Marseille

Florian Thauvin and Michael Cuisance struck late goals as Marseille defeated Brest 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, giving Jorge Sampaoli a second straight victory since his appointment as the club’s new manager. Arkadiusz Milik…

Marseille were dumped out of the French Cup by fourth-division outfit Canet-en-Roussillon on Sunday, stumbling to an embarrassing 2-1 loss in their final game before Jorge Sampaoli takes over as coach, while Lille eased into the…

A man was jailed for three months and eleven more got six-month suspended sentences Wednesday following an astonishing attack by around 300 Marseille fans on the French club’s training ground. “I followed the mob and behaved…

Jorge Sampaoli is in “advanced talks” about becoming the next coach of Marseille, a source told AFP on Tuesday, after the former Argentina boss earlier confirmed his departure from Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro. “Talks are…

Marseille missed the chance to move back into the European places in Ligue 1 on Saturday as they needed a second-half equaliser from Dimitri Payet to secure a 1-1 draw at struggling Nantes. The visitors remain without…

Troubled Marseille ended a run of seven Ligue 1 games without a win by beating Nice 3-2 in a rearranged match on Wednesday, two goals from Tunisia attacker Saif-Eddine Khaoui helping revive their hopes of European qualification.…

Crisis-hit Marseille claimed a “welcome” first victory since suspending coach Andre Villas-Boas by beating second-tier Auxerre 2-0 in the French Cup last 64 on Wednesday. Argentina striker Dario Benedetto, with his just his…

Kylian Mbappe set Paris Saint-Germain on the way to a 2-0 win over troubled Marseille on Sunday, keeping the reigning champions within three points of Ligue 1 leaders Lille who earlier recorded their sixth consecutive victory.…

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar missed training because of gastroenteritis and his fitness will be assessed later in the day ahead of Sunday's trip to face Marseille, the club said on Saturday. French champion PSG also said that backup…

Meetings between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain are often explosive and events of the last seven days add to the tension of Sunday’s latest clash of French football’s biggest rivals. Marseille’s 67,000-capacity Velodrome…