The temporary ruling means Saint-Etienne, last in Ligue 1, will play at least one match ... the nets at the city-owned Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. It was only the latest in a series of incidents ...

"There are really good players and coaches, full stadiums and great supporters." Ligue 1 has long been seen as the poor relation of Europe's biggest leagues in England, Spain, Germany and Italy ...

A pair of teams in opposite halves of the table in Ligue 1, seventh-place Olympique Lyon and 13th-place Stade Reims, meet at ...