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Ligue 1 title race hots up as financial Armageddon beckons
Jack Walton looks at the Ligue 1 title race as Lille continue to lead the way over Paris Saint-Germain.
Category: France
Gerard Houllier – His success and why he was underrated as a Premier League manager
Steven Kelly pays tribute to Gerard Houllier who doesn’t always get the credit he deserves for his time at Liverpool in the Premier League.
Appreciating the genius of Olivier Giroud
James Pendleton takes a look at the career contributions of Olivier Grioud, the unfashionable target man with a healthy medals collection.
Wonderkids of the past – Hatem Ben Arfa edition
Aaron Adade looks at a player whose ability never quite matched his career path, ex-Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain creative talent Hatem Ben Arfa.
Arsène Wenger – Revolution at Arsenal
A virtual unknown before his arrival in England, Arsène Wenger could rightly claim to be the man that revolutionised football in England. Sam Stobbart discusses the Frenchman’s Arsenal career.
Life outside the ‘Big Five’ – the race for title glory
Jonathan O’Shea takes us around Europe for updates on the state of play in some of the continents biggest leagues.zx
Eduardo Camavinga and the other 16-year-old debutants in Ligue 1
Joseph Odell takes a look at the career progression of the players who made their debut in France’s top flight at the age of 16.
Question marks hang over PSG as season of promise peters out
Paul Little looks at PSG season which brought Ligue 1 success for the sixth time in seven seasons but very little else.
Business end of the Champions League will define Tuchel’s first season at PSG
Paul Little speaks to French football expert about an important Champions League tie for first-year PSG boss Thomas Tuchel.
Thierry Henry at Monaco – a series of disasters that was finally put to an end
After 20 games in charge, Thierry Henry has been sacked as manager of Monaco, Felix Tasker picks over the bones of a failed experiment.