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Football: Montanier to swap La Real for Rennes

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 10:01
Philippe Montanier will leave Spanish side Real Sociedad at the end of this season to take over at French Ligue 1 club Rennes, it was confirmed on Tuesday. Real Sociedad revealed earlier on Tuesday that Montanier, 48, would leave the Basque club at the end of the current season after rejecting their offer of a new contract. And a short while later Rennes confirmed that the Frenchman would take over at the Stade de la Route de Lorient as of July 1, accompanied by his assistant Michel Troin.

Football: French Ligue 1 results

Agence France-PresseMay 20, 2013 06:15
French Ligue 1 results on Sunday: Nice 1 (Cvitanich 47-pen) Lyon 1 (Grenier 76) Saturday Montpellier 0 Lille 0 Sochaux 1 (Sio 42) Toulouse 2 (Sylla 14, Akpa Akpro 21) Reims 1 (Krychowiak 33-pen) Lorient 0 Evian/Thonon 2 (Khelifa 2, Ehret 12) Valenciennes 0 Nancy 1 (Puygrenier 60) Bastia 2 (Ilan 47, Modeste 71) Troyes 1 (Bahebeck 56) Bordeaux 0 Rennes 1 (Erding 45+2) Ajaccio 1 (F. Diawara 5) Saint-Etienne 2 (L. Perrin 25, Brandao 42) Marseille 0

Football:Drogba suffers new Ivory Coast World Cup snub

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 17:00
Veteran striker Didier Drogba was again left out of the Ivory Coast squad when coach Sabri Lamouchi unveiled his 26 players for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and Tanzania. The 35-year-old Drogba led his country at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa this year but the team exited at the quarter-finals stage. As a result, the former Chelsea star was axed from the squad for March's World Cup qualifier against Gambia. Despite Drogba's 96 caps and 60 international goals, Lamouchi has resisted the urge to recall the Galatasaray veteran.

Football: France squad for Uruguay, Brazil friendlies

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 09:46
France coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday announced a 23-strong squad for friendly away matches against Uruguay on June 5 and Brazil four days later: Goalkeepers: Mickael Landreau (Bastia), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham/ENG), Steve Mandanda (Marseille) Defenders: Gael Clichy (Manchester City/ENG), Jeremy Mathieu (Valencia/ESP), Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle/ENG), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal/ENG), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal/ENG), Mamadou Sakho (Paris Saint-Germain), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto/POR), Adil Rami (Valencia/ESP)

Football: Abidal to discuss Barca future with president

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 10:01
French full-back Eric Abidal is due to have a meeting with Barcelona president Sandro Rosell to discuss his future with the Catalans, club spokesman Toni Freixa said Wednesday. The 33-year-old has missed most of the last year after contracting liver cancer and his current playing deal comes to an end in June. Barca have not revealed whether Abidal's offer is to continue playing or for some other role -- although a month ago they suggested it was an ambassadorial role -- but the Spanish champions are keen to keep him on.

Football: Drogba hits out at racist fans

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 09:02
Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has hit out at racist Fenerbahce fans who bombarded him and fellow Ivorian Emmanuel Eboue with monkey chants during the two sides meeting last weekend. The former Chelsea star posted a message on the Turkish champions' Facebook page and also published a photograph depicting Charles Darwin's theory of evolution on the social media site Instagram. "You call me a monkey but you cried when Chelsea beat Fenerbahce in 2008, you called me monkey but you jumped in front of your screen when I won the Champions League," Drogba wrote.

Football: French Cup result

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 16:31
French Cup semi-final result on Wednesday: Evian 4 Ninkovic (10), Sagbo (20), Berigaud (33), Baouia (80) Lorient 0 Playing Tuesday, May 14 Troyes v Bordeaux afp

Football: Evian banish league woes to reach Cup final

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 16:30
Relegation-threatened Evian put aside their Ligue 1 woes to reach the final of the French Cup for the first time as they swept past Lorient 4-0 on Wednesday. Milos Ninkovic, Yannick Sagbo and Kevin Berigaud struck first-half goals at the Parc des Sports, while Nadjib Baouia added a late fourth in Annecy to set up a May 31 date in Paris with either Troyes or Bordeaux, whose match was put back a week after Tuesday's scheduled clash was postponed due to the risk of flooding.

Football: Marseille win to extend PSG title wait

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 16:16
Marseille ensured Paris Saint-Germain will have to wait another 24 hours before securing the Ligue 1 crown after keeping their remote title hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Toulouse on Saturday. Andre Ayew returned from suspension to score twice at the Stade Velodrome, while Eden Ben Basat struck a late consolation as Marseille cut PSG's lead at the summit to four points with the league leaders in action at Lyon on Sunday. "It wasn't an easy victory against a very good opponent this evening," said Marseille boss Elie Baup.

Football: PSG end 19-year wait for French Ligue 1 title

Agence France-PresseMay 12, 2013 18:09
Paris Saint-Germain sealed their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 with a 1-0 win at Lyon on Sunday. Marseille's 2-1 win over Toulouse on Saturday, their fourth success in a row, had ensured PSG would have to keep the champagne on ice until after their own game. But former AC Milan winger Jeremy Menez scored the only goal of the game against a limp Lyon side and that proved enough to deliver the silverware. PSG were by far the better side on a night where third-placed Lyon also had much to play for as they look to seal a place in next season's Champions League.
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