Algerians In Europe

[TonyStarks]

Well for my family, I had an uncle that played for JS El Biar (who play in D3 now). He played alongside Tarik Lazizi (who used to play in the National Team and MC Alger). Lazizi lives like 2 seconds away from us and he used to be in our store like 24/7. Anyways, my uncle told me he was way better than Lazizi back in the day and the only reason he stopped playing football was because he went to the army. Even then, he was one of the best players in the Army league but when he came out he just quit. I have another uncle that played with one of the teams in Alger centre (I think CRB but I never actually asked which one). Anyways, he played with most of the CRB guys and I heard he was good enough to make it. He stopped playing to go work overseas.

[TonyStarks]

Ligue 2: Creteil 0-1 Sedan

Sedan stayed on top of the standings in Ligue 2 with a 1-0 away win against Paris-based Creteil. Nadir Belhadj and Mansour Boutabout played the entire 90 minutes for Sedan, as did Ali Boulebda for Creteil. It was Belhadj that would prove the difference maker, as the defender scored a scorching shot from 30 meters out in the 56th minute of the game. The win gives Sedan 59 points from 31 games, 3 ahead of Bastia and Valenciennes with 7 games left to be played.

Championship: Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Coventry City

Crewe Alexandra got a rare victory today beating rivals Coventry City 4-1. Madjid Bougherra played the entire game and got his first game in English football in the 17th minute. However, Crewe are still bottom of the tables and will need a miracle to avoid relegation.

[rimas]

I come from a football family.
All our legs shapes are "Gherraf" like, everybody who sees my legs tells me football legs.

[TonyStarks]

Marseille 1-1 Le Mans

Samir Nasri's entrace in the 75th minute could not help Marseille get the winner as the game ended 1-1.

Lens 2-1 Sochaux

Seid Khiter came into the game in the 89th minute with his team already leading 2-1. The game ended that way.

AC Ajaccio 0-1 FC Metz

Abdelnacer Ouadah score the game's only goal in the 72nd minute to give his team the 3 points in their away game in Ajaccio. He was subbed off 10 minutes later. Youngster Hemza Mihoubi played the entire game for FC Metz. On the other side of the field, Rafik Saifi also played the entire game for Ajaccio.

[TonyStarks]

Helmond Sport 4-2 FC Volendam

Helmond Sport midfielder Karim Bridji was instrumental in his team's 4-2 victory over FC Volendam in the Dutch 2nd division. Bridji scored a goal, his 12th of the season and had an assist, and was given the game's highest note by magazine 'Voetbal Internatoinal.' The win moves Helmond Sport into 3rd place in the standings ahead of FC Volendam with 1 point, with just 2 games left to be played.

VVV-Venlo 1-0 FC Den Bosch

VVV-Venlo and their striker Karim Soltani took a closer step to promotion when they defeated 7th-placed FC Den Bosch 1-0. VVV-Venlo are now in second spot in the tables with 65 points, 4 ahead of 3rd placed Helmond Sport.

[TonyStarks]

RC Strasbourg midfielder Salim Arrache and FC Lorient midfielder Karim Ziani have both been linked with a summer transfer to Olympique Marseille, France Football reported. Arrache is also being linked to Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart and Ligue 1 sides Toulouse and Nice. Ziani also has a few other Ligue 1 teams chasing him including Saint Etienne, Le Mans and Nantes. Arrache's RC Strasbourg will very likely move at the end of the year as his team is currently 18th in the French league and will probably be relegated. Both players have been regulars for the Algerian national team.

[TonyStarks]

RC Strasbourg have announced that they will not extend goalkeeper Mehdi Sennaoui's contract when it runs out this summer because of a contract dispute between the player's agent, Christian Payan, and team officials. However, the 19-year old should have no problem finding a new team in the summer. RC Strasbourg are currently facing relegation from Ligue 1 as they sit in 18th spot with just 5 games left.