts) nevertheless. On the pitch, it's safe to say that Los Blancos played strikingly better than the first leg, even without the sadly missed Greaseano.

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03.11.2009 - Champions League
Bayern München - Girondins Bordeaux 0:2

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French champions Bordeaux pulled of a surprise win away to Bayern Munich.

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0-1 Gourcuff

0-2 Chamakh

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The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Real Madrid, AC Milan, Chelsea, and Manchester United were all in action on Tuesday. So, who win and what happened? Here's a recap of all the matches along with video highlights.

UEFA Champions League Recap Tuesday, November 3, 2009

There were several draws on Tuesday as some of the favorites struggled.

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Chelsea and Manchester United can book their place in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League with victories on Tuesday night.
AC Milan vs. Real Madrid
Pellegrini's last chance?
Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea
Shamed Drogba returns
Manchester United vs. CSKA Moscow
Fergie shares blame for Rio woes
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03/11/2009Gruppo ABayern Monaco - Bordeaux ore 20.45Maccabi Haifa - Juventus ore 20.45Gruppo BManchester United - CSKA Mosca ore 20.45Besiktas - Wolfsburg ore 20.45Gruppo CMilan - Real Madrid ore 20.45Olympique Marsiglia - FC Zurigo ore 20.45Gruppo DAPOEL Nicosia - Porto ore 20.45Atletico Madrid - Chelsea ore 20. Click to continue reading...

Uefa Champions League Bayern Munchen vs Girondins Bordeaux: Live Stream here Bayern Munchen vs Girondins Bordeaux : Highlights here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Champions League on Fox Soccer Channel: Atletico Madrid - Chelsea at 2:30pm, Manchester United - CSKA Moscow at 5pm (on Setanta at 2:40pm), and Milan - Real Madrid at 7pm. Setanta also has Bayern Munich - Bordeaux at 6:45pm. All Times Eastern Click to continue reading...