Confusion and consternation in French football

The annual shameful state of affairs of French football in Europe is upon us and even though the Champions’ League does look promising on paper, the reality isn’t quite so. The Europa League results just speak for themselves.

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Montpellier and the European conundrum

Has Ligue 1 lost its habit of having minnows upsetting the giants? Most people seem surprised that Montpellier’s hard-working youth are winning games left, right and centre and currently leading the way just 3 games from the winter break.

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A week in Marseille

The most popular club in France just spent one of the most demanding weeks of the season since August. During that week, three games were destined to make or break their season according to experts.

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Is Beckham value for money?

It looks like David Beckham might be on the move to France. Paris Saint Germain, France’s richest club after their takeover by Qatar Sports Investment (QSI), are said to have offered the superstar an 18 month contract worth a reported £11.6m.

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Coming Beck to the Prem? Well, no, he's not

Neil Warnock was a disappointed man.

And now it looks like the chances of Q.P.R pulling off that marquee signing in January will definitely, definitely not be happening.

Well, to be fair, it could still.

But it won’t be David Beckham.

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Player profile: Claude Makélelé

The defensive midfield position, often referred to as 'the Makélelé role' by pundits and fans alike around the world, and as blues' fans, we all know just how important and what an absolute rock that position can be. In this article, we'll take a look at the man who made the Defensive Midfield role such a pivotal part of a football team's Arsenal.

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Saturday Morning Round Up@ Wenger rules out Henry move, Italy chase Tevez, Neil Warnock, France, Madrid legend plus more

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out signing Gunners legend Thierry Henry on loan.

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Les Blues Dark Horses For Euro’s

The confirmation of the seeding’s for next summer’s European Championships in Poland and Ukraine were announced this week.

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Prudent pessimism or crude realism?

After France’s first competitive win in Sarajevo in September 2010, Didier Roustan – a sports journalist among others – said that we will only know this side’s true value in Poland and Ukraine (provided we get there which wasn’t assured at the time).

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Football through the night @ Lukaku wants CL football, Campbell loving it at Loftus and United and Arsenal target staying put

It took Massimo Moratti five competitive games into the new season to see another manager feel the full wrath of his forceful hand. Gian Piero Gasperini took over the vacant space left by Leonardo, who left for Paris St. Germain over the summer, and was a somewhat surprising choice for the trigger happy chairman. Having previously plied his trade with Crotone and Genoa, it was understandably going to be a whole other ball game when Inter came calling for the 53-year-old.

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Daily Gossip Round Up@ Lukaku not short of confidence, Fergie explains Berbie exit and Gunners reject latest Cesc bid

The daily transfer speculation was temporally put on hold today with the football league kicking off this weekend.

Despite the eagerly anticipated return of league football it was hardly enough to prevent another Cesc story, an overly confident teenager and a blunder by Ferguson.

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Promoted Sides Planning To Stick Around

For the majority of last season the Championship was a one-horse race, with Queens Park Rangers, under the guidance of Neil Warnock, sealing a return to the top flight for the first time in 15 years. Once dubbed “the richest club in the world”, Rangers should be looking to add the vital experience and quality needed to maintain their status in the Premier League. However, as of yet there has been limited activity in the transfer market with failed moves already for the likes of Danny Graham, Steve Morison, and Craig Mackail-Smith, although interest has re-opened in terms of bringing the latter to Loftus Road.

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