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Benzema set for Real return

Real Madrid are set to welcome back French striker Karim Benzema to their squad for Saturday’s league match away to Sporting Gijon following a month-long injury absence. Benzema last played for the Spanish league giants in the first leg of their... Read more »

Traore dreams of PSG move

(GSM) – Arsenal youngster Armand Traore has expressed his desire to play for Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain and believes he will eventually play for the “club of his dreams”. He admits a move this summer would be too early. The 20-year-old,... Read more »

Bayern still waiting for Ribery to decide future

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich are still waiting on a decision from French midfielder Franck Ribery as to whether he will extend his contract with the German champions, it was revealed Sunday. Bayern are eager to hear their star’s future plans... Read more »

Cesar lifts tired Lille

An own-goal from Grenoble defender Bostjan Cesar lifted tired Lille to provisional fourth in the French first division on Sunday. Three days after beating Liverpool 1-0 in the Europa League round of 16 first leg, Lille were lucky to come away winners... Read more »

Bordeaux held in French top flight stalemate

Leaders Bordeaux missed a chance to pull ahead in the French league on Saturday with a goalless draw at Monaco, as the top three remained unchanged after Montpellier were also held 1-1 by Auxerre. Bordeaux remain top with 53 points after 27 games, with... Read more »

Lyon set for derby date after slaying Real

Lyon get back to league action against local rivals Saint-Etienne on Saturday after their 2-1 aggregate win over Spanish giants Real Madrid in the Champions League in mid-week. The seven-time champions are just two points off leaders Bordeaux, who lost... Read more »

Bayern to miss Ribery, Gomez for Freiburg

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich will be without Germany striker Mario Gomez and French midfielder Franck Ribery for Saturday’s visit of Freiburg, the club announced Friday. The pair picked up injuries in Bayern’s 3-2 defeat at Fiorentina... Read more »

Nice to play PSG game behind closed doors

Nice will be forced to play Paris Saint-Germain behind closed doors in their Ligue 1 encounter later this month, March, the French League of Professional Football (LFP) said Thursday. LFP officials said that fans would be barred from the game scheduled... Read more »

Real Madrid´s failure leaves Pellegrini exposed

After spending over 250 million euros to build a second dynasty of ‘Galacticos’ Real Madrid were expected to lift this season’s Champions League trophy in the May 22 final at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium, But that dream was shattered... Read more »

Lyon crush Madrid´s Champions League final dreams at the Bernabeu

Real Madrid’s massive summer spending was all in vain as their dream of playing the Champions League final at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium was shattered Wednesday by Lyon. Miralem Pjanic’s goal 15 minutes from time in the Spanish capital... Read more »

Quick Report: Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon

(GSM) – A second-half goal from Miralem Pjanic gave French side Lyon a stunning 1-1 draw with Real Madrid on Wednesaday, eliminating the Spaniards from the Champions League 2-1 on aggregate.. After dropping the first leg 1-0 in France, the Spaniards... Read more »

Jelen double keeps Bordeaux in check

Ireneusz Jelen’s second-half brace earned Auxerre a 2-1 victory at Bordeaux on Wednesday to frustrate the defending champions’ bid to pull clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table. Jelen struck twice, in the 64th and 83rd minutes, after Bordeaux... Read more »

Pressure on big-spending Real to end last 16 hoodoo

A staggering summer outlay of over 250 million euros and home advantage for the final has seen Real Madrid put themselves under immense pressure to win the Champions League this season. However, the record nine-time European champions first have to come... Read more »

Nice confirm Olle-Nicolle departure

Nice president Gilberto Stellardo confirmed on Tuesday that Didier Olle-Nicolle has left his post as coach of the struggling French first division side. Olle-Nicolle was absent from training on Monday, when coaches Eric Roy, Rene Marsiglia and Frederic... Read more »

Blanc ´not favourite´ for France job, says French chief

French Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes says he has never identified Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc as the favourite to succeed Raymond Domenech as coach of France. In an interview appearing in Tuesday’s edition of French... Read more »

