France recall Diarra PARIS: Marseille midfielder Lassana DIarra is back in France’s squad for upcoming friendly matches against Armenia and Denmark, five years after his last game with the national team. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid player joined Marseille this... 02 Oct, 2015
Fekir set for surgery LYON: France international striker Nabil Fekir will undergo knee surgery on Monday after picking up the serious injury playing against Portugal last week, his Ligue 1 club Lyon confirmed. The operation will be carried out by Dr Bertrand... 13 Sep, 2015
France call Martial PARIS: France coach Didier Deschamps has included Monaco’s teenage forward Anthony Martial in his 23-man squad for next month’s friendly matches against Portugal and Serbia. It is a first senior international call-up for the 19-year-old Martial,... 28 Aug, 2015
Russia ready for World Cup launch SAINT PETERSBURG: A total of 141 countries spanning five continents will learn their fate for the World Cup 2018 qualifiers on Saturday as the tournament is officially launched with the preliminary draw in Saint Petersburg. Russian president... 25 Jul, 2015
Brazil see off Mexico; Belgium humble France SAO PAULO: Brazil took their winning run under coach Dunga to nine on Sunday when first-half goals gave them a comfortable 2-0 win over Mexico in Sao Paulo. A week before they kick off their Copa America campaign against Peru, Brazil dominated... 09 Jun, 2015
English trio guard slender Europa League leads PARIS: Three English Premier League sides face tough away tests in the second leg of their Europa League round-of-32 matches this week as they look to protect precarious single-goal leads. Liverpool, Everton and Fulham are all one goal up following... 25 Feb, 2010
French Eurostars return to title fight PARIS: After proving in midweek that French football bears comparison with the best the Champions League has to offer, Bordeaux and Lyon return to domestic action this weekend, jousting for home supremacy. Bordeaux broke Lyon's record run of seven... 07 Nov, 2009
Real host Milan in a clash of titans PARIS; Real Madrid fans would be forgiven for focusing all their attention on club icon Raul on Wednesday as the club host a mouth-watering clash between the nine-times European champions and AC Milan. With his 65 goals still leading the way in... 21 Oct, 2009
France handed tough Irish draw for playoffs ZURICH: Former champions France have been handed a potentially tough test in their bid to qualify for the World Cup finals after drawing the Republic of Ireland in the play-offs Monday. Giovanni Trapattoni's Irish side were one of the most impressive... 20 Oct, 2009
Zidane lauds Marseille MARSEILLE: France legend Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of his former international team-mate Didier Deschamps as the new coach of French league leaders Marseille. “If they made this decision, it’s because they’ve... 14 May, 2009
Domenech faces uncertain future Chatel-Saint-Denis, June 18: Raymond Domenech’s reign as France coach looks to be nearing an end after two former French internationals called on him to quit on Wednesday, one day after the team’s first exit in the group stage at the European... 19 Jun, 2008
Judgement day looms for match-fixing Serie A clubs Rome, October 9:Four Serie A clubs found guilty of match-fixing will find out this week if their final appeals against their punishments have been successful. Juventus were relegated to Serie B and made to start on minus 17 points for their part in... 09 Oct, 2006
