Marseille striker Mamadou Niang will be out for up to six weeks after fracturing his right toe in Saturday's 2-1 home win over Nice.
Marseille lost 1-0 at home to lowly Sochaux in the French league on Saturday, piling the pressure on coach Eric Gerets after recent cup exits.
Two-goal Pavel Pogrebnyak earned Zenit St Petersburg a 2-0 victory over Marseille to book a quarterfinal berth for the Russian side in the UEFA Cup on Wednesday.
Mamadou Niang returned from a disappointing African Nations Cup with Senegal to score the first goal in Marseille's 2-0 victory at Nice.
Djibril Cisse scored a hat-trick as Marseille demolished Caen 6-1 and their inconsistent season took a turn for the better.
Marseille made a good start to the New Year by beating minnows Beauvais 2-0 on Saturday to reach the last 32 of the French Cup.
Liverpool delivered a final emphatic chapter in their Champions League comeback on Tuesday when they mauled Marseille 4-0 to reach the last-16 knockout phase.
Struggling Marseille threw the form book out of the window by claiming a shock 2-1 victory at French champions Lyon thanks to a double from Mamadou Niang.
Marseille's French league slump continued with a 2-1 defeat at Sochaux on Saturday when two own goals and a penalty miss left the Champions League contenders in the relegation zone.
Marseille, on a high after their shock victory at Liverpool in the Champions League in midweek, once again plumbed the depths in the French League when they crashed 1-0 at St Etienne.
Marseille striker Mamadou Niang will be out for up to six weeks after fracturing his right toe in Saturday's 2-1 home win over Nice.
Marseille lost 1-0 at home to lowly Sochaux in the French league on Saturday, piling the pressure on coach Eric Gerets after recent cup exits.
Two-goal Pavel Pogrebnyak earned Zenit St Petersburg a 2-0 victory over Marseille to book a quarterfinal berth for the Russian side in the UEFA Cup on Wednesday.
Mamadou Niang returned from a disappointing African Nations Cup with Senegal to score the first goal in Marseille's 2-0 victory at Nice.
Djibril Cisse scored a hat-trick as Marseille demolished Caen 6-1 and their inconsistent season took a turn for the better.
Marseille made a good start to the New Year by beating minnows Beauvais 2-0 on Saturday to reach the last 32 of the French Cup.
Liverpool delivered a final emphatic chapter in their Champions League comeback on Tuesday when they mauled Marseille 4-0 to reach the last-16 knockout phase.
Struggling Marseille threw the form book out of the window by claiming a shock 2-1 victory at French champions Lyon thanks to a double from Mamadou Niang.
Marseille's French league slump continued with a 2-1 defeat at Sochaux on Saturday when two own goals and a penalty miss left the Champions League contenders in the relegation zone.
Marseille, on a high after their shock victory at Liverpool in the Champions League in midweek, once again plumbed the depths in the French League when they crashed 1-0 at St Etienne.
Liverpool lost their unbeaten record this season -- and saw their Champions League hopes take a severe dent -- as they slumped to a surprise 1-0 home defeat to Marseille in Group A.
Paris St Germain and Marseille did themselves no favors as the French giants played out a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.
France striker Djibril Cisse has made his stay at Olympique Marseille permanent after an agreement was reached with Liverpool, the Ligue 1 club said on Friday.
Djibril Cisse's seventh goal in as many matches and substitute Mathieu Valbuena's late winner gave Marseille a 2-1 victory at Saint-Etienne on Saturday and a berth in next season's European Champions League.
Sochaux beat Marseille 5-4 on penalties to win the French Cup at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday after twice trailing to goals from Djibril Cisse.
Amateurs Montceau-les-Mines extended their astonishing French Cup run by upsetting Lens 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals.
Jack Kachkar should become the new owner of Ligue 1 club Marseille in the next few days, said a spokesman for the Canadian businessman.
Late goals by Mickael Pagis and Mamadou Niang gave Marseille a remarkable 2-1 victory over Ligue 1 leaders Lyon and a place in the French Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Canadian businessman Jack Kachkar is confident that his offer of around $148.6 million to buy French Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille will be accepted.
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Marseille striker Djibril Cisse has revealed he will be returning to action within three weeks following a long injury lay-off.
Lyon striker Fred will be sidelined for up to two months after tearing a thigh muscle in Sunday's 4-1 win over Marseille.
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.
