This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page France’s referees union today announced they are taking legal action after ‘unacceptable’ comments made by Marseille president Pablo Longoria – which they said fuelled hateful messages to referees Following Marseille’s 3-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Auxerre yesterday criticised referee Jeremy Stinat after his decision to show defender Derek Cornelius a second yellow card during the match You can write it down: ‘Pablo Longoria says it’s corruption.’ Everything has been organised we’ll leave straight away,” Longoria added Marseille director of football Mehdi Benatia was suspended for three months by the French Football Association for his behaviour during Marseille’s Coupe de France defeat to Lille on January 14 The 37-year-old was shown a red card by referee Clement Turpin for criticising Stinat — who was acting as the fourth official in that game — for not awarding a penalty to Marseille in the latter stages of the game And against all those behind the hate messages and death threats received since last night,” the union said They added: “French referees are not corrupt Losing a game can’t justify questioning the integrity of French referees “To suggest there’s a system of organised corruption is not only defamatory for the referees in the professional leagues; it’s proof of ignorance of their work and their commitment to serving football and it is to throw to the wolves all the referees officiating at professional levels with the consequences that this can bring.” They said they would ask the federation’s ethics committee to investigate further SAFE spokesman Olivier Lamarre spoke on the decision to appoint Stinat as the referee for the game following the Lille incident in January “Was it a mistake to have appointed Jeremy Stinat for this match but he himself is capable of refereeing these matches,” he told RMC Sport that the system is being a bit overblown (by Marseille) as if they were just waiting for that to talk about corruption Lamarre also told RMC the French referees were “very angry” and he had personally expressed his displeasure to Longoria on Sunday morning “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the remarks made by the president and officials of Olympique de Marseille against French refereeing in general and the referee of yesterday’s match to whom I offer my full support,” he said in a statement “Calling into question the integrity of our referees is defamatory Such comments seriously damage the image of our league.” A spokesperson for Marseille told The Athletic they felt they had been on the wrong side of too many refereeing decisions this season and that referees had been unduly harsh on them pointing out that they have received six red cards They said Marseille had sent a letter to the refereeing committee last week Monday voicing their concerns about Stinat but received no reply had only meant to use the word ‘corruption’ because of his frustration with the referee’s performance rather than implying anything more serious They added how he was only being provocative when he mentioned leaving for a Super League Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi said the red card gave French football “a bad image” while sporting advisor Fabrizio Ravanelli described it as “scandalous.” became Marseille president in February 2021 after a five-month spell as the club’s managing director Marseille are ten points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain De Zerbi has improved Marseille - but is that enough for him or them Mason Greenwood Leads Marseille to Victory Over Nantes in Ligue 1Marseille bounced back from last week’s loss to Auxerre with a commanding 2-0 victory over Nantes at the Vélodrome Goals from Amine Gouiri and Mason Greenwood secured three valuable points in Ligue 1 Roberto De Zerbi’s squad remains 13 points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain they hold a three-point advantage over Nice put up a solid defensive effort but ultimately crumbled in the closing stages The deadlock was broken in the 75th minute when Valentin Rongier delivered a pinpoint cross that Amine Gouiri nodded past Anthony Lopes Greenwood put the game to bed with a brilliant solo effort the former Getafe forward now has 15 goals in Ligue 1 making him the league’s second-highest scorer—just three behind Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain Pro-Palestinian French journalist Marine Vlahovic has been found dead at her residence in Marseille amid making a documentary about Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip The lifeless body of 39-year-old Vlahovic was found by her friends in her roof terrace on November 25 a Marseille-based French-language daily newspaper on Wednesday It added that Vlahovic’s friends became concerned when she didn’t respond to calls or messages The police have already launched an investigation to determine the cause of her death “The journalist was in the process of making a documentary about the genocide in Gaza and was preparing to reveal information about the genocidal army,” Leo wrote on his account on the X about Vlahovic Vlahovic has established herself as a West Asia expert she was renowned for her profound expertise on West Asia affairs with her insightful reporting having earned recognition both within journalism circles and beyond Vlahovic devoted part of her short life to the Palestinian cause compiling video and voice messages from colleagues and friends trapped under bombs in Gaza for Gaza Calling “Her work will be missed in the world of audio documentaries The entire team is thinking of her family and loved ones and joins in their grief,” ARTE Radio said in a statement Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses: www.presstv.co.uk Click the "share" button in the bottom bar Greenwood Leads Marseille’s Comeback Win Over Lyon in Ligue 1Marseille held on through a chaotic second half to edge out Lyon (3-2) and secure three crucial points keeping them firmly in second place in Ligue 1 ten points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain Rayan Cherki broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute after a scramble inside the box But Marseille responded instantly—just eight minutes later Mason Greenwood tapped in an easy finish from an Amine Gouiri assist Tension soared at the Vélodrome when Alexandre Lacazette leveled the score from the penalty spot After Lucas Perri denied Greenwood twice with stunning saves slotting home a Pol Lirola pass to seal a massive victory—keeping Marseille in the title race and preventing PSG from extending their lead any further Everything appeared to be in order for Pau López (29) to leave Olympique de Marseille and join Serie A side Como 1907. The Italian club had forged an agreement with both Marseille and López but there was just one stumbling block in the way Marseille would not finalise López’s departure until they had found his replacement Their search has been far from simple as they were rejected by Álvaro Valles (27) and appear to have missed out on Chelsea target Filip Jörgensen (22) The French side are now considering a move for Feyenoord’s Timon Wellenreuther (28) but this delay has caused Como to look at other targets. According to Gianluca DiMarzio Como are close to agreeing on a deal for Sampdoria’s Emil Audero (27) This likely means that López will not be leaving Marseille for Como as the Italian club have already brought in Pepe Reina (41) as backup Despite López being one of the best performers for the club during his time in the south of France he will likely remain on the transfer list as Les Phocéens veer in a new direction GFFN | Nick Hartland Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information The postwar housing projects designed by French architect Fernand Pouillon remain landmarks in Marseille Photographer: Anne-Chistine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images In contrast to Le Corbusier, Fernand Pouillon’s work in postwar Marseille shows that modernist planning can be both innovative and historically sensitive given its huge influence on similar projects globally Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Olympique Marseille maintains winning streak defeating Angers in Ligue 1Olympique Marseille secured its second consecutive win defeating Angers 2-0 at the Raymond Kopa Stadium With an outstanding performance from Amine Gouiri Adrien Rabiot and Neal Maupay were the ones to score giving the three points to the team coached by Roberto De Zerbi which had previously suffered a draw against Strasbourg and a loss to Nice the team from Marseille consolidates its second position in Ligue 1 although it is still 10 points behind the leader Rabiot and Maupay seal the win for Marseille The match started off favorably for Marseille anticipated his marker to score the first goal Marseille sealed the win with a goal from Maupay who capitalized on a ball steal by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in midfield finishing the play with a goal after a one-two with Gouiri Olympique Marseille remains in second place in Ligue 1 just three points above the relegation zone Marseille president Pablo Longoria has backtracked on his comments and admitted there is no corruption in French football This came after Longoria claimed Marseille were the victims of corruption following their 3-0 defeat by Auxerre on Saturday where he was incensed by referee Jeremy Stinat’s decision to show a second yellow card to defender Derek Cornelius Longoria told journalists: “This is corruption Marseille head coach Roberto De Zerbi claimed the red card gave French football “a bad image” while sporting advisor Fabrizio Ravanelli described it as “scandalous.” In response, France’s referee’s union, SAFE, said it would take legal action in a statement released on Sunday SAFE said Longoria’s comments amplified hateful messages to referees and that it would ask the federation’s ethics committee to investigate further saying a “(club) president cannot behave like that.” In the statement, released to AFP Longoria added: “Everyone explained to me clearly the meaning of the word corruption in French But I have never in my life thought about something like money exchanges or financial transactions “I want to say that there is no corruption in French football.” he went on to say how he felt officiating needed to improve “to avoid confusion for everyone” and his belief that many refereeing decisions had gone against Marseille this season you have to understand how you get to this anger,” he told AFP “My first responsibility is to defend my club There have been a lot of refereeing decisions this season where I consider that Marseille have been disadvantaged.” Marseille director of football Mehdi Benatia was suspended for three months by the French Football Association for criticising Stinat during a Coupe de France defeat to Lille when he was the fourth official Marseille are second in Ligue 1 but 13 points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain (Top