Ligue 1

Proceedings were halted for 20 minutes due to clashes between supporters and the police during a bad-tempered derby, the first since 1993 A Ligue 1 match between Montpellier and Nimes was stopped due to crowd […]

Sep 30 (OPTA) – Top Scorers in the Ligue 1 on Sunday 1 Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) 7 2 F. Thauvin (Marseille) 6 3 J. Bamba (Lille OSC Métropole) 5 E. Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) F. Kamano […]

Photo: AFP Lille stunned Marseille 3-0 on Sunday to move up to second place in France’s Ligue 1. Marseille travelled north hoping to close the 11-point gap to arch-rivals Paris Saint-Germain after the capital club […]

LOSC boss Christophe Galtier described the tactical battle that took place in the stunning 3-0 win over Olympique de Marseille, whose playmaker Dimitri Payet had some stern words about his team’s attitude. Sunday, 30 September, […]

Montpellier’s Stade de la Mosson was unusually packed for the visit of newly promoted local rivals Nîmes on Sunday afternoon but the Tribune Heidelberg, the stand that houses the Montpellier ultra-group Butte Paillade 91, was […]

Barcelona are interested in reported Arsenal transfer target Nicolas Pepe, Lille owner Gerard Lopez has confirmed. The Gunners were extremely active in the summer transfer market as head coach Unai Emery kicked off the post-Arsene […]

The video assistant referee system has been much talked about since being used at the World Cup earlier this year — praised by some for spotting fouls, criticized by others for slowing down matches. On […]

MONTPELLIER’s 3-0 home win over local rivals Nimes was marred by crowd trouble – with the game interrupted for more than 30 minutes after being stopped twice. With 11 minutes left on the clock, masses […]

NICE — Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 victory at Nice Saturday to equal the record of victories from the start of a French top division season. Neymar, who ended the game with a bloodied […]

NEYMAR took a whack to the face, played on with cotton tissue in his bloodied mouth, and grabbed a double as Paris Saint-Germain won at Nice 3-0 in the French Ligue 1. The Brazil forward […]