Marseille drew 1-1 at 10-man Lens in a match of two penalties as Lyon, who beat St Etienne 2-1 on Saturday, forged a five-point lead over them at the top of the French League.
Former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez has announced his retirement from club and international football, citing family problems.
Marseille climbed into second place in the French table when they beat old rivals Bordeaux 2-1, with goals from Mickael Pagis and Taye Taiwo.
Franck Ribery produced an outstanding performance as Marseille claimed back the top spot in Ligue 1 with a 3-1 victory at arch-rivals Paris St Germain.
Ambitious Olympique Marseille claimed back the Ligue 1 top spot from Olympique Lyon on Sunday when they beat Le Mans 2-0 at Stade Velodrome.
Newcastle and Marseille scraped into the UEFA Cup knockout round on Thursday but did little to raise the profile of a tournament slumbering in the shadows of the Champions League.
France midfielder Franck Ribery helped Marseille to a 3-0 win at Auxerre on Saturday which put his side top of Ligue 1.
French midfielder Franck Ribery has changed his mind once again and said he wants to stay with Olympique Marseille this season.
World Cup star Franck Ribery looks set to exit Marseille after playing no part in their French league opener against newly-promoted Sedan on Sunday.
French World Cup star Franck Ribery said Friday that he was determined to leave Marseille, dealing a devastating blow to the club's management on the eve of the new season.
France midfielder Franck Ribery has pledged his future to Marseille, saying he plans to stay at the club for the next four years.
French winger Laurent Robert has signed a two-year deal with Levante, the promoted Primera Liga club said on their Web site on Wednesday.
Jean Fernandez has resigned as coach of Marseille, the French Ligue 1 club have announced.
France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will leave Marseille at the end of the season, club chairman Pape Diouf has confirmed.
Marseille, Lens and Rennes have slammed Olympique Lyon for distorting the race for France's remaining Champions League spot after the title winners fielded a B team at Lille on Saturday.
Olympique Marseille bounced back from their French Cup final defeat by winning 2-1 at Auxerre on Wednesday to boost their chances of playing in Europe next season.
Bonaventure Kalou and Vikash Dhorasoo were on target as Paris Saint-Germain beat fierce rivals Marseille 2-1 to win the French Cup for the seventh time at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Olympique Marseille crushed Stade Rennes 3-0 on Thursday to reach the French Cup final for the first time in 15 years.
Arch rivals Marseille and Paris Saint Germain will appeal after both had a point deducted following their controversy-plagued French league clash in Paris last month.
Marseille kept alive their hopes of salvaging a disappointing season by reaching the French Cup quarterfinals but Bordeaux were humbled 1-0 by second division Montpellier.
Marseille goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will miss his side's UEFA Cup third round return at Zenit St Petersburg with a left calf injury, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday.
Olympique Marseille will field their B team against arch-rivals Paris St Germain in Sunday's match at the capital's Parc des Princes because of fears over security.
Marseille fought back to beat English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers 2-1 and qualify for the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.
Marseille missed a chance to go fourth in the French league when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Toulouse on Sunday.
Liverpool forward Djibril Cisse has pledged to stay at Anfield despite reports he will sign for Marseille in the transfer window.
UEFA Cup holders CSKA Moscow slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Bucharest to leave their hopes of making it through to the next round hanging in the balance.
Marseille made sure of reaching the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup by beating Dutch side Heerenveen 1-0.
Marseille midfielder Abdoulaye Meite condemned his side to an early French League Cup exit with an 85th minute own goal which gave Bordeaux a 1-0 win.
The French football league is investigating the treatment of Paris Saint-Germain players at Sunday's match against bitter rival Marseille.
In-form St Etienne upset Paris St Germain 3-0 in Ligue 1 to leapfrog their opponents into third in the table.
Celtic defender Bobo Balde has turned down an offer to join French club Marseille and has committed himself to playing for the Glasgow side, the Daily Record has reported.
Midfielder Edouard Cisse scored for the second straight match as Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 at Sochaux to stay top the French First Division.
French giants Marseille appointed Jean Fernandez as coach Tuesday on a two-year contract.
Marseille will dismiss coach Philippe Troussier after the Ligue 1 side missed out on a UEFA Cup spot, club sources have said.
French champions Lyon dented Marseille's chances of playing in Europe next season by beating them 1-0, with a superb goal from Juninho settling the issue.
Olympique Marseille goalkeeeper Fabien Barthez pulled out of the Ligue 1 game against St Etienne on Sunday night after being struck by a missile thrown from the crowd.