photo: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images) Tom Burrows is a football news writer for The Athletic UK. He was previously a staff editor for three years. Prior to that, he worked on news and investigations for national newspapers. Follow Tom on Twitter @TBurrows16 rolling out that parental lament as old as time The Italian had just watched his Marseille side succumb to a limp 2-0 away defeat at Nice’s Allianz Riviera on Sunday night missing out on the chance to narrow the gap on Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain There could be no positives taken from the defeat De Zerbi knows that would represent success and he knows, too, it is necessary to prevent his own stock from falling. He is, after all, the head coach that spoke with Manchester United after leaving his position with Brighton & Hove Albion the club he led to European football for the first time in their history Choosing to join a Ligue 1 outfit not playing in continental competition brings dangers to a reputation that once knew no bounds “I’m happy with the choice I made,” De Zerbi told The Athletic after the Nice loss last weekend It’s a tough challenge but there’s beauty to it I’m really happy to be here and hope to be so for a long time.” The initial contract signed was for three years and Marseille highly combustible and difficult to quell at their best Moments in this first season together have been hugely promising like a 5-1 away win at Brest — one of the surprise packages of this season’s Champions League — on the opening weekend and a 5-0 victory at Montpellier such as the 3-0 defeat at home by PSG and a 3-1 defeat by Auxerre in November that had De Zerbi threatening to quit a matter of months into a three-year deal I’m willing to leave,” he told reporters that night “I’ll leave without the money; I don’t care about the rest.“ De Zerbi soon came through the other side of that wobble to go over two months unbeaten but last weekend’s loss at Nice has further stalled momentum already slowed by a Coupe de France exit to Lille and a 1-1 draw at home to Strasbourg keep on rolling off into the distance under Luis Enrique De Zerbi’s hopes of silverware this season were effectively over before January was out It all begs the question: was this the right move after all Among the more colourful stories to emerge from De Zerbi’s Marseille reign came in November when L’Equipe, the French sports newspaper, suggested he had presented a contract offer from Manchester United to his players during a team talk was what he could have had but he prioritised passion over money of lofty perceptions and a head coach seeking bigger challenges De Zerbi had grown restless at Brighton towards the back end of last season and Brighton weary of him. The sixth-placed finish in their first season together, delivering that first ever spot in the Europa League could not be followed up in the second and there was an amicable parting in the summer “I reluctantly left Brighton,” he said last weekend The expectation once upon time was that De Zerbi would leave Brighton for bigger things after his previous success in charge of Sassuolo in Italy and Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, but his reputation as a footballing firebrand has made onlookers wary. Chelsea, for one, saw red flags in his latter days with at the Amex Stadium Marseille instead opted to focus on the positives of an astute and sharp tactician to lead their rebuild De Zerbi was the choice of president Pablo Longoria and the decision was backed by Marseille’s U.S De Zerbi’s Brighton side had drawn 2-2 away at Marseille in the Europa League group stages last season before winning 1-0 at the Amex “His arrival marks the beginning of an ambitious new chapter,” said McCourt in a statement that confirmed De Zerbi’s arrival controlling and coercive behaviour and assault were dropped in 2023 was signed from Manchester United for £26m to lead Marseille’s attack De Zerbi maintained all due diligence had been done on Greenwood ahead of his move and that faith has been vindicated Greenwood is Ligue 1’s top scorer with 12 goals and aside from the PSG loss when withdrawn at half-time De Zerbi has been impressed by the 23-year-old Eleven of Marseille’s 19 league games this season have been won Second place is a vast improvement on the eighth of last year and an attack-minded approach has made De Zerbi a popular figure with supporters He seems well liked by his players, too. In an interview with The Athletic in September Rowe spoke in glowing terms of the extra edge that De Zerbi had brought to his game “He’s taught me how to keep going no matter what happens whether something good or something bad happens you’ve got to have the same mentality and try to improve yourself,” he explained That point was echoed by Greenwood, who said in an interview with Telefoot this week that De Zerbi has told him he needs to be “more focused in the match to always be involved because he knows that I can be the player who makes the difference” “I’m having to focus more (on that) than I’ve ever done in my life which is a task because my attention span is like a goldfish,” Rowe said in September “but I realise the importance of the project we’ve got going on here and I need to make sure I’m on board and do everything that needs to be done.” Marseille, a club that was once the best in Europe, winners of the first Champions League in 1992-93, feel as though they landed a big fish in De Zerbi but it remains to be seen if Ligue 1 can provide the Italian with long-term gratification. Paolo Fonseca won a move to AC Milan in the summer after two successful years with Lille underlining that greater opportunities can come with time spent in France The Italian cut a subdued figure for much of Marseille’s latest setback on the French Riviera last weekend There were no histrionics on the touchline or surges from the technical area just a quiet study of a below-par performance Nice’s early opener through Evann Guessand never looked like being overturned and second half pressure came too late once Mohamed-Ali Cho had doubled the home side’s lead Marseille were poor and De Zerbi accepted as much Greenwood and Rabiot were both ineffective and Maupay worse The forward signed on loan from Everton endured a miserable evening on a return to his former club A first-half stoppage and public address system announcement was deemed necessary due to discriminatory chanting aimed at Maupay before a huge banner was unfurled in the second half by the Ultras Populaire Sud Nice you’ve gone from a son of the club to a son of a b****.” That Maupay is considered a central figure in De Zerbi’s plans is an illustration of the hand he is being asked to play in Ligue 1 this season as he prepares for tonight’s encounter with Lyon Nice and Lille are all close enough to capitalise on any further slips in the race for Champions League qualification and the latter ended Marseille’s hopes of winning the Coup de France for the first time since 1989 when winning a penalty shoot-out last month De Zerbi maintains that the role of leading Marseille has provided him with all he wished to find last summer but nights like the one in Nice illustrate he has a huge task on his hands (Top photo: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images) LIVE - Olympique Marseille vs Olympique LyonOlympique Marseille will face Olympique Lyon on February 2nd in a key Ligue 1 matchup at the Orange Vélodrome Marseille enters the game in second place with 37 points and they will look to bounce back and solidify their position in the top spots drawing both their UEFA Europa League match against Ludogorets and their Ligue 1 clash with Nantes Marseille will have the upper hand heading into this match and their attacking strength and solid defense make them the favorites will need to improve their form and take full advantage of any opportunities in this challenging away fixture.  Don’t miss the action LIVE on beIN SPORTS: https://watch.beinsports-apps.com/upcoming-events/events/marseille-vs-lyon-ligue-1-week-20 The AJ Auxerre will host Olympique de Marseille at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps on February 22 for a crucial Ligue 1 clash in Matchday 23 Both teams enter this matchup with significant stakes—Auxerre fights to escape the relegation zone while Marseille looks to solidify its spot in European competition Auxerre has struggled to find consistency but has shown resilience the team has managed to avoid defeat in recent home fixtures earning valuable points through hard-fought draws Marseille has been one of Ligue 1’s most exciting teams this season spearheaded by standout performances from new signing Amine Gouiri Auxerre shocked the Olympians with a 3-1 victory in their last encounter at the Orange Vélodrome This result serves as a reminder that Auxerre can pose a serious threat despite their lower league position Olympique de Marseille comes from behind to beat Toulouse with a Greenwood golazo in Ligue 1Olympique de Marseille took full advantage of AS Monaco’s loss in Brest on Saturday by edging out Toulouse 3-2 This 28th matchday also confirmed Paris Saint-Germain as champions Roberto De Zerbi’s side put an end to a rough patch with their first win after three straight defeats Carles Martínez’s Toulouse continues to struggle — they’ve now lost three in a row and are stuck in mid-table safe from relegation but far from the European spots Marseille opened the scoring 20 minutes in thanks to an own goal from Gabriel Suazo but the visitors hit back just 10 minutes later through Frank Magri Then came the moment of brilliance from Mason Greenwood who unleashed a rocket from outside the box that flew into the top corner past Guillaume Restes Adrien Rabiot made it 3-1 with a volley inside the box after a poor clearance from Charlie Cresswell Vincent Sierro pulled one back after a good ball from Cristian Cásseres Olympique de Marseille climbs to second in the table now two points ahead of Monaco and three clear of Strasbourg will never forget the agonising wait to confirm the death of her eldest son 22-year-old Brahim left the apartment saying he would be back — but the next day Kessaci received a panicked call from Brahim’s wife Kessaci frantically called the police until they finally identified her son and his body had been burned inside a car just off the main highway north of Marseille had been victims of what the French police coldly call a règlement de comptes — literally a “settling of scores” — in the drug trade Kessaci acknowledges her son was “in with a bad crowd” The age of both the murderers and their victims is falling; teenagers are killing teenagers The local police and chief prosecutor vow to keep arresting and prosecuting dealers. And this month, a new police prefect is taking over the département, charged with tackling what the interior ministry calls “narco-banditry” But the numbers don’t lie: existing laws and police practices are failing to deliver lasting peace and security What’s happening in Marseille is a tragedy — but it is also ground zero for France’s failed war on drugs For many, Marseille still evokes the “French Connection” the decades-long arrangement by which Corsican mobsters smuggled heroin from Southeast Asia and Turkey to North America France’s port city played a leading role in the international drug trade But those trafficking networks were dismantled 50 years ago While the city is seeing rising shares of cocaine Marseille’s drug market today is dominated by a far more benign substance: cannabis — typically smoked as hashish and referred to in French as “shit” the stock bought and sold here is largely meant for local consumption “Marseille isn’t a ‘hub’ for cannabis in France or Europe,” Claire Duport a sociologist and researcher covering the region for the French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Trends (OFDT) By Cole Stangler Yet drug distribution in Marseille is highly unusual. Much of the trade here takes place out in the open, swallowing up precious common space in scores of housing projects. According to the most recent police count, there are roughly 127 “points of sale” In pockets of the city long plagued by unemployment and a lack of basic public services “This business helps thousands of people live,” says Eddy Sid a local spokesperson for France’s top police union “All it takes is approaching someone who’s struggling and saying ‘Would you like to become a nanny?’ I’m going to store this here I’m going to keep my product in your kitchen or in the closet People are benefiting from social misery and that’s how it gets ingrained.” a word that comes from the Arabic verb “to watch” the chouf’s job is to yell if they see police they also place physical barriers such as garbage dumpsters to deter or hinder law enforcement The higher-level operatives in touch with suppliers stay out of the spotlight But in parts of the city, business has become unstable. According to Philippe Pujol, a Marseille native and author of a prize-winning book on the subject, La Fabrique du monstre, the local drug trade is undergoing a form of “uberisation” with various groups fighting over small slivers of the market the drug lords of old gave way to a more decentralised distribution system which has triggered the recent eruption of violence “The revenge killings are an indicator of competition,” Pujol told me at a café downtown “And it’s not about taking control of the hierarchy [of organisations] These are small-scale actors taking small pieces of land And there’s another paradox: the more powerful you are Meanwhile, the press and law enforcement have become fixated on a single conflict between two rival gangs which the police prefecture deems responsible for 80% of the drug-related killings in 2023 But Pujol argues that the narrative of an alleged “cartel war” between two juggernauts is misleading: the ill-defined groups are far from dominating the market And Marseille’s drug trade is hardly sophisticated enough to be termed a “cartel” “The Mexican cartels are producing drugs,” Pujol says The people making money are the ones who produce and sell.” By David A. Bell Brahim’s brother and the founder of the anti-drug violence group Conscience arguing that it would draw customers away from the illegal networks and formalise jobs that already exist “These repressive policies aren’t working,” he says We can’t keep counting the dead every year and keep following the same logic.” an MP representing a district of northern Marseille with Left-populist party La France Insoumise isn’t fully sold on legalisation — but he does call for “de-penalisation” “Rather than police wasting millions of hours and millions of euros trying to find a little block of hash they could find the heads of networks,” he says you see the same shock-and-awe tactics from the police — and nothing has changed.” By Ioan Grillo he has since abandoned it amid a broader shift to the Right personified by his hardline interior minister Gérald Darmanin “It’s a lack of political courage,” Delogu says “He’s not working for the general interest but rather trying to appeal to his electorate.” A major shift in policy appears unlikely today But if France eventually does follow the rest of Europe in adopting less repressive drug policies it seems inevitable that Marseille will play a leading role Teeming with activist groups and various neighbourhood associations it’s a city known for its autonomous spirit and willingness to defy the capital the typical chest-thumping and fear-mongering from drug warriors can only go so far here — in Marseille residents have actually experienced the terrible scourge of drug violence first-hand That’s precisely why more and more of them think it’s time to try something new Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Please click here to view our media pack for more information on advertising and partnership opportunities with UnHerd Luxury brand continues its strategy of engaging with diversity and real life – but the prices are less inclusive a catwalk on top of an apartment building with concrete benches instead of gilt chairs looking out over the rooftops of Marseille Chanel has – in fashion speak – a New Look “If Marseille is unexpected, that’s good. We don’t want to be stuck. We need to take risks if we want to show that Chanel is for everyone,” said Bruno Pavlovsky before the brand’s first ever show in the city “If we were just for the happy few in the Rue Cambon [in Paris] then that would be the beginning of the end.” To be relevant and modern now means engaging with diversity and real life – even for a billion-dollar luxury brand. Coming on the heels of shows in Manchester last year and in Dakar the choice of Marseille to showcase this summer’s cruise collection reflects a new strategy at Chanel “We don’t always want to talk about the history of Chanel – we want to be about the future Le Corbusier’s 337-apartment “vertical village” with its distinctive facade of colourful circuit-board graphics was built in response to the postwar shortage of social housing in the city and is an icon of visual storytelling that has become a city landmark chose it to represent the “very strong sense of freedom … and of everyday life” in Marseille The event was made a little grittier than Chanel had planned as heavy rain and blustery winds forced guests to huddle under umbrellas colder and rainier than Manchester in December.) The collection timed to coincide with holiday-wardrobe shopping was clearly intended for a sunnier forecast Immaculately blow-dried hair was instantly dishevelled by the wind broderie anglaise camisoles and silk dresses looked thankful for the down-to-earth touches of flat shoes and hoodies as they walked stoically through the drizzle staged on the same date as the Olympique de Marseille football team’s Europa League semi-final whose radical architecture expresses the energetic spirit of the city “Gabrielle Chanel revolutionised the way women dressed The more inclusive messaging of the show locations is in sharp contrast to Chanel’s pricing a classic 2.55 Chanel flap handbag cost about £3,000; the equivalent model now sells for £11,000 whose handbags have traditionally been the most expensive – and the most hallowed – in France saying: “It is a very complex bag to manufacture and there are fewer and fewer people with the skills to make it There is a lot of noise about the price of that bag and no one complains about the price of our jackets.” with substance: what's really trending this week a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solved The show took place in a performance space atop Cité Radieuse Le Corbusier’s 337-apartment ‘vertical village’ Photograph: Daniel Cole/APMarseille is multicultural to its core where the multiculturalism of the city at large is barely glimpsed in the centre “You read a lot in the French press about problems here Marseille has drawn many communities from around the Mediterranean and style.” He added that the Manchester show had been very successful “We had great feedback from clients who came to Manchester Some of them might not have thought to go there According to L’Équipe Olympique de Marseille will be without a large swathe of their travelling contingent when they play Atalanta on Thursday evening after only 765 tickets were allocated to the away supporters The first leg had seen an attendance of around 64,000 fans packed into the febrile Stade Vélodrome as they watched Marseille huff and puff as they tried to break down the Atalanta defence The second leg will be a far more intimate event for the two teams The Gewiss Stadium has been under construction since 2019 which has limited the amount of supporters that can fit into the arena https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1786138452502679920 Atalanta’s home ground can only accommodate 15,300 supporters with the ongoing work meaning Marseille will only be provided with a fraction of its usually significant support (5% of the stadium’s current capacity)  Those who were lucky enough to gain access to the limited tickets will be met with a unique away stand that you can only access by crossing through the construction site @2025 - All Rights Reserved. Get Football Group Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Marseille 16 win(s) Marseille haven't lost to Saint-Etienne in their last 5 meetings (5W, 0D). Have scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Have conceded the most penalties this season (10) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 10 matches 15 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT?Marseille won 5–1 over Saint-Etienne on Sat 15 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Marseille haven't lost to Saint-Etienne in their last 5 meetings (5W Marseille is playing home against Saint-Etienne at Orange Vélodrome on Sat PSG Dominates Olympique Marseille in Le Classique of Ligue 1The French football classic was one-sided and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) convincingly defeated Olympique Marseille 3-1 with Marseille unable to challenge the superiority of the reigning champions who extended their lead at the top of the table to nineteen points PSG took advantage of their direct encounter with their eternal rivals to push Marseille towards lower objectives Luis Enrique's side claimed their seventh consecutive win in Ligue 1 continuing their countdown toward the title The PSG could clinch a new French success in their history as soon as early April The sixth consecutive Ligue 1 victory over Marseille who were able to score for the first time during this period Ousmane Dembélé and Nuno Mendes scored thanks to the direction and vision of Fabián Ruiz who stood out in the midfield and played a role in both goals The high defensive line set by Roberto De Zerbi Much of this had to do with Fabián Ruiz and the attacking runs Dembélé and Desire Doue (starting instead of Bradley Barcola) were key along with the contribution of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who has added an extra dimension to Luis Enrique's squad Nuno Mendes had a chance to open the scoring but it was in the 17th minute when PSG took the lead A goal kick