LIGUE 1 NEWS

Ajaccio’s win confirmed despite violence at French playoff

PARIS (AP) The French league on Tuesday rejected a request from second-division club Le Havre to be handed a default victory over Ajaccio following the violent incidents which mar...

MAY 22, 2018

Kwon cut from World Cup squad in setback for South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Veteran forward Lee Keun-ho has been ruled out of South Korea's World Cup squad a day after star midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon was sidelined because of an inj...

MAY 22, 2018

Monaco, Lyon qualify for Champions League from Ligue 1

PARIS (AP) Memphis Depay scored a hat trick as Lyon came from behind to beat Nice 3-2 and qualify for the Champions League at the expense o...

MAY 19, 2018

French playoff game rescheduled after fans’ attack on bus

PARIS (AP) The French football playoff between Ajaccio and Le Havre that was postponed on Friday after home fans attacked the visiting team's bus will take place on Sunday.

MAY 19, 2018

Claudio Ranieri set to leave Nantes

NANTES, France (AP) Nantes coach Claudio Ranieri is leaving the French club at the end of the season.

MAY 17, 2018

Metz coach Frederic Hantz to leave at end of season

PARIS (AP) Metz coach Frederic Hantz will leave at the end of the season in the wake of the French club's demotion to the second division.

MAY 16, 2018

French club Saint-Etienne set to be sold to US investors

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) France's most decorated soccer club has started ''exclusive negotiations'' with American investors.

MAY 16, 2018

Neymar wins French league’s Player of the Year award

PARIS (AP) Neymar won the French League's Player of the Year award on Sunday, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain teammates Edinson Cavani and Kyl...

MAY 13, 2018

Monaco scores late and moves into 2nd place in French league

PARIS (AP) Monaco scored an injury-time penalty to beat Saint-Etienne 1-0 at home and move into second place in the French league on Saturd...

MAY 12, 2018

Troyes looking to the aging Nivet to help avoid relegation

PARIS (AP) Troyes has two games left to avoid relegation from the French league, and its frail hopes rest on the aging legs of a 41-year-ol...

MAY 10, 2018

FIFA life ban for Guatemalan jailed in soccer bribery case

ZURICH (AP) FIFA ethics judges have imposed a life ban from soccer on a Guatemalan official who took bribes linked to marketing deals for World Cup qualifying games.

MAY 8, 2018

Leagues want Europe to unite, oppose new FIFA competitions

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Europe's top leagues want colleagues on a UEFA panel to unite this month and oppose FIFA's $25 billion plan for new competitions.

MAY 3, 2018

FIFA bans coach for 2 years in World Cup match-fixing case

ZURICH (AP) FIFA has banned a former El Salvador coach for two years for his role in offering players money to perform well in a World Cup qualifying game, and thereby help his na...

MAY 2, 2018

Saint-Etienne on course for Europa League after 1-0 win

PARIS (AP) Saint-Etienne remains on course for a spot in the Europa League after winning 1-0 away to Montpellier on Friday.

APRIL 27, 2018

FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes

ZURICH (AP) FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes.

APRIL 27, 2018

Lawyers for Russian player say FIFA ends anti-doping case

GENEVA (AP) Lawyers for Russia defender Ruslan Kambolov have said FIFA closed an investigation into suspected doping, eight weeks before the World Cup begins.

APRIL 20, 2018

In-form Depay stars again as 3rd-place Lyon beats Amiens 3-0

MONACO (AP) The irrepressible Memphis Depay starred again as third-place Lyon beat Amiens 3-0 to secure a fifth straight French league win on Saturday.

APRIL 14, 2018

Morocco takes FIFA to court to recruit Spain’s El Haddadi

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Moroccan soccer federation is taking FIFA to court in the hopes of recruiting Spain forward Munir El Haddadi before the World Cup.

APRIL 10, 2018

Depay shines as Lyon routs Metz 5-0 in French league

PARIS (AP) Brazilian defender Marcelo scored twice and forward Memphis Depay was involved in every goal as Lyon piled more misery on last-p...

APRIL 8, 2018