Some sporting events become so ingrained in the public consciousness that a shorthand has developed, whereby a two- or three-word phrase immediately conjures up a wealth of images. For American football fans, The Catch will forever mean Montana to Clark for the San Francisco 49ers in 1982. For cricket fans, [...]

Road to the semi-finals: Saint Etienne’s run to the semi-finals has not been pretty: four goals in three games with two penalty shootout victories. They started the competition with a tough away game to Lorient — in the middle of their great start to the season — and prevailed in [...]

Road to the Semi-Final: Back in September, the third round-success against Nancy (3-2) was the trigger to a spectacular return to form for Stade Rennais after their difficult start of the season. It also was the epiphany for Romain Alessandrini, whose flying backheel flick remains one of the goals of [...]

  Second Round results  Tuesday August 28th    Metz 1 – 0 Tours Clermont 0 – 1 Caen Laval 0 – 2 Angers Niort 1 – 2 Monaco GFCO Ajaccio 1 – 2 Arles-Avignon Auxerre 2 – 1 Dijon   Third Round draw   Stade Rennais v AS Nancy-Lorraine SM [...]

  First Round results  Tuesday August 7th    Caen 2 – 1 Lens Metz 3 – 2 Sedan Angers 2 – 1 Nantes – AET Istres 1 – 2 Clermont – AET Niort 0 – 0 Boulogne – PEN Nimes 1 – 1 Monaco - PEN Vannes 3 – 3 GFC [...]

The draw has been made for the first round of the 2012/13 Coupe de la Ligue – Marseille are the holders and are trying to win the competition for the fourth time in four years. Adding a fourth trophy will make them the most successful team in the competitions history. [...]

So it is finally here! The first silverware of the season will be up for grabs this weekend as Marseille and Lyon go head-to-head for the Coupe de la Ligue. The matchup could not be between two sides in more different form. L’OM are in the middle of a slump [...]

This season Olympique Lyonnais have the chance to achieve a remarkable cup double having reached both the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue finals.  This could end a spell of four seasons without a trophy, a spell which many fans believe to be unacceptable.  However, one question [...]