Marseille dropped its third straight match in Ligue 1, a 1-0 defeat at Rennes, and afterwards, its captain, Tim Weah, took responsibility for the match’s lone goal. “Invisible and slow” was the assessment of Gio Reyna after Strasbourg’s home draw.
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Women’s Soccer: Americans star in France
Megan Rucker scored in the seventh minute to give Saint-Malo a 1-0 win over Montpellier for its first win ever in France’s top-flight Première Ligue. Alexis Missimo came off the bench and assisted on Carina Baltrip-Reyes’ goal that gave Olympique de Marseille a 2-1 win over Lens in her Première Ligue debut.
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DEADLINE DAY: Folarin Balogun’s $55 million deal ends in shambles
Things with Folarin Balogun often get complicated. The USMNT star’s on-again, off-again move from Monaco to Everton did not go through Tuesday night. And it created problems with deals involving Manchester United, Chelsea and Cruz Azul, far away in Mexico
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FRANCE: Monaco beats Marseille to go top
Monaco — without Folarin Balogun, on the transfer block, stormed to the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Marseille. German Paris Brunner scored both goals as Monaco maintained the only remaining perfect record in Ligue 1 after two matches.
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Spain’s World Cup hero Ferran Torres saves PSG’s blushes at Rennes
Spain’s World Cup winner Ferran Torres scored twice to claim a tie for Paris Saint-Germain as it started the defense of its French Ligue 1 title with a 2-2 tie at Rennes. Torres came off the bench for his Ligue 1 debut and opened his account for his new club weeks on from scoring the […]
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Tim Weah will wear the Marseille captain’s armband, for now
The 2026-27 Ligue 1 season kicks off on Friday with the largest contingent of Americans ever in France’s top flight. Gio Reyna (Strasbourg) and Bryan Reynolds (Rennes) arrive from Germany and Belgium, respectively, to join Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) and Tim Weah (Marseille), upping the total to six Americans in Ligue 1. That is, for now. There is no guarantee that […]
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BY THE NUMBERS: Europe’s Big 5 attendance (2025-26)
1. 41,580 🏴 Premier League. High: Man. Utd. (73,271). Low: Bournemouth (11,175).2. 41,562 🇩🇪 Bundesliga. High: Dortmund (79,931) Low: Heidenheim (13,541).3. 30,952 🇪🇸 LaLiga. High: Real Madrid (71,549). Low: Getafe (8,196)4. 29,891 🇮🇹 Serie A. High: AC Milan (73,370). Low: Pisa: (11,033)5. 27,576 🇫🇷 Ligue 1. High: Marseille: (62,612). Low: Monaco: (8,120)• Note: Germany’s second […]
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FRANCE: Fabien Barthez joins Zidane’s new coaching setup
Fabien Barthez will join the staff of new France head coach Zinedine Zidane, his teammate when France won the 1998 World Cup on home soil. Barthez, who will be responsible for the national team’s goalkeepers, played no role during Didier Deschamps’ 14-year tenure.
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Fan favourite ‘Zizou’ soaks up acclaim after being named France coach
Cometh the hour, cometh the man: Zinedine Zidane did not let down the 100 or so French football fans waiting outside the federation headquarters as he came outside to greet them moments after being unveiled as national coach on Tuesday. The French football icon’s smile was as warm as the sun beating down on the […]
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Zinedine Zidane: The good, the bad and the ugly
French icon Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday was tasked with delivering France the 2030 World Cup as coach, just as he did as a player in 1998.
As coach of Real Madrid, Zidane reeled off three successive Champions League successes (2016-18), becoming a member of the elite club who won it both as a player and as a coach.