from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma extended by Kvaratskhelia with a header to Fabián Ruiz allowed the Spanish midfielder to assist Dembélé who then made a solo run towards the keeper The second goal came three minutes before halftime when Nuno Mendes took advantage of a pass from Fabián Ruiz and pushed the ball into the net following a collective action that exposed Marseille's defensive strategy Marseille at least left the Parc des Princes with a goal to their name narrowing the gap early in the second half who received a pass from Adrien Rabiot after a good run PSG showed some signs of fatigue after the physical toll from their Liverpool match where they advanced after extra time and penalties Dembélé came close to sealing the win with a shot off the post in the 60th minute De Zerbi made a twist with a triple substitution but his shot in the 67th minute went over the crossbar attempting to intercept a cross from the byline by Achraf Hakimi to Dembélé Marseille Crushes Saint-Étienne with a Dominant Win at The VélodromeOlympique de Marseille showed no mercy and thrashed AS Saint-Étienne 5-1 in an offensive showcase at the Vélodrome Amine Gouiri opened the scoring with a stunning goal from the edge of the box marking his first goal for the team in just his third match the referee awarded a penalty for a handball by Mickael Nadé scoring his 14th goal in Ligue 1 and extending OM’s lead Marseille kept up the pressure and increased their advantage with a goal from Michael Murillo who took advantage of a rebound after a double save by Gautier Larsonneur to push the ball into the net The goal fest continued as Amine Gouiri struck again this time with a brilliant chip over the Saint-Étienne goalkeeper securing his first brace for the club and making it 4-0 The humiliation for the visitors deepened when Adrien Rabiot sealed the rout with a header from a perfect cross by Amar Dedić Saint-Étienne managed to pull one back in the final minutes though Marseille had already secured a convincing victory Olympique de Marseille continues to establish itself in Ligue 1 Jean-Louis Gasset’s side proved they are ready to compete at the top of the table with a lethal Mason Greenwood and a rising star in Amine Gouiri who is quickly becoming a key player for the team Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission Had readers been rage-tweeting about plot points of novels being “spoiled” by scholarly intros merely protecting itself from hypothetical complaints I’m embarrassed by the implication in either case — we’re readers But I don’t blame Penguin Classics for following the golden rule of public relations: When in doubt Mostly because Romance in Marseille plays it safe in no other ways panicked sensation of wanting to “do something” with the information I had (“This book is incredible”) before anyone else did This is how I imagine it feels to be a jewel thief who finds a key to the museum except what I’m empowered to “do” with this hot tip instead of stealing a fortune is composing a review Lafala is a sailor born in West Africa (an unspecified part of it) who moves to the port of Marseille and gets fleeced by a Moroccan prostitute Filled with self-loathing over the incident he stows away on a ship to New York but is caught and imprisoned next to a toilet It’s just like one of those shirts you see for sale to tourists on Canal Street: WELCOME TO NEW YORK in the book’s sole nose-wrinkling stereotype) gets wind of Lafala’s case and together they sue the shipping company Lafala receives a windfall and heads back to Marseille to take up a footless moneyed version of dockside life — and to locate the treacherous siren who jilted him Its history is a rat’s nest of logistical bloopers First the book was called The Jungle and the Bottoms The manuscript was abandoned for a couple of years while the author suffered from syphilis and other distractions Then he moved to Morocco and took it up again reworking the story and retitling it Savage Loving This he swapped for the current title after his agent deemed Savage Loving too obscene McKay barely mentioned it in his 1937 memoir and apparently forgot about the project entirely until an 87-page draft popped up again in the hands of a collection to which McKay had donated his papers (He was not an ardent organizer of his own work.) McKay left a longer 172-page draft in possession of his only child who eventually donated it to the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The shorter one wound up at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library The two have now been reconciled for the first time to yield the book as published was never actually a lost or forgotten novel; it was just peculiarly hard to track down If you skipped the introduction and surrendered access to Google you could easily mistake it for a novel written last year All of this in 130 pages — custom-designed the themes are only bits of thread unless woven into a dazzling tapestry of a character In one of many brain-rupturing pieces of data embedded in this edition’s introduction it turns out that Lafala was based on a real person of McKay’s acquaintance: a Nigerian seaman named Nelson Simeon Dede who had stowed away on a steamer from France and returned to Marseilles with prosthetics and an upgraded net worth McKay recognized the stowaway as a piquant racial metaphor for the philosophical condition of the fugitive and pretty zen about the distribution of his fortunes and misfortunes In the misfortunes column he’s got the trauma of being locked in a freezing toilet-jail and having both legs sawed off so that he can never dance or breezily stroll again the money isn’t terrible and having cork prostheses is interesting and women love to fondle his stumps Lafala sails back to Marseille courtesy of the same shipping company that de-footed him He’s eager to be back where the “thick scum of life forms and bubbles and breaks in a syrup of passion and desire.” The port city is home to a thicket of bums and the news of Lafala’s fortune travels quickly He’s set upon by a wide range of mercenaries At a café he spots Aslima — the prostitute who originated this whole fiasco — and confronts her She apologizes and claims some responsibility for his lack of feet; after all he wouldn’t have had an international meltdown They call a truce and become joyfully re-entangled Aslima is a canny handler of the local male population Is she aiming to regain Lafala’s trust only to rip him off again there are a lot of superlatives to be highlighted in those chapters In Romance in Marseille there is the best description I’ve ever read of human legs as well as the best description of waking up and feeling like shit the best description of erotic satisfaction and — to dip into extravagant specificity for a moment — the best description of a Corsican pimp fretting that his girlfriend is mentally distancing herself from him who was born in the hills of Jamaica in 1889 he’d worked up an interest in English poetry — Milton and an English neighbor who encouraged McKay’s literary experiments enrolled at Tuskegee and Kansas State College and left the South two years later for New York His first American poems were published a few years later was the movement’s first official American best seller But he spent nearly as much time out of the country as in it traveling from England to Russia to Germany to France to Spain to Morocco over the course of 12 years DuBois wrote that it nauseated him and made him feel like taking a bath It depicts what McKay called the “semi-underworld” of single black working-class men in New York City after World War I: a landscape of pool halls it’s a picaresque starring a working-class single man and it reads like it was published in 1928 *A version of this article appears in the February 17, 2020, issue of New York Magazine. 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The series opened in Greece with the Derby of the Eternal Enemies, then followed with the Old Firm in Scotland Now to southern France and the story of Marseille versus Paris Saint-Germain It is 10pm on Sunday at the Stade Velodrome and Kylian Mbappe has settled this loudest of arguments patches of white seats appear as some Marseille supporters thousands of whom had gathered hours ahead of kick-off to generate an atmosphere so hot it could impact climate change head out into the drizzle to squeeze onto a metro train home But at either end of this 67,000-seater stadium with its roof that undulates like one of the waves breaking on the shore of the city’s Vieux (old) Port Even as this game slips away out on the pitch frustration or fury — just rolling apocalyptic noise It is as if nobody told the Ultras on Les Virages Sud et Nord (the South and North ends) that they stood no chance of salvaging a game which would have been loaded with intensity even if it was not a potential Ligue 1 title decider That their heroes are slipping even further behind the leaders almost goes ignored PSG fans celebrate Their team remain top and en route to retaining the championship but they are banned by government decree from attending this away fixture and vice versa for their Marseille counterparts because of previous disorder when these clubs have collided But back on the streets of this rebel city — which may have given its name to the French national anthem La Marseillaise but otherwise feels culturally distinct from the capital far to the north — this setback will not dampen the defiance as Messi and company celebrate in the away dressing room the North and South stands continue to sing if only serenading each other; each still a cluster of jumping frenetic energy oblivious to the pain of a comprehensive defeat inflicted by bitter rivals There will be raw throats and sore heads in Marseille on Monday morning Le Classique is France’s answer to Spain’s Clasico, Germany’s Der Klassiker, the Old Firm in Scotland or the Premier League’s biggest derbies But while the enmity between Marseille and Paris is very real the rivalry around Le Classique is a relatively new creation It was really only whipped up in the mid-1980s when PSG first emerged as potential challengers for the title and then received their first ticket to the big time thanks to a takeover from French broadcast giants Canal Plus Marseille had long since established themselves as the dominant force in French football but they needed a big rival to bolster Ligue 1’s strength and international appeal the southern club’s chairman Bernard Tapie — a controversial and divisive figure in his own right — conspired with his Parisian counterpart to build meetings between the two clubs into a brand fixture The supporters needed little encouragement Football had offered those here a means of demonstrating their defiance of distant Paris Marseille fans viewed PSG as nouveaux-riches upstarts where they represented footballing heritage “Sometimes this rivalry goes a little overboard,” former PSG president Alain Cayzac told French newspaper Le Figaro in 2020 “Excellent when it is a competition; when there is rivalry and not violence.” Marseille remain the only