Marseille reignited their French title challenge with a 3-1 win at 10-man Toulouse and shook off memories of their midweek 2-0 home defeat by Sochaux.
Sochaux grabbed their first win at Marseille in 19 years to complete the league double with a second-half double from Brazilian striker Francileudo Santos and Romain Pitau.
Second division Angers came from behind to snatch a shock 3-2 win at troubled Marseille in the French Cup first round.
French leaders Lyon earned the title of winter champions for the first time as a 1-1 draw at home to Marseille maintained their unbeaten record.
Marseille are turning to former Japan national coach Philippe Troussier to revive their ailing fortunes after the resignation of Jose Anigo on Tuesday.
Jose Anigo has resigned as coach of Marseille after only 10 months in the job, the French first division club announced on Tuesday.
Ten-man Paris St Germain's 2-1 victory over Marseille on Sunday night came after the visitors had their team coach attacked near the Parc des Princes stadium.
Marseille and Monaco played out a 1-1 draw in the Stade Velodrome, a result that helps neither side improve their league position.
Olympique Marseille achieved their first away win in the French Ligue 1 this season by beating promoted neighbors Istres 2-0.
Swiss striker Alexander Frei left Marseille fans calling for the resignation of president Christophe Bouchet with the only goal as Stade Rennes won 1-0.
Olympique Marseille beat French league leaders Toulouse 1-0 on Saturday thanks to a first-half strike by Peguy Luyindula.
Nice striker Serge Die was sent off almost immediately after scoring Nice's equalizer in the 1-1 draw with French league leaders Marseille.
Marseille say they are determined to block French under-21 international Mathieu Flamini's move to Arsenal because it contravenes French rules.
Marseille's new defender Bixente Lizarazu will miss the first two games of the season because he is unfit.
France left-back Bixente Lizarazu has joined Marseille on a two-year deal after playing abroad for eight years with Athletic Bilbao and Bayern Munich.
Marseille are prepared to sell striker Didier Drogba to Chelsea, but only at a price of "some 40 million euros," the French club have revealed.
French midfielder Bruno Cheyrou has gone on loan for a year to Marseille from English Premier League side Liverpool.
Marseille owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus has been charged with fraud in a long-running investigation into transfers.
Former Marseille coach Alain Perrin, replaced in January by Jose Anigo, is seeking 4.5 million euros in compensation from the Ligue 1 club.
Paris Saint Germain captain Frederic Dehu is set to sign a two-year contract with arch rivals Marseille after the French Cup final later this month.
Marseille striker Didier Drogba is fit for Wednesday's UEFA Cup final against newly-crowned Spanish champions Valencia, coach Jose Anigo said.
Marseille striker Didier Drogba could miss next week's UEFA Cup final after suffering a hip injury on Sunday.
Didier Drogba scored twice as Marseille reached the UEFA Cup final against Valencia with a 2-0 aggregate win over injury-hit Newcastle.
France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez has signed a two-year contract to stay at Marseille until 2006, the Ligue 1 club said on their website on Tuesday.
Substitute Laurent Batlles revived Marseille's European hopes with a contested winner as they came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Lille in France on Sunday.
Marseille president Christophe Bouchet gave caretaker coach Jose Anigo a 43rd birthday present on Thursday when he named him in charge for next season.
A superb solo goal in the 74th minute by Camel Meriem gave Marseille a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in their UEFA Cup quarter-final, second leg fixture.
Deportivo La Coruna's Spanish international winger Victor Sanchez is expected to miss their Champions League quarter-final second leg match with holders Milan.
Olympique Marseille took advantage of Igor Biscan's dismissal to beat Premier League Liverpool 2-1 to qualify for the last eight of the UEFA Cup 3-2 on aggregate.
Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier was upset by Marseille's celebrations after a 1-1 UEFA Cup draw two weeks ago and is hoping they will prove premature.
Didier Drogba scored twice and Russian striker Dmitry Sytchev scored a last-gasp winner as Marseille gave new coach Jose Anigo a warm welcome with a 3-2 defeat of nine-man Lens.
Coach Alain Perrin has parted company with French side Marseille and been replaced by youth coach Jose Anigo, the club announced on Wednesday.
Paris St Germain recovered from 2-0 down with a minute left and edged out Division Two Troyes 3-2 after extra time in the French Cup first round on Sunday.
Manchester United's French international goalkeeper Fabien Barthez has finally completed his loan move to First Division Olympique Marseille.
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