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Big-spending Spanish giants Real Madrid have confirmed that France forward Karim Benzema will join on a six-year contract.
Lyon have accepted an offer of approximately 35 million euros ($50m) from Real Madrid for 21-year-old French international striker Karim Benzema.
The summer transfer market is a few weeks away from opening and already the signs are that the global financial crisis is forcing clubs to rethink their annual spending.
Defending champion Lyon stayed ahead in the tight French title race with a 3-1 victory over Le Mans with star striker Karim Benzema scoring twice.
Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has been handed his first call-up to the France squad for their two World Cup qualifiers against Lithuania.
Argentine coach Diego Maradona has urged Carlos Tevez to quit Manchester United at the end of the season and head for Italy.
Miroslav Klose scored two goals as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich beat Lyon 3-2 in France and finished top of Group F of the Champions League.
Seven-time defending champions Lyon struggled to a goalless draw at home to lowly Valenciennes on Saturday, badly missing injured star striker Karim Benzema.
Miroslav Klose scored twice and set up Luca Toni for another Tuesday to give Bayern Munich a 3-0 win over Steaua Bucharest and a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League.
Karim Benzema has set his sights on a move away from seven-times French champions Lyon at the end of the current season.
Big-spending Spanish giants Real Madrid have confirmed that France forward Karim Benzema will join on a six-year contract.
Lyon have accepted an offer of approximately 35 million euros ($50m) from Real Madrid for 21-year-old French international striker Karim Benzema.
The summer transfer market is a few weeks away from opening and already the signs are that the global financial crisis is forcing clubs to rethink their annual spending.
Defending champion Lyon stayed ahead in the tight French title race with a 3-1 victory over Le Mans with star striker Karim Benzema scoring twice.
Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has been handed his first call-up to the France squad for their two World Cup qualifiers against Lithuania.
Argentine coach Diego Maradona has urged Carlos Tevez to quit Manchester United at the end of the season and head for Italy.
Miroslav Klose scored two goals as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich beat Lyon 3-2 in France and finished top of Group F of the Champions League.
Seven-time defending champions Lyon struggled to a goalless draw at home to lowly Valenciennes on Saturday, badly missing injured star striker Karim Benzema.
Miroslav Klose scored twice and set up Luca Toni for another Tuesday to give Bayern Munich a 3-0 win over Steaua Bucharest and a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League.
Karim Benzema has set his sights on a move away from seven-times French champions Lyon at the end of the current season.
Lyon returned to the top of the French league after resuming winning ways with a 2-0 victory at bottom side Sochaux, who had two men sent off, on Wednesday night.
Bayern Munich ignored their poor Bundesliga form to secure a convincing 3-0 win over Fiorentina in Tuesday's Champions League match in Munich to take control of Group F.
France made a disastrous start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as they went down 3-1 to Austria in Vienna in their Group 7 match on Saturday night.
Seven-time defending champions Lyon beat Grenoble 2-0 on Saturday with goals from Jean Makoun and Karim Benzema to share the lead in the French league standings with Marseille.
Normal service was resumed after the first round of matches in the French league as seven-times defending champions Lyon thrashed Toulouse 3-0 to top the early standings.
VIENNA, Austria -- OK, so I've tried my best. I've held my tongue throughout this tournament. But, the fact is, I've had it. I've had enough of people telling me that Miroslav Klose and Karim Benzema are overrated donkeys because they haven't had a good Euro 2008. Or that David Villa is now the best striker in Europe (heck, he's not even the best striker on his national team). Or that Andrei Arshavin is the second coming of Zinedine Zidane.
World champions Italy eliminated 10-man France from the European Championships on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory in Zurich that sent them into a quarterfinal clash against Spain.
France will go into their crunch Euro 2008 Group C showdown against rivals Italy without captain Patrick Vieira after the Inter Milan midfielder revealed he was still troubled by his nagging thigh injury.
France lacked the guile to break down a stubborn Romania side as a turgid Euro 2008 Group C opener finished goalless in Zurich.
First-half goals from Joao Moutinho and Simao Sabrosa gave Portugal a 2-0 victory over Georgia in a friendly in Viseu on Saturday.
Lyon romped to a seventh successive French League title as a 3-1 win at Auxerre saw them hold off the challenge of Bordeaux who were held 2-2 at relegated Lens.
Lyon's bid for a seventh successive French league title is still under threat after they were held 0-0 at Nice.
Lyon took another step towards a seventh successive French league title with a 2-1 victory at Valenciennes on Sunday.
The French league may lack the quality in depth of the English Premier League, Italy's Serie A or the Spanish Liga, but in recent years the Championnat has acquired a reputation as a useful finishing academy for young players, French and otherwise.
Injury-hit France recalled striker David Trezeguet to their squad to face England in a prestigious friendly international at the Stade de France on Wednesday.
Manchester United stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani will miss Portugal's friendly international against Greece in Germany on Wednesday through injury.
