The list of nominees for Ligue 1 goalkeeper of the season (2015/2016) is out. The UNFP (Professional Union of French Players) have listed four keepers- Lille’s Vincent Enyeama, Lyon’s Anthony Lopes, Marseille’s Steve Mandanda and PSG’s Kevin Trapp. Continue reading
AS Nancy Lorraine will play in Ligue 1 next season after Monday night’s 1-0 win over FC Sochaux. The club won 1-0 thanks to Clement Lenglet’s early strike and now have an unassailable 12 point lead over fourth placed Le Havre with only three games left to play. A crowd of 19,237 attended this fixture at Stade Marcel Picot.
Nancy were relegated from Ligue 1 at the end of the 2012/13 but have managed a return to the top flight after three seasons in Ligue 2. 2017 will also mark the 50th year of Nancy’s Continue reading
Hatem Ben Arfa stars for Nice as they beat Reims 2-0 to go third in the league. The visitors could drop into the relegation zone if Gazelec Ajaccio win their weekend fixture.
Ben Arfa set up Germain for Nice’s opener and scored the second himself from the penalty spot Continue reading
Struggling Olympique Marseille have fired coach Michel Gonzalez and have put assistant coach Franck Passi in charge for their remaining games of the season, including an important midweek French Cup tie against Sochaux.
Marseille are winless in their last eleven Ligue 1 games and are just six points above the drop zone.
Among all Marseille managers who have been in charge for more than 30 games at Stade Velodrome, Michel possesses the second worst win record- only Louis Maurer (15.8%) is worse than him Continue reading
The LFP (Ligue de Football Professionel) have announced the reintroduction of the relegation-promotion playoff from the upcoming 2016/17 season. The playoff will see the 18th place team in Ligue 1 take on the third place team from Ligue 2 over two legs, with the first leg played at the home stadium of the Ligue 2 outfit, with the Ligue 1 team then taking over as hosts for the return leg. Continue reading