Fans key to Real comeback against Lyon – Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo believes Real Madrid can overcome its 1-0 first leg defeat to Lyon and reach the Champions League quarter final on Wednesday for the first time since 2004, with some help from the fans. Lyon “are a strong team physically, but it’s... Read more »

Missed penalties cost Montpellier against Bordeaux

(GSM) – Surprise French side Montpellier remained level on points with Bordeaux atop Ligue 1 on Sunday as Alberto Costa’s late equalizer earned them a 1-1 draw at Stade Chaban-Delmas. Bordeaux were up against it in the 32nd minute when defender... Read more »

Marseille lose ground in title race

Marseille, seeking a first championship success in 19 years, lost ground in the French title race on Sunday after Lorient held them to a 1-1 stalemate at the Stade Velodrome. Senegalese international Mamadou Niang notched his 15th goal of the season two... Read more »

Lyon miss out on return to summit

Lyon missed out on the chance to return to top spot, at least overnight, in the French league after a disappointing goalless draw Saturday at Boulogne. With reigning champions and leaders Bordeaux hosting surprise title aspirants Montpellier on Sunday... Read more »

Deschamps: Brandao return to boost Niang

(GSM) – Olympique Marseille coach Didier Deschamps believes the return of striker Brandao will add to Mamadou Niang credentials as Ligue 1’s top scorer. The former Shakhtar Donetsk front-man resumed training on Wednesday after being sidelined... Read more »

French sports minister endorses Domenech´s sacking

French Sports Minister Rama Yade waded into the row over the fate of national team coach Raymond Domenech on Friday, saying he deserved the boot after Les Bleus’ disastrous showing in Euro 2008. “We should have replaced the coach after the... Read more »

Injured Heinze sidelined for three weeks

Marseille’s Argentine defender Gabriel Heinze will be out for around three weeks after injuring himself in his country’s friendly with Germany, his club announced on Thursday. An X-ray revealed “a small crack at the top of the right... Read more »

Sarkozy vows to banish French ´thugs´

French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday vowed to force “thugs” out of France’s stadiums after Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed amongst themselves following their 3-0 weekend defeat by Marseille. “I’ve been going to PSG... Read more »

PSG fans banned for Boulogne visit

The French Professional League (LFP) on Wednesday ordered Paris Saint-Germain to play their home league game with Boulogne on March 28 behind closed doors. The ruling was a punishment for the violent scenes that marred PSG’s 3-0 defeat at home to... Read more »

Henry calls for coach appointment delay

Thierry Henry on Tuesday said he would prefer the successor to national boss Raymond Domenech to be named after the World Cup, and not before the tournament as planned. “Personally, I’d prefer us to talk about it after, and definitely not... Read more »

PSG ban away fan travel amid growing violence

Paris Saint-Germain announced on Tuesday that they will no longer sell tickets for away games to the club’s fans and will not appeal if they are forced to play home matches behind closed doors. “We will no longer sell tickets to our supporters... Read more »

PSG imposes ban on fans from travelling to away games

(GSM) – Paris Saint-Germain has decided to make tickets unavailable to its fans for the club’s away games until further notice, said the club president said on Tuesday. This follows after a PSG fan was injured in a fight between rival factions... Read more »

Disillusioned PSG fans turn on each other

The Beautiful Game has turned ugly at Paris Saint-Germain this season both on and off the pitch after the capital club’s own fans fought amongst themselves following the weekend’s game against Marseille. Supporters of the southern club boycotted... Read more »

Marseille keep pressure on as they thump PSG

Marseille kept alive their hopes of winning the French title on Sunday with an impressive 3-0 victory over bitter but ailing rivals Paris Saint Germain which saw visiting fans boycott it because of what they saw as over the top security measures. Goals... Read more »

Arsenal to sign Bordeaux striker

Arsenal are set to sign striker Marouane Chamakh from French side Bordeaux, according to the Sunday Mail. Chamakh, who is out of contract this summer, is close to agreeing a four-year deal with the Gunners. Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is holding... Read more »