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• Bordeaux dig deep to regain lead

• Champions League quarter-finalists Bordeaux hit back from a goal down to beat 10-man Lille 3-1 on Sunday and re-establish their lead at the top of the French first division table.

  Laurent Blanc’s defending champions, who will face domestic rivals Lyon in… Read Full Story

• Pedretti sends Auxerre top, PSG gloom deepens

• Auxerre captured top spot in the French first division on Saturday while Paris St Germain, reeling from the violent death of a supporter, slumped to defeat at Nice in a match played behind closed doors.

  Auxerre skipper Benoit Pedretti scored in… Read Full Story

• Bayern hit French with FIFA threat over Ribery woes

• Bayern Munich have hit out at France’s national team for their treatment of Franck Ribery, and are set to lodge an official complaint with football’s world ruling body FIFA.

  Ribery has endured injury woes since before the start of the season… Read Full Story

• Bordeaux battle to hold off Ligue challengers

• Champions Bordeaux, fresh from booking their first-ever last eight Champions League appearance, turn their focus back to the French league this weekend and the complex battle of holding on to their fractional lead from a pursuing pack of five.

  The western… Read Full Story

• Tahiti to host 2013 World Cup

• Tahiti will host the 2013 Beach Soccer World cup, world football’s governing body FIFA said on Friday.

  The decision to approve the French Pacific Ocean territory’s bid was taken at a meeting of FIFA’s executive committee here, the governing body added… Read Full Story

• PSG survival ´at stake´ after fan´s death

• The future of top French football side Paris Saint Germain is “at stake” if the club fails to rein in violent hooligans, French Secretary of State for Sport Rama Yade said Thursday.

  PSG’s history of fan violence took a fatal twist… Read Full Story

• 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 Full Story