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French outfit Olympique de Marseille have detected three new suspected cases of COVID-19 among the club’s staff, the Ligue 1 team announced on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Lalong bans Commercial Tricycles in Plateau over COVID-19 Pandemic Marseille…

Ligue 1’s opening match of the new season has been postponed from Friday night, French professional football’s governing body, the LFP, said on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: La Liga To Use Video Analysis If Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus The…

Can Nigeria's Victor Osimhen heal Lille's Pepe-shaped wound?It took Victor Osimhen all but 19 minutes to not only announce his arrival to Lille FC, Ligue 1, but to throw down the gauntlet to any and all competitors for the Nigeria…

Brazilian Neymar will not play in Sunday’s season-opener for Paris St-Germain (PSG), the Ligue 1 club said on Saturday in Paris.This piece of news has come as speculation continues to swirl over whether or not the forward will remain at…

Super Eagles winger Samuel Kalu scored in his first pre-season game for French club Girondis Bordeaux who lost 1-3 to Turkish champions Galatasaray on Sunday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kalu started on the bench and…

Montpellier veteran Souleymane Camara netted a late winner as they came from behind to beat Paris St Germain 3-2 in Ligue 1 on Tuesday.The defeat ensures that PSG, who are Ligue 1 champions, continue their stuttering end to the season.…

Paris St-Germain (PSG) missed another opportunity to seal their eighth French Ligue 1 title when their much-changed side were beaten 2-3 at strugglers Nantes on Wednesday.Victory would have put PSG out of reach at the top of the…

Brazil’s Paris St-Germain (PSG) striker Neymar will return to training on Wednesday for on-field tests after 10 weeks on the sidelines because of a foot injury.“Neymar’s recovery from injury is progressing well and he will return to…

Mario Balotelli scored a superbly acrobatic volley and Florian Thauvin added a penalty kick goal to give Olympique de Marseille a 2-0 win over a toothless St Etienne on Sunday.The win lifted them above their visitors and into fourth…

Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player in 45 years to reach 50 Ligue 1 goals as Paris St Germain (PSG) beat visiting Nimes 3-0 on Saturday.The victory helped the champions to stretch their lead at the top to 17 points.Christopher…

Paris St Germain’s 1-0 win against Girondins de Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Saturday was marred by the news that striker Edinson Cavani could miss their Champions League trip to Manchester United through injury.Uruguay striker Cavani found…

Cesc Fabregas netted his first goal with Monaco to give the struggling principality side their first Ligue 1 win in seven games as they beat visiting Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday.The Spanish midfielder, who joined from Chelsea last month,…

Managerless Monaco crashed to another defeat on Saturday, going down 2-0 away to Dijon the day before their former coach returns to the club to try and save them from relegation.Leonardo Jardim will take charge again on Sunday, just…

Thierry Henry has been sacked from being Monaco’s manager, following his suspension from the club earlier this week. He had signed a 3-year contract which was supposed to elapse by 2021. However, due to his team’s gross poor performance…

PSG equaled their own record in the Ligue 1 by thrashing Guingamp 9 goals to nothing, causing their coach to be awestruck.  The very entertaining match saw Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani record Hatricks while a sensational Neymar also…

Real Madrid have made their first major attacking signing of the post-Ronaldo era, with the acquisition of Mariano Diaz who returned to the club from Lyon.Mariano left the Los blancos for Lyon a year ago for €8 million but the French…