Marco Pezzaiuoli has been promoted to the position of head coach of German club Hoffenheim following the departure of his former boss Ralf Rangnick on Saturday.
Pre-tournament favorites the Ivory Coast qualified for the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 victory against Ghana in Angola on Friday night, despite having Emmanuel Eboue sent off.
Liverpool have signed Argentina international Maxi Rodriguez on a free transfer from Atletico Madrid.
Manchester City could become the second English club to receive a transfer ban after being reported to football's world governing body FIFA by French side Stade Rennes over an alleged illegal approach for a youth player.
On the eve of the United States' tough World Cup qualifier in Costa Rica (Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and Galavisión), reports surfaced of a legal action filed by American defender Oguchi Onyewu, who claims an opposing player used racial taunts during a Belgian league game.
updated: Sun Apr 26 2009 22:49:00
Barcelona's latest "public" transportation: government bike rentals, but only for residents.. CNN's Al Goodman reports
Despite its various setbacks, public bike-sharing is slowly but surely paving the way to a greener urban environment, one city at a time.
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.
The actress steps out – yet again! – with her former fiancé
Lyon moved to within touching distance of a seventh successive French league title after a 1-0 home win over third-placed Nancy on Saturday night.
Bordeaux beat Rennes 2-0 to reduce Lyon's lead at the top of the French first division to six points.
Monaco's winless run continued on Monday as Rennes scored an injury-time goal to record a 2-1 away win and inflict a fourth successive French league defeat on the 2004 Champions League finalists.
Manager Paul Le Guen's position at Paris Saint Germain is in even more peril after Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Rennes left the club just outside the relegation zone.
Two goals from Brazilian striker Fred kept Lyon on course for a seventh straight domestic title with a 2-0 win at home to bottom-of-the-table Metz.
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.
Paris Saint Germain ended the French Cup dreams of fifth division Le Poire-sur-Vie on Saturday, winning 3-1 to reach the last 16.
Bordeaux maintained their hot pursuit of French league leaders Lyon with a 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne on Thursday night.
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.
French champions Lyon moved six points clear at the top of the table on Sunday after crushing Strasbourg 5-0 at home.
Bayern Munich maintained their advantage at the top of Group F but missed the chance to reach the UEFA Cup knockout rounds with a game to spare as Braga came back to earn a point in a 1-1 draw in Portugal.
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.
The French first division table is beginning to look familiar as Lyon, after an uncertain start to the season, have moved into a three-point lead at the top by beating Monaco 3-1.
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.
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.
Thanks to Lyon's dominance for the past six seasons, the French domestic title race has been as exciting as watching Brie mature. But after a wobbly start to this campaign, it doesn't look as if the champions will have an easy ride if they want to reach seventh heaven.
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.
France striker Sylvain Wiltord is leaving Olympique Lyon to rejoin Ligue 1 rivals Stade Rennes after agreeing a two-year contract.
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.
Lens' ambitions of playing Champions League football next season received a major boost when they saw off Toulouse 2-0 to go second, level on 56 points with Bordeaux, who eked out a goalless draw at Rennes.
A 1-0 victory over lowly Sedan put Lyon just one win away from the title after a weekend which set a record for the lowest number of goals scored in a French championship round.
Racing Lens were beaten 1-0 at Stade Rennes in Ligue 1 on Saturday as the race for France's second direct Champions League qualifying spot heated up.
Three second-half goals gave improving Paris St Germain a 3-0 victory at AS Nancy on Saturday, for their third win in a week.
Struggling Nice put up a brave fight to hold Lyon to a 1-1 draw at Gerland stadium and deny the Ligue 1 leaders their first league victory of 2007.
Liverpool on Thursday completed the signing of Argentine defender Emiliano Insua on an 18-month loan deal.
Tiny Calais caused the shock of the round in the last 64 of the French Cup Saturday, beating first division Lorient 2-0.
Lens underlined their ambition to finish runners-up in Ligue 1 by winning 1-0 at Toulouse on Saturday courtesy of a late goal by Issam Jemaa.
Lyon scored two late goals to beat lowly Valenciennes 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Friday after worrying their fans with another sluggish display.
Nancy moved up to second in Ligue 1 with a 2-1 win over struggling Bordeaux on Sunday thanks to goals by Sebastien Puygrenier and Moncef Zerka.
Olympique Lyon lost for the first time this season when they went down 1-0 at Stade Rennes and had midfielder Juninho sent off in Saturday's Ligue 1 clash.
Ligue 1 leaders Lyon will emulate a French record of 10 league victories in a row if they beat Rennes in Saturday's early kick-off in Brittany.
Nantes finally lifted themselves off the bottom of the French table with a 1-0 victory in the basement battle against Monaco on Saturday.
Surprise package Nancy extended their strong start to the season with a 1-0 home win over bottom club Nantes on Saturday to hold on to third place in France's Ligue 1.
A Pauleta double seconds apart gave struggling Paris Saint Germain a welcome boost in their 3-1 French League Cup win over Lorient on Wednesday.
Midfielder Johan Micoud made a stylish return to Ligue 1 when Bordeaux continued their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win at nine-man Lorient.
Ukrainian Serhiy Gonchar powered to victory in the 52km time trial eighth stage of the Tour de France to take the race leader's yellow jersey.