French club to have won the Champions League, beating AC Milan in the 1993 final of a newly-rebranded European Cup but their old superiority ebbed away as time went on They endured life in Ligue 2 for two seasons in the mid-1990s after financial irregularities and a match-fixing scandal during Tapie’s time as president Since PSG’s takeover by Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) in 2011 Yet their impressive form this season under Croatian manager Igor Tudor had been offering Marseille fans hope they might yet break PSG’s monopoly There is a feeling they can muster a challenge the Parc des Princes is 414 miles (666 kilometres) from Stade Velodrome The capital is considered the sophisticated and affluent seat of power Marseille has a reputation for being more working class and culturally diverse with centuries of immigration from North Africa Arno Tarrini is an Agence France-Presse journalist based in Paris so they always try to make fun of Marseille fans Marseille’s traditional rival has always been Bordeaux “Marseille is the popular port city who have always challenged the powerful Paris is viewed as the rich and disconnected city The arrival of the Qataris strengthened that idea giving Marseille fans another argument: ‘We are the biggest club in France Tarrini believes Marseille can still claim to be France’s most popular club at games to which their fans are allowed to travel Visiting Marseille fans regularly drown out the noise made by home crowds But he craves an upturn in fortunes when it comes to Le Classique “Most of them are bitter memories,” he says we haven’t won a lot of games against Paris The big one everyone remembers is the 2015 Classique It ended at 2-2 and that was probably one of the best atmospheres ever at the Velodrome at that time.” he recalls the most recent notable win in Paris 3-0 during Marseille’s last title-winning season There have been colourful results up in the capital Former Marseille president Pape Diouf clashed with French football’s governing body over security issues and his club’s away ticket allocation ahead Le Classique in March 2006 and ordered the coaching staff to field a reserve side who felt his stance typified their city’s rebellious spirit PSG fans may be accustomed to Champions League rivalries with some of the continent’s marquee clubs these days the most important game when the fixtures are released is Marseille,” says Antoine Medeiros a couple of hours along the coast from Marseille he has a nuanced perspective on the rivalry we need to beat them to keep on track for the title and to lose is unthinkable,” he said before Sunday’s game “I can accept going out of the Champions League because we are used to that but to lose the title to Marseille would be the worst it was hard for them because they lost most of the games between us As an obsessive PSG fan who wakes up in the middle of the night to watch their pre-season friendlies being played in Japan on TV does he feel frustrated not to be able to go to the Velodrome “I would not go and sit with Marseille fans anyway,” he says Tyrone Mears thought he knew all about antagonistic fixtures But it was a season on loan at Marseille in 2008-09 that made him reappraise the concept of rivalry my first game was against PSG in Paris,” he tells The Athletic from the United States “I don’t think I ever played in a bigger rivalry in my career The Marseille fans turned up in big numbers everywhere we went there was lots of security around us at the hotel Then the road to the Parc des Princes was partially blocked off as our coach was driving to the stadium But as we got closer the other players and staff started putting their heads down I didn’t have a clue what was going on until someone grabbed the back of my head and said Bricks and rocks started smashing into the coach their fans were screaming at us from behind the fence A Boudewijn Zenden-inspired Marseille won 3-1 that day and the players were greeted again by jubilant fans as they arrived back at Marseille Provence Airport in the early hours of the next morning Marseille fans gather outside bars on Boulevard Michelet the long dual carriageway leading to the stadium They clutch tin foil trays crammed with shots of pastis a 45 per cent ABV anise-flavoured spirit which emerged in the 1930s to fill a void left by the ban on absinthe and remains popular in Bouches-du-Rhone The drink’s distinctive aroma mixes with the distant smell of smoke from flares already being thrust into the air Dance music throbs out of kerbside speakers and the sirens of passing police cars and ambulances provide a heady backbeat “This is the big game for us,” says Valentin you will hear us sing to the Dodgers [the name of the Ultras in Le Virage Nord at the opposite end of the ground] and they chant back to us You must go far to find spirit like in our stadium.” He is not exaggerating — the noise is formidable long before the 8.45pm kick-off As tradition demands, the build-up shifts to Jean Bouin Square at the entrance to the Velodrome as more fans take their positions on the steps to the stadium concourse. This is reminiscent of the throng outside the Stadio San Paolo, now the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, before a Napoli game or the scenes before Argentinian club Boca Juniors play at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires Fireworks constantly crack and pop into the dusk and fuck you”) begin to break out more frequently The incessant flow of passing cars honk their horns approvingly Marseille defender Taye Taiwo got a little carried away himself The Nigerian scored the only goal to clinch the French League Cup final against Montpellier and he grabbed a microphone to give his own rendition of that pointed message to PSG Taiwo was given a one-match ban and fined €20,000 (£17,746; $21,352) by the French Football Federation’s ethics committee PSG supporters may well have sung a notorious retort in which they compare their southern rivals to rats in the mud and the sewers linked to racism prompted by Marseille’s diverse fanbase There have been more serious ramifications to the emnity a PSG fan died after being attacked by supporters of his own club The 38-year-old was caught up in street clashes before a match against Marseille said in a statement: “The club’s survival is at stake “Love of the team jersey has become hate for the other supporters of both sides hope the present ban on away travel does not persist But such is the intensity generated by Marseille fans on Sunday it is difficult to imagine how it could crank up a gear even with their PSG counterparts in town life as a Marseille player was a shock to Chris Makin’s system The former Sunderland and Ipswich Town full-back had a long and varied career but reserves special affection for his time as one of the first pioneering Bosman ‘free transfers’ — alongside John Collins and Allan Johnston in the summer of 1996 — to swap life in England for continental Europe after his contract expired He joined Marseille from Oldham Athletic and played 32 games in all competitions during his single season in Bouches-du-Rhone you could sense the atmosphere change towards the end and you knew there’d be fighting outside the ground you had those different fan groups and Ultras I remember we lost once at home and they came into the dressing room The noise they made was immense and it never let up throughout games you could barely hear your team-mates or the manager and you were playing off instinct.” Makin admits to enduring a dash of impostor syndrome when he first arrived at the Velodrome “I remember when I went there to sign my contract they’d only won the Champions League a few years before and in the offices were pictures of Basile Boli Rudi Voller and Didier Deschamps,” he says “I’d been at Oldham a few weeks before and I’m thinking “You’ve got to click into the mentality of what it means to the fans we’d get to the stadium at 2pm for a 3pm kick-off we’d go to a hotel and then travel by coach to the stadium a few hours early The scene outside Marseille’s training ground as the players leave for the last time ahead of a title challenge clash vs PSG tomorrow. Don’t tell us that Ligue 1 doesn’t hit different. pic.twitter.com/5TJGKdHSTO — Get French Football News (@GFFN) February 25, 2023 I had that English mentality of getting stuck in and working hard Makin would go on to play for Sunderland against Newcastle in the Tyne-Wear derby but says nothing in his career compared to Le Classique “The intensity and volume didn’t drop for 90 minutes,” he said “I remember once we played at Parc des Princes and the two sets of fans were firing flares at each other “The cities are so far away but they despise each other There’s nothing remote about that rivalry.” In the bowels of the Velodrome late on Sunday night the one who just became PSG’s joint all-time domestic goalscorer with a brace that took him to 200 goals “Mbappe got too much space because he is an amazing player,” he says in Italian to the assembled media as a French interpreter works feverishly to keep up beside him For Marseille fan and journalist Loris Biondi there is the familiar lament of the modern observer of a club outside the uber-rich petro-clubs “It feels like we don’t fight in the same competition,” he says with a sigh. “Today people in Marseille say that PSG would not be able to play for the league.” He pulls up his hood and heads off into the rain already planning the next game; a Coupe de France quarter-final against second division Annecy back here last night Marseille had defeated PSG 2-1 at the Velodrome But they lost to Annecy on penalties after needing an equaliser deep in added time to force the shootout) “the PSG public has nothing to do with the Marseille public Explore the venues, from the stadia to where to eat and stay when visiting Marseille, in our interactive Google Map: (Photos used in top image: Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images; Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images; Sylvain Thomas/AFP via Getty Images; Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images) VIDEO | Ligue 1 Highlights: Olympique Marseille vs FC MetzOlympique Marseille is aiming to break a recent streak of poor performances that has seen them slip away from European spots in Ligue 1, while FC Metz is looking to climb out of the relegation zone and aim for mid-table. In a match where Marseille pressed hard in front of their home crowd to secure the win, being down to 10 men due to Gigot's expulsion in the 31st minute allowed Metz to get back into the game. Although the home team took the lead in the second half, Metz, with numerical superiority, pushed forward and managed to equalize five minutes after conceding, holding on to the 1-1 draw until the end and sharing the points. With this result, Marseille climbs to seventh place, securing their ninth draw of the season and drifting further away from European positions, missing out on valuable points. On the other hand, for Metz, earning points against Marseille feels like a victory as they strive to escape the danger