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Interview of the Week: Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud
Jean-Louis Triaud talks wine production, club culture and the side's prospects under new coach Jocelyn Gourvennec - as well as new faces like Jérémy Toulalan and Jérémy Ménez - with the Ligue 1 S…
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The Breakdown: Week 8
Check out our comprehensive, match-by-match STATS-powered statistical analysis of all the Ligue 1 Week 7 action - post-game notes and exhaustive team and individual statistics - right here.
yesterday
Best of Week 8
The best goals, the best saves and the funniest moments from an action-packed Week 8 - check out our Best of Week 8 round-up.
yesterday
Week 8 Review: Monaco seven-up but Nice on top
Mario Balotelli's brilliant winner ensured OGC Nice top the table going into the international break, but AS Monaco are right behind them after recording their record away win. Meanwhile, Olympique Ly…
about 2 days ago
Week 8 Match Reports
All the exclusive Ligue1.com Week 8 match reports, with links to video highlights...
about 2 days ago

The Offside

Ben Arfa: Heading back to France sooner than expected…
Ben Arfa Stretchered Off in Newcastle’s game versus Manchester City And not under the best of circumstance. Though it would have been hard to guess that he would be returning to France in worse co…
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Ligue 1, Matchday 7: The games you don’t want to miss!
Ligue 1, Matchday 7 fixtures courtesy of the LFP So many games, so little time! Here are some recommendations of the games you don’t want to miss and why they matter! Nice vs Rennes: Coming into t…
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Lyon: Claude Puel vs History
As if Claude Puel’s job wasn’t hard enough these days with his current Ligue 1 competitors, he also has to deal with being compared to his illustrious predecessors at Lyon. Many of whom accumula…
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Ligue 1, Matchday 4: Bordeaux vs Marseille Liveblog
Will Bordeaux prove they can win without Gourcuff beating defending champions, Marseille? We’ll chat about that and more… Ligue 1, Matchday 4: Bordeaux vs Marseille
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Ligue 1: Match Day 1 is here!
Ligue 1 kicks off today – and after a series of computer problem, I finally managed to get something on the front page. Marseille won the title last year – will they make it two in a row? Check it…
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Lyon bounce back with win
Sergi Darder scored his first goal of the season as Lyon bounced back from successive defeats with a 2-0 win over St Etienne in the Rhone derby.
about 3 days ago
Ligue 1: Mario off after winner
Mario Balotelli scored a late winner and was then sent off as Nice returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-1 win over Lorient.
about 3 days ago
Ligue 1: Monaco thrash Metz
Guido Carrillo scored twice as Monaco beat 10-man Metz 7-0 to go top of the Ligue 1 standings.
about 3 days ago
Sessegnon signs for Montpellier
Montpellier have announced the signing of Stephane Sessegnon on a two-year contract.
about a week ago
Aurier given prison sentence
Paris St-Germain right-back Serge Aurier has been given a two-month prison sentence for assaulting a police officer.
about a week ago

Fifa

Titans clash in Turin as European campaign hots up
After competing in an opening round of fixtures in September, European nations are readying themselves for the second and third matches of the qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™…
yesterday
PSG, PSV and flag-flying Foxes
The Troll Kids, The Sweet Potatoers and the Foxes breaking ground for their den feature in FIFA.com’s latest stats review, along with sharing Sevillistas and history in the Netherlands.
about 5 days ago
Fontaine’s record 13-goal haul
Every week in the build-up to Russia 2018, FIFA.com will be highlighting a classic FIFA World Cup image. Our latest photograph captures Just Fontaine being hoisted shoulder high by team-mates after…
about 6 days ago
Manchester City celebrate, Potsdam in control
FIFA.com takes a look at the latest news from the world of women’s club football - from USA and Germany to England and Sweden.
about a week ago
BWP, BVB & Super Mario
He’s back. You know who. So, too, is a goalscoring goalkeeper and a familiar shutout in a fierce derby. With a free-scoring English forward and German powerhouse also featuring, here’s FIFA.com�…
about 2 weeks ago

UEFA

Under-21 group deciders: who can qualify?
Denmark and Portugal have joined hosts Poland in the 2017 finals and by next Tuesday nine more berths will be decided with four teams entering the play-offs. UEFA.com explains the permutations.
yesterday
Under-19 qualifying round updates
The qualifying round has kicked off with 52 teams competing for 27 slots in the elite round alongside seeds Spain in the first step on the road to Georgia. Our MatchCentre has updates.
yesterday
Every group stage contender's top European scorer
No one has scored more European goals for their club than Barcelona's Lionel Messi, while Sergio Agüero is top of the heap for two group stage sides; UEFA.com does the counting.
yesterday
Women's Champions League round of 32 tie by tie
Stamford Bridge, Stade de Lyon and San Mamés are among the venues as the round of 32 gets under way on Wednesday: we guide you through the 16 ties.
about 2 days ago
Under-19s set out on road to Georgia
Fifty-two teams are involved in the U19 EURO qualifying round, including holders France and last season's runners-up Italy, with the first of the 13 groups kicking off this week.
about 2 days ago

