Ligue 1
Top-tier French football league.
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Zabarnyi and Mayulu left out by Luis Enrique for Brest-PSG in Ligue 1
Despite playing minutes in the UEFA Champions League this week, Illya Zabarnyi and Senny Mayulu have been excluded from the PSG squad by Luis Enrique for Sunday's away trip to Brest in Matchday 4 of Ligue 1.
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Pirès warns OM after three defeats: "I don't wish on them what we lived through in 1999-2000"
Twelve years after his spell at Marseille, Robert Pirès is sounding the alarm. With three defeats in four Ligue 1 matches, OM sits in 12th place and revives in the former midfielder's mind the memory of a 1999-2000 season that nearly saw relegation.
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Zidane set to surprise with Pablo Pagis for his first France squad
Five days before announcing his first squad, Zinédine Zidane is reportedly considering calling up Pablo Pagis, the Paris FC attacking midfielder who has already been pre-selected, for France's upcoming fixtures.
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Monaco Seeks Explanations from DTA After Two Controversial Decisions at Strasbourg
Frustrated by a 1-1 draw at Strasbourg, Monaco is contesting an unblown handball on the opposing goal and a denied penalty on Abline late in the match. Head coach Felipe Luis strongly criticized the refereeing.
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ESPN's Ryan O'Hanlon crowns Dembélé world's best player ahead of Ballon d'Or
ESPN journalist Ryan O'Hanlon ranks Ousmane Dembélé atop his global rankings, praising a complete forward capable of excelling in any system, despite chronic injury concerns.
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Genesio publicly targets McCourt after OM's three consecutive defeats
After Olympique de Marseille's third straight loss, at Rennes on Friday in Ligue 1, Bruno Genesio refused to shoulder alone the responsibility for the club's scaled-back ambitions, directly targeting owner Frank McCourt.
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Papin hails Lepaul and Torres as Ligue 1's best number 9s
1991 Ballon d'Or winner Jean-Pierre Papin has delivered his verdict on Ligue 1 strikers: he places Ferran Torres just ahead of Estéban Lepaul, the league's top scorer with 21 goals for Rennes, and compares the latter to Steve Savidan.
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Dunkerque upsets Saint-Étienne and ends Greens' five-game winning streak
Ligue 2 leaders with five wins in five matches, ASSE suffered their first defeat of the season at Dunkerque (2-1) in matchday 6. Boakye had opened the scoring before half-time, but Ayari and Keita turned the game around in six minutes.
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Pre-selected by Zidane, Lepaul receives unexpected praise from Papin
Rennes striker Esteban Lepaul, Ligue 1's top scorer last season, is among forty to fifty players pre-selected by Zinédine Zidane for his first France squad. Jean-Pierre Papin has already ranked him at the top of the league's number 9s.
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Three defeats in four matches: OM's worst start since 1985
Beaten at Rennes on Friday night by a goal from Adrien Thomasson, OM has now suffered three consecutive Ligue 1 defeats. This record takes the club back to summer 1985, before the Bernard Tapie era.
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Dugarry tempers enthusiasm over Lepaul's France pre-call-up
Esteban Lepaul, Ligue 1's top scorer last season, has been named in Zinédine Zidane's pre-call-up list for France's upcoming Nations League matches. However, Christophe Dugarry believes the Rennes striker is still too raw to make this step.
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Three defeats in four matches: Genesio severely questioned after Rennes-OM
After Marseille's third consecutive defeat at Rennes (1-0) in Ligue 1, journalist Hugo Guillemet publicly criticized Bruno Genesio's tactical choices, notably the use of Angel Gomes in the number 10 position.
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Kita ready to sell FC Nantes after 19 years and admission of failure
Waldemar Kita has confirmed to Presse-Océan that he is open to selling FC Nantes, now relegated to Ligue 2. The Franco-Polish president, who has led the club for 19 years, admits he is not « fit » to run a football club.
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Weah and Gomes held responsible after Marseille's third straight defeat
Beaten 1-0 at Rennes on Friday night, Marseille have now suffered three consecutive defeats. Timothy Weah and Angel Gomes are particularly singled out for their costly errors.
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Three defeats in three matches, Genesio openly questions OM's future
Olympique de Marseille lost 1-0 at Rennes on Friday, suffering a third consecutive Ligue 1 defeat. Bruno Genesio publicly cast doubt on the coherence between the ambitions stated by his board and the resources allocated during the transfer window.
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Four hundred professional matches, now on minimum wage: Christophe Deguerville's quiet career change
Former left-back for Saint-Etienne, Lyon and Bastia with over 400 professional appearances, Christophe Deguerville now works stocking shelves in a supermarket, apparently without bitterness.
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Camara admits Chelsea move could resurface after Monaco's £47m deadline-day U-turn
Lamine Camara has broken his silence on the collapse of a £47m Chelsea move, saying he stayed professional after Monaco pulled out of the deal on transfer deadline day. The 22-year-old Senegal midfielder acknowledged that further opportunities to leave the principality may yet arise.
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Reims and Dijon take charge on Ligue 2 Matchday 5
In the first five matches of Ligue 2 Matchday 5, Reims opened the scoring at Nancy thanks to Fofana, while Dijon quickly pulled away against Laval with a brace from Lago.
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Camara breaks silence on £47m Chelsea move that collapsed on deadline day
Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara has spoken publicly for the first time about his failed summer move to Chelsea, revealing the £47m deal unravelled in the final hours of the transfer window after Monaco blocked the switch when Folarin Balogun's move to Everton also fell apart.
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Keyliane Abdallah, Genesio's bet to fill the void left by Greenwood at OM
Unable to sign any players this summer due to wage bill constraints, Marseille is relying on its academy. Keyliane Abdallah, a winger developed at the club and transformed by a loan spell at Tarragona, has emerged as the revelation of pre-season and the start of Ligue 1.
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