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Former Valencia pair Dani Parejo (r) and Paco Alcacer (c) helped the Yellow Submarine sink their provincial rivals

Euro wrap: Parejo haunts Valencia as Villarreal soar

Dani Parejo returned to haunt his former club as Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 to maintain their strong start to the new La Liga season.

Soccer • 18 Oct 20

Philippe Coutinho (C) scored the Barcelona goal

Euro wrap: Sevilla hold Barca as Lewandowski nets four

Philippe Coutinho and Luuk De Jong traded early goals as Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by Sevilla in La Liga.

Soccer • 04 Oct 20

Erling Haaland maintained his outstanding goalscoring record

Euro wrap: Dortmund bounce back, Atletico frustrated

Borussia Dortmund shrugged off the absence of Jadon Sancho as they returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga with a 4-0 win over Freiburg but RB Leipzig go top.

Soccer • 03 Oct 20

Neymar (R) and Gonzalez had both been accused of using discriminatory language

No charges against Neymar or Marseille's Gonzalez

Paris St Germain forward Neymar and Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez will face no action from disciplinary chiefs as an investigation into alleged discrimination established there was insufficient evidence to reach a conclusion.

Soccer • 01 Oct 20

Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (R) celebrates after scoring from the spot

European round-up: First wins for Real and Inter

Sergio Ramos' late penalty helped secure Real Madrid their first league win of the season with a 3-2 victory at Real Betis.

Soccer • 26 Sep 20

Allegations have flown following the confrontation between Neymar and Alvaro Gonzalez

PSG submit video of disputed Neymar-Alvaro exchange

Paris Saint-Germain have sent French football authorities a video that some lip-reading experts say confirms Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez used a racial slur against Neymar, leading to an on-pitch brawl, Brazilian media reported.

Soccer • 22 Sep 20

Europe wrap: Ronaldo scores as Juve start with a win

Cristiano Ronaldo was on the scoresheet as Juventus got their bid for a 10th successive Serie A title off to a winning start on Sunday.

Soccer • 20 Sep 20

Ignatius Ganago's goal gave newly promoted Lens a crucial win

PSG's Champions League hangover lingers at Lens

Paris St Germain returned to action 18 days after suffering Champions League final heartbreak against Bayern Munich with a shock 1-0 defeat at Lens.

Soccer • 10 Sep 20

Ligue 1 opener postponed after positive Covid-19 cases

Friday's Ligue 1 season opener between Marseille and St Etienne has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the hosts' camp.

Soccer • 18 Aug 20

The French top flight and Ligue 2 were cancelled in April

French league votes to retain Ligue 1 format

Ligue 1 will retain its 20-club format for the 2020-21 season, the French league's governing body has announced.

Soccer • 23 Jun 20

Toulouse looked like they'd suffered the drop

Highest court in France suspends Ligue 1 relegation

France's highest court has suspended the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse from Ligue 1 but rejected an appeal that could have seen the season restarted.

Soccer • 09 Jun 20

Lyon are one of the sides fighting the recent ruling

French clubs to fight season's end in supreme court

French football authorities look set to spend significant amounts of time and money in the courtroom as several clubs have announced they will take cases to the country's highest administrative court over the decision to end the Ligue 1 and 2 seasons due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Soccer • 26 May 20

Lyon plead with French president to reverse 'hasty' ban

Lyon have again urged French President Emmanuel Macron to reconsider the decision to ban sporting events until September after Spain gave the green light for football to resume in June.

Soccer • 23 May 20

Toulouse finished the season rock bottom of Ligue 1, with just 13 points from 28 matches

Clubs fail in Ligue 1 legal battle

Lyon, Amiens and Toulouse have had their appeals against ending the Ligue 1 season early rejected by a French judge, according to the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

Soccer • 22 May 20

Paris Saint-Germain hosted Borussia Dortmund in the last professional game on French soil on 11 March

French football put health ahead of money - minister

France was right to end its football season, the country's sports minister said today, while casting doubt on the wisdom of restarting the Bundesliga, despite the coronavirus pandemic, at the weekend.

Soccer • 18 May 20

Lyon missed out on European qualification for next season

Lyon hit out at 'premature decision' to shorten season

Lyon have hit out at the decision to curtail the Ligue 1 season and believe "French football is currently moving in the wrong direction".

Soccer • 11 May 20

La Liga to return to training, 10 German Covid cases

LaLiga clubs are preparing to return to training ahead of a planned mid-June restart but 10 individuals connected to clubs in the top two divisions of German football have tested positive for coronavirus.

Soccer • 04 May 20

Champions again? PSG are top of Ligue 1 with 11 games remaining

Updated French football season over, Tour de France in doubt

The Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons are to be cancelled after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced no sporting events, even those behind closed doors, could take place before September.

Soccer • 28 Apr 20

Former Marseille president dies from Covid-19

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died after suffering from Covid-19, his club has announced.

Soccer • 01 Apr 20

Warning that half of French soccer clubs could go bust

Half of France's professional football clubs could go bankrupt due to the coronavirus crisis, a top official has claimed.

Soccer • 23 Mar 20

Moussa Dembele has scored 10 times in 18 Ligue 1 appearances this season.

Lyon tell big guns to forget about signing Dembele

Lyon have warned those clubs interested in Moussa Dembele that the striker is not going anywhere.

Soccer • 02 Jan 20

Lyon striker Depay claims he was spat on by own fans

Olympique Lyon forward Memphis Depay says he was spat on by his own fans and has called on the club to take action in the wake of the incident at the end of Tuesday's Champions League game against RB Leipzig.

Soccer • 11 Dec 19

Joaquin celebrates his quickfire hat-trick for Real Betis

European wrap: La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1

Real Betis captain Joaquin scored his first career hat-trick at the age of 38 to power his side to a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao.

Soccer • 09 Dec 19

Reus heads the late equaliser for Dortmund

European round-up: Reus spares Dortmund's blushes

Marco Reus headed in a stoppage-time equaliser as Borussia Dortmund recovered from three goals down to draw at home to Bundesliga bottom side Paderborn on Friday.

Soccer • 22 Nov 19

Marseille defender Jordan Amavi (R) argues with the referee over the awarding of a penalty kick during the derby clash with Nice

Ligue 1 clash halted after homophobic banners unfurled

A Ligue 1 derby between Nice and Olympique Marseille was interrupted for several minutes on Wednesday over the display of banners with homophobic connotations.

Soccer • 28 Aug 19