Guardian

Marseille guarantee Ligue 1 status with victory at Angers
Marseille had gone 11 league games without a win. They play Paris Saint-Germain in Cup final on 21 MayThe nine-times Ligue 1 champions Marseille secured their top-flight status with a 1-0 victory at…
about 6 months ago
Champions League previews: Man City v Real Madrid and Atlético v Bayern
Will Gareth Bale score his first goal in this season’s Champions League in England? And will Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller, who have scored more goals than Atlético Madrid’s squad, take P…
about 6 months ago
Is appointing Sam Allardyce a reliable way of avoiding relegation?
Sam Allardyce hasn’t been involved in a relegation battle since he kept Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League seven years ago, but he’s doing well this season By Martin Laurence for WhoScored?, p…
about 6 months ago
The best goals of the week: Ángel Di María, Didier Drogba and Barrie McKay
Featuring a scoop from France, an overhead kick from Italy, a blaster from Scotland and a lovely assist from an Englishman to a Mexican in the US Continue reading...
about 6 months ago
Paris Saint-Germain hit Caen for six as Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores twice
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s brace earned him a season-best 32 goals in Ligue 1 as Paris Saint-Germain took out their Champions League frustration on Caen.Four days after losing at Manchester City 1-0 to e…
about 6 months ago

Goal

Koscielny: Wenger has made me grow as a player
The Gunners centre-back has lauded his manager just days after scoring a last-minute winner in the Premier League against Burnley
about 14 hours ago
Why Verratti would be the perfect signing for Juventus
The Bianconeri have never properly replaced the great Andrea Pirlo and would dearly love to sign the 23-year-old Pescara native long since touted as his natural successor
yesterday
Aubameyang: Manchester City were in contact over a transfer
The Borussia Dortmund attacker has admitted that he still wishes to move to Real Madrid, but a switch to Pep Guardiola's side might be a more realistic target for now
yesterday
I'm not yet at Ronaldo and Messi level - Griezmann
The France international star believes he is closing the gap to the world's best players and says he enjoys more attention from referees
yesterday
Verratti: My best Champions League memory was a defeat!
In his first exclusive column for Goal, the PSG star reveals his huge desire to win Europe's premier club competition and looks back at his best and worst moment in the competition
yesterday

Further Football

Profile: So much, so little for Liverpool great Gerrard
“Taken as a whole, in his club career — which began when he walked through the doors of Liverpool’s academy at the age of eight — Gerrard has scaled almost all the heights. From the header tha…
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French football quotes of the year 2014
Pleasantries “There’s already one of ours who’s up there [Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa], and I wish him the best. Rémy, I think he deserves something else than Newcastle. I wouldn’t go there. You must g…
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Review: New money rises in England as old powers slip
“Manchester City and Chelsea, England’s nouveaux riches, appear poised to dominate the Premier League in 2015, with traditional powerhouses Manchester United and Liverpool working their way throug…
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Analysis: Back to drawing board for limping Liverpool
“With Sturridge and Balotelli both injured, the powerful but limited Rickie Lambert — a close-season recruit from Southampton — started up front, but lasted only 45 minutes. Both he and Balotell…
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CNN World Sport: Champions League review
I made a fleeting appearance on CNN’s World Sport programme on Wednesday to look back at Tuesday’s Champions League matches – you can watch it here. Fans of unkempt beards and wild hand gest…
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The World Game

Helena Costa takes the reins at Clermont
French second division club Clermont has named Portuguese Helena Costa as coach, becoming one of the highest-level teams in Europe to put a woman in charge.
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Atletico Mineiro announces Anelka signing
Disgraced French striker Nicolas Anelka looks set to continue his career in Brazil alongside Ronaldinho with Atletico Mineiro.
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Ligue 1 seals billion dollar TV deal
France's top football league sold domestic television rights for 2016-2020 for a record sum of just over a billion dollars a year, officials announced.
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Anelka stands by quenelle gesture
Nicolas Anelka has launched a determined defence of his character and denied he has anti-Semitic leanings after his sacking by West Bromwich Albion.
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Zidane's son gets France call
Former France great Zinedine Zidane's second son has been called up by the national side.
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