Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes look to break out of their slump when they host Le Mans on Saturday at Route de Lorient in Rennes. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes slipped up on the road, while Charlie Davies' Lions fared no better at home in weekend Ligue 1 action. Click to continue reading...

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...

Rennes travel south this weekend, while Charlie Davies' Sochaux play in front of their home crowd before the international break in Ligue 1 action. Click to continue reading...

All of a sudden, it seems no-one wants to win Ligue 1 this season. Every time a team rises to the top of the pile, they quickly lose their next game and fall from grace again.
Such is the case for Lyon who recently replaced long-standing leaders Bordeaux at the top end of Ligue 1. Their trip to Nice seemed barely troublesome after beating Liverpool in the Champions League last week, but they hadn't accounted for the home side's desperate need for points. 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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Rennes and defender Carlos Bocanegra will host first place Montpellier on Saturday at Stade de la Route-de-Lorient. Click to continue reading...

Wenger interested in French midfield starlet.

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Although only 19 years of age and having played only 9 games in Ligue 2 (French Second Division) to defend the colors of the modest Clermont (on loan from Rennes), the young French striker Yacine Brahimi has begun to monopolize a great deal of speculation.

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17/10/2009Auxerre - Bordeaux ore 19.00Le Mans - Boulogne ore 19.00Olympique Lyonnais - Sochaux ore 19.00Montpellier - Saint-Etienne ore 19.00Nancy - Olympique Marseille ore 19.00Valenciennes - Grenoble ore 19.00Lille - Rennes ore 21.0018/10/2009Lorient - Nice ore 17.00Monaco - Lens ore 17.00Toulouse - PSG ore 21. Click to continue reading...

Cameroon sits at the top of Africa's Group A, having climbed from fourth (last) to first during the last break by virtue of their two wins against Gabon, who previously led the group. The Indomitable Lions lead Gabon by one point, Togo by two, with a November trip to Morocco to close-out qualifying. Click to continue reading...

According to Giscard Gourizro at� Sky Sports News, Rennes defender Rod Fanni admitted that he was told that Everton are looking at him, although nothing is official. He said,

"I am not aware of any club interested in me .

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Vive la Foot!

A belated Vive le Foot this week since I found myself flying to the land of Ligue 1 overnight...sadly enough I will not be able to attend the PSG -Nancy tie in Paris...but my SF correspondent will be at the Emirates scouting some Frenchies vs. Blackburn...

Boulogne lost the match of the promoted last weekend and will face a Lille side that destroyed Slavia Prague 5 - 1 in the last 15 minutes of their Europa League tie.

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And just when I post that stall so you didn't think I'd forgotten about you all, news has come in... classic.U.S. coach Bob Bradley has named 22 for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Costa Rica.G: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton: 14/8 SO)D: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 24/3), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, 4/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96: 19/0), Jimmy Click to continue reading...

(video gol e highlights di Lione-Tolosa)
Ecco i risultati:
Valenciennes-Marsiglia 3-2
13' Morientes (M), 21' Bisevac (V), 22' Niang (M), 29' Ducourtioux (V), 83' Schmitz (V)
Auxerre-Grenoble 2-0
64' Pedretti, 83' Hengbart
Lorient-Paris Saint Germain 1-1
40' Mvuemba (L), 45' Hoarau (P)
Monaco-Saint Etienne 1-2
3' Sanogo (S), 54' Puygrenier (M), 90' Bergessio (S)
Montpellier-Bolougne 1-0
79' Dzodic
Nancy-Sochaux 2-1
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The kids are coming and you aren't going to want to miss it.

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26/09/2009Auxerre - Grenoble ore 19.00Lorient - PSG ore 19.00Monaco - Saint-Etienne ore 19.00Montpellier - Boulogne ore 19.00Nancy - Sochaux ore 19.00Valenciennes - Olympique Marseille ore 19.00Olympique Lyonnais - Toulouse ore 21.0027/09/2009Le Mans - Rennes ore 17.00Lille - Nice ore 17.00Bordeaux - Rennes ore 21. Click to continue reading...

After squeaking out a 1-0 win over St. Etienne last week, Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes demolished strugglers Grenoble 4-0 in French Ligue 1 action.
Freddy Adu was not in the squad of 18 for Belenenses, but had this to say via his Twitter page: "Not in the 18 against Academica BUT dont worry spoke with the coach and all is good. Click to continue reading...

