Jean-Pierre Thiesset

The View From France

Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarises the fifth round of the 2023-2024 D1 Arkema season and continues his Matildas Watch! (24/10/23). Above: Clare Hunt (15) in action for Paris St. Germain at Lille at the weekend. Photo: L. Pastel/PSG. Montpellier 1-1 Fleury In an opening quarter where the ball went back and forth a lot, the first trueContinue reading “The View From France”

The View From France

Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarises the fourth round of 2023-2024 D1 Arkema season plus an exclusive photo gallery of Ellie Carpenter. Above: Ellie Carpenter, Blue band head, and Lyon took back the lead of D1 Arkema. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Bordeaux 1-1 Montpellier On a pitch not great for playing football, Montpellier put a lot ofContinue reading “The View From France”

The View From France

Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the third round of 2023-2024 D1 Arkema season plus an exclusive photo gallery of Ellie Carpenter (10/10/23). Above: Ellie Carpenter, number 12, celebrating Ada Hegerberg’s (number 14), goal. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Saint-Etienne 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Etienne started this game well, but PSG quickly put their game in order and scoredContinue reading “The View From France”

The View From France

Impetus’ Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the second round of the 2023-2024 D1 Arkema season with a focus on all the Australian internationals involved (3/10/23). Above: Eugénie Le Sommer celebrates after scoring the winning goal for Lyon. Photo: Lyubomir Domozetski, Olympique Lyonnais. Paris FC 3-1 Fleury A quirk of the fixture list meant that Paris FC wereContinue reading “The View From France”

France make successful start to UEFA Nations League campaign

Impetus’ Jean-Pierre Thiesset reviews France’s matches against Portugal and Austria that kicked off their UEFA Nations League campaign (27/9/23) Above: France’s Selma Bacha scores from 25 metres out against Portugal. Photo: Tim Guigon, FFF. France 2-0 Portugal France opened their inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League campaign with a home game against Portugal in Valenciennes onContinue reading “France make successful start to UEFA Nations League campaign”

The View From France

The D1 Arkema is back for the 2023/24 season, and so is Jean-Pierre Thiesset‘s weekly review of all the action across every match (19/9/23). Above: Eugénie Le Sommer, 34 years old, who scored her 185th goal for Lyon in D1 Arkema. Photo: Damien LG, Olympique Lyonnais. Le Havre 0-4 Olympique Lyonnais The first half wasContinue reading “The View From France”

Lyon bag first silverware with win over PSG

Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the “Trophée des Championnes” 2023 game between Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain (12/9/23). Above: Lyon celebrates their first title of the 2023/24 season: the Trophée des Championnes. Photo: courtesy of Pauline Figuet. Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain Taking place in the central French city of Troyes, this opening game of the 2023/4Continue reading “Lyon bag first silverware with win over PSG”

Le Havre: The right move for Katriina Talaslahti?

Impetus‘ French editor Jean-Pierre Thiesset spoke exclusively with goalkeeper Katriina Talaslahti who recently signed a two-year deal with D1 Arkema side Le Havre (24/8/23) Above: Katriina Talaslahti with her new jersey. Photo: Anne Talaslahti. Katriina Talaslahti, the previous number one goalkeeper helped Fleury to finish fourth in D1 Arkema in the 2021-2022 season. However, sheContinue reading “Le Havre: The right move for Katriina Talaslahti?”

World Cup Preview: France

by Jean-Pierre Thiesset (6/7/23) Above: France look to acclimatise for their trip to Australia for the World Cup. Photo: FFF. The France women’s national football team, nicknamed ‘Les Bleues’ (The Blue ones) will be looking to live up to their FIFA World Ranking of fifth to go deep into this year’s tournament. Squad French headContinue reading “World Cup Preview: France”

World Cup Preview: Portugal

by Jean-Pierre Thiesset (4/7/23) Above: World Cup debutants Portugal. Photo: Football Arroyo. Portugal, ranked 21 in the FIFA list, have made it to their first-ever World Cup. The Selecção das Quinas (corner selection) are out to make up for lost time by raising eyebrows with results in the tournament. Squad: Goalkeepers: Rute Costa (Benfica Lisbon,Continue reading “World Cup Preview: Portugal”