French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected "justification of terrorism" after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors said.... more »
Seven-times French champions Lyon ended their wait for a first Ligue 1 victory of the season by beating 10-man Rennes on Sunday as fellow strugglers Clermont and Metz also won.... more »
A clinical Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 away at high-flying Reims on Saturday to move to the top of the Ligue 1 table, although coach Luis Enrique was still not satisfied with the France captain's performance.... more »
Nice recorded a seventh successive clean sheet in a 0-0 draw at Montpellier on Friday as the Ligue 1 leaders continued their unbeaten start to the season.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain travel to Reims on Saturday in a top-of-the-table showdown, providing the perfect setting for Warren Zaire-Emery to stake a claim for a starting berth with France.... more »
The Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon, postponed after Lyon's bus was stoned leaving coach Fabio Grosso with facial cuts, will be played in Marseille on December 6, the French league (LFP) announced on Thursday.... more »
A French gay rights group said Wednesday it had launched legal action against Amazon Prime for offering on streaming replay a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille that was marred by homophobic chants.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain beat Montpellier 3-0 to climb provisionally top of France's Ligue 1 on Friday, with Ousmane Dembele providing much of the ammunition.... more »
A week after the Lyon team bus was attacked with stones in Marseille, the French government have banned Lille fans from travelling to the southern city for a Ligue 1 match this weekend.... more »
The Marseille-Lyon Ligue 1 match was postponed after the team's bus was stoned on Sunday as it entered the Stade Velodrome with Lyon coach Fabio Grosso and his assistant injured during the attack.... more »
A late Kylian Mbappe goal clinched a 3-2 win for Paris Saint-Germain over Brest on Sunday as Monaco slipped into third in Ligue 1 after defeat at Lille.... more »
A late goal by on-loan Manchester City youngster Josh Wilson-Esbrand gave Reims a 1-0 win over Lorient on Saturday as they climbed up to fourth place in Ligue 1.... more »
Nice moved back to the top of Ligue 1 in France on Friday after Hicham Boudaoui's second-half goal secured a 1-0 win away at struggling Clermont.... more »
Lyon, seven times league champions, sit rock bottom of Ligue 1 as they prepare to play rivals Marseille at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday, with Fabio Grosso's men desperately seeking their first win.... more »
Aleksandr Golovin scored twice as Monaco battled back from a goal down to defeat Metz 2-1 on Sunday and return to the Ligue 1 summit, as winless Lyon slumped to the foot of the table.... more »
Kylian Mbappe scored one goal and made another as Paris Saint-Germain beat Patrick Vieira's Strasbourg 3-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday but it is unbeaten Nice who are top of the table after a 1-0 victory over Marseille.... more »
French prosecutors on Monday launched a preliminary investigation into a top-flight footballer on suspicion of "glorifying terrorism" after he reposted an allegedly anti-Semitic message on social media relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict.... more »
Former Paris Saint-Germain coach Christopher Galtier has returned to management three months after leaving the French champions, taking over at Qatari side Al Duhail.... more »
After their stunning Champions League win over Arsenal, Lens are looking to cap a memorable week with another victory when they return to domestic duty in France with a derby against bitter local rivals Lille.... more »
Monaco went top of Ligue 1 with a 3-2 win over Gennaro Gattuso's Marseille on Saturday after Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 0-0 draw by struggling Clermont.... more »
Argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa was Friday awarded a payout of two million euros ($2.1 million) from his former club Lille because of a parachute clause in his pre-contract that protected him in the event of dismissal, even for gross misconduct.... more »
Gennaro Gattuso is expected to be named as the new coach of French giants Marseille following the resignation of Marcelino Garcia Toral last week, sources close to the discussions said on Wednesday.... more »
The French government vowed Monday to punish football fans who chanted homophobic slurs at a top Ligue 1 clash at Paris's Parc des Princes stadium.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain suffered a blow on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe was forced off with an apparent ankle injury in the first half of the French champions' Ligue 1 game against Marseille.... more »
Lens claimed their first win of the French Ligue 1 season on Sunday, coming from behind to beat Toulouse 2-1 thanks to a late Morgan Guilavogui goal.... more »
Marseille have been plunged into crisis just six weeks into the new season as coach Marcelino Garcia Toral left the French giants on Wednesday while the club's president was reportedly considering walking away too after an angry encounter with supporters.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico said on Saturday he hoped to return to action "before the end of the season", just four months after a serious horse riding accident.... more »
Benjamin Mendy, acquitted in a sex offences trial in England in June, has been included in the Lorient squad for the Ligue 1 match against Monaco on Sunday.... more »
Former World Cup winner Fabio Grosso has been appointed coach of Ligue 1's bottom side Lyon, replacing sacked Laurent Blanc, the French club announced Saturday.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain slipped to their first loss of the Ligue 1 season despite a Kylian Mbappe double as an impressive Nice secured a 3-2 victory at the Parc des Princes on Friday, with Terem Moffi scoring twice.... more »
Italian international Marco Verratti has signed for Qatari club Al Arabi, his new club and his former team, Paris Saint-Germain, announced on Wednesday.... more »
