http://lille.theoffside.com News from Lille OSC French football team Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:28:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lille - Bordeaux All Goalsenvoyé par Laurent-470 http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/lillebordeaux-match-video.html Lille's fourth match of the season moved the club out of relegation zone. We did lie 20th place in the table prior to match day four. What a rough season it has been for us so far. Last Sunday, LOSC upset Girondins de Bordeaux, last season's Ligue 1 runner up. ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/out-of-relegation-zone.html Ligue 1 : Résumé Lille 1 - 3 Le Mans 2éme Journéeenvoyé par larbi69120 http://lille.theoffside.com/matches/lillele-mans-match-video.html LOSC Lille Métropole played their second match of the new Ligue 1 season last Saturday. The match was home againts Le Mans UC 72. Le Mans had a chance for vengeance against us for taking their former manager, Rudi Garcia. Garcia's results thus far this season have been unimpressive. We ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/lille-loses-to-le-mans-the-mediocrity-continues.html The 2008/2009 Ligue 1 season started last weekend. Lille's first match was against AS Nancy. Nancy finished 4th in the table last season taking them to the UEFA Cup. Lille finished 7th and led the league in ties. It is very fitting that our first match and another Ligue 1 ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/a-rough-start-lille-draws-nancy-in-opening-match.html Belgian international and Manchester City striker Émile M'Penza is another attacking possibility for Lille. Our northern rivals, RC Lens also have negotiated with him. He has 17 goals in 52 appearances for Belgium. LOSC also wants PSG's young striker, Yannick Boli. Boli is only 20 years old. Here is where ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/strengthening-the-offense-emile-mpenza.html La Voix du Nord reports that Stephan Lichtsteiner will be transferred to S.S. Lazio for around 1.2 million euros. PSG was another possibility for the LOSC defender. 28 year old Slovakian goalkeeper Lubos Hajduch is another potential replacement for Tony Sylva. Sylva transferred out of Lille to Trabzonspor earlier in ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/lichtsteiner-to-lazio-for-12-million-euros.html One of our transfer hopefuls, Frédéric Piquionne, is slipping further away from Lille. OGC Nice's Maurice Cohen confirms that if Piquionne doesn't move to Lyon he will transfer to Nice. LOSC says that only ticket holders for next season will be able to spectate the club's friendly match on July ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/piquionne-no-longer-an-option.html LOSC's official presentation was yesterday at Stadium Nord. Around 3,000 supporters came to witness the unveiling of the new jerseys. They were designed by Canterbury. What do you think? Richard's comment yesterday said the third jersey looks a little like Borussia Dortmund. For those that don't know, it is colored ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/losc-official-presentation-new-jerseys-unveiled.html Here is a picture of LOSC's third kit for next season. It uses the yellow and black colors of La Flandre française (Flanders). The club has a new outfitter, Canterbury. They specialize in Rugby uniforms. Rudi Garcia said that more LOSC players will probably leave this summer. Lichtsteiner looks to be ... http://lille.theoffside.com/team-news/new-jersey-and-stephan-lichtsteiner-moves-to-lazio.html