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The trial of French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema on charges of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute has been adjourned in Paris. After the opening, the judge agreed with defence lawyers that another court must first consider ...

Luca Toni is on the verge of moving to Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio where he will work with fellow Italian Fabrizio Ravanelli. The veteran's contract with Fiorentina has expired and rumours suggest that he has held talks with Verona and Sassuolo regarding a ...

Luca Toni could be on the verge of a move to Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio, reports in the French Press have claimed. Rumours had suggested that the veteran striker would join Hellas Verona or Sassuolo after his contract at Fiorentina expired. But Corse ...

It's all kicking off in France's Ligue 1, with existing clubs doing their utmost to exclude newly promoted Monaco from joining the league, fearing that their massive spending power and tax advantages create an unfair playing field. The battle is still ...

Students take part in a demonstration at Praca da Se, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 18, 2013. If the young people of Brazil are in the street, it is no longer just to play football there, contrary to the popular image of a country fixated with 'futebol ...

PARIS (June 18, 2013): The trial of French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema for having sex with an underage prostitute opened Tuesday without the two defendants or the woman at the centre of the scandal. In a case that has cast light on a ...

PARIS (Reuters) – French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema go on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of paying for sex with a teenage call girl. Bayern Munich winger Ribery and Real Madrid striker Benzema have been under investigation in their ...

Pellegrini, known as 'The Engineer', has earned himself a reputation for building teams who play attractive, possession-based football which fits in with the style City have sought to play in recent seasons. "Manuel is a hugely experienced and ...

Brazil 3-0 France (Lucas Moura) - Lucas Moura coolly slots the penalty into the bottom corner as Lloris dives the wrong way. 90+1 - PENALTY! - Marcelo is brought down in the box and the referee points to the spot! 90' - The game's wound down now with ...

Brazil's forward Neymar (C) vies with France's defender Adil Rami (L) during the Brazil vs France friendly football match in Porto Alegre, Brazil, June 9, 2013. Brazil won 3-0. (AFP/Franck Fife). Enlarge; Caption. PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Goals from ...