European Football

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 ...

  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   It became tight at the top of Ligue 1 at the weekend after Nice lost their first game of the season. Friday 4 November Montpellier 3-1 Marseille Venue – Stade de la Mosson Montpellier put an end to Marseille’s five-match unbeaten run thanks to a ...

Embed from Getty Images   There was another big win for Nice in the latest round of Ligue 1 fixtures, while Nancy also got an important three points.   Friday 28 October Lille 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain Venue – Stade Pierre-Mauroy Edinson Cavani was on form once again for Les Parisians ...

Embed from Getty Images   Inconsistencies amongst the usual European contenders have meant the top of the table is looking refreshingly different to what it usually is at this stage. Friday 21 October Monaco 6-2 Montpellier Venue – Stade Louis II After their recent blip against Toulouse, Monaco were back ...

Embed from Getty Images   As Ligue 1 football returned following the international break, there were big wins for Nice and Toulouse as it stays tight at the top of the table.   Friday 14 October Nice 2-0 Lyon Venue – Allianz Riviera In an early season title clash, Nice ...

Two decades have passed since a relative unknown arrived at Highbury to oversee an unprecedented revolution in English Football, yet, the unbreakable bond between him and Arsenal has managed to excel the test of times and get even stronger. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Arsene Wenger has been at Arsenal ...

Embed from Getty Images   Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane insists that his team are not in a crisis despite a fourth successive stalemate against mid-table Eibar at home. This is the first time since 2006 that the Madrid side has been on such a run, but Zidane remains defiant ...

Embed from Getty Images   There were important wins for Lille and Lyon at the weekend and this Ligue 1 season continues to look like the most unpredictable in years.   Friday 30 September Rennes 1-0 Guingamp Venue – Roazhon Park The opening match of the weekend saw Rennes grab ...

Embed from Getty Images   It was a week of giant killings and important wins for the relegation threatened sides in the latest round of Ligue 1 action.   Friday 23 September Toulouse 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain Venue – Stadium Municipal The biggest shock of the weekend came in the first ...