Friday 4 November, 2005

Domenech position confirmed

French Football Federation President Jean-Pierre Escalettes has confirmed that Raymond Domenech will take France to the World Cup next summer. More

Santini calls for ‘big performance’

Auxerre boss Jacques Santini is hoping his side will give a good account of themselves as he returns to his former club Saint-Etienne on Saturday. More

Metz depleted for ‘six-pointer’

Metz will be missing several key figures on Saturday, as they welcome Ajaccio to Lorraine for a game that Rolland Courbis described as “a six-pointer”. More

Marseille step up Cissé bid

Having gone off the idea of signing Pierre-Alain Frau, Marseille will focus on luring unsettled striker Djibril Cissé away from Liverpool next month. More

Domenech to decide on 'keeper

France boss Raymond Domenech will announce early next week whether Grégory Coupet or Fabien Barthez is his first-choice goalkeeper. More

Anelka ‘honoured’ by France recall

Fenerbahçe striker Nicolas Anelka has expressed his delight at receiving his first international call-up for three years this week. More

Nico recall gives Pires hope

Trezeguet backs Anelka comeback

David Trezeguet has spoken up in favour of Nicolas Anelka being recalled to the France squad for next week's friendlies against Costa Rica and Germany. More

Boloni laments fading hopes

Rennes Coach Laszlo Boloni admitted his side have little chance of progressing in the UEFA Cup after losing 2-0 away to Rapid Bucharest. More

Cousin reluctant to accept praise

Lens ace Daniel Cousin was keen to deflect the eulogies onto the whole team's performance despite scoring a hat-trick against Halmstad on Thursday. More

Duguépéroux salutes 'good night'

Strasbourg boss Jacky Duguépéroux was understandably delighted to see his struggling team register a 2-0 win over Tromso in the UEFA Cup. More

Thursday 3 November, 2005

Ligue 1 strugglers Strasbourg continued their Jekyll and Hyde impression with a 2-0 victory over Tromso in the UEFA Cup. Report

Rennes' UEFA Cup campaign is in danger of ending before it ever took off as they crashed to their second straight defeat away to Rapid Bucharest. Report

Domenech defends Anelka call-up

France Coach Raymond Domenech has given his reasons for selecting Nicolas Anelka over three years since the Fenerbahçe ace's last appearance. More

Oliech to join Nantes next month

Nantes' long-term target Dennis Oliech looks certain to finalise a four-year deal with the club in December. More

Trezeguet streaks past Platini

David Trezeguet has revealed his pride at overtaking Michel Platini’s goalscoring record for Juventus on Wednesday night. More

Saha close to United return

Louis Saha has revealed that he will resume training with Manchester United in the next few days. More

UEFA Cup: Slow starters eye wins

Beaten last time out, Rennes and Lens are desperate for victory in their UEFA Cup games tonight, while Strasbourg hope to build on their good start. More

Anelka in shock France recall

Controversial striker Nicolas Anelka has been given a surprise call-up to the France team for the upcoming friendlies with Costa Rica and Germany. More

Nantes chief aiming to keep stars

Nantes President Rudi Roussillon has made it clear he has no intention of letting Mickaël Landreau, Mauro Cetto or Gilles Yapi-Yapo go anywhere. More

Koke struck down with injury

Marseille striker Sergio Koke will be out for two to three weeks after injuring his shoulder during a training session. More

Ferguson subdued after defeat

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson cut a despondent figure after losing 1-0 to Lille and singled out the Stade de France turf for criticism. More

We deserved to win, says Puel