With no indications of a solution in sight, the Kylian Mbappe saga has been the focal point of another summer transfer market, leaving his status for PSG against Lorient up in the air. The 24-year-old player has chosen to depart as a free agent after rejecting a contract extension offer. To avoid losing their star […]

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy signed a contract with Ligue 1 side Lorient on Wednesday. The French fullback agreed to a two-year deal with Les Merlus just five days after being acquitted of rape. Lorient finished 10th in the French top flight last season. "FC Lorient is pleased to announce today the signing for […]

Paris (AFP) – Matteo Guendouzi scored once and created two more goals as Marseille came from behind to defeat Lorient 4-1 on Sunday and earn their first Ligue 1 victory in four matches. Marseille supporters paid a series of tributes to controversial former president Bernard Tapie in the first game at the Velodrome since his […]

Lorient (France) (AFP) – Lorient, who just escaped relegation last season, upset visiting Monaco 1-0 on Friday as Nigerian striker Terem Moffi converted a penalty he had won.  Lorient made the most of opening the fixtures on the second weekend of the season by jumping to the top of the table with four points.  Monaco, who finished third […]

Paris (AFP) – Gabriel Boschilia and Valere Germain both struck twice as a rampant Monaco routed bottom side Lorient 4-0 on Sunday to climb two points clear of Nice at the top of Ligue 1. Brazilian striker Boschilia netted a brace inside the opening half hour as Monaco punished slack Lorient defending in driving rain […]

Paris (AFP) – Gabriel Boschilia and Valere Germain both struck twice as a rampant Monaco routed bottom side Lorient 4-0 on Sunday to climb two points clear of Nice at the top of Ligue 1. Brazilian striker Boschilia netted a brace inside the opening half hour as Monaco punished slack Lorient defending in driving rain […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon missed the chance to move level on points with stumbling champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Saturday after losing 1-0 at struggling Lorient. Jimmy Cabot scored the only goal of the game early in the second half in Brittany as Lyon lost for the third time in the league already […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille got their Ligue 1 campaign up and running as they beat Lorient 2-0 at the Stade Velodrome on Friday to pick up their first win of the season. Remy Cabella fired Franck Passi's hosts in front with a brilliant first-half free-kick, and Bafetimbi Gomis added a second in the 70th minute. […]

Paris (AFP) – Lorient striker Benjamin Jeannot has been suspended pending a disciplinary hearing after pushing a referee during his team's 3-0 home loss to Bastia last weekend, the French football league (LFP) announced on Thursday. The LFP announced they were taking the decision based on the "brutality of the act". The 24-year-old will be suspended […]