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Ligue 1 matchday 2 Sunday sound - Brest v Marseille

Ligue 1 Sunday sounds – Matchday 2 – Stade Brestois v Olympique de Marseille

“Croatian to French football interpreters must be in short supply so new Olympique de Marseille head coach Igor Tudor, who spent much of his playing career in Italy, looks as if he’s going to have to use his Italian a fair bit for the next little while.” I said this in my intro last week …

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LaLiga pitchside matchday 1 - Getafe v Atlético Madrid

“They were more clinical and that’s what gets you results” – LaLiga pitchside matchday 1 – Getafe v Atlético Madrid

LaLiga pitchside returns for 2022-23! A new format this season, forced upon me by LaLiga dropping pitchside interviews from the highlights on their YouTube channel. Luckily, they do seem to still be findable on Twitter so I’ll be choosing one game per weekend (still haven’t decided how I’ll pick it) and will post the English …

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Ligue 1 matchday 1 Sunday sounds

Ligue 1 Sunday sounds – Matchday 1

A new season, a new Olympique de Marseille head coach. However, if the club thought they were going to be able to save on interpreting expenses after Chilean Jorge Sampaoli (and his interpreter) went out the door in the summer, they should’ve thought better than hiring Igor Tudor (and his). Croatian to French football interpreters …

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Diego López Rayo Vallecano

Diego López: “When you do what you love and what makes you happy, staying motivated is easy”

El Larguero on the Cadena SER radio station is a must-listen for any Spanish-speaking fan of Spanish football. Yes, they will spam your podcast feed but they have daily debates and discussions on lots of different sports, as well as interviews, which is right up my street as a translator. This week, new Rayo Vallecano …

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Jonathan Clauss Olympique de Marseille OM

Clauss: “OM represents French football across the globe”

I generally try to avoid all transfer chat (i.e. the silly season) but one of the good things that comes out of it – from a translator’s point of view – is that there are plenty of interviews to get stuck into once transfers are confirmed. France international Jonathan Clauss joined Olympique de Marseille from …

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Ligue 1 matchday 38 Saturday sounds

Ligue 1 Saturday sounds – Matchday 38

Contrasting emotions at either end of Ligue 1 on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain lifted the trophy for the eighth time in 10 seasons, which sounds impressive but probably isn’t quite the fairytale manager Mauricio Pochettino made it out to be after the game, let’s be honest. Metz, meanwhile, dropped back into the bottom two just at …

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Ligue 1 matchday 37 Sunday sounds

Ligue 1 Sunday sounds – Matchday 37

Olympique de Marseille knew that a draw in Rennes would secure third spot and Champions League qualification with a game to spare. But considering how many drubbings Bruno Génésio’s side have dished out at Roazhon Park this season, maybe a 2-0 defeat wasn’t all that bad. Rennes are still in with a shout of a …

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Ligue 1 matchday 36 Sunday sounds

Ligue 1 Sunday sounds – Matchday 36

25 minutes in, it’s 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain and things looks as if they’re about to get pretty ugly for Troyes. How many would this season’s champions go on to win by? Well, none. For the second week running, PSG blew a two-goal lead to give Troyes’s survival hopes an unlikely boost. Here’s what some …

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LaLiga pitchside matchday 35

LaLiga pitchside – matchday 35

LaLiga pitchside returns for LaLiga matchday 35! Missed matchday 34? Post-match reactions here. Granada moved out of the relegation zone at the expense of Real Mallorca after thrashing the islanders in Palma, Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano secured their spots in LaLiga next season while Barcelona sealed qualification for the Champions League; Atlético Madrid are …

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