FC Lorient

A superb Mario Balotelli strike four minutes from time gave Nice a 2-1 win over Lorient on Sunday that left them top of the Ligue 1 table going into the international break.... more »

Gabonese international midfield dynamo Didier Ndong signed for Premier League side Sunderland from French outfit Lorient on Wednesday for a club record fee of £13.6 million (16 million euros, $17.8m).... more »

Relegation-threatened Sunderland on Wednesday signed Ivory Coast defender Lamine Kone from French side Lorient for an undisclosed fee, the English Premier League club announced.... more »

Lille grabbed the spotlight with a third straight Ligue 1 win under their new coach Frederic Antonetti on Saturday as Lorient were beaten 3-0.... more »

While the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the top of the scorers' charts in France will surprise nobody, that of Benjamin Moukandkjo would not have been expected even at his own club.... more »