France World Cup News

The France international is confident that the Gunners can be champions without any further additions to the squad and says that he is looking forward to next season Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna says that he is in talks over a new contract, dismissing reports of a move away as pure speculation.

The French football stars deny the allegations and former call girl, Zahia Dehar, says neither knew she was under 18 at the time But the lawyer for Ribery, who plays for Bayern Munich, claimed she was "not a vulnerable person" in court today.

Picture taken on February 6, 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis shows French forwards Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery listening to the national anthem before a friendly.

French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema go on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of paying for sex with a teenage call girl.

Stars Franck RibA©ry and Karim Benzema alleged to have slept with underage girl Zahia Dehar - now a luxury lingerie designer Franck Ribery, seen here after winning the Champions League with Bayern Munich in May, faces allegations he knowingly slept with a sex worker who was underage.

In the last week or so, clubs from across Europe's elite divisions have really started to crank up their transfer intentions with big moves happening in Spain, England, Germany and France already.

Although freebie duo Hugo Rodallega and Mladen Petric found the net only eight times in the Premier League, Richardson stood out as a particularly disappointing signing with Martin Jol questioning the 28-year-old's contribution in March: "He's lacking the spark and a little bit of fitness.

Porto Alegre: Brazil scrapped their way to a flattering 3-0 friendly win over France on Sunday in an ugly, disjointed match against opponents who are even worse off than themselves.

Goals from Chelsea midfielder Oscar, Lazio's Hernanes and Lucas Moura from the spot saw Brazil beat France 3-0 Sunday to ensure the French ended their brief trip to South America without a win or a goal.

Goals from Chelsea midfielder Oscar, Lazio's Hernanes and Lucas Moura from the spot saw Brazil beat France 3-0 Sunday to ensure the French ended their brief trip to South America without a win or a goal.

In a battle of two of the more talented teams in the world, Brazil was able to earn a 3-0 victory over France.

Good work from Valencia's Jeremy Mathieu on the left-hand side to win the first corner of the game.

COMMENT By Robin Bairner Wednesday's 1-0 international friendly defeat at the hands of Uruguay was a disappointment for France, though there were certainly plenty of positives for head coach Didier Deschamps to draw from the trip to Montevideo.

The Olympique Lyonnais ace claimed in May that a decision had already been made following Arsenal interest but now says he will consider later Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Clement Grenier admits that he has not yet made a decision over his future amid interest from Arsenal .

Brazil are without Leandro Damiao for the visit of France to Porto Alegre, as well as the Confederations Cup, after the Internacional striker limped out of training on Thursday.

Arsenal have announced this week a further cull of their squad, releasing Andrei Arshavin, Sebastien Squillaci and mutually terminating Denilson's contract.

Champion playmaker Dan Carter has again been forced by injury to miss an All Blacks Test against France, conceding the No.10 jersey to Aaron Cruden tomorrwoy's first Test at Eden Park.

France winger Franck Ribery and veteran Belgium defender Daniel van Buyten have extended their contracts with Champions League winners Bayern Munich.

Suarez returns to the pitch for the first time since THAT bite and is back on the scoresheet for Uruguay Luis Suarez put his recent troubles behind him to score the winning goal for Uruguay against France as he played his first game since his bite on Branislav Ivanovic.

France coach Didier Deschamps believes Karim Benzema exemplifies the "desire" in his squad as they prepare for friendlies against Uruguay and Brazil.