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Is Lablatinière buying Ligue 1 happiness?
Brendán MacFarlane is back with some Ligue 1 analysis as he looks at SCO Angers’ scouting and recruitment network.
Author: Brendán MacFarlane
I'm a massive French football enthusiast, having fallen in love with all aspects and levels of the sport in France whilst working for a year in the town of Niort. As a French studies student, I'm constantly following what's going on in the French football media and bringing stories to the English-speaking world.
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