Former Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre was appointed manager of Ligue 1 club Nice on Monday, replacing Christophe Galtier who is in talks with Paris Saint-Germain.... more »
Andy Delort headed in a late winner as Nice beat Lorient 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday to revive their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League before Lyon put six hapless Bordeaux.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-0 at Nice in Ligue 1 on Saturday ahead of next week's trip to Real Madrid in the second leg of their blockbuster Champions League last-16 tie.... more »
Marseille moved back up to second place in Ligue 1 as a 2-0 win at Strasbourg on Sunday saw them climb above Rennes, who were beaten at home by Nice earlier.... more »
Lionel Messi will get his first taste of French football's biggest rivalry when Marseille host Paris Saint-Germain later on Sunday, with the Ligue 1 leaders kicking off six points clear at the top from Lens in second.... more »
Wissam Ben Yedder's spot-kick secured Monaco a 2-2 draw at Nice in Ligue 1 on Sunday as the hosts rued a late missed penalty from Amine Gouiri.... more »
The French League (LFP) on Monday set October 27 as the date for the replay of an August game between Nice and Marseille which descended into mayhem.... more »
A Nice supporter accused of aiming a kick at Dimitri Payet during the violence which interrupted the weekend's Ligue 1 match between Nice and Marseille will appear in court on Wednesday, prosecutors told AFP.... more »
The French Ligue 1 game between Nice and Marseille was abandoned Sunday when fans of the home side invaded the pitch and angrily confronted opposing player Dimitri Payet, who had thrown a bottle lobbed at him back into the crowd, before an ugly brawl broke out involving players and spectators.... more »
Dutch international winger Justin Kluivert, 22, will play this season on loan with French top flight side Nice after AS Roma agreed Tuesday to a deal including a purchase option.... more »
Marseille suffered their first defeat under Jorge Sampaoli with a 3-0 loss at Nice on Saturday, while Bruno Genesio's Rennes made it back-to-back wins by beating Metz.... more »
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.... more »
Moise Kean struck the winning goal as a Paris Saint-Germain side missing the injured Neymar survived a scare to beat Nice 2-1 on Saturday and boost their Ligue 1 title hopes three days before facing Barcelona in the Champions League.... more »
Lyon slumped to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Metz on Sunday that ended a long unbeaten run and allowed Paris Saint-Germain to stay top of Ligue 1.... more »
Patrick Vieira has been sacked as coach of Nice and replaced by his assistant following a run of five consecutive defeats, the French Ligue 1 club announced on Friday.... more »
Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting line-up for Paris Saint-German on Sunday and scored the opener in a 3-0 win at Nice which marks another step on the road to recovery for the French champions.... more »
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