History

October 31st, 2009

Status Update: Diaby and Ben Arfa now friends!

By: Sarah | Comments No Comments

We’ve all seen the video…you know the one I’m talking about (and if you don’t its below the jump…and it is not a video displaying their awesome football skills).  



October 30th, 2009

Sports and Politics..I guess they Mix in France

By: Sarah | Comments 5 Comments

OM-PSG on the Assembly Benches

“Yah!  Always the same ones who are on the bench!”

“On my mother, I am vexed!”

May 4th, 2009

Say Hello to the new Coach…

By: Magnusson | Comments 13 Comments
April 28th, 2009

Erik Gerets leaving Marseille…

By: Magnusson | Comments 13 Comments

It’s been creeping on us for a little while now. The last time our owner, SpongeBOb (Robert Louis-Dreyfus), came out in the press he came out with guns blazing saying he would fire Gerets if Marseille didnt win the Championship. Gerets took it exceptionnally hard and apparently refused to negociate ccording to the local press.
Now [...]

Category Category: History, Rumors
February 13th, 2009

Black History Month: Marius Trésor

By: Magnusson | Comments 5 Comments

It has dawned on me a few nights ago (well I was actually told) that it was Black History Month (whatever *that* is) so I’ll try to profile a few of our more important black players from time to time.
Let’s start with one of our most symbolic alums, Marius Trésor. Marius is one of those [...]



July 11th, 2008

Saturday morning MEGA update…

By: Magnusson | Comments 4 Comments

I promised myself I wouldn’t make this a habit but a lot happened this week IRL (In Real Life for all you World of Warcraft fansd out there) so I didn’t get enough time to post a thing on here.

Arsenal finally gets Samir Nasri.
First of all, the latest news comes from France Football and is [...]

December 14th, 2007

And six months ago…

By: Magnusson | Comments 3 Comments

Six Months ago, we were finishing a great season with a qualification to the Champions League and a final of the Coupe de France that we lost in the penalties to Sochaux. Three of our players were called up by Uncle Ray Ray for the Euro qualifiers (Franck Ribery, Samir Nasri and Djibril Cissé). We [...]

December 4th, 2007

Der neue König von Bayern…

By: Magnusson | Comments 8 Comments

Little Francky Ribery has gone a long way. NOt even six months after having left us this summer, Kiki has been killing them out thetre in Germany. We’ve seen the videos, we know they love him. He’s on his way to become the most beloved “Französisch” ever. Well maybe not ever but in a [...]

Category Category: History, Players
October 19th, 2007

Ex-Coach Rolland Courbis gets jail time, owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus gets probation…

By: Magnusson | Comments 1 Comment

The affair of the Marseille transfers was a big tabou among the fans, the staff and administration in the Marseille organization. For the past few years, The principal share holder and the ex-coach have been under scrutiny from the media and prosecuted as well as ten other club officials from the 1997-1999 era.
During that two [...]

Category Category: History, Misc...
September 2nd, 2007

A brief History in “Classicos”….

By: Magnusson | Comments 4 Comments

Tonight, The Parc des Princes in Boulogne will host the “Classico” of the Championnat for the twenty ninth time since the 1971/1972 season. Marseille and Pparis are the two biggest cities in France, both demographically and footballistically. Their rivalries go far beyond the frontieres of the sport. Their rivalries epitomize an ancient problem in this [...]






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