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Paupers threaten the Parc des Princes

Paris Saint-Germain's new Qatari owners have spent more than €100 million of their mind-boggling fortune on trying to bring the Ligue ...

Ayew delays shoulder op

Marseille forward Andre Ayew has vowed to play through the pain of an injured shoulder rather than undergo an operation that ...

Brest beat Marseille

Brest withstood a second-half battering to sneak a 1-0 win over Ligue 1 giants Marseille. The home side came into the game ...

Lyon 4 – 4 Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon 4-4 Paris Saint-Germain Guillaume Hoarau's last-gasp header earned Paris St Germain a dramatic draw against Ligue 1 rivals Lyon at the ...

Sakho wary of underperforming Lyon

Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho expects another tough test this weekend when the Ligue 1 leaders face Lyon at Stade ...

Amalfitano handed Les Bleus call

Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano was today handed his first call-up to the France squad for Wednesday's international friendly against Germany. Amalfitano, 26, ...

Stuttering Lille keep title hopes alive

Lille recorded a second straight win as they try to launch an unlikely late defence of their Ligue 1 title, but ...

A former life through a lens

In his playing days, Vikash Dhorasoo was never one to follow the crowd. As comfortable reading Jonathan Coe or listening to ...

Hoarau rescues PSG at the death

A late goal from Guillaume Hoarau ensured that Ligue 1 leaders PSG saved a point in a 2-2 draw with high-flying ...

Hoarau rescues PSG at the death

A late goal from Guillaume Hoarau ensured that Ligue 1 leaders PSG saved a point in a 2-2 draw with high-flying ...

Lille back to winning ways

Tough talking from Rudi Garcia paid off as his Lille side returned to winning ways in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 ...

Hazard reveals Arsenal move ambition

Eden Hazard has hinted a move to Arsenal this summer would be best for his career just days after stating he'd ...

PSG and Marseille through

Paris St Germain sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France with a 1-0 win in their postponed ...

Lille chief: Hazard will not join PSG

Lille starlet Eden Hazard will not move to big-spending Ligue 1 rivals Paris St Germain, according to club president Michel Seydoux. Hazard ...

Hazard drops Tottenham hint

Lille star Eden Hazard claims that he could choose to join Tottenham in the summer after reiterating that he wants to ...

Bordeaux beat Lille in thriller

Ludovic Obraniak scored a 92nd-minute winner for Bordeaux's at his old club Lille after they appeared to have blown a three-goal ...

Montpellier move to summit

In-form Montpellier netted three second-half goals to claim a deserved 3-0 victory over lowly Ajaccio that provisionally lifts them into the ...

Garcia focused on title challenge

Lille coach Rudi Garcia is happy to focus solely on the remainder of the Ligue 1 campaign following his side's elimination ...

Lille knocked out

Defending champions Lille were knocked out of the Coupe de France at the last-16 stage as they went down 2-1 to ...

Rennes advance to quarter-finals

Rennes booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France by seeing off Evian 3-2 in Tuesday night's sole ...

Marseille 2 – 2 Lyon

Duo slip up in title race Marseille and Lyon both missed the chance to move firmly into the Ligue 1 title race ...

Nene shines as PSG maintain gap

Paris St Germain maintained their three-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 and their 100% record under Carlo Ancelotti but ...

Menez keen to keep riding the wave

French leaders Paris Saint-Germain continue the quest for their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 on Saturday against Evian with midfielder ...

Gignac only considering top clubs

Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has claimed he turned down Everton because he believes his current side are "bigger and more attractive". Gignac, ...

Brandao sends Marseille into final

Brandao fired Marseille into the Coupe de la Ligue final for the third season running as they beat Nice 2-1 on ...

PSG agree Motta deal

Paris St Germain have confirmed they have agreed a deal to sign Inter Milan midfielder Thiago Motta. Motta, 29, has long been ...

Defunct champions of yesteryear

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Gonzalez to return to Porto

Marseille midfielder Lucho Gonzalez is set to return to former club Porto. Gonzalez, 31, left Porto for Marseille in 2009 and helped ...

Marseille claim win over Rennes

Marseille moved ahead of opponents Rennes and into fifth place in the Ligue 1 table after coming from behind to seal ...

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