This will be much easier said than done, but the following is the road map for Ligue 1 to grow strong enough to lay claim as Europe’s top league. Lower Tax Rate 1 of 5.

The Ligue de Football Professionnel has decided on the schedule for Matchday 1 of Ligue 1 2025-2026, which will be played ...

Last season was his most productive yet, with four goals and six assists in 34 Ligue 1 appearances. As we can see from the tile map below, Cherki accumulated more expected assists than any team ...

Lens and Toulouse are the 12th and 13th different Ligue 1 teams to play in Europe since the start of 2018-19. That is higher than the number of Premier League sides, despite France having fewer ...

To grow in the United States, Ligue 1 has to change. France’s top division on the men’s side, Ligue Un, has faced challenges in terms of breaking into the US market. PSG has exhibited success both on ...

After a winding, five-year road that saw record highs and record lows, Ligue 1 has finally found at least a sense of stability. The LFP, the body that governs France’s professional leagues, reached a ...

Lille start the defence of their Ligue 1 title at Metz and Paris Saint-Germain are away to newly-promoted Troyes in their first game of the 2021-22 season.

Paris Saint-Germain have dominated Ligue 1 this season, wrapping up the title in early April and being in cruise control for much of 2025. Their dominance, naturally, is reflected in this year’s ...

All too often, Ligue 1 is described as a poor attacking league. It does have one of the lowest goal per game ratios—2.44 this season—but this is mainly down to the physical nature and ...

France's Ligue 1 is seen as one of Europe's top five leagues, but as the new UEFA Champions League kicks off, it has fallen behind the Netherlands' Eredivisie.