Ligue 1

Lucas Bernardi leaves AS Monaco

Argentine midfielder Lucas Bernardi has left Ligue 1 club AS Monaco after seven seasons in the Principality. Bernardi arrived at Monaco from Marseille in 2001, and made 228 appearances for Les Rouge et Blanc. A defensive midfielder, known for his commitment and hard work in the centre of the park, Bernardi was part of the Monaco side that won the 2003 French Cup. He was also part of the side that lost the 2004 Champions League final to Jose Mourinho’s FC Porto.

Returning to Argentina- Lucas Bernardi
Returning to Argentina- Lucas Bernardi

( Photo originally taken at asm-fc.com, the official website of AS Monaco)

Bernardi is likely to return to Newell’s Old Boys, the club where he made his name before leaving for France.

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Reims appoint Luis Fernandez as manager

Struggling French club Stade De Reims have appointed former French midfielder Luis Fernandez as their manager. Reims are currently at the bottom of France’s second division ( Ligue 2), with only twelve points to show for their efforts from eighteen games. Fernandez, part of the magic square of French football in the 80’s along with … Read more

UEFA Cup 2008-09 Group Stages draw

The draw for the group stages of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup has been made, and we have some excellent fixtures within.

Portsmouth, in their debut season in Europe, will get a chance to play AC Milan at Fratton Park. Pompey are in Group E along with Herenveen, Braga and Wolfsburg.

There are eight groups in all, and 3 teams from each group qualify for the next round. They will be joined by the eight third placed teams in each Champions League group.

Group A :-

Schalke ( Germany)
Paris St.Germain ( France)
Manchester City ( England)
Racing Santander ( Spain)
FC Twente ( Netherlands)

Group B :-

Benfica ( Portugal)
Olympiakos ( Greece)
Galatasaray ( Turkey)
Hertha Berlin ( Germany)
Metalist Kharkiv ( Ukraine)

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