Last November, Óscar García took the reins at Oud-Heverlee Leuven. The club was placed 13th in the 16-team Jupiler Pro League standings, just inside the relegation group positions just 13 rounds into the season. By the end of the 2023/24 campaign, García managed to steer his team just about to...
After a disappointing start to the Belgian Pro League season, and with the club sitting in the relegation zone, OH Leuven parted company with their manager, Marc Brys, after just over three seasons in charge. After a protracted search, Leuven finally found their man, appointing 50-year-old Spaniard Óscar García as...
Amazingly, Reims interrupted Rennes' streak of nearly 20 games without a loss. Under Bruno Génésio, Rennes have seen an incredible run in which their full potential has been realised. The best season in club history has unquestionably begun for Rennes, who are now in the fourth position. After a five-match...
Junya Ito (177cm/5’9”, 66kg/145lbs) joined Ligue 1 Reims from Belgian First Division A side Genk this past summer for €10m, with the 29-year-old right-footed attacker becoming Les rouges et blancs’ joint-record transfer arrival (by transfer fee) in the process. Ito’s name is one that’s skyrocketed in prevalence among European football...
France’s Ligue 1 is the self-styled ‘league of talents’ for good reason — in addition to importing plenty of the best talent from outside of Europe’s top-five leagues, acting as something of a gateway to Europe’s elite, with players like Rennes’ Kamaldeen Sulemana, Lille’s Jonathan David, PSG’s Nuno Mendes and...