zone. The current head to head record for the teams are Marseille 8 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 5 matches Rayan Cherki has created the most big chances for Lyon (8) 02 Feb 2025 19:45:00 GMT?Marseille won 3–2 over Lyon on Sun 02 Feb 2025 19:45:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Marseille is playing home against Lyon at Orange Vélodrome on Sun Nice Ends Marseille's Seven-Game Unbeaten Run in Ligue 1Evann Guessand Shines in Nice’s Victory Ivorian forward Evann Guessand stole the spotlight as Nice defeated Olympique de Marseille (2-0) snapping Marseille’s impressive seven-game unbeaten streak in Ligue 1 The loss also marked a missed opportunity for Marseille who failed to capitalize on Paris Saint-Germain's draw against Reims in matchday 19 Guessand successfully pressured Lilian Brassier and coolly beat goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli in a one-on-one Guessand delivered a perfectly timed assist to Mohamed Ali Cho who secured the 2-0 victory in the second half This win propels Nice to fourth in the standings putting them in contention for a Champions League spot—something the club hasn’t achieved since the 2016-17 season They now sit just one point behind third-place Monaco and four points adrift of Marseille who trail league leaders PSG by ten points this loss is a significant setback in their title ambitions What seemed like a golden opportunity to close the gap has turned into a disappointment exposing the team’s struggles to maintain consistency in pivotal moments despite their solid recent form they say Marseille natives are prone to exaggeration But it was with a grimace and a shrug that one Marseillais described what he saw at Stade Velodrome on Sunday night: “Kylian Mbappe but it was searingly accurate and anything but hyperbole What else to say after watching the Paris Saint-Germain striker become the club’s all-time joint record goalscorer aged 24 with a mesmerising brace in Le Classique Mbappe made Ligue Un’s third-meanest defence which had conceded just 22 goals all season before last night appear like extras on a film set for a feature about a football superhero slowly being walked through their set-piece scenes by a choreographer But the younger man more than returns the favour Mbappe somehow enhances one of the game’s all-time greats Kylian Mbappe on the counter-attack is always dangerous 😬 The Frenchman fires PSG ahead ✅ pic.twitter.com/BiKE0zOrWP — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 26, 2023 Once you may have called him audacious, a teenager banging in World Cup final goals for fun in 2018 Each is a precision tool wrapped in velvet His first achieved the remarkable feat of very briefly silencing the raucous Velodrome was the instigator and a rippled net was inevitable the moment Mbappe drifted into the gap in Marseille’s back three and zoomed through to collect the pass and dispatch it Then he proved just as adept at creation; flummoxing Eric Bailly by slowing the pace on the left side of goal just as he saw the Argentine’s late run and caressed a perfect ball across goal for him to turn it past Pau Lopez Their third was the sort of move which is so simple so balletically poised it looks almost easy Marseille’s players were like observers in a trance A one-two that will linger long in the memory A love letter to each other sealed with a goal What a goal this. Worked by Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LoJcdpkFrz — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 26, 2023 There was an economy to PSG’s work in this revenge mission for the 2-1 Coupe de France defeat at the same stadium earlier this month The league leaders had 12 shots to Marseille’s 19 but unfortunately for the hosts one less than Messi but still illustrative of his varied oeuvre and team ethic While Cavani took 301 games to reach his record double century He could be nearer to 250 by the end of this season you almost have to double-take at Mbappe’s pace Is he really that quick or is the opposition just slow To see him move at such speed with such grace is so uncommon it defies an appraisal of how you watch normal players It’s like virtual reality without the headset Watching Mbappe in the flesh feels like a footballing bucket list check His staggering career is still young. Perhaps there will be campaigns in La Liga or the Premier League on the horizon — we can only hope this dazzling all-star shares his talents widely It will be easier to properly assess his overall place in football’s pantheon of greats if we can see Mbappe cast such spells in the top flights of England or Spain they will disagree with that in France’s capital They might point to the Golden Boot in Qatar as proof he does not need another domestic stage to flourish “He is the best but he won’t win the Ballon d’Or in Paris,” said a local taxi driver cruising through the rainy night morose because a Paris-born prince dented Marseille’s title hopes by writing his name large in the sky with a full stop louder than the firecrackers which erupted incessantly before the game It may be that the individual accolade Mbappe craves is more likely if he is wearing the white of Real Madrid or the shirt of another established Champions League winner But on a night when this rampaging force of nature reached new heights in the tricolore strip of his hometown (Top photo: Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images) Pau López (29) has hinted that his time at Olympique de Marseille could be coming to a premature end as the club looks towards a new cycle The goalkeeper speaking at the press conference ahead of the final game of the campaign confirmed that he was unsure of what his future looked like in the south of France “You have to be honest and take responsibility for what you have done a new coach will make choices… I don’t want to be a problem for the club I have a lot of love for this club and this city but what is necessary is I listen to them [the club hierarchy].”  There were conversations last summer over extending López’s contract but a chaotic season has seen those talks fall to the wayside It is not out of the realm of possibility that the trip to Le Havre AC could be one of the last for López as Marseille’s undisputed number one VIDEO | Ligue 1 Highlights: Stade Brestois vs MarseilleIn the last match of Sunday's Ligue 1 round Brest and Marseille played a very evenly matched game Despite playing with a man down for 30 minutes A PSG Revelation Called Up for the French National Team? the score remained tied thanks to the solid defensive performances of both teams Steve Mounié's expulsion in the 60th minute changed the course of the game allowing Marseille to intensify their attacks in search of victory Brest resisted the assaults of "Les Olympiens" and managed to score a miraculous goal after a glaring defensive error by Marseille leaving Lees-Melou alone in front of the goalkeeper in the 88th minute VIDEO | Ligue 1 Highlights: Monaco vs Toulouse Brest climbed to the second place in Ligue 1 with 40 points while Marseille dropped to the ninth position with 30 points Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq was Valencia's savior away at OsasunaJuan Manuel Serrano Arce / Getty Images via AFPIt's the weekend and we have a packed programme of football once again with the FA Cup back plus massive fixtures on the continent This is your one-stop shop for all the results and breaking news.Sunday It feels like tons has happened as per usual The biggest talking points from Sunday have been Barcelona cruising past Real Sociedad and to the top of the league in Spain and Manchester United being dumped out of the FA Cup in England 22:59 CET - Wrapping up the weekend in LaLiga in some style, Osasuna and relegation-threatened Valencia have played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in Pamplona Los Che snatched a vital point thanks to Umar Sadiq's late leveller 22:46 CET - Lazio have scored a last-minute penalty to beat AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro in dramatic circumstances. It looked as though 10-man Milan had rescued a point not long before full-time only for Lazio to score from the spot in the 98th minute Over in Ligue 1, two second-half goals have helped Marseille to a 2-0 win over Nantes The victory keeps them three points clear of Nice in third but still miles behind league leaders PSG 21:35 CET - At half-time in the late games, Lazio are leading hosts AC Milan 1-0 thanks to a goal from Mattia Zaccagni mid-way through the half Over in Ligue 1, it is still goalless between Marseille and Nantes at a packed out Velodrome 21:05 CET - Moving over to Belgium for a moment, Anderlecht earlier beat bitter rivals Standard Liege 2-0 away to make a statement in the Pro League The Mauves are in fourth place now but only five points off Club Brugge in second Catch up on the action in Belgium here 20:23 CET - Fulham have knocked the holders out! A perfect shootout from the visitors, including two Bernd Leno saves won them the shootout and booked their place in the quarter-finals That is where the competition ends for Manchester United whose miserable season takes another dark turn Their Europa League tie on Thursday afternoon now becomes season-defining Read more about Fulham's win here. 20:10 CET - Penalties it is! After 120 minutes of tense and at times thrilling action in the FA Cup, Manchester United vs Fulham will be decided by penalties A familiar place in this competition for United.. 