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 Six people, including the presidents of Ligue 1 side Caen and Ligue 2 Nimes, were charged on Thursday in connection with a match-fixing inquiry that has rocked French football. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141121/six-charged-in-french-match-fixing-probe Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:58:00 +0100 six-charged-in-french-match-fixing-probe Police carried out raids on numerous homes on Tuesday and arrested the presidents of two clubs, who are suspected of fixing or attempting to fix football matches in France’s second division. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141118/french-football-rocked-by-match-fixing-scandal Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:15:00 +0100 french-football-rocked-by-match-fixing-scandal France faced calls on Tuesday to crack down on sports betting, as the world's biggest handball star was charged with fraud in a high-profile match-fixing probe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121003/handball-star-charged-with-fraud-in-match-fixing-scandal Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:49:00 +0200 handball-star-charged-with-fraud-in-match-fixing-scandal A French prosecutor is expected to give details of suspected match-fixing and illegal betting in handball Monday, a day after police detained several players including one of the biggest stars of the game. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121001/olympian-amongst-arrests-in-handball-probe Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:54:00 +0200 olympian-amongst-arrests-in-handball-probe The French professional handball scene was thrown into turmoil Wednesday after an investigation was ramped up into giants Montpellier over alleged match-fixing and illegal betting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120926/french-handball-hit-by-corruption-allegations Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:06:00 +0200 french-handball-hit-by-corruption-allegations