Apertura 24-25 Top 25: Lyon – Marseille
Sunday, 22 September. Olympique Lyonnais 2 – Olympique de Marseille 3. Lyon came into the fifth matchday of Ligue 1 struggling in the bottom half of the table, desperate for […]
Category Archives: Ligue 1
2024-25 Super Cups Ranked
Having previously written on the history (and future) of Super Cup matches, it seems appropriate to offer up an account of the ten Super Cup matches that were played this […]
Champions League: How’s the Swiss Model Working Out?
Midway through the first half of the new Swiss model Champions League league phase seems like a good time to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of this newly-structured competition, […]
What to Watch – 24-25 Opening Weekend
With the Community Shield out of the way this weekend, the 2024-25 European season is kicking off. If you can’t wait until next weekend, I’ve got good news for you […]
10 Teams to Watch in 2024
For the past several years, I’ve made it a goal to watch at least one game from every team in Europe’s top five leagues (though last year, I missed by […]
On Tap 9/1-3
The last weekend before the September international break promises to be a good one, especially in the Premier League. But there’s also key games in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, […]
On Tap 8/25-28
In case you’re lost for what to do this weekend, here’s my call on the best European football games to watch in any given time slot this weekend. Can’t promise […]
On Tap This Weekend (5/5-8)
Napoli won the scudetto midweek, but this is a big weekend in the Serie A race for Champions League football. In addition, Arsenal tries to keep their hopes of a […]
Football Never Stops
So I thought that, with the World Cup final taking place on Sunday, there would be a football-free week, at least amongst major leagues, until the Premier League kicked things […]
Weekend 4 Notes
Though Liverpool scored nine on Saturday and Montpellier seven on Sunday, last weekend saw a batch of close games for me. I finally got some Serie A under my belt, […]
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