Brazilian midfielder Tinga helped book Borussia Dortmund's place in the German Cup final for the first time in 19 years with a 3-0 win over 10-man Carl Zeiss Jena on Tuesday.
French international striker Karim Benzema on Thursday extended his long-term contract with six-time French champions Lyon.
Lyon shrugged off their midweek Champions League disappointment by taking a big step towards a seventh consecutive French league title on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo fired Manchester United into the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday when his second leg goal at Old Trafford clinched a 2-1 aggregate triumph over Lyon.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is fully aware of the danger posed by Lyon forward Karim Benzema when the sides meet in the second leg of their Champions League encounter on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in France.
Brazilian striker Fred scored the only goal as six-time French champions Lyon beat Lille 1-0 in front of a record French league crowd of 75,000 at the Stade de France.
UEFA have been urged to investigate a laser beam incident involving Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Carlos Tevez stepped off the bench to grab a late equalizer for Manchester United in their Champions League knock-out round first leg match with Lyon in France.
French champions Lyon crashed 1-0 at Le Mans on Saturday, leaving the French title race wide open and shattering confidence before Wednesday's Champions League clash with Manchester United.
Lyon stayed on course for a seventh successive French league title with a 4-1 defeat of struggling Sochaux but Bordeaux stayed in the hunt by thrashing Metz 3-0.
Lyon snatched a late equalizer to draw 1-1 at local rivals St Etienne on Sunday and move four points clear in France.
French champions Lyon cruised to a 2-0 win over Lorient on Wednesday to extend their lead over Bordeaux to six points, boosting their chances of a seventh successive title.
Greatness may not be as random an occurrence as we think. Great players tend to be born in certain parts of the world. And great players tend to evolve thanks to a certain type of coaching.
Resurgent Paris Saint Germain booked their spot in the French League Cup semifinals on Wednesday with a 4-0 rout of Valenciennes as Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui ensured Le Mans' passage at the expense of Lyon.
French leaders Lyon started 2008 in winning style with a 3-2 victory at home to Toulouse on Saturday which extended the club's margin at the top to six points.
Teenage star Karim Benzema scored twice in three minutes to condemn Rangers to the UEFA Cup as Lyon beat them to a Champions League last-16 place with an emphatic 3-0 victory at Ibrox.
Lyon did little to boost their confidence for Wednesday's decisive Champions League qualifier against Rangers when they went down 1-0 at Caen in Ligue 1.
French champions Lyon moved six points clear at the top of the table on Sunday after crushing Strasbourg 5-0 at home.
Lyon midfielder Karim Benzema may miss next week's vital Champions League clash with Barcelona after suffering an injury in the French league leaders' 2-0 win over Rennes on Saturday.
France coach Raymond Domenech has again omitted striker David Trezeguet from his squad for this month's friendly against Morocco and the Euro 2008 qualifier against the Ukraine.
Goals from Juninho and Sidney Govou gave Lyon a 2-0 home win over Valenciennes and enabled the six-time champions to stay four points ahead at the top of the French league.
Lyon edged ahead of Nancy at the top of the French league with a 3-1 win at Bordeaux.
Olympique Lyon beat Lens 3-0 on Saturday with goals from Fabio Santos, Kim Kallstrom and Karim Benzema to draw level with Nancy at the top of the French league.
Surprise French league leaders Nancy stayed out in front with a 2-0 defeat of St Etienne, with Brazilian striker Kim scoring his third goal in five games.
Monaco moved top of the Ligue 1 standings on Wednesday when a Frederic Piquionne first-half goal earned them a 1-0 win at Lille.
A Karim Benzema goal allowed Olympique Lyon to get back to their winning ways with a 1-0 victory over arch-rivals St Etienne in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
A Marama Vahirua double handed Lorient a 2-1 win over six-time champions Olympique Lyon on Saturday and elevated them to the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
Olympique Lyon launched their bid for a seventh successive French league title with a 2-0 home victory over Auxerre.
Arsenal's Abou Diaby and Chelsea's Lassana Diarra were among four newcomers called up by France coach Raymond Domenech on Thursday for a Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania and a friendly against Austria later this month.
Olympique Lyon, who have shown signs of wear recently, stretched their lead to 12 points in Ligue 1 with a lucky 1-0 win at bottom club Sedan on Saturday.
A farcical own goal from midfielder Banel Nicolita gifted Real Madrid a barely deserved 1-0 win over Steaua Bucharest at the Bernabeu on Wednesday that secured them a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Lyon continued their march towards a sixth successive French title with a 4-1 win at nearest rivals Marseille on Sunday to extend their winning streak to 11 matches in all competitions.
Olympique Lyon started their quest for a sixth successive French title by winning 3-1 at Nantes in the kickoff of the 2005-06 Ligue 1 season on Friday.
Defending champions Liverpool won Champions League Group G on Tuesday after holding English champions Chelsea to a goalless draw.
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