Ligue 1

First things first, Neymar - a global football icon and phenomenon now plies his trade in the Ligue 1 and this is no small feat. In terms of individual talent, only Spain can claim to have better players than him (for now). A potential Ballon D’Or winner and the heir to Pélé’s throne in Brazilian folklore, Neymar was criticised...

“A  year  at  Barcelona  is  like  two  anywhere  else”  –  Victor  Valdes   The  problems  only  started  to  become  clear.  Recruitment  being  a  obvious  one.  Apart  from  Neymar  and Luis  Suarez,  Barcelona’s  recent  transfers  have  been  expensive  failures;  Arda  Turan,  Andre  Gomes,  Vidal and  Paco  Alcacer  have  failed  to  make  much,  if  any  impact. Since  the  World  War  2,  only  two  Barcelona managers  ever  stayed ...

Ligue 1 has been perhaps the most uninspiring of the top 5 leagues in recent times despite major investments (perhaps, all of the billions are spent on just one club). Not so exciting in many regards; controversies, rivalries and not even scandals. The Paris-Lyon dominance looks set to continue. Both teams have won 10 of the last 14 Ligue 1...