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 »
Senegal midfielder Nampalys Mendy has signed a two-year deal with Lens as a free agent, last season's Ligue 1 runners-up announced on Monday.... more »
