With results slipping and the club only grudgingly denying rumours of a divorce, the love affair between French club Nantes and Claudio Ranieri appears to be fading.... more »
Nice captain Dante scored his first Ligue 1 goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Claudio Ranieri's Nantes on Sunday to snap a four-match losing run.... more »
Claudio Ranieri admits he has "fantastic memories" of coaching Monaco as his Nantes side prepare to host the faltering reigning champions in a midweek round of games in Ligue 1.... more »
Edinson Cavani fired two goals past Claudio Ranieri's Nantes as Paris Saint-Germain went six points clear in Ligue 1 on Saturday with an eye-catching 4-1 win.... more »
Claudio Ranieri, the wily Italian who masterminded Leicester City's remarkable Premier League triumph, hopes to spring another surprise when his Nantes side visit French leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.... more »
Nantes closed in on former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri on Monday after agreeing a two-year contract, but are awaiting French Professional League approval because of his age, a club source said.... more »
Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe punished Nantes with a first-half brace as Monaco strolled to a 4-0 victory on Sunday to rebuild their three-point cushion at the top of Ligue 1.... more »
New Nantes coach Rene Girard said on Tuesday that his target at the club is just to bring them consistent top-10 finishes in Ligue 1, after taking over from Michel Der Zakarian.... more »
Struggling French giants Marseille saw their winless home run in Ligue 1 extended to 15 matches on Sunday after the 10-man hosts were held to a 1-1 draw by Nantes.... more »
The battle for European places in France's Ligue 1 is set to come down to the wire with just four matches of the season remaining and several teams still in the running.... more »
Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol has been given a three-match ban from the touchline and all game-day functions for his behaviour during a recent cup tie, the Ligue 1 club announced on Thursday.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain head into Saturday's clash at home to a resurgent Montpellier with most eyes firmly fixated on next week's return leg at Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League.... more »
Nantes remain in contention for a surprise podium finish in Ligue 1 after holding second-placed Monaco to a 0-0 draw at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain can provide further proof of the growing gulf in class between the champions elect and the rest of Ligue 1 when they travel to last year's runners-up Lyon on Sunday.... more »
Unbeaten runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain return to Ligue 1 duty against struggling Reims on Saturday, four days after earning a narrow first-leg advantage over Chelsea in the Champions League last 16.... more »
Alexandre Lacazette struck twice as Lyon secured a welcome 3-0 win over Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Wednesday for just their second victory in 11 matches.... more »
Bordeaux supporters have been banned from Saturday's trip to Nantes in Ligue 1 because of the risk of violence, government officials in the Loire-Atlantique region announced on Monday.... more »
Iceland striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson is hoping his nation find themselves in the same group as England when the draw for Euro 2016 is made in Paris on Saturday.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain will wear shirts with the words 'Je suis Paris' for their first home game since the terror attacks on Saturday as Ligue 1 is played without away supporters for a second successive weekend.... more »
Unbeaten Paris Saint-Germain will go 10 points clear at the top of Ligue 1, at least for 24 hours, with a win against Rennes in Brittany on Friday.... more »
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