The magic of the cup is still with us, people. Two sides who could well go down to Ligue 2 at the end of the season are still in the race for silverware, and a place in the Europa League; 19th play 9th, and 18th play 8th, which has a [...]
The Magic of the Cup took a bit of a knock in the last round, as only Lens remain as representatives of football outside Ligue 1. The last three amateur sides in the competition exited in the last round, so we will not see the like of last year’s final [...]
JOIN FFW to watch the Last 16 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille LIVE from the Parc des Princes. Can Joey Barton extract revenge on David Beckham or will Golden Balls himself make it two wins from two against PSG’s biggest rivals? Kick off is 19:55 UK time. Make sure [...]
Tuesday 26th February FC SOCHAUX v TROYES – by Jeremy Smith Stade Auguste-Bonal – 17:00 Kick-Off At first glance, Sochaux vs Troyes would seem to be the least attractive of the Round of 16’s four all-Ligue 1 ties, pitting together two teams battling to avoid the drop into Ligue 2, [...]
All results now added – see end for the draw for the last 16. It may been freezing around Europe but the Coupe de France is just heating up. A midweek round, just to confuse everyone, and we have 16 matches for you to get your teeth into. Hopefully they [...]
This weekend the Coupe de France reaches its ninth round, the round in which the “big boys” join the party; they all start as favourites in their respective matches but any one of the 20 Ligue 1 sides could easily suffer from the magic of the cup. Over three days [...]
Pontivyen, Armentieres, St Jean Beaulieu and Meaux are not names of French football teams that roll off the tongue, but this weekend those four teams took another step towards a dream draw in the 2012/13 edition of the Coupe de France. The seventh round of this year’s competition was played [...]
Today sees Quevilly faced with the very real possibility of defeating Olympique Lyonnais for the Coupe de France in what could be a fairytale tie for the minnows. The club’s journey to the Stade de France has already been faced with some giant killings, defeating both Marseille and Rennes in [...]