20:00 CET - The final match of the weekend to look ahead to is one starting in 15 minutes time as second placed Marseille host Nantes in Ligue 1 Follow that match live here 19:55 CET - Last up in Serie A today is a clash between two Italian giants as AC Milan host Lazio from 20:45 CET and it is a chance for the visitors to move inside the top four Take a look at the match preview here Starting lineupsFlashscore19:48 CET - An impressive second half response from Roma sees them come from behind to take all three points at home to Como in Serie A Summer signing Artem Dovbyk came off the bench to notch the winner and move Roma up to 8th in the league Match statsStatsPerformCheck out the match summary here 19:29 CET - Manchester United and Fulham are heading to extra time in their FA Cup fifth round tie with the scores level at 1-1 Over in Serie A, it’s all happening in Rome, the hosts are back on terms (1-1) with Como 19:22 CET - In the final Bundesliga fixture of the weekend, Augsburg and Freiburg have played out a goalless draw As things stand in Germany after 24 roundsFlashscoreCatch up on all the Bundesliga scores here. 19:11 CET - Three games have just wrapped up in the always entertaining Ligue 1 with Rennes and Toulouse both winning big on the road and Strasbourg continuing their good form Montpellier 0-4 Rennes Angers 0-4 Toulouse Auxerre 0-1 Strasbourg 19:00 CET - Bruno Fernandes has saved Manchester United once again! The captain has fired in with a fine first-time finish to make it 1-1 with Fulham in the FA Cup 18:47 CET - At half-time in Rome, Como are leading AS Roma 1-0 after Lucas Da Cunha's strike late in the first period Roma haven't lost in Serie A since... well, since Como beat them in December 18:19 CET - Moving back to the FA Cup, it's half-time at Old Trafford and Fulham are leading Manchester United 1-0 thanks to a Calvin Bassey goal right on the whistle Surely it's not going to be another home loss for Ruben Amorim 18:06 CET - Barcelona are top of LaLiga once again after thrashing 10-man Real Sociedad 4-0 at Montjuic The early red card really hurt the Basque side who then conceded from four different scorers with Dani Olmo assisting twice for the Catalans in the big win Barca now lead the standings with Atletico Madrid one point behind and Real Madrid a further two back Barcelona are leading LaLigaFlashscoreCatch up on all the results from LaLiga here. 17:45 CET - Moving over to the Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel have boosted their slim chances of avoiding the drop with a 1-0 win away at fellow strugglers Union Berlin Kiel's Armin Gigovic scored the only goal 17:26 CET - It was drama until the end in the FA Cup as Danny Welbeck chipped delightfully over Martin Dubravka to give Brighton a stunning win on the road late on in extra time Broken hearts for the hosts but Newcastle have another shot at glory in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool Check out the match summary here 17:20 CET - So the big team news is Dele Alli is back! The England international is on the bench for Como this evening as they travel to AS Roma in a fascinating Serie A encounter One player who starts for the visitors is Nico Paz and you can read more about his story by reading our latest FlashFocus here Starting lineupsFlashscore17:17 CET - Before we bring you some feel good team news from AS Roma vs Como Bologna 2-1 Cagliari  Genoa 1-1 Empoli 17:08 CET - So far so good from Barcelona in their pursuit of returning to the top of LaLiga. Two Dani Olmo assists have helped them towards a comfortable 2-0 lead at the break against 10-man Real Sociedad it could prove to be a long afternoon for the visitors 16:55 CET - Meanwhile over in Ligue 1, Lyon scored a late winner to grab all three points against Brest and tighten their grip on the top six Match statsStatsPerformDespite Lyon dominating the possession Brest had more attempts and a higher XG but it wasn't to be their day - maybe not their season Take a closer look at the match stats here 16:50 CET - Team news is in for the second and last FA Cup tie of the day as Manchester United host Fulham from 17:30 CET United have selected a similar side to the one that edged to victory against Ipswich on Wednesday with Christian Eriksen starting instead of Alejandro Garnacho and Noussair Mazraoui replacing the suspended Patrick Dorgu Starting lineupsFlashscoreCheck out the Flashscore match preview here 16:42 CET - A fiery encounter in Newcastle is heading to extra time Both sides are now down to 10 men and the hosts were denied a late winner after VAR deemed it to be offside But we do get 30 more minutes of this thriller Follow extra time here. 16:27 CET - From one title race to another, Ajax have held on to a 1-0 win against bottom of the league Almere City to go eight points clear of PSV at the top of the Eredivisie 16:02 CET - Galatasaray have dropped two points in the Turkish title race after a thrilling 3-3 draw away to Kasimpasa. It is their fifth draw of the campaign and it gives Fenerbahce a chance to move within four points if they win their game in hand Fun fact: the last time these two sides played was also 3-3 in September earlier this season and the time before that Gala won 4-3 15:58 CET - Diego Garcia's 92nd minute winner for Leganes is a massive one in their fight to avoid relegation as the home side secure a vital three points against Getafe Check out the match summary here 15:50 CET - Meanwhile it is half-time in Lyon and the hosts are now level after their captain Alexandre Lacazette squared things up in the 24th minute after being set up by the exciting Rayan Cherki Follow the second period here 15:37 CET - Another player in good form is Yankuba Minteh and the Brighton man equalised for the visitors just before the break after his curled effort took a cruel deflection off Kieran Trippier on its way in So 1-1 at half-time at St James' Park and all to play in the second 45 minutes or more 15:25 CET - Second up in LaLiga today, league leaders Barcelona will be looking to punish rivals Real Madrid for their defeat yesterday by beating Real Sociedad from 16:15 CET Starting lineupsFlashscoreFollow that game here with Flashscore 15:15 CET - Brest have also taken an early lead in Ligue 1 from the spot and it was Kenny Lala who stepped up from 12-yards 15:10 CET - Newcastle are ahead and who else but Alexander Isak to score the opening goal in the FA Cup today? Anthony Gordon was clearly tripped inside the box giving the referee a simple decision to point to the spot 14:25 CET - The first match of the day is over and Torino are the victors after downing Monza 2-0 to secure a win on the road against bottom of the league Match statsStatsPerform14:20 CET - First up in Ligue 1 today, Lyon host Brest from 15:00 CET in a match between two sides with hopes of clinching a European spot this season Lyon hold the cards in sixth place, but have suffered a dip in results. Although their visitors' form isn't much better, being out of Europe might allow ninth placed Brest to focus fully on Ligue 1 and replicate their league form from last season Win for either could just be the boost they need heading into the end of season run in Match lineupsFlashscore13:21 CET - At half-time, Torino are leading hosts Monza 1-0 thanks to a goal from Eljif Elmas 13:15 CET - First up in LaLiga today is a greater-Madrid derby between Leganes and Getafe from 14:00 CET Leganes are hovering just above the drop zone while Getafe are only six points ahead of them in 14th - tons to play for in this one Starting lineupsFlashscore12:45 CET - There's plenty to look forward to today around Europe and here are the standout fixtures over the next few hours: Lyon vs Brest - 15:00 CET Barcelona vs Real Sociedad - 16:15 CET AS Roma vs Como - 18:00 CET AC Milan vs Lazio - 20:45 CET Marseille vs Nantes - 20:45 CET   The Premier League is taking a break this weekend due to the FA Cup's fifth round and we have two enticing fixtures to enjoy from that competition as well with Newcastle hosting Brighton (14:45 CET) and Manchester United taking on Fulham (17:30 CET) 12:30 CET - Play is underway between Monza and Torino in Serie A, a game you can follow now. 11:50 CET - Our first game of the day on the continent comes from Serie A, where basement side Monza face a tough test against Torino Alesandro Nesta's men earned a point against Lecce but they will need to get more than the four points they have got since December if they are to survive See whether they can get a vital win from 12:30 CET right here. Monza - Torino lineupsFlashscore10:30 CET - Before we get into the meat of today's action we have delved into one of Europe's rising stars in our weekly FlashFocus feature Jagiellonia are the current Polish League champions and are now ready to make a splash on the continent Read the full story now. Jagiellonia celebrate a goalČTK / imago sportfotodienst / KAMIL SWIRYDOWICZ / CYFRASPORT / Profimedia09:30 CET - Welcome back to our weekend coverage and let's get you up to speed with the overnight action in MLS Wilfried Zaha scored his first goal for new side, Charlotte FC, as they ran out 2-0 winners over Atlanta United Catch up with all the MLS action right here. Away from the pitch, Houston Dynamo are set to give fans free tickets to a future game after Inter Miami decided to rest Lionel Messi for their clash later today Read the full story now. 23:40 CET - That's all from an action-packed day in Europe but if you're a night owl, you can follow the overnight matches in MLS right here Tune in again tomorrow for all of the biggest results from around the world's best leagues and competitions 22:59 CET - Four first-half goals from four different scorers was more than enough for PSG to brush Lille aside 4-1 in Paris in this evening The French champions are now a whopping 16 points clear in Ligue 1 and still unbeaten domestically - impressive stuff from Luis Enrique's vibrant side Catch up on all the action in Ligue 1 here. 22:52 CET - Julian Alvarez’s second-half strike was the difference between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club, the match has ended 1-0 at the Metropolitano With Real Madrid’s loss earlier in the evening and the win over Athletic albeit with Barcelona able to leapfrog them tomorrow with a win Catch up on all the LaLiga scores here. 22:41 CET - In the final Serie A match of the day, Udinese have edged Parma 1-0 Udinese are now on 39 points and certainly safe from danger in mid-table could slip back into the bottom three if Empoli win tomorrow Catch up on all the Serie A results here. 22:25 CET - There's been a breakthrough in Madrid, Julian Alvarez has fired Atletico into a 1-0 lead over Athletic Club Atleti are going to finish the day on top of the LaLiga standings 21:55 CET - PSG are simply on fire at the moment and they are leading Lille 4-0 at half-time in Paris. Ousmane Dembele scored yet again for the French champions taking him to 18 goals in Ligue 1 this season Dembele is on fire this seasonOpta by StatsPerform / Franck Fife / AFP21:47 CET - At half-time at the Metropolitano, it is still goalless between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club in what has been a tense affair Can the hosts capitalise on Real's loss earlier 21:05 CET - It's worth noting, relegation-threatened Le Havre edged Lens in a seven-goal thriller in Ligue 1 not long ago. Ahmed Hasan's stoppage-time goal saw Le Havre win 4-3 in dramatic fashion 20:45 CET - There's been a lot of drama already today but it's time to pivot to the late games. The standout match is Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club in LaLiga from 21:00 CET Just five minutes later, PSG will take to the field against Lille in a Ligue 1 blockbuster Over in Italy, Udinese are hosting Parma 20:39 CET - Plymouth have not been able to repeat their FA Cup magic against Manchester City. After taking the lead, the Pilgrims eventually lost 3-1 to the Premier League giants The fairytale ends there for Argyle as Pep Guardiola’s side progress to the quarter-finals Catch up on all the FA Cup results here. 20:26 CET - Real Madrid have been stunned in a soggy Seville by Real Betis, with the hosts winning 2-1 thanks to goals from Johnny Cardoso and ex-Real man Isco The win sees Betis close in on LaLiga’s top five but the real talking point is that Los Blancos have dropped more points in the title race with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona yet to play this weekend As it stands at the top of LaLigaFlashscoreUp next, Atleti host Athletic Club in a blockbuster from 21:00 CET - can they take advantage 20:22 CET - German champions Bayer Leverkusen have beaten Champions League-chasing Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 