French League
2010-07-31 01:02
Vannes rev up for new League Cup bid
The first round of the League Cup saw 2009 French Cup winners Guingamp dispose of Grenoble 2-1. Le Mans, like Grenoble relegated from Ligue 1 last season, lost 2-1 to Le Havre after extra-time, and 2009 runners-up Vannes won 2-1 at Tours.
French League
2010-07-30 06:48
Diawara out for four to six weeks
Marseille defender Souleymane Diawara will be out for four to six weeks with a thigh injury sustained in Wednesday's Champions Trophy. Meanwhile coach Didier Deschamps search for a top striker continues.
French League
2010-07-30 06:48
Girard warning despite Giroud strike
Montpellier coach René Girard has warned his players that the job of reaching the next round of the Europa League is only half-finished after new boy Olivier Giroud's strike saw them win 1-0 at Gyori ETO FC in the third qualifying round first leg.
French League
2010-07-30 05:51
Ederson delight at Brazil call-up
Lyon attacking midfielder Ederson says he was "agreeably surprised" to learn he'd made it into new Brazil coach Mano Menezes' first squad. Fellow OL man Michel Bastos missed out.
French League
2010-07-29 23:09
New boy Giroud gives Montpellier advantage
Olivier Giroud made himself an instant Montpellier hero with a fine goal to mark his competitive debut as his side won 1-0 at Hungarian club Gyori ETO FC in the Europa League third qualifying round first leg.
French League
2010-07-29 05:54
Champions Trophy reactions: Deschamps delight
Marseille coach Didier Deschamps spoke of his pleasure at enjoying the support of the crowd in Radès, while his Paris Saint-Germain counterpart Antoine Kombouaré felt his side should have won the game.
French League
2010-07-29 05:54
Thiriez hails record attendance
LFP president Frédéric Thiriez paid tribute to the 55,000 fans who turned up for the Champions Trophy in Radès, Tunisia and added that the match gave a much needed boost to the image of French football.
French League
2010-07-29 05:54
Gyori ETO FC v Montpellier: Probable Teams
Montpellier have two qualifying rounds to go through if they are to reach the group stage of the Europa League. Coach René Girard will be able to name a handful of players with European experience for Thursday evening's third qualifying round first leg tie in Hungary.
French League
2010-07-29 00:09
Cissé wins Champions Trophy for Marseille in shootout
Ex-Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Edouard Cissé struck the winning penalty against his former club as Ligue 1 champions Marseille lifted the first trophy of the season, taking the shootout 5-4 in front of a new Champions Trophy record attendance of 55,000 in Radès, Tunisia after it finished goalless after 90 minutes.
French League
2010-07-28 06:51
Sochaux agree Maïga deal
Sochaux have agreed a deal to sign Malian international attacker Modibo Maïga from Ligue 2 club Le Mans.
French League
2010-07-28 06:51
Europa League: Montpellier head into 'unknown'
Goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren says Montpellier are heading into the unknown when they travel to Hungarian club Gyori ETO FC for Thursday's Europa League third qualifying round first leg tie.
French League
2010-07-27 23:12
Champions Trophy: A new dawn for French football
French Football League president Frédéric Thiriez has heralded Wednesday’s Champions Trophy match between defending champions Olympique de Marseille and French Cup winners Paris Saint-Germain as the ideal chance to repair Gallic football’s tarnished image after Les Bleus’ infamous training strike during the World Cup in South Africa last month.
French League
2010-07-27 22:15
Champions Trophy: 'Start with a win'
Reigning Ligue 1 champions Olympique de Marseille and defending French Cup winners Paris Saint-Germain bring the curtain up on the new domestic season in Wednesday’s Champions Trophy in Tunisia and both camps are champing at the bit...
French League
2010-07-27 06:54
Eyes of the world on Tunisia
OM-PSG games always attract heightened media interest and Wednesday's Champions Trophy clash is no different with the match to be screened live on 29 TV channels across five continents.
French League
2010-07-27 06:54
Record attendance for Champions Trophy?
LFP president Frédéric Thiriez hopes Marseille's clash with Paris Saint-Germain in Radès, Tunisia will set a new attendance record for the Champions Trophy.
French League
2010-07-27 06:54
Champions Trophy memories: Makelele miss
Wednesday's match in Radès sees Marseille make their Champions Trophy bow but PSG have already contested the event four times with two wins, including the inaugural edition in 1996 thanks to a penalty miss from a certain Claude Makelele.
French League
2010-07-27 00:12
Champions Trophy: Ben Arfa is ‘desperate to play’
Just 48 hours before arch rivals Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain kick off the 2010-11 Ligue 1 season with the 15th annual Champions Trophy - to be held in Tunisia on Wednesday - OM playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa revealed just how much this means to the players in both camps.
French League
2010-07-26 11:42
Coupet and Deschamps target Champions Trophy
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Grégory Coupet is determined to start his 18th and final season as a pro with a win over Ligue 1 champions Marseille, while OM coach Didier Deschamps says his side will do the best they can to cover for absentees.
French League
2010-07-26 11:42
Gameiro rues Les Bleus blow
An ankle injury has come at the worst possible moment for Lorient star Kevin Gameiro, scuppering the striker’s chances of being named in Laurent Blanc’s France squad for the friendly against Norway on August 11.
French League
2010-07-23 13:45
Sanogo out for three weeks
Saint-Etienne’s Ivory Coast international Boubacar Sanogo will be out of action for around three weeks with a thigh injury and could miss the start of the season when Les Verts travel to the capital to take on PSG.