“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 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 …
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 …
LaLiga pitchside returns for LaLiga matchday 38, the final one of the season! With the league title already long decided, most of the drama took place at the opposite end of the table. Granada had looked likely to avoid the drop after a couple of wins at the start of the month but Real Mallorca …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Olympique Lyonnais are still in with a chance of a European place after an emphatic 3-0 win at second-placed Olympique de Marseille on Sunday. Three second-half goals decided a match which wasn’t short on controversy. Here’s what some of the men involved had to say after the game in week 35’s Ligue 1 Sunday sounds. …
LaLiga pitchside makes its debut! Real Madrid secured a second LaLiga title in three seasons with four games to spare, Alavés gave their survival hopes a boost but Levante look set for relegation despite a come-from-behind derby draw. Here is what the key figures had to say after each of matchday 34’s fixtures (full interviews …