Behold!….

By: Richard | July 16th, 2008

Welcome to the AS Monaco blog! I’ll be doing my best to bring you all the news and information from the world’s mightiest club to hail from a principality!

Is that blog title arrogant enough for you? Just a little joke at Monaco’s reputation as a tax haven for the jet-set crowd, where the local population is more interested in yachting than football. Besides, I thought “Greetings, Peasants” would have been a bit crass…


Lame jokes aside, there’s a lot more than gambling and Formula One going on in this corner of the French Riviera. If you don’t know about this club, you should (oh dear, there goes the arrogance again). First of all, our red-and-white diagonal shirts are unique and distinctive. Pro Evo/Winning Eleven enthusiasts will no doubt be familiar with the club’s ground, the Stade Louis II. This club was in the Champions League final just four years ago and is one of the only teams not named Olympique Lyonnais to win Ligue 1 in the past decade. Many of the stars of France’s WC 98 and Euro 2000-winning teams played at Monaco at one time or another (Henry, Trezeguet, Thuram, Djorkaeff, Barthez, and Petit), as well as several international stars that any self-respecting football fan should know (Weah, Klinsmann, Adebayor). Of course, results haven’t been so great in the last few years, but OL can’t win the league forever, right? (Seriously, Satan. How many titles was Aulas’ soul worth, anyway?)

So join me as I prepare you for the upcoming season by introducing you to the team (You’ll want to pay attention–chances are some of these guys will be on your team someday. Monaco is loaded with young talent and has a less than stellar record at hanging onto its assets). We’ll also tackle issues of deep, deep social significance such as: just what shade of blue is our away kit this year?

In the meantime, I leave with you with a video of my favorite Monaco player. He didn’t stay long at the club and others have been much more prolific goalscorers, but he oozed style and class. Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only, Marco Simone.

Category: Monaco Team News

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• Corey |  July 16th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

  
  
  

  Welcome, im glad to see this thing is finally up and running.

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• Rob |  July 16th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

  
  
  

  Its been a few years since I really followed french football, but I used to really like the Monaco side of a few years ago. Welcome to the Offside!

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• Inara |  July 16th, 2008 at 3:33 pm

  
  
  

  Welcome! It’s about time we had a Monaco blog!

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• ursus arctos |  July 16th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

  
  
  

  Bienvenue, indeed.

  Typical ASM home “crowd” in that capture of Simeone, I see [insert smiley thing].

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• Martha |  July 16th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

  
  
  

  Welcome, Richard! (And forget Simone, I’m just here for the groovy music.)

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• Laurie |  July 16th, 2008 at 7:11 pm

  
  
  

  Oh, yea! Monaco!

  What’s the word on Freddy Adu and/or Michael Bradley?

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• Nolan |  July 16th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

  
  
  

  Great to see a Monaco blog! I always had a soft spot for Monaco, not a fan of the tax shelter itself, but the club always seems be the starting point of really exciting careers (as a Barcelona fan I must thank you guys for giving us Yaya, Marquez, and Giuly), plus it’s in a very unqiue position.

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• Jennifer |  July 16th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

  
  
  

  Great that you’re starting too!
  (Mancini’s sons are in Monaco. I bet they go to the matches.)

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• Richard |  July 16th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

  
  
  

  As for Adu, your guess is as good as mine. I’m not sure what the delay is. The club bid 8.5 million euros for Bradley, that is significantly more than any of his other pursuers that I am aware of. I’m really hoping he comes to the Rock. Naturally, I would welcome both players, but if I can only have one it would definitely be Bradley.

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• Julien |  July 17th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

  
  
  

  “Welcome to the AS Monaco blog! I’ll be doing my best to bring you all the news and information from the world’s mightiest club to hail from a principality!
  Is that blog title arrogant enough for you? Just a little joke at Monaco’s reputation as a tax haven for the jet-set crowd, where the local population is more interested in yachting than football. Besides, I thought “Greetings, Peasants” would have been a bit crass…
  (Seriously, Satan. How many titles was Aulas’ soul worth, anyway?)”

  Heh. Funny stuff. Welcome from the Lille blog!

  Posted from United States

  

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