Paris (AFP) – Captain Wissam Ben Yedder continued his impressive scoring form as Monaco beat Angers 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday to maintain their chances of reaching the Champions League qualifying rounds next season. Ben Yedder, 31, claimed his 21st league goal of the campaign in the final half an hour after Abdoul Kader […]

Paris (AFP) – Justin Kluivert scored as Nice won 1-0 at home to Angers in Ligue 1 on Sunday to stay on course for Champions League football next season. The Dutch winger's smart finish on 19 minutes was his third goal in as many games and pushed Nice to within a point of second-placed Marseille, […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Bordeaux and Angers will both play in Ligue 1 next season after their appeals against relegation imposed by France's financial watchdog DNCG were successful, the clubs announced separately on Monday. Bordeaux were spared after the presentation of a recovery plan put together by businessman Gerard Lopez, who is set to take over […]

Angers (France) (AFP) – Angers returned to the French Cup final for the first time since their only other appearance 60 years ago with a 2-0 semi-final victory over Guingamp on Tuesday. "We had said that getting to the final would be a dream — the key word was turning that into a reality, and […]