Can’t believe Esteban Lepaul won the Golden Boot but is getting zero respect for it. No call-up for the World Cup, no Team of the Season, no awards.

La semaine de la finale de la Coupe de France - The week of the French Cup final....

And on Le Foot this week we look at one of the greatest fairy tales in French football history – the incredible run of 4th Division Calais RUFC to the 2000 Coupe de France final ...


It remains one of the most romantic underdog stories in Coupe de France history (and one of the biggest shocks in European domestic cup football). A fourth-tier amateur team going toe-to-toe with the defending champions in the final at the Stade de France.

HonestSpursFan said:

Can’t believe Esteban Lepaul won the Golden Boot but is getting zero respect for it. No call-up for the World Cup, no Team of the Season, no awards.

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I thought when Hugo Ekitiké was ruled out through injury, a spot opened up for a physical, backup centre-forward like Lepaul..

He has only played a couple of top flight seasons and with France's extreme strength in depth of attackers Deschamps might have taken that into consideration.

I think a Premier League club will sign him up, probably Spurs....

But a decent season in the English Premier League might eventually get him a call up....

Football us life said:

I thought when Hugo Ekitiké was ruled out through injury, a spot opened up for a physical, backup centre-forward like Lepaul..

He has only played a couple of top flight seasons and with France's extreme strength in depth of attackers Deschamps might have taken that into consideration.

I think a Premier League club will sign him up, probably Spurs....

But a decent season in the English Premier League might eventually get him a call up....

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I’d love to have him at Spurs. We need a goalscorer and Richarlison just doesn’t cut it (evidently he’s not in Brazil’s squad even with a washed up Neymar in there).

This is the new trophy for the newly created Ligue 3 champion.....



As good as the toilet seat?

Football us life said:

This is the new trophy for the newly created Ligue 3 champion.....

As good as the toilet seat?

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Looks like a gong.

On my Le Foot blog this week we look at newly promoted to Ligue Un Le Mans FC and their renaissance from bankruptcy 13 years ago..


Following the liquidation in 2013, the club lost its professional status and was forced to restart in the amateur ranks, being placed in the sixth tier (Division d'Honneur).

But now they're back..

Football us life said:

This is the new trophy for the newly created Ligue 3 champion.....

As good as the toilet seat?

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Shes beautiful.... Were can I order a set of 6 for my daughters dowry?