It also made inroads into numerous worldwide ventures, including the United States, United Kingdom and France, where it owned the football club Grenoble Foot 38, which, upon Index's acquisition, achieved promotion to Ligue 1.
It composed a charter, which has been ratified by nine professional, national league (Ligue 1 and 2) clubs.
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Arles-Avignon currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division in French football, having suffered relegation to the league after playing in Ligue 1 in the 2010–11 season.
The following year, at only 19, he became an important first-team unit for the Ligue 2 club, never playing in less than 32 games in his first four seasons combined and helping the Haute-Garonne side achieve promotion to Ligue 1 in his second year.
Viveros met different fates with his next two teams, starting with FC Nantes in France – albeit only in his first year in Ligue 1, with the Canaries finishing in 17th, the first position above the relegation zone – but being a reserve with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper-Club Zürich, for which he signed in January 2006.
In 2005, Basso moved on to the Tippeligaen side Viking, where he enjoyed a good spell, the highlight of which was his impressive performance in the shock 1–0 home victory over Ligue 1 giants Monaco in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup group stage.
Among the teams which were believed to have shown interested in signing him at the time were Catania, Genoa, Lazio and Torino of Serie A, Celtic and Rangers of the Scottish Premier League, Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga, and Lille of Ligue 1.
He made his Ligue 1 debut on 8 September 1990 in a 1–4 loss at SM Caen, and remaining an undisputed starter throughout the duration of his spell – in 1995–96, the defensive-minded player scored an astonishing 16 league goals as Les Chardons promoted from Ligue 2, only to be relegated the following year.
Under the leadership of Martel, Lens won their first ever Ligue 1 title in the 1997–98 season and won their first ever Coupe de la Ligue title the following year.
Jean-Landry Bassilekin (born 23 January 1992 in Makénéné, Cameroon) is a Striker of Cameroon nationality currently playing for AS Nancy in Ligue 1.
De Bruyne also played the first half against French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain at Yankee Stadium, New York.
On 16 July 2011, Zougoula scored his first goal against Société Omnisports de l'Armée in a 1–1 draw on the seventh matchday of the 2010 Ligue 1 season at Stade de Yamoussoukro in Yamoussoukro.
Born in Tamale, Ayew started playing professionally in France at only 17, spending a couple of Ligue 1 seasons with FC Metz, then moved to Qatar with Al Ahli SC and played in another country in the following two years, Italy, appearing and scoring sparingly for U.S. Lecce (for instance, he netted four goals in 1993–94's Serie A as his club ranked last with only 28 goals, a competition-worst).
Landry Joel Tsafack N'Guémo (born 28 November 1985 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.
Famously, the French Ligue 1 lacked a team from Paris, France's capital and largest city, for some years.
He still managed to contribute with six goals in 28 Ligue 1 games as his new club won the national championship for the second time in its history; he helped PSG to the following season's French Cup, and was on target in the League Cup final against SC Bastia (2–0).
Moussé Doubai Tapé or Thierry Doubai (born 1 July 1988 in Adjamé) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for French club Sochaux in Ligue 1.
After Ulimwengu's 18th birthday in the summer of 2011, there was much speculation as to where he would sign for the 2011-12 football season, and the striker was linked to a number of clubs including TP Mazembe in the DR Congo Premier League, AS Monaco in Ligue 1 and Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga.
Víctor Hugo Montaño Caicedo (born 1 May 1984 in Cali) is a Colombian association footballer, who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
Yannick Nomede (born in September 20, 1983 Mâcon, France) is a French footballer who played 1 match in Ligue 1 for Troyes in the 2002=2003 season and played 1 match in Ligue 2 for Troyes in the 2004-2005 season.
Camel Meriem (born 1979), a footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Nice
Leading clubs from other European football leagues have also chosen to sign with Sportfive, including Olympique Lyon, Paris St. Germain, AJ Auxerre and AS Monaco from the French Ligue 1 and Atalanta Bergamo, U.C. Sampdoria and Juventus F.C. from Italy’s Serie A.