French title rivals Bordeaux and Marseille both overcame scares against lowly opposition on Wednesday but there was a surprise defeat for high-flying Lille. Bordeaux had to come from a goal down to win 3-1 at 10-man bottom club Grenoble, while Marseille also overcame an early deficit to defeat Le Mans 2-1. Lille, who went into their game at Sochaux on ...

French first division strugglers Le Mans announced on Tuesday that they are to appeal against the result of their 2-1 defeat at Rennes at the end of November. The Loire region club, currently third-bottom in the French top flight, allege that Rennes's Ghanaian international striker Asamoah Gyan was not eligible to play in the match, in which he scored ...

A sublime goal by Souleymane Camara earned surprise package Montpellier a 1-0 victory at Toulouse on Saturday that took them to within a point of French league leaders Bordeaux. Camara struck with a stunning half-volley in the 11th minute of the match at the Stadium Municipal to extend his side's unbeaten run to four matches and keep them firmly ...

French striker Fabrice Pancrate signed for Championship highflyers Newcastle on Sunday on a free transfer on a two-and-a-half year contract, his former club Paris Saint Germain announced. Among other clubs the 29-year-old - who played for PSG from 2004-09 before being released in June this year - also had spells with Le Mans, Sochaux and Spanish side Real Betis, for half a ...