It is on the land of the most successful of European clubs in the Europa League that Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt will have to cross the final curtain this Wednesday evening. Nothing predestined them for a European final this year. But it is in a Sánchez Pizjuán stadium which could have tripled its capacity in … Read more
On the lawn of the Charléty stadium, this Tuesday evening, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FCSM) will play the most important match in its history since 2014, and its relegation to the second division. The Francs-Comtois, who finished in fifth place in L2, will indeed play a play-off on the lawn of Paris FC (fourth). The winner of … Read more
1985-1986: 36 days in the lead, freelance Fernandez in goal and unbeaten record Led by Joël Bats, Jean-Marc Pilorget, Safet Susic, Dominique Bathenay, Dominique Rocheteau and his captain Luis Fernandez, PSG, 13th in the previous exercise, won the French Championship for the first time in its history. A logical coronation, the formation of Gérard Houllier … Read more
Winner of the Toulouse leader, Saturday evening (1-0), AC Ajaccio retained its second place in Ligue 2 and will therefore evolve on the upper floor in 2022-2023. A denouement which could surprise more than one, as the band of Olivier Pantaloni was, a priori, not programmed to meet at such a party. But the Corsicans, … Read more
Best referees: Benoît Bastien (best referee in Ligue 1)Cyril Gringore (best assistant in Ligue 1)Olivier Thual (best referee in Ligue 2)Stephan Pignatelli (best assistant in Ligue 2) Best player in Ligue 2: Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse FC) Best Ligue 2 goalkeeper: Benjamin Leroy (AC Ajaccio) Best Ligue 2 coach: Philippe Montanier (Toulouse FC) Best … Read more
The Ben Yedder festival, Bordeaux almost in L2 or even the goal of Lamkel Zé’s hope: find the tops and flops of the editorial staff at the end of the 37and L1 day. Tops Wissam Ben Yedder, providential man The difference could only come from him. Not that AS Monaco doesn’t have talented players in … Read more
Thanks to his superb performance against Brest, the Mongasque Wissam Ben Yedder is the player of the day. The Parisians Kylian Mbapp and Lionel Messi, then the Rennais Martin Terrier in particular, also distinguished themselves this Saturday and appear in the 37th edition of the typical Maxifoot team. Wissam Ben Yedder clicked a hat-trick. As … Read more
Winner of Toulouse on the smallest of margins – its great specialty this season – AC Ajaccio has validated its direct rise in Ligue 1. Despite its success against Amiens, Auxerre will have to play in the play-offs, like Paris FC and Sochaux, which will cross swords at Charléty. At the bottom of the table, … Read more
Nine years ago, PSG won its first title under the Qatari era. Also nine years ago, Jean-Marc Furlan won his last Ligue 1 match. Since then, failing to perform in the top flight, the Girondin have confirmed their role as promotion specialists. The proof: he could, as of this Saturday, record a fifth in Ligue … Read more
Putting his crampons in Clairefontaine, all French football fans dream of it. And after all, why not do it by facing Frédéric Piquionne, Léa Le Garrec, Fabrice Abriel and Vikash Dhorasoo, with Darren Tulett on commentary? This is the opportunity that business and engineering school students had during the opening match of the Saint-Gobain Football … Read more