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Embed from Getty Images   A round of midweek Ligue 1 fixtures saw important wins for Nancy, Lille and Lorient as there was a shift at the bottom of the league table.   Tuesday 29 November Lille 4-2 Caen Venue – Stade Pierre-Mauroy After scoring just ten goals in their ...

The Reddish side of North London is basking in the joy of Arsenal’s 19-game unbeaten run, which has more or less been a fine melange of blagged victories, snaffled draws and a number of wallopings, the best of the lot being Arsenal’s 3-0 humbling of current league leaders Chelsea at ...

  As 2016 comes to a close, The Sports Lowdown brings its weekly feature of footballers who have risen to the occasion in the calendar year. After a year filled with high drama, intense action, successes and failures in the biggest and best competitions in the sport, this is the definitive ...

Embed from Getty Images   A Nice slip-up allowed Monaco and PSG to close the gap at the top of the table, while the bottom end of Ligue 1 became incredibly clustered in the latest round of matches.   Friday 25 November Rennes 1-0 Toulouse Venue – Roazhon Park Early ...

As 2016 comes to a close, The Sports Lowdown brings its weekly feature of footballers who have risen to the occasion in the calendar year. After a year filled with high drama, intense action, successes and failures in the biggest and best competitions in the sport, this is the definitive list ...

Embed from Getty Images   There were big wins for newly promoted Nancy and Metz as the Ligue 1 campaign is now over a third of the way through. Friday 18 November Lorient 0-3 Monaco Venue – Stade du Moustoir Monaco put pressure on Nice on Friday, comfortably beating Lorient ...

Embed from Getty Images   The first half of November was a busy time as always for clubs in League Two, as matches in the EFL Cup and FA Cup create a hectic fixture schedule. With matches coming up on Tuesday night, we review results and highlights from around the ...

Embed from Getty Images   English midfielder Frank Lampard completed his second season with New York City FC in Major League Soccer last week after post-season elimination at the hands of Toronto FC. The club announced that the former Chelsea star will not be returning after his contract expires at ...

Surviving the international break isn’t a run-of-the-mill job. It requires an awful lot of perseverance, patience and a sanguine heart that hopes to see a Premier League game at the end of a dark tunnel laden with pointless friendlies aplenty – very tough indeed. So, having survived a largely soporific ...

  As 2016 comes to a close, The Sports Lowdown brings its weekly feature of footballers who have risen to the occasion in the calendar year. After a year filled with high drama, intense action, successes and failures in the biggest and best competitions in the sport, this is the definitive ...