French Soccer Clubs

European round-up-Defoe lights up Spurs, Real top La Liga (Reuters)

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe scored five second-half goals in an astonisnhing 9-1 demolition of Wigan Athletic in the Premier League on Sunday. Real Madrid grabbed top spot in Spain, Serie...

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Familiar faces provide ideal preparation

FC Rubin Kazan will approach their UEFA Champions League encounter with FC Dynamo Kyiv on Matchday 5 in the highest of spirits after retaining the Premier-Liga title on a weekend when several other clubs faced traditional...

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Newcastle United sign Fabrice Pancrate

• Winger comes as free agent from Paris St Germain • Frenchman, aged 29, could play at Preston tonight Newcastle United have signed a 29-year-old winger, Fabrice Pancrate, and the Frenchman could go straight into their squad...

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St Etienne 0-2 Lorient

Updated: November 22, 2009, 8:46 AM UK First-half goals from Marama Vahirua and Franco Sosa proved decisive as Lorient picked up three points at the expense of struggling St Etienne. Vahirua silenced the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard...

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Smith set to keep faith in Wilson

Smith must decide whether to play Bougherra or Wilson against Stuttgart Madjid Bougherra returned to training with his Rangers team-mates on Sunday, having reported back late from helping Algeria to the World Cup last week. But...

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Montpellier 2-0 Lille

Updated: November 23, 2009, 8:33 AM UK Victor Montano struck a second-half brace to lift Montpellier to victory over Lille this evening and up to fifth in the Ligue 1 standings. Montano opened the scoring after 65 minutes and...

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Lorient beats Saint-Etienne 2-0 (AP)

Striker Marama Vahirua and defender Franco Sebastian Sosa scored in the first half to give Lorient a 2-0 win at struggling Saint-Etienne on Sunday that moved it up to fourth in the French standings. Saint-Etienne lost its...

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Stoke City 1-0 Portsmouth

Click auto-refresh (above the photo) for all the latest action. Email your musings to mikey.stafford@guardian.co.uk . You can keep up with all today's other fixtures with our live scores centre The whistle signifies...

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Ligue 1: Auxerre win, Bordeaux suffer shock defeat

Surprise package Auxerre knocked champions Girondins Bordeaux off the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Monaco on Saturday. The victory put the Burgundy side a point ahead of Bordeaux, who slumped to their first home Ligue 1...

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Bordeaux 0-1 Valenciennes: Shock home defeat

Bordeaux's goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso rues a home defeat Updated: November 21, 2009, 8:58 AM UK Mamadou Samassa grabbed the early goal as Valenciennes stunned Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux. Bordeaux were looking to bounce back...

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