Then he spent the spring playing for Paris Saint-Germain, which won France's Ligue 1.
Bordeaux are currently third in the French Ligue 1, level on points with second-placed Lens.
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Germain could leave the Ligue 1 title challengers in difficulty if the situation mirrors Manchester City.
The result leaves PSG five points clear of nearest challenge Lyon at the top of Ligue 1.
Now, PSG is eight points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table with eight games to play.
Niang was top scorer in Ligue 1 last term with 18 goals, helping the club with their first title since 1992.
In France's Ligue 1, Paris St Germain came from a goal down to beat Nancy 2-1 at Parc des Princes on Saturday.
The Senegalese on the list is Basile Yehoume, born in Dakar and who played at Stade Reims in France's Ligue 1 last season.
Obertan spent the second half of last season on loan at Ligue 1 side Lorient, where he made 15 appearances and scored once.
Of course six years ago you could have replaced Paris Saint Germain with Los Angeles Galaxy and Ligue 1 with Major League Soccer.
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Chamakh was speaking ahead of his side's opening Ligue 1 match of the season in which he scored as Bordeaux beat Lens 4-1 at home.
Meanwhile in France, Montpellier reclaimed their position at the top of the Ligue 1 from big-spending Paris Saint-Germain after a 2-0 victory at Stade Rennes.
In Spain's La Liga and Ligue 1 in France the system is simpler with the bottom three and top three teams automatically relegated and promoted respectively.
The confirmation of the ban means the 30-year-old midfielder will have to wait until November 17 to make his Ligue 1 debut when Marseille travel to Bordeaux.
But across the board, the Bundesliga averages 7, 000 more fans than the English Premier League, and almost 20, 000 more than La Liga (Spain) and Ligue 1 (France).
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Meanwhile, on the wider European picture, of the "big five" leagues - England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France - all but Ligue 1 in France saw growth.
In France , Lyon was held to a 1-1 draw at Brest, while Marseille reclaimed third place in Ligue 1 after coming from behind to defeat Troyes 2-1.
Lyon, who are leading Ligue 1 and Group E of the Champions League, will head across the Channel full of confidence, even though they have won only once on English soil.
Today, France's Ligue 1 is fifth, leapfrogged by the rising force that is the German Bundesliga, and fighting off the improved Portuguese league, which is sixth and briefly overtook it last season.
Olympique Lyonnais, arguably the strongest of their three opponents, had recently finished a disappointing third in Ligue 1 and, over the summer, had sold the outrageously talented Karim Benzema and playmaker Juninho.
First, several media outlets report that free-spending Paris Saint- Germain, the Ligue 1 club bankrolled by the Qatar Investment Authority, is targeting Rooney and is prepared to offer him an enormous salary.
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And N'Zogbia, who plays primarily on the left, insists he is keen to stay in England - even if clubs from France's Ligue 1 were to make a bid to sign him.
Growth is good but I have yet to see any articles predict that the arrival of Beckham in Ligue 1 will add a modest 10% more fans to the present average Ligue 1 average gate of 19, 000.
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The problem with this form of creative financing is that it has spread to Europe and it's making many uncomfortable, to the point that some leagues, like the English Premier League and Ligue 1 in France, have outlawed it.
Following his exit from United in 2006, Bellion rebuilt his reputation in his homeland with Nice before joining Les Girondins in 2007, scoring 14 goals in 28 games to help Laurent Blanc's side finish second in Ligue 1 last season.
It was all captured by a special 'Beck Cam' which host broadcaster Canal Plus had deployed to follow every move of the 37-year-old football icon, such has been the level of interest since his transfer to France's Ligue 1 from MLS side LA Galaxy.
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Meanwhile in France, referees from the third division were brought in to officiate the day's Ligue 1 games after a row between the French football federation and the usual referees, who had wanted to delay the kick-offs in protest at recent criticism from players, coaches and pundits.
Ligue 1 leaders Bordeaux came into the tie as slight favourites, having topped a Champions League group ahead of Bayern Munich and Juventus and won seven successive games in the competition, but the bedrock of that success was a miserly defence which conceded just three goals in eight games.
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