Ligue 1
All the free agents available to clubs this summer

All the free agents available to clubs this summer

Where are they heading next? With the summer transfer window now approaching, clubs are able to negotiate pre-contracts for European players whose deals expire after this season. Last year, players like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kevin De Bruyne were among the big names who ran down their contracts and joined new clubs upon expiration of their […]

2 weeks ago

Top flight football match ends in chaos as ultras invade pitch and confront manager

Top flight football match ends in chaos as ultras invade pitch and confront manager

The match was abandoned after just 22 minutes. A French Ligue 1 match was abandoned after just 22 minutes on Sunday, when a group of Nantes supporters invaded the pitch in protest against their relegation. During the clash against Toulouse at Nantes’ Stade de La Beaujoire, just after the 20 minute mark, flares were set […]

1 month ago

Top-flight manager facing seven-month ban after squaring up to referee

Top-flight manager facing seven-month ban after squaring up to referee

He was shown a straight red card Paulo Fonseca, the manager of Lyon, could be handed a huge seven-month ban after confronting a referee. Fonesca, who only took charge of the French giants at the end of January, lost his cool during his side’s dramatic 2-1 win at home to Brest in Ligue 1 on […]

1 year ago

Bordeaux have filed for bankruptcy

Bordeaux have filed for bankruptcy

FSG have ended takeover talks throwing the club into uncertainty French giants Girondins de Bordeaux have filed for bankruptcy after takeover talks with Liverpool owners FSG fell through leaving the club’s future uncertain. Yesterday evening the club announced that it would be losing its professional status after relegation into the third division of French football […]

2 years ago

Neymar claims Saudi Pro League is better than Ligue in 1 in brutal dig

Neymar claims Saudi Pro League is better than Ligue in 1 in brutal dig

Neymar signed a two-year contract worth £2.5m per-week Neymar has sensationally claimed that the Saudi Pro League is better than the French top flight. The Brazilian left Ligue 1 this summer after joining Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal reportedly worth £86.3m after six years in Paris. At Al Hilal, Neymar has signed […]

3 years ago

Kylian Mbappé slammed for ‘shocking attitude’ in PSG’s win against Montpellier

Kylian Mbappé slammed for ‘shocking attitude’ in PSG’s win against Montpellier

He probably would’ve had a chance of scoring as well Kylian Mbappé has been slammed for his “shocking attitude” as he appeared to walk off after his teammates didn’t pass to him in Paris Saint-Germain’s win against Montpellier. PSG followed up their perfect start to the season last week with a convincing 5-2 victory. On […]

4 years ago