Charlie Davies and Sochaux got spanked at home, while it was Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes doing some spanking of their own on the road as they shut-out last place Grenoble in weekend Ligue 1 action. Click to continue reading...

(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...

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...

After the international break Sochaux will head on the road to face Lille on Saturday while Rennes will host St. Etienne on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

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This technical Dreossi, how stepped allow to Helan.

"We meeting United made offer player," the discussed once [realised and is to deal as not sell.

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Manchester City have denied claims from Rennes that they unlawfully signed a young player as they become the latest club embroiled... Click to continue reading...

In an all too familiar story, another potential poaching case, this time involving 17 year Jeremy Helan of Rennes who was signed on by City earlier this year is being investigated.

FIFA said in a statement: "We can confirm that there is a case pending with FIFA's Player Status Department involving Jeremy Helan, Stade Rennais FC and Manchester City.

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The club have moved to deny any wrongdoing with the signing of Jeremy Helan:

Manchester city is aware of the ongoing contractual dispute in the French Labour courts between Jeremy Helan and Stade Rennais. The dispute between the player and the Club pre-dates any interest from Manchester City.

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Are the French out to get British clubs or what!

Rennes have confirmed they have reported Manchester City to Fifa over the alleged poaching of French youngster Jeremy Helan.

City boss Mark Hughes snapped up the teenage defender earlier this year after he reportedly opted against seeing out his first professional contract with Rennes.

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Por estas horas, la gran noticia del fútbol europeo pasa por Francia, más precisamente en la Ligue 1. Tras una temporada de mucho nivel y 38 emocionantes jornadas, el Girondins de Burdeos acabó definitivamente con la monarquía del Lyon al consagrarse campeón. Muchos equipos estuvieron cerca de llevarse el titulo, desde el Marsella hasta el Rennes, pasando por el PSG, Lille, Toulouse, entre otros, Click to continue reading...

Christophe Jallet celebtates his goal against Lille

It was a weekend of big matches with champions Bordeaux taking on runners-up Marseille and fallen giants Lyon against a team who have put together some impressive results so far Nancy. � A few changes were made overall to the Ligue 1 table, with newly promoted Montpellier rocketing into 4th place and Lille slipping into the relegation zone all after 4 matches played.

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� France coach Raymond Domenech, selected his squad for two vital World Cup qualifiers against Romania and Serbia. � Goalkeepers: Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux) Hugo Lloris (Lyon) Steve Mandanda (Marseille) Defenders: Eric Abidal (Barcelona) Gael Clichy (Arsenal) Julien Escude (Sevilla FC) Patrice Evra (Manchester United) Rod Fanni (Rennes) William Gallas (Arsenal) Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla FC) Midfielders: Abou Diaby (Arsenal) Alou Diarra (Bordeaux) Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid) Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon) Florent Malouda (Chelsea) Frank [. Click to continue reading...

It was another full weekend of matches for Americans playing abroad in the top European leagues. In the French Ligue 1, Carlos Bocanegra was with Stade Rennais and Charlie Davies for Sochaux. Steve Cherundolo for Hannover 96 played in the German Bundesliga while Kenny Cooper continues to have an impact for Bundesligs 2 side 1860 Munich.

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Sochaux bounced back from last weekend's loss to record a victory while Rennes and Lens battled to a two-goal draw at Stade Felix-Bollaert on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

29/08/2009Boulogne - Auxerre ore 19.00Lens - Rennes ore 19.00Lorient - Le Mans ore 19.00Nice - Montpellier ore 19.00Saint Etienne - Grenoble ore 19.00Sochaux - Monaco ore 19.00Olympique Lyonnais - Nancy ore 19.0030/08/2009PSG - Lille ore 17.00Toulouse - Valenciennes ore 17.00Olympique Marseille - Bordeaux ore 21. Click to continue reading...

Sochaux and American striker Charlie Davies were keep off the scoresheet on the road while Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes were held by Marseille. Click to continue reading...

There were several Americans playing abroad in the top European leagues on Saturday including French Ligue 1 and the German Bundesliga. In France, Carlos Bocanegra continues to be a regular start for Stade Rennais as they challenge for a spot in European soccer next season while Charlie Davies is adjusting quickly to his new team Sochaux.

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