Rennes have signed former France international midfielder Bruno Cheyrou after an unhappy spell with Liverpool.
Bundesliga side Schalke have completed the signing of Danish international midfielder Peter Lovenkrands from Scottish Premier League side Rangers.
Two late goals enabled Lille to claim a Champions League third qualifying round spot, with a 2-2 draw at Stade Rennes.
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.
Olympique Marseille crushed Stade Rennes 3-0 on Thursday to reach the French Cup final for the first time in 15 years.
Two goals from Sweden midfielder Kim Kallstrom led Rennes to their eighth consecutive win when they beat struggling Sochaux 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters Tuesday packed the streets of French cities and stalled the transportation system, demonstrating against a labor law that would allow employers to more easily hire and fire young workers.
Denilson's goal after 11 seconds gave second-placed Girondins Bordeaux a 1-0 win over mid-table Nice in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, under fire from students and workers over a controversial new labor law, has offered a new proposal to appease his opponents.
The leaders of five unions have held a meeting with French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin over the fate of a controversial new labor law.
Nigerian striker John Utaka hit four goals to carry Stade Rennes to a 4-1 win over amateurs Colmar in the last 16 of the French Cup on Tuesday.
Lille upset out-of-form Monaco 1-0 on Sunday to move up to third place in the French first division.
Switzerland and Rennes striker Alexander Frei is to undergo groin surgery next week and hopes to return to action before the World Cup starts in June.
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.
Lyon mastered a partially frozen pitch to clinch a 2-0 French league win at in-form Nancy with goals from Claudio Cacapa and Fred.
French league strugglers Toulouse have been knocked out of the French Cup after a 2-1 first-round defeat at fourth division amateur side Lyon-La-Duchere.
Mario Yepes and Pauleta scored for Paris St Germain in an important 2-0 French league victory at Bordeuax.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Lars Ricken will miss the rest of the season after becoming the fourth player at the club to suffer a cruciate knee ligament rupture.
Inspired by their first Champions League victory, Lille sealed their second win in five days when they beat bottom-placed Strasbourg 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Switzerland coach Koebi Kuhn has omitted playmaker Hakan Yakin from his squad to face Turkey in the World Cup playoffs.
Giovanni Trapattoni's position as coach of VfB Stuttgart was strengthened Thursday as his side eased to a 2-0 win away to Rennes in the first round of UEFA Cup group phase action.
Pauleta scored his league-leading seventh goal of the season as Paris St Germain beat Nantes 2-0 and moved to within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Lyon.
Switzerland coach Koebi Kuhn has omitted midfield playmaker Hakan Yakin from his squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against France and Ireland.
In-form St Etienne upset Paris St Germain 3-0 in Ligue 1 to leapfrog their opponents into third in the table.
French international midfielder Olivier Kapo, who helped Juventus to lift the Serie-A title last season, is joining French club Monaco on loan for the next campaign.
Stuttgart striker Marco Streller looks set to end a year-long absence from internationals after being recalled to the Swiss squad.
Sweden coach Lars Lagerback has named a 24-man squad for the World Cup qualifier at home to Malta on June 4 and a friendly against Norway on June 8.
An extra-time winner by Javier Saviola gave Monaco a 1-0 victory over Rennes and a place in the French Cup quarter-finals.
French champions Lyon opened up a seven-point lead when they demolished Toulouse 4-0 and second-placed Lille were held to their third consecutive draw by Sochaux.
Lyon extended their unbeaten run to 20 league games and moved one step closer to a fourth consecutive French title with a 2-0 win over Sochaux.
Two first half goals within two minutes gave Monaco a 2-0 win over Rennes, ending a series of eight French league games without a win.
AC Ajaccio have sacked coach Dominique Bijotat after a poor start to the season, the French Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday.
Lyon have signed French striker Sylvain Wiltord on a two-year contract with an option for one more.
Herve Tum struck twice as unfashionable Metz went top of the French league with a stunning 3-1 away victory at Marseille.
Lyon formally claimed their third successive French league title when they romped to a 3-0 win over Lille.
Lyon effectively wrapped up their third French title in succession despite a 1-0 defeat at Paris St Germain, as Monaco slumped 4-1 at home to Rennes.
Giovane Elber scored a vital goal as Lyon stayed ahead of Paris St Germain in the French title race with a 2-1 win at Metz.
Lyon moved four points clear at the top of the French league as they crushed 10-man Rennes 3-0, while Monaco slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Nantes.
Second division Chateauroux knocked Ligue 1 leaders Monaco out of the French Cup with a 1-0 away win on Wednesday to reach the semifinals.
Chelsea will be without first choice goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini for a month as he recovers from a broken hand, the club said on Friday.
Czech international goalkeeper Petr Cech will join Chelsea at the end of the season from Stade Rennes -- the French club have confirmed.
Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech will join English side Chelsea at the end of the season, according to the player's agent.
Runaway French leaders Monaco dropped two points as they were held to a goalless draw by Bastia but chasing Paris Saint Germain failed to take advantage.
French first division side Stade Rennes have rejected an offer from English side Chelsea for Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech.
Swedish international midfielder Kim Kallstrom has signed a three-and-a-half year deal with French First Division Rennes.
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