1.   France lost in the ceremonial opening game to Senegal, a former French colony whose players earn their living in the French league.

2.   He turned plenty of heads there as his club, Lens, finished second in the French league.

3.   The match would help determine which team, Bastia or Paris Saint-Germain, advanced in French league play.

4.   Weah, a star in the French leagues, stepped in with his own money.

5.   Rai has scored three penalties in the French league, all in the same place.

6.   AC Milan coach started a lineup with a French league accent.

7.   After leading for most of the early art of the season, it has dropped to six points behind in the French league.

8.   All the Senegal squad plays in the French league, and Metsu said this had been an advantage.

9.   Anderson, whose wife is French, had a successful spell in the French league with Monaco before being lured by the Spanish giant.

10.   AS Monaco, second in the French league behind leader Paris St. Germain, may be too much for Hamburg.