After a somewhat tumultuous career in the English Premier League, Midfielder Joey Barton was taken on loan by Olympique De Marseille in the Summer of 2012. Growing up in the Huyton area of Liverpool, Barton had a familiarity with the tough neighbourhoods of a working class and Football obsessed Port City. His tough background, direct talking and sometimes aggressive nature made him a potentially good fit for a fan base renowned for passionate ferocity in a City with an entre

Pascal Feindouno's attacking flair lit up Ligue 1 in the early noughties. Born in the capital of Guinea, he was introduced to French Football at the age of 16 with a trial at RC Lens. The Haut-De-France weather didn't appeal to the West African so the trial ended after just three weeks. It would be in July 1998 when Feindouno would find a more permanent solution. At the age of 18, he left his home town club of Hirondelles De Conakry for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He became t

Chris Waddle arrived in Marseille in July 1989 after a £4.5 million move from Tottenham Hotspur. It was a British and French Transfer record and the third highest transfer fee ever at the time. Only Ruud Gullit (6M PSV Eindhoven to AC Milan) and Diego Maradona (6.9M Barcelona to Napoli) were more expensive. Flamboyant Club President Bernard Tapie came across Waddle when watching a Tottenham game with a view to buying striker Paul Walsh. Walsh was quickly dismissed as a potent

For many English football fans Stephy Mavididi will not be a familiar name. Born in Derby in 1998 Mavididi’s footballing career in...

Nice V Marseille - Kicks off at 20:00 - Live on BT Sport ESPN Here we have the replayed match that was abandoned at the Allianz Arena...

What was looking like an intriguing game of football on Sunday descended into chaos and violence. Known as the Derby of the South this Ligue 1 game between Nice and Marseille was nicely set up. It featured two attacking teams, each with hopes of qualifying for Europe and tied on 4 points after two games. It should have been a marker on how the sides were settling in to the season and which was most likely to push towards the top four of Ligue 1. Nice fans threw objects onto t

After a whirlwind few days Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest player of all time has signed for Paris Saint Germain. Although there was...

Ex Lille boss rumoured to have interest from Mersey Blues Since announcing that he would be leaving Lille two days after winning them the...

Les Lillois nick the title by one point! Manager and players to leave so what next for Les Dogues? Christophe Galtier’s men finally crossed the line and beat Angers to win Ligue 1. Les Lillois win the Championship for the first time in 10 years, the 4th time in their history and are just the second team to win it in the last 9 years other than PSG (Monaco won it in 2016/17). The fact they’ve done it on a reasonably tight budget with no established stars just three years after

After a good week for those enjoying the idea of Ligue 1 not being a one horse race, this weekend saw normal service resumed with PSG...