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Tag: Ligue 1
Neymar treats Toulouse defenders like children to put PSG up four in stoppage time
BREAKING: Neymar is a lot better than most people in Ligue 1.
Monaco’s fan overjoyed by first Ligue 1 title in 17 years
Lonely man only wishes he had someone to share the moment with
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Monaco beat St. Etienne 2–0 to seal their eighth Ligue 1 title and first since 2000, delighting their one fan, Prince Albert II of Monaco.
“It’s been so hard these last 17 years, just waiting for this day,” said the monarch of the tiny, yet incredibly wealthy principality. “Being a prince and the yachts and the incessant luxury. Day after day. It’s been hard. Really, really hard. So to finally have this…it just means so much. And it would’ve meant so much more if there was anyone else in the stadium to see it besides me. High fiving myself in that moment of joy wasn’t as rewarding as I thought it would be.”
Monaco have had one of the most exciting young squads in Europe this season and they proved that not just domestically, but by reaching the Champions League semifinal, as well. Yet their average attendance of 1 is the lowest in France’s top flight.
“It upsets me that no one else attends the matches,” Prince Albert added. “Especially since I own the club. Do I own the club? I probably own the club.”
Monaco has a population of less than 40,000 people and the sixth highest GDP per capita in the world. Their stadium, the Stade Louis II, has 18,523 seats — 18,522 of which have never been used.
“I’ve invited the Monacans to attend matches many times, but they’re too busy being being rich,” Prince Albert continued. “They are my subjects, so I guess I could order them to attend, but it’s no fun watching football with people who don’t want to be there. It would be like going to an Arsenal match. No one wants that.”
Despite being so alone, Prince Albert remains hopeful that Monaco’s style of play will bring new fans to their matches.
“Falcao had a great season, but he is getting older. Maybe when he retires he’ll stick around and attend matches with me. We could high five each other when the team wins. It would be a dream come true.”
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Ligue 1 match abandoned after fireworks explode next to Lyon keeper
Dumb Metz fans ruin a match their team was leading
Shortly after 13th-place Metz took a 1-o lead over fifth-place Lyon at home, their fans decided things were going entirely too well and figured they should ruin everything with a bang. And so, these idiots threw a firework onto the pitch, which exploded next to Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes.
While Lopes was on the ground receiving treatment, another firework was thrown and exploded beside him. This was when match officials abandoned the game and sent everyone back to the dressing rooms.
According to Lyon, Lopes was taken to a local hospital for tests. Metz have since announced that they have identified the culprits. Severe punishments seem likely to follow.
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Mario Balotelli is feeling Nice’s love and repaying it with goals
In two Ligue 1 matches, Mario Balotelli has scored twice as many goals as he did in the previous two seasons. You can say that’s because he’s taken a step down to a league that’s less demanding on a troubled striker than the Premier League or Serie A, but the positive reinforcement Nice has given him can’t be underestimated.
One of the poorest countries in the world becomes Ligue 1 club’s shirt sponsor
According to the World Food Programme, Chad ranks 73rd out of 78 countries on the Global Hunger Index. And yet, the country is now the shirt sponsor for Ligue 1 club Metz.
Toulouse fans create Tinder tifo for manager Pascal Dupraz
Toulouse fans have taken a liking to manager Pascal Dupraz and to illustrate this, they created a special Tinder themed Tifo for the Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux that features his image within the app and the words “It’s a match!”
Zlatan breaks PSG scoring record in his final ZLigue 1 match, backs up his self-praise
On Friday, Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed reports that this is his final season with PSG with a brief yet typically Zlatan post on his social media accounts.
Hatem Ben Arfa uses some kind of magnetic ball trick to beat five defenders and score
Unbelievable goal from @Hatem_Ben_Arfa, as the former @NUFC star beats five men before slotting home for @ogcnice. http://t.co/1S6gOMRZnh
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) September 27, 2015
Hatem Ben Arfa is back in Ligue 1 after washing out at Newcastle and in Nice’s 4-1 win over St. Etienne, he provided a glimpse of why clubs keep giving him more chances. Ben Arfa evaded five defenders in ways that defy scientific explanation on his way to scoring his second goal in a span of six minutes before the end of the first half.
So now we know that this is apparently something that’s possible.
Marseille fans hang effigy of “traitor” Mathieu Valbuena for his return with rivals
An effigy of a Mathieu Valbuena was gruesomely “hanged” in one of the stands tonight… (C+) pic.twitter.com/iDtG0Hkze1
— Get French Football (@GFN_France) September 20, 2015
In 2014, Mathieu Valbuena left Marseille after eight seasons for Dynamo Moscow, a move seen by Marseille supporters as a disappointing and blatant cash grab. Marseille retired Valbuena’s number, though, cementing his place as a highly regarded club legend. Which made it that much more infuriating for Marseille fans when Valbuena joined rival club Lyon after just one season in Russia. Read more