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PSG looks to retake top spot by beating Lyon
Back in form, Paris-Saint Germain can reclaim the top spot in the French league if it beats current leader Lyon on Sunday. PSG fell in the standings ...
Lyon needs late equalizer to draw at home to Nancy
French league leader Lyon needed a late equalizer from winger Michel Bastos to rescue a 1-1 home draw with relegation battler Nancy on Wednesday, ...
Lyon maintains lead after beating Saint-Etienne
Michel Bastos scored from a free kick as 10-man Lyon won 1-0 at bitter local rival Saint-Etienne on Sunday, maintaining its five-point lead over Paris ...
Messi sets goal record for a year; Falcao scores 5
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a night when both stars again demonstrated why their teams ...
Cheyrou out with hamstring injury
French league title contender Marseille will be without midfielder Benoit Cheyrou for at least two weeks due to a hamstring injury. Cheyrou limped off ...
Marseille beats Brest to keep pressure on Lyon
Center half Souleymane Diawara and winger Andre Ayew both scored as Marseille won 2-1 at Brest on Sunday to move two points behind French leader Lyon ...
Lyon beats Montpellier 1-0 in French league
Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti has promised "radical changes" after the big-spending club lost again to allow Lyon to extend its lead at ...
Lyon confident ahead of Montpellier match
Three days after moving into first place in the French league, Lyon will take on defending champion Montpellier on Saturday. Lyon beat Marseille 4-1 ...
Lyon beats Marseille 4-1 in French league
Bafetimbi Gomis scored a hat trick as Lyon thrashed Marseille 4-1 to climb above Paris Saint-Germain to the top of the French league on Wednesday.
Bordeaux loses 1-0 at Montpellier in French league
Bordeaux missed the chance to go top of the French league after losing 1-0 at defending champion Montpellier on Sunday. It was leapfrogged by ...
PSG looking to get back on track against Troyes
After securing its place in the next round of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain will try to rebound from two losses and a draw in the French ...
Drogba asks FIFA for permission to make loan move
Didier Drogba has asked FIFA for special permission to move on loan from his Chinese club despite being outside the official transfer window.
Atletico wins 1-0 at Granada to stay 2nd in Spain
Arda Turan scored on a volley in the 61st minute, giving Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win at Granada that kept it three points behind first-place Barcelona ...
Lyon cruises to 3-0 win to go top; Marseille loses
Lyon took advantage of Paris Saint-Germain's latest home defeat and Marseille's 1-0 loss away to bogey side Bordeaux to move into first place in the ...
French leader PSG slips to another home defeat
Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti responded to Saturday's embarrassing 2-1 home defeat to Rennes by saying for the first time that the ...
Ibrahimovic's suspension comes at bad time for PSG
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's suspension could not come at a worse time for Paris Saint-Germain, which hosts a vastly improved Rennes side on Saturday and is ...
10-man PSG held to 1-1 draw away to Montpellier
Paris Saint-Germain stayed top in the French league with a 1-1 draw at defending champion Montpellier on Sunday after playing most of the match with ...
Lyon drops points in 1-1 draw at Sochaux
Lyon missed the chance to take advantage of Marseille's home draw and move provisionally top of the French league when it was held to a 1-1 draw at ...
Marseille twice pegged back in 2-2 draw with Nice
Marseille moved provisionally top of the French league yet missed the chance to put more pressure on Paris Saint-Germain when it was twice pegged back ...
Saint-Etienne beats Troyes to move into 3rd
Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his eighth goal of the season as Saint-Etienne beat lowly Troyes 2-0 on Saturday to move provisionally into ...
German dies of heart attack before game
A German man died of a heart attack after swimming in the sea before Borussia Moenchengladbach's Europa League match against Marseille on Thursday.
Yoann Gourcuff receives another chance with France
France coach Didier Deschamps has given playmaker Yoann Gourcuff another chance to resurrect his international career by including him in the squad ...
Marseille beats Ajaccio and Lyon downs Bastia
Brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew scored second-half goals as Marseille won 2-0 at Ajaccio on Sunday to move level on points with Paris Saint-Germain at ...
Van Persie guides United to top of Premier League
Robin van Persie helped Manchester United to the top of the English Premier League on Saturday, punishing former club Arsenal with a goal in a 2-1 win ...
Ibrahimovic sent off as PSG loses to Saint-Etienne
French leader Paris Saint-Germain lost its unbeaten league record and lost top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic to a red card in a 2-1 home loss to ...