https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The action in Ligue 1 this weekend saw Lyon beat bitter rivals Saint-Etienne in the Rhône-Alpes derby and PSG extend their unbeaten start to the season that maintains their ten point lead at the top. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151109/lyon-win-derby-as-psg-march-on Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:38:21 +0100 lyon-win-derby-as-psg-march-on PSG's lead at the top of Ligue already looks unassailable after a win against Rennes helped stretch the gap to 10 points. The weekend also saw wins for Marseille and Lyon, who climbed to second. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151102/psg-runaway-leaders-ligue-1 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:06:41 +0100 psg-runaway-leaders-ligue-1 Sunday night's clash between Marseille and Lyon had to be stopped for twenty minutes after home fans hurled missiles on to the pitch. Here's a look at the weekend's talking points. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150921/france-ligue1-crowd-trouble-mars-with-marseille Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:15:45 +0200 france-ligue1-crowd-trouble-mars-with-marseille Game over? With unbeaten Paris Saint-Germain crushing rivals Monaco 3-0 on Sunday night, to record their fourth straight win, it appears the battle for Ligue 1 might already be up, before the end of August. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150831/psg-crush-monaco-to-take-control-of-ligue-1 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:26:25 +0200 psg-crush-monaco-to-take-control-of-ligue-1 Ligue 1 returned this weekend with PSG picking up where they left off with a 1-0 over Lille. But the action was dominated by the shock resignation of Marseille coach Marcelo Bielsa. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150810/bielsa-rocks-ligue-1-on-opening-weekend Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:12:39 +0200 bielsa-rocks-ligue-1-on-opening-weekend Lyon were back on top of Ligue 1 on Sunday after a convincing win over Reims, meaning the club are level on points with PSG, who put Lille to the sword on Saturday. Here's a round-up of weekend the action from Ligue 1. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150427/lyon-psg-ligue-1-title-fight-french-football Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:40:06 +0200 lyon-psg-ligue-1-title-fight-french-football Marseille maintained their one point lead over rivals PSG at the top of Ligue 1 after the weekend's action in Ligue 1, which saw both teams scrape wins at home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141208/marseille-win-to-keep-slender-lead-over-psg Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:48:12 +0100 marseille-win-to-keep-slender-lead-over-psg Marseille regained top spot in Ligue 1 on Sunday thanks to a 3-1 win over Bordeaux. The victory keeps Marcelo Bielsa's side just one point ahead of PSG, who also won. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141124/gignac-helps-marseill-retake-top-spot-from-psg Mon, 24 Nov 2014 10:32:07 +0100 gignac-helps-marseill-retake-top-spot-from-psg The weekend's matches in Ligue 1 provided an eventful opening to the season with big spenders PSG held by Reims, fellow billionaires Monaco beaten at home and a riot at the Bastia vs Marseille match that left dozens of police injured. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140811/psg-held-monaco-beaten-and-bastia-fans-riot Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:36:00 +0200 psg-held-monaco-beaten-and-bastia-fans-riot Claude Makelele began his coaching career with a thrilling come-from-behind point in Bastia's 3-3 draw with Marseille on Saturday in a match which ended in crowd violence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140810/makelele-opens-coaching-career-with-marseille-draw Sun, 10 Aug 2014 17:41:53 +0200 makelele-opens-coaching-career-with-marseille-draw PSG extended their lead at top of Ligue 1 after a hard fought victory over Ajaccio at the weekend, while their two main rivals forthe title, Lille and Monaco, both slipped up. Catch up on all the action inthis round-up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140113/psg-ligue1-lille-marseille-ajaccio-french-football Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:28:55 +0100 psg-ligue1-lille-marseille-ajaccio-french-football