Ligue 1

Lens top Ligue 1 as we close in on the halfway point, ahead of PSG by one point at the top of the table.  The historic French club has had a meteoric rise over the past five years, considering they were in Ligue 2 as recently as 2020.  Franck Haise...

AS Monaco handed Paris Saint-Germain their second Ligue 1 defeat of the 2025/2026 campaign this past weekend in a highly anticipated contest which saw Paul Pogba make his second appearance for Les Monégasques, a late cameo contribution off the bench. Monaco’s win was built on a solid out-of-possession foundation which...

3 AFCON Players To Watch Every two years, just as Europe’s December calendar peaks, the Africa Cup of Nations reminds the world where so much of its footballing talent comes from. AFCON has a habit of delivering drama. Ivory Coast’s 2023 win came after they barely squeezed through the groups...

The competition in Ligue 1 is tight, with Paris Saint-Germain in first place with 30 points, while Olympique de Marseille and Lens are behind PSG with 28 points (at the time of writing). Lens are in a good position compared to last season (eighth), achieving good results and still competing to get the title so far. Looking at their...

Olympique de Marseille succeeded in getting a very important away win at the Allianz Riviera, beating OGC Nice 1-5 in the derby. The win helps Les Olympiens pile additional pressure on PSG in the title race. The fact that they were able to win by such a large scoreline away to...

Scouting promising young centre-backs in Ligue 1 has been a joy in recent years. From the pairing of William Saliba and Wesley Fofana at Saint-Étienne to Axel Disasi and Benoît Badiashile at AS Monaco, just to name a few, the French top-flight has been a highly productive breeding ground for...

Ligue 1 has no shortage of exciting attacking teams this season. One such side is Lille OSC under Bruno Génésio, who have scored 23 goals in their first 12 league games of the campaign. That tally is only good enough to place Lille as the fifth-highest goalscorers in Ligue 1...

Over the last decade, Paris has been one of Europe's hotbeds for young talent. They have produced attackers such as Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, while ushering in a new wave of talent with the likes of Warren Zaïre‑Emery and Leny Yoro. Within that lineage but playing further south for...

Ever since the club's marvellous success story with the great Eden Hazard from 2007-2012, Lille has emerged as one of Europe's top-selling clubs and a talent developer. This summer was perhaps the greatest example, as Les Dogues recouped over €90m from the sales of Lucas Chevalier, Bafodé Diakité, and Edon Zhegrova. More generally, in...

PSG faced Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes for the eighth fixture of Ligue 1, and the game ended in a very entertaining 3-3 draw that does not help anyone except Olympique de Marseille. After winning their match against Le Havre, they can benefit from this draw and move closer to the...

Paulo Fonseca was appointed by Olympique Lyonnais on the 31st of January, 2025, to improve overall performance and achieve European qualification. Lyon had played 19 matches at that point and had only one win in their last five showings. With him on board, they won seven of the next nine games, setting a positive benchmark....

Did Ousmane Dembélé Deserve To Win Ballon D'Or? Ballon d’Or season always brings debate among football fans and pundits. There has never been and will never be a Ballon d’Or winner that everyone agrees on. For years, the argument over who was most deserving of being called the best footballer...

Although PSG had players and some fans missing, including their star forward Ousmane Dembélé who was crowned the Ballon d’Or winner on the same night, Le Classique ended up being a stunning affair. Roberto de Zerbi’s enthusiasm paid off as Olympique de Marseille beat PSG 1-0. After the game, De Zerbi spoke of his...

It was a whirlwind summer at Crystal Palace, to put it mildly. Fresh off the back of their FA Cup triumph, Palace saw their UEFA Europa League dream snatched away by UEFA's multi-club ownership rules, thus settling for a place in the UEFA Conference League. Star player Eberechi Eze traded...

Back in June, the football world was rocked by the shocking news that one of France's most prestigious clubs, Olympique Lyonnais, had been provisionally relegated to Ligue 2. The DNCG made this ruling as a result of extreme financial mismanagement, which had led to debts exceeding €500 million. Fortunately, however,...

After a turbulent campaign in 2024/2025, Juventus turned to Igor Tudor style of play in the closing stretch of the season, hoping for a course correction after Thiago Motta tactics had run out of steam. The results were immediate: under Tudor tactics, Juventus rediscovered their edge, losing just once in...

Olympique de Marseille will return to play in the UEFA Champions League after two seasons without doing so. A second-place finish in last season’s Ligue 1, which Les Phocéens had not achieved since 2022, brought them back to Europe’s top competition. After a turbulent path within the locker room, Roberto...

In a season in which Paris Saint-Germain won every available trophy except the FIFA Club World Cup, the question of improvement might seem almost redundant. This is a team whose domestic dominance has long been established. Yet, the 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League Final signalled a new...

We’re just over a week away from the beginning of the 2025/2026 Ligue 1 campaign. At RC Strasbourg, newly appointed club captain Emanuel Emegha (196cm/6’5”, 83kg/182 lbs) is going through his final pre-season preparations as he gets ready to lead his club into the new season. They intend to compete...

Olympique de Marseille have signed Argentine defender Facundo Medina on a season-long loan from Ligue 1 rivals RC Lens. This is one of the team's most important signings for the upcoming 2025/2026 Ligue 1 season. Under Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi, in his first season at the club, Marseille finished second...