Paris (AFP) – Neymar scored from the penalty spot but Paris Saint-Germain's perfect start to the French campaign was ended in a 1-1 draw with Monaco on Sunday, while Alexis Sanchez scored his first goals for Marseille in a 3-0 win at Nice. In Paris, Neymar rolled in his eighth goal in five matches this […]

Paris (AFP) – French football was hit by a red wave as referees applied a new "firmness order" with nine red cards in Ligue 1 on Sunday. With the weekend's last match, between Lille and leaders Paris Saint-Germain still to play, that took the weekend total in the French top flight to 11. Struggling Nice […]

Paris (AFP) – The 2022/23 Ligue 1 season kicks off this weekend with Paris Saint-Germain overwhelming favourites to win what would be a record 11th French title following Kylian Mbappe's decision to snub Real Madrid and remain with the Qatar-owned club. While Mbappe stays, AFP Sport looks at five newcomers to watch in the campaign […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Former Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre was appointed manager of Ligue 1 club Nice on Monday, replacing Christophe Galtier who is in talks with Paris Saint-Germain. "Christophe Galtier is no longer in charge of Nice's first team," Nice said in a statement. Favre, the 64-year-old Swiss who has been without a […]