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 »
Paris Saint-Germain recovered from a sluggish start at Nantes on Saturday as they came from behind to record a 4-1 victory that provisionally stretched their lead to four points at the top of Ligue 1.... more »
French Ligue 1 club Nantes confirmed on Tuesday that their Senegal international defender Papy Djilobodji has joined English Premier League champions Chelsea on a four-year deal.... more »
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, fresh from a three-match ban, sparked Paris Saint Germain's 2-0 win at Nantes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, moving them a step closer to third straight French title.... more »
Marseille's slump continued on Friday as Marcelo Bielsa's side went down to a 1-0 defeat at Nantes that further damaged their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.... more »
Having long set the pace in France's Ligue 1, Marseille travel to Nantes on Friday with reduced ambitions of an eventual third place finish to make the Champions League cut.... more »
There was a hint of nostalgia in Ligue 1 on Sunday as Saint-Etienne beat Nantes 1-0, the two clubs having won 15 league titles between them in a 20-year stretch up to the early 1980's.... more »
A scrappy goal credited to Nabil Fekir was enough for Lyon to beat Nantes 1-0 at the Stade de Gerland on Sunday and move back to the top of the Ligue 1 table.... more »
Togo's international forward Serge Gakpe is to join Italian club Genoa on a four-year deal from French outfit Nantes at the end of the season, the player said on Wednesday.... more »
French league leaders Lyon's hopes of the domestic double this season ended on Tuesday as a hat-trick by Vincent Bessat gave Ligue 1 rivals Nantes a 3-2 victory in a thrilling round of 32 French Cup clash.... more »
A freak own goal helped Nantes to a 2-1 win over Bordeaux, struggling Bastia beat Rennes and a brace from Brazilian Diego Rigonato helped Reims past Evian in Ligue 1 action on Saturday.... more »
Veteran Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov scored a brace as Monaco warmed up for a decisive Champions League date with a 2-0 win away to Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Friday.... more »
Ligue 1 leaders Marseille chase a club record ninth consecutive victory on Sunday when they travel to Lyon while defending champions Paris Saint-Germain are in action at home to Bordeaux 24 hours earlier.... more »
Former France international Jerome Rothen is among 37 players who have been summonsed to appear before the Professional Football League (LFP) for illegal betting on matches in France.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain assistant boss Claude Makelele is to become the new manager of Bastia, a source at the Corsican side revealed on Thursday.... more »
Bastia goalkeeper Mickael Landreau, who holds the record for the most appearances in the French top flight, will play his final league match this weekend as he brings down the curtain on an 18-year career.... more »
The curtain falls on the Ligue 1 season this Saturday but the stage is set for a thrilling final weekend in France with European places and the fight against relegation still to be settled.... more »
Didier Deschamps has had luck on his side throughout his career, and the France boss will be hoping that a kind World Cup draw can set Les Bleus up for a successful campaign in Brazil.... more »
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