LIGUE 1 NEWS

Second division proposed for Australian soccer by 2019

SYDNEY (AP) The Association of Australian Football Clubs says it hopes that a second division below the A-League will be running by late 2019 with a promotion and relegation syst...

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Sentencing latest chapter in FIFA scandal

NEW YORK (AP) The upcoming sentencing of a former Guatemalan judge in a federal court in New York City is the latest chapter in the sprawling corruption scandal that's engulfed F...

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Balde and Falcao score as Monaco beats Caen 2-0 in Ligue 1

PARIS (AP) French champion Monaco got back to winning ways with a 2-0 home win against Caen on Saturday.

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Balde and Falcao score as Monaco beats Caen 2-0 in Ligue 1

PARIS (AP) French champion Monaco got back to winning ways with a 2-0 home win against Caen on Saturday.

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Montpellier continues good form with win at Saint-Etienne

PARIS (AP) Montpellier continued its good form against the leading teams with a gritty 1-0 win at Saint-Etienne on Friday.

OCTOBER 20, 2017

FIFA says deal close to resolve transfer system complaint

ZURICH (AP) A complaint to the European Commission challenging soccer's transfer market is set to be withdrawn by the global group of players' unions, according to FIFA.

OCTOBER 19, 2017

FIFA says deal close to resolve transfer system complaint

ZURICH (AP) FIFA says a complaint to the European Commission challenging soccer's transfer market is set to be withdrawn.

OCTOBER 19, 2017

FIFA World Rankings List for October

ZURICH (AP) FIFA rankings published for October (last month's rankings in parentheses):

OCTOBER 16, 2017

PSG wins 2-1 away to Dijon to move 6 points clear in Ligue 1

PARIS (AP) On a frustrating day for the world's two most expensive players, and with the club's top scorer rested, it was unheralded defender Thomas Meunier who got Paris Saint-G...

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Lille steward says barrier at Amiens stadium was faulty

PARIS (AP) A steward from Lille said he had warned Amiens officials that the barrier which collapsed during a French league match between...

OCTOBER 2, 2017

FIFA fines Germany for Nazi chants at World Cup qualifier

GENEVA (AP) FIFA fined the German soccer federation 32,000 Swiss francs ($33,000) on Monday because fans chanted Nazi slogans at a World Cup qualifying game in the Czech Republic...

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Lille steward says barrier at Amiens stadium was faulty

PARIS (AP) A steward from Lille said he had warned Amiens officials that the barrier which collapsed during a French league match between...

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Final 6 out of hospital after stadium barrier collapse

PARIS (AP) All the people injured after a barrier collapsed during Lyon's match at Amiens on Saturday have been released from hospital.

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Marseille battles back from 2 goals down to win 4-2 at Nice

Marseille took advantage of Saint-Etienne's surprise defeat at Troyes to move third in Ligue 1 after battling back from two goals down to win 4-2 at Nice in a Mediterranean derby...

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Amiens stadium barrier collapses, 4 hospitalized, 21 injured

AMIENS, France (AP) Four Lille supporters were seriously injured and taken to hospital after a barrier collapsed during the side's footbal...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Amiens stadium barrier collapses, 4 hospitalized, 21 injured

AMIENS, France (AP) Four Lille supporters were seriously injured and taken to hospital after a barrier collapsed during the side's footbal...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017