Ligue 1

Xavi Simons (2003, Amsterdam) has been one of the best-known underage players for a long time now. His football quality,...

France’s Ligue 1 is the self-styled ‘league of talents’ for good reason — in addition to importing plenty of the...

Strasbourg have enjoyed a positive season so far in Ligue 1 under Julien Stéphan, who replaced Thierry Laurey as the...

Ligue 1’s defending champions, Lille, haven’t been enjoying a stellar title defence campaign this term. Les Dogues ended last season...

Since making his first steps into first-team football at Lille back in 2016, aged just 19 years old, Martin Terrier’s...

Over the last decade, Monaco have gone through severe ordeals, as they landed their big-money takeover in 2011 which saw...

There was no shortage of expectation placed on Timothée Pembélé (182cm/5’11”, 72kg/158lbs) when he made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain...

The Friday night lights shone brightly in Paris as the Ligue 1 champions took centre stage. Most would assume this...

Benoît Badiashile (194cm/6’4”, 75kg/165lbs) has been watched closely by those privy to what Ligue 1, European football’s self-proclaimed “league of...

Last season, Lens returned to Ligue 1 after a five-season absence and manager Franck Haise helped them to achieve their...

Mohamed-Ali Cho is a 17-year-old attacker currently playing for Angers. He made his debut last August, at the age of...

Saint-Étienne’s 2021/22 season hasn’t gotten off to a very positive start. Les Verts have only managed to earn four points...

The well-travelled Jorge Sampaoli took charge of Olympique de Marseille back in March with a clear goal in mind, declaring...

In 2017, following the sacking of Corinne Diacre – the first female manager to coach in the first two tiers...

France’s Ligue 1 is the self-styled ‘League of Talents’. The French top-flight lives up to this moniker by constantly producing...

Under former Bayern and Frankfurt head coach, Niko Kovač, Monaco had a good 2020/21 season by making it into third...

Who Is Romain Faivre? Last season, Romain Faivre (180cm/5’11, 74kg/163lbs) forced French football to stand up and take notice. The...

This past weekend, Gérald Baticle claimed the biggest scalp yet of his young tenure in charge of Angers as he...

In every season of top-flight football, there are few stories more regular than utter turmoil going on at Olympique Marseille....

AZ Alkmaar academy product Calvin Stengs (182cm/6’0”, 74kg/163lbs) has been one of the most closely watched and highly-rated young players...