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Marseille strengthen title claim with fightback win

Marseille took a significant step towards their first French league title for 17 years when they came from a goal down to win 2-1 in a tense match at Lille on Sunday. It was only Lille’s second home defeat of the season and extends Marseille’s... Read more »

Cappone hands Toulouse late reprieve

A disastrous error by Lorient goalkeeper Lionel Cappone allowed Champions League-chasing Toulouse to claim a 1-1 draw in their French first division match on Sunday. Toulouse were dumped out of the French Cup after losing 2-1 to second-tier outfit Guingamp... Read more »

Bordeaux´s Wendel takes heart from League Cup win

Bordeeaux’s Brazilian striker Wendel says his club’s 4-0 League Cup win over underdogs Vannes at the Stade de France on Saturday augurs well for their assault on the league title. Wendel, who suffered a knee injury, praised the way Bordeaux,... Read more »

Bordeaux thrash Vannes to seal League Cup crown

A clinical first-half showing from title-chasing Bordeaux inspired them to a 4-0 victory over underdogs Vannes in the French League Cup final at the Stade de France here on Saturday. Second-division Vannes had seen off top-flight opposition in the shape... Read more »

Lyon suffer new title blow with PSG stalemate

Lyon’s chances of an eighth successive French league title suffered another blow on Friday when they were held to a 0-0 draw by fellow championship hopefuls PSG. The draw left Lyon in third place, three points behind leaders Marseille who have a... Read more »

Cris rallies Lyon prior to PSG showdown

Lyon captain Cris has issued a rallying call ahead of the visit of Paris St-Germain on Friday night, when the reigning champions will look to re-assert their faltering title credentials. Lyon’s bid for an eighth straight Ligue 1 crown received a... Read more »

Last-minute goal puts Guingamp in final

A last-minute goal from Senegalese substitute Badarade Sene gave 10-man Guingamp of the second division a 2-1 win over top flight Toulouse on Wednesday and a place in the French Cup final. Guingamp will meet Rennes, who defeated Grenoble on Tuesday, in... Read more »

Bordeaux eye top prize after sinking Lyon

Alou Diarra says Bordeaux have set their sights on the French league title after his goal gave last season’s runners-up a 1-0 victory at home to reigning champions Lyon on Sunday night. The result took Bordeaux above Lyon into second place, with... Read more »

Marseille´s Latin connection saves the day

Marseille claimed what could end up being a priceless come from behind 2-1 win at Lorient on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the French league. Kevin Gameiro put Lorient into an eighth minute lead but Argentina defender Renato Civelli pulled... Read more »

Nantes beat Nice to ease relegation fears

Nantes gave their hopes of staving off relegation a major shot in the arm on Saturday with a 2-0 home win over mid-table Nice. With the big guns holding their fire until Sunday, the day’s French first division action focused on the foot of the table... Read more »

Lyon primed for Bordeaux mission

Having lost their lead to Marseille last weekend, reigning French champions Lyon face a make-or-break clash at fellow title hopefuls Bordeaux on Sunday. Lyon’s dreams of an eighth straight Ligue 1 crown were dealt a sizeable blow when they were... Read more »

Gerets rejects Belgium job

Marseille’s Belgian coach Eric Gerets has turned down the chance to become the coach of his country’s national team, the Belgian Football Federation (URBSFA) revealed on Friday. The president of the federation’s technical committee “contacted... Read more »

Ilunga commits himself to ´second rate´ West Ham

Democratic of Republic of Congo international defender Herita Ilunga signed a permanent deal with English Premiership side West Ham on Wednesday just months after he described them as being a ’second rate team’. The 27-year-old had joined... Read more »

Marseille in French goal rush to top

Marseille moved into pole position in the French league on Sunday with a 4-1 destruction of Grenoble at the Stade Velodrome, though Lyon were later hoping to wrest back the leadership. Marseille romped to three points with four second-half goals as the... Read more »

