Marseille extend St Etienne’s 33-year misery
Marseille extend St Etienne’s 33-year misery PARIS, France ● Marseille remained in a three-way tie for the lead of Ligue 1 on Sunday after a 1-0 win over St Etienne, extending the visitors’...
View ArticleTen-man Sochaux freeze out Marseille
SOCHAUX, France ● Third-placed Marseille missed their chance to draw level with Ligue 1 leaders Lyon after slumping to a 3-1 defeat at 10-man Sochaux on a freezing day. Playing under heavy snowfall,...
View ArticleLyon held by Evian
Olympique Lyon’s Milan Bisevac (C) challenges Evian’s Yannick Sagbo for ball possession. LYON, France ● Lyon missed out on an opportunity to open a provisional five-point lead at the top of the...
View ArticleLate Gignac strike fires Marseille to victory
Reims’ midfielder Antoine Devaux (L) challenges Sochaux’ midfielder Sebastien Roudet PARIS, France ● An injury-time strike from Andre-Pierre Gignac secured Marseille three crucial points in their...
View ArticleIbra fires PSG back to top
PARIS, France ● Zlatan Ibrahimovic guided Paris Saint-Germain back to the top of Ligue 1 on Sunday, notching his 19th goal of the campaign to earn the title favourites a hard-fought 1-0 win at...
View ArticleMissed opportunity Marseille
Marseille’s midfielder Mathieu Valbuena (L)clashes with Rennes’defender Chris Mavinga PARIS, France ● Marseille missed the chance to climb back into second spot in Ligue 1 as they were held to a...
View ArticleRecord for keeper Sirigu as lucky PSG go top
PARIS, France ● Paris St Germain were fortunate to reclaim top spot in Ligue 1 after an Aurelien Chedjou own goal secured a 1-0 home win over Lille on Sunday. Salvatore Sirigu also beat Bernard...
View ArticleBeckham set for PSG debut against Marseille
PARIS, France ● Former England captain David Beckham could start when his new French side Paris St Germain host big rivals Olympique Marseille on Sunday, manager Carlo Ancelotti said. The...
View ArticleDream debut Beckham at PSG
PARIS, France ● David Beckham made an immediate impression on his Paris Saint-Germain debut in the Ligue 1 leaders’ clash against arch-rivals Marseille on Sunday with a cheeky piece of skill...
View ArticleMonaco snatches Falcao
MONTE CARLO, Monaco ● The news that one of the world’s most sought-after strikers Radamel Falcao has moved to Monaco, who are not even in European competition next season, will have many fans...
View ArticleAncelotti coach Real Madrid, Blanc to PSG
Carlo Ancelotti MADRID, Spain ● Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed as the new coach of Real Madrid on a three-year deal, the club confirmed on Tuesday. “Carlos Michelangelo Ancelotti will be the...
View ArticleMonaco hit with two-point penalty
PARIS, France ● Newly-promoted Monaco will start the season on minus two points after they were penalised by the French League following crowd trouble during a second division game against Le Mans....
View ArticlePSG back to the summit
Paris Saint-Germain’s forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) heads the ball PARIS, France ● Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani both struck twice to inspire Paris Saint-Germain to a comfortable 4-0...
View ArticleMonaco let two goal lead slip
Sochaux midfielder Joseph Lopy (centre) celebrates after scoring PARIS, France ● Herve Renard’s reign as manager of Sochaux began promisingly with a 2-2 draw against high-flying Monaco in Sunday’s...
View ArticleMonaco keep pressure on PSG
Marseille’s forward Dimitri Payet (R) challenges Reims’ midfielder Prince Oniangue PARIS, France ● Radamel Falcao scored his eighth goal of the season as Monaco beat struggling Lyon 2-1 to keep the...
View ArticlePSG extend lead in France
PARIS, France ● Paris Saint-Germain were not at their very best in their first Ligue 1 game of 2014, but they still managed to extend their lead at the top of the table to five points after coming...
View ArticleMarseille remains unbeaten
PARIS, France ● Marseille remains unbeaten in five domestic games under Jose Anigo after coming from behind to beat Evian 2-1 while Lille blew a chance to go second as it lost 2-1 to Reims. On-loan...
View ArticleSt Etienne close gap on Lille
SAINT-ETIENNE, France ● Saint-Etienne made up ground in the race for a Champions League spot by defeating third-place Lille 2-0 Friday in the French league. Brazilian striker Brandao opened the...
View ArticlePSG routs Nantes 5-0
PARIS, France ● Paris Saint-Germain continued its relentless march toward a second straight French title after thrashing Nantes 5-0 with a superb display of attacking football on Sunday, with Zlatan...
View ArticleMarseille earn morale-boosting win
PARIS, France ● Marseille gave their faltering bid for Champions League qualification from Ligue 1 a shot in the arm with a 2-1 home victory against struggling Valenciennes on Wednesday. Andre-Pierre...
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