France World Cup News

Arsenal have been linked to France striker Karim Benzema by the Telegraph, after reportedly facing a setback in the race to sign Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic.

Both long-serving Premier League fullbacks and both France internationals, Manchester United's Patrice Evra and Arsenal's Bacary Sagna are both linked with moves away from the English game this summer.

Muslim footballer Franck Ribery raced around the pitch but could not escape from his Bayern Munich team mates who were set on chucking beer over him as they celebrated their title win.

AS Monaco's billionaire owner Dmitry Rybolovlev has agreed to buy out Radamel Falcao's contract with Atletico Madrid for 50 million, according to the Sunday Times .

Munich's Dante of Brazil,Thomas Mueller and Franck Ribery of France, from left, celebrate after scoring during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Augsburg in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 11, 2013.

A bitter row with the national association over the club's tax status threatens to overshadow Claudio Ranieiri's Ligue 2 promotion-winning season SPECIAL REPORT By Robin Bairner From Arsene Wenger through to Yaya Toure via George Weah and Thierry Henry, many of France's pre-eminent football figures have been associated with Monaco over the past 55 ... (more)

Former Arsenal and France international Patrick Viera is in the country to promote Manchester City off-season's tour to SA.

Bayern's Franck Ribery of France , challenges for the ball with Barcelona defender Marc Bartra , during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

Arguably since the exit of Gilberto Silva in 2008, Arsenal have been crying out for a defensive midfielder to reinforce the side and help the Gunners re-establish the former domestic dominance they previously enjoyed.

BOSS Stale Solbakken insists the blame for Wolves' likely relegation to League One rests firmly with owner Steve Morgan.

Djibril Cisse is eying a move back to Marseille after admitting playing in the npower Championship with QPR appears "complicated". Rangers' two-year spell in the Barclays Premier League came to an end on Sunday with a goalless draw at Reading and Cisse, whose loan spell at Qatari club Al Gharafa expires at the end of the season, is already talking ... (more)

PARIS: Germany fired a World Cup warning shot with a seven-goal demolition of Luxembourg as Europe's big guns rumbled into action on a busy night of international friendlies on Saturday.

Real Madrid brushed aside Valencia with a 3-0 win at the Stade de France in the 2000 UEFA Champions League final in a game in which former Liverpool midfielder Steve McManaman was the star of the show as caretaker boss Vicente del Bosque claimed his first major title.