Bordeaux take over top spot in France

Bordeaux dethroned serial champions Lyon, at least overnight, from top spot in the French league on Saturday after a 2-0 win at Auxerre achieved with goals in either half from Brazilians Fernando and Geraldo Wendel. Fernando struck ten minutes before... Read more »

Wenger keen to keep Gallas

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is keen to keep French defender William Gallas at the club. Gallas will be out of action for the rest of the season with a medial knee ligament injury. The Frenchman has been linked with a return to Ligue 1 in the summer. “That’s... Read more »

Bordeaux aim to stake French title claim

With their four title rivals not playing until Sunday, third-placed Bordeaux can make a real statement of intent when they travel to Auxerre in the French first division on Saturday. Marouane Chamakh’s late strike gave last season’s runners-up... Read more »

Wenger confirms Gallas out for rest of the season

Arsenal defender William Gallas has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a medial knee ligament injury, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger confirmed on Thursday. Gallas suffered the injury during Arsenal’s 1-1 draw against Villarreal in the... Read more »

Marseille grab second spot behind Lyon

Two goals from Mamadou Niang and one from Brazilian Brandao in the final half hour gave Marseille a 3-0 victory at St Etienne and propelled them into second spot in the French league, just one point behind Lyon. Niang’s first came on 60 minutes... Read more »

Benzema twice on target for top dogs Lyon

Reinvigorated Karim Benzema scored twice for Lyon in a 3-1 victory at Le Mans on Saturday to boost their French title chances and ensure they finished the weekend at the top of the table. Bordeaux, meanwhile, warned they were still up for a fight with... Read more »

Ribery strikes again to sink Lithuania

A second-half strike from Franck Ribery earned France a 1-0 victory over Lithuania for the second time in five days in their World Cup 2010 qualifying match here on Wednesday. The mercurial Bayern Munich winger scored from long range to sink the Baltic... Read more »

Cisse arrested on assault charge

Sunderland striker Djibril Cisse has been arrested on suspicion of common assault following an incident outside a lap dancing bar. The France striker was later released on police bail by officers investigating the incident during the early hours of Monday... Read more »

Sochaux skipper charged with police assault

Sochaux captain Stephane Dalmat was charged on Tuesday with assaulting a police officer after a drunken brawl on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. The former Tottenham midfielder was arrested early on Monday morning on the French capital’s most famous... Read more »

Domenech, Henry issue rallying cry to the fans

France coach Raymond Domenech and skipper Thierry Henry have issued an eve of match plea to their fans ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Lithuania. “The players need the fans,” Domenech told a press conference at France’s... Read more »

France draft Mavuba for injured Diaby

France on Tuesday drafted Rio Mavuba of Lille to replace Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby, who withdrew with a hip problem ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Lithuania at Stade de France. France are out to do the double over the Baltic... Read more »

Ribery magic puts France back in business

France got their World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign back on track as Franck Ribery’s superb strike secured a patient 1-0 win over Lithuania here on Saturday. The visitors were made to toil for long periods amidst obdurate defending from the home... Read more »

Bayern dig in for ´brutal fight´ to keep Ribery

Bayern Munich are preparing for a “brutal fight” to stop playmaker Franck Ribery falling into the clutches of would-be suitors like super-rich Manchester City. Reports in England this week suggested Premier League side City were planning to... Read more »

French football chief gives backing to Domenech

France coach Raymond Domenech was told on Saturday that his job is safe irrespective of how the national side performs in their key World Cup qualifiers against Lithuania. Domenech’s 2006 World Cup finalists are struggling in Group Seven, five points... Read more »

France braced for Lithuania double jeopardy

France, marshalled by an in-form Thierry Henry, put their World Cup qualifying lives on the line in back-to-back games against Lithuania over the next five days. Coach Raymond Domenech is looking for a maximum harvest of points from Saturday’s trip... Read more »

Juninho mulling Vasco de Gama swansong

Juninho Pernambucano, skipper of Lyon’s serial champions, said Friday he would wait until the season’s end to see what the future holds but admitted he might well choose to finish off his career with Brazilian second-tier outfit Vasco de Gama. Juninho,... Read more »

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