Kovac starts Monaco reign with Reims comeback draw
Monaco drew 2-2 with Reims in Niko Kovac’s first competitive game in charge on Sunday on the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 season.
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Tag: Ligue 1
Five things to look out for in Ligue 1 this season
The new French Ligue 1 season starts on Friday, pressing ahead despite Paris Saint-Germain being in Lisbon for the Champions League final, as it looks to move on from the controversial decision to end the last campaign early because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ex-Chelsea playmaker Kakuta rejoins boyhood club Lens
Former Chelsea attacking midfielder Gael Kakuta has agreed to join his former club Lens, the newly-promoted Ligue 1 side announced on Thursday. DR Congo international Kakuta, 29, who came through the Lens academy before joining the Blues as a teenager, will join his new outit on loan for the season from Amiens. “Here’s where it
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French court suspends relegation from Ligue 1
France’s highest administrative court on Tuesday blocked the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse from Ligue 1 while rejecting Lyon’s appeal against the decision to declare the season over. The judge in the Council of State “validates the end of the season and the standings but suspends relegation”, read a statement summarising the ruling. The French
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Court rejects appeals against ending French football season
A Paris court on Friday rejected an appeal from relegated French Ligue 1 clubs Toulouse and Amiens as well as rivals Lyon who claimed the season had wrongly been abandoned last month. While Toulouse and Amiens were both relegated, Lyon fell short of European qualification when time was called on the campaign due to the
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Lyon says decision to end Ligue 1 could affect French clubs in Europe
Lyon hit out at the French football league (LFP) on Sunday for “suddenly” ending the Ligue 1 campaign, saying the decision could see the division slip further behind Europe’s top leagues and calling for it to be reversed. The LFP ended the season last month with 10 rounds of matches unplayed due to the coronavirus
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Breaking: PSG awarded Ligue 1 title after season declared over
The football season in France has been declared over following a league vote on Thursday, with Paris Saint-Germain being named as champions. PSG topped the Ligue 1 table by 12 points from Marseille when the season was suspended in mid-March because of the coronavirus outbreak, which has gone on to kill more than 24,000 people
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Coronavirus: French Ligue 1 season ended due to pandemic
French prime minister Edouard Philippe has announced that no professional football will be played in the country before September. The 2019-20 Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons were brought to a sudden end due to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. French prime minister Edouard Philippe announced in a speech to the National Assembly that professional
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Marseille faces hearing for breaking UEFA finance agreement
Marseille face punishments from UEFA after the governing body of European football decided the French club “did not comply” with an agreement to balance their books. UEFA announced on Thursday that its Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) had decided to refer Marseille and Polish club Lechia Gdansk to its adjudicatory chamber. In 2019, UEFA found
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PSG game at Monaco called off because of storms
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 match at Monaco on Sunday evening has been called off due to forecast heavy storms. The fixture “will be postponed to a later date” Monaco announced. READ ALSO: Yaw, Alibaba, others set for All-Star Futball Season 5 PSG are five points clear of Marseille with Monaco in 14th, just three points clear
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