Chris Waddle's Finest Moment (Video)

It is interesting to note that when Chris Waddle moved from Tottenham to Marseille it was for a fee of £4.3m, making it the third highest fee paid for a player ever in 1989. 24 years later and Gareth Bale has been sold to Real Madrid for £85.6m. Bonkers.

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The Story So Far In Ligue 1

With four games now gone in the French topflight, we take a look at whether the expected dominance of money bags Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco has already began to take shape.

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Is There Trouble In Monaco?

Now that Monaco have failed with their appeal regarding tax benefits, and therefore must comply with French law and income tax rates - will they end up having to sell star players that only a few weeks ago had signed contracts, because of the promise of huge wages and a project that was going to be the envy of the football world?

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Why Crystal Palace Could Be The Perfect Platform for Arsenal Man To Show His Credentials (Video)

Having just signed for newly-promoted Crystal Palace, will Marouane Chamakh finally be able to make a name for himself in the Premier League?

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Newcastle's French revolution set to continue (Video)

Bafetimbi Gomis has been doing the business in Ligue 1 since 2007, but could he cut in the Premier League? Five years after their initial interest during his time at Saint-Etienne, Newcastle United have reportedly agreed a fee for the French striker with his current club Lyon.

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Are PSG & Monaco’s millions good for French football?

There are clear advantages; France have only ever had one Champions League winner and only one finalist in the last twenty years – something that will surely change in the coming years. In recent times Ligue 1 has seen its best players constantly poached by the top European leagues, however suddenly the best and most highly sought after players are now coming to France with Radamal Falcao and Edinson Cavani being prime examples of this.

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Summer signings - Who has paid too much? (Video)

In the second part of my look at summer transfers so far, I turn my attention to clubs that have paid too much to sign a player and what they should have done with the money instead.

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Can PSG conquer Europe?

With the arrival of £27m defender Marquinhos from Italian side AS Roma, Paris St Germain have now spent close to £100m during the past month on bolstering their already formidable squad in preparation for the defence of the Ligue 1 title they claimed last year and a renewed assault on the Champions League. Can they now claim to be realistic contenders amongst Europe's elite?

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PSG vs Monaco – The battle of the wallets

Monaco’s free spending return to Ligue 1 has the potential to set up quite the rivalry between fellow money bags Paris Saint Germain.

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Yohan Cabaye admits he admires the AS Monaco “project”

The Newcastle midfielder has admitted he is intrigued by the constant linking with him to newly promoted and newly moneyed AS Monaco in Ligue 1.

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Premier League star rejects big money summer move

It seems it is possible to resist the lure of the Monaco millions after all, with ESPN reporting that Hugo Lloris has no interest in making a return to Ligue 1 - even if it was to join the fastest growing super power around.

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Eric Abidal says he has options after Barcelona contract ended

With Eric Abidal’s career at Barcelona coming to an end this season, he has said himself he has had offers outside of Spain to help rekindle his career after a somewhat turbulent time recently.

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The negativity surrounding Falcao's move to Monaco (Video)

Like many, I am a fan of Radamel Falcao and his goalscoring abilities. Who doesn't like a natural goalscorer with an eye for the spectacular?

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Arsenal confirm interest in Ligue 1 midfielder

With Arsenal fans calling out for more bodies in the somewhat frail midfield of the red half of North London, and with the board of Arsenal hinting there is a bit of money to play with, Clement Grenier suits the bill.

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The revolution of AS Monaco

Nine years ago, AS Monaco lost 3-0 to Jose Mourinho’s FC

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