in the Bundesliga thanks largely to a first-half blitz in which they scored three goals in seven minutes That’s all from Germany today - catch up on the Bundesliga results here 19:57 CET - The biggest game of the day ends level! Napoli and Inter have shared the spoils after a dominant second-half display from the hosts and that leaves the Serie A title fight looking like this: 19:51 CET - What a huge moment this could be in the fight for the Scudetto! Philip Billing has drawn Napoli level against Inter with an 87th-minute goal 19:47 CET - Real Madrid trail! Isco has scored from the spot against his former club to put Real Betis on the brink of an upset that could be huge for the LaLiga title fight 19:31 CET - At the break in Seville, Real Betis are holding Real Madrid at 1-1 thanks to an equaliser from American midfielder Johnny Cardoso In Manchester meanwhile, Nico O'Reilly has levelled things up for City 19:27 CET - Plymouth lead at the Etihad! Maksym Talovierov has put them 1-0 up in the 38th minute - this would be some upset from the side that knocked out Liverpool 19:08 CET - It's been quite the start in Frankfurt, where the hosts have just decreased the deficit after going 3-0 down courtesy of three goals in seven minutes for Bayer Leverkusen 19:02 CET - It's half-time in Naples and Inter are leading 1-0 in what has been an evenly-matched battle thus far Napoli vs Inter first-half statsOpta by StatsPerform19:00 CET - Bournemouth have advanced to the FA Cup quarter-finals for just the third time in their history after beating Wolves 5-4 on penalties following a match that ended 1-1 18:53 CET - Manchester City are underway in their FA Cup clash with Plymouth With this being the last trophy they can win this season 18:42 CET - We're heading to penalties in Bournemouth! The FA Cup clash between the hosts and Wolves will be decided from the spot after neither side could find a winner in extra-time 18:25 CET - Inter strike first! They've taken the lead and in style, with Federico Dimarco firing in an absolute screamer of a free-kick 18:05 CET - Play is underway at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in a potentially decisive evening of Serie A action 17:55 CET - Meanwhile, next up in LaLiga sees Real Madrid looking to put some pressure on Barcelona as they travel to in-form Real Betis Check out the Flashscore match preview here Match lineupsFlashscore17:20 CET - The Bundesliga story of the season continues to shock and impress. Mainz produced a brilliant second half fightback to come from a goal down to defeat RB Leipzig 2-1 after two goals inside six minutes Match statsStatsPerformElsewhere in the Bundesliga:  Bochum 0-1 Hoffenheim Heidenheim 0-3 Borussia Monchengladbach St. Pauli 0-2 Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen 1-2 Wolfsburg 17:10 CET - The teams are in for a huge top of the table clash in Serie A as Napoli host Inter The visitors hold a point lead at this stage but defeat this evening and Napoli will have the advantage heading into the back end of the season Follow the heavyweight clash live with Flashscore's audio and text commentary It comes as no surprise to hear that both Antonio Conte and Simone Inzaghi have gone strong for this monumental clash Napoli vs Inter match lineupsFlashscore16:52 CET - A missed opportunity from Atalanta. With their title rivals Napoli and Inter facing off in just over an hour today was an opportunity to make the most of at least one of their rivals dropping points Serie A top fiveFlashscoreHowever, they never got going as an attacking unit this afternoon and have drawn 0-0 at home to Venezia in an underwhelming performance Match statsStatsPerform16:20 CET - It is half-time around the Bundesliga's afternoon games and it is so far so good for RB Leipzig against their rivals for European football Mainz Nothing separates the two sides in the league but that might be a half away from changing after Xavi Simons continued another fine campaign with a goal inside the first minute Match statsStatsPerformFollow the second half in Leipzig here Bochum 0-0 Hoffenheim Heidenheim 0-2 Borussia Monchengladbach St. Pauli 0-0 Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen 0-1 Wolfsburg 16:03 CET - Yangel Herrera's 68th minute goal has rescued Girona a point after a thrilling 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo 15:22 CET - The first two games in the fifth round of the FA Cup have concluded as Crystal Palace knock out London rivals and 10-man Milwall 3-1 The tie was overshadowed by an off-the-field incident in which Milwall's keeper Liam Roberts wiped out Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta Read more about Mateta's health here Roberts was rightly given a red card after a VAR check and Palace made the most of the numerical advantage to secure their place in the quarter-finals Elsewhere, hosts Preston thrashed Burnley to bring an end to the visitors' run of not conceding and book their place in the last eight 14:50 CET - At 15:30 CET, five matches will kick off in the Bundesliga with the picks of the lot being Dortmund's trip to St. Pauli and a batte between Europe-chasing sides RB Leipzig and Mainz The latter two are level on points in the standings just outside the top four This weekend in the BundesligaFlashscoreFollow the Bundesliga all weekend here. 14:15 CET - Kicking off the Serie A action today is a match between title-chasing Atalanta and relegation-threatened Venezia from 15:00 CET a lot is at stake for these two sides in this one Atalanta had a bit of a wobble in form in February, being knocked out of the Champions League, but it's important to remember, they are only three points off top spot in Serie A. What's more, leaders Inter face Napoli later today The top of the Serie A standingsFlashscoreFollow Atalanta vs Venezia with us live. 13:05 CET - First up in LaLiga today is a mid-table clash between 13th-placed Girona and 10th-placed Celta Vigo from 14:00 CET The Catalan club have struggled to repeat last season's heroics and currently find themselves below the Galicians in the standings a win for Girona today will see them leapfrog their visitors back into the top half Celta haven't lost since the first weekend of February and will be hungry for more points Follow the match live with us here. 11:45 CET - Hello and welcome to the Football Tracker for another action-packed weekend of matches there is no Premier League this weekend with a round of the FA Cup taking place there are plenty of massive games in Serie A the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 this weekend - especially today It's going to be a slow start to things but a big finish: Here are the standout fixtures ahead of us: Atalanta vs Venezia - 15:00 CET St. Pauli vs Dortmund - 15:30 CET Napoli vs Inter - 18:00  CET Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen - 18:30 CET Real Betis vs Real Madrid - 18:30 CET Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club - 21:00 CET PSG vs Lille - 21:05 CET Marseille's players wait during the penalty shoutout of the French Cup quarter final football match between Olympique de Marseille and Annecy at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille Paris: Marseille's hopes of a long-awaited trophy in the soccer-mad seaport are sinking A crushing 3-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain last weekend allowed their bitter rival to move eight points clear at the top of the French league That loss hurt but it wasn't entirely surprising considering PSG's attack is led by World Cup stars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé But what followed on Wednesday was humiliating as Marseille was eliminated from the French Cup in a quarterfinals loss to second-tier minnow Annecy Annecy has the second-smallest budget in the second division and had never reached the cup semifinals before while Marseille had become the clear tournament favorite after knocking out PSG in the previous round very sad,” Marseille coach Igor Tudor said after the Annecy defeat "We've gone out of a competition where we eliminated PSG and Rennes Marseille midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi went as far as calling the performance "professional misconduct" and said there were no excuses who played for France at the World Cup last year "We're going to have to face up to it.” Things were taking on a much different complexion last week Marseille was riding high with one defeat in 14 matches heading into last Sunday's league game against PSG raising hopes in the southern seaport that this could be Marseille's year to topple its rival on two fronts The proud club is the only French one to win the Champions League but hasn't won the French league since 2010 and the last of its 10 French Cups was in 1989 The hype was building before facing PSG and a victory at Stade Velodrome would have brought second-place Marseille within two points of PSG in the title race after two soul-sapping home defeats in succession it seems the wait for a trophy will drag on unless PSG collapses Tudor's team is looking over its shoulder in the race for second place and automatic qualification for next season's Champions League Marseille is two points ahead of both Monaco and Lens and six points ahead of fifth-place Rennes Marseille travels to Brittany on Sunday night to play Rennes Monaco is at 19th-place Troyes on Sunday and Lens hosts sixth-place Lille in their northern derby on Saturday when PSG also hosts French Cup winner Nantes at Parc des Princes The World Cup top scorer Mbappé needs one goal to move into outright first place as PSG's all-time leading scorer Mbappé tops the scoring charts with 17 goals while the World Cup winner Messi has 12 to go with his league-leading 12 assists telling them his departure from the club will be confirmed on Sunday The 22-year-old Belgium striker, who is expected to join Chelsea for £33.2m after two successful years at the Stade Velodrome, wrote on Twitter: “It will be made official tomorrow, I will be leaving Olympique Marseille this summer.” Read moreBatshuayi began his career at Standard Liège and joined Marseille in the summer of 2014 scoring 15 goals in his first season with the club He took a step forward last season with 26 goals including 17 in Ligue 1 even as Marseille struggled to 13th in the table – just nine points clear of the relegation zone His performances earned him a place in Belgium’s Euro 2016 squad and he immediately announced himself on his tournament debut scoring within two minutes of his introduction as a substitute against Hungary in the last 16 Batshuayi had been the subject of bids from West Ham and Juventus earlier this summer before Crystal Palace had a £31.6m offer accepted by the Marseille president the player had reservations about moving to Selhurst Park and Chelsea’s late entry into the auction turned his head I particularly want to thank all the supporters of OM: during my two years with the club I have loved since I was young you have shown me your affection and support “It’s a big honour for me to have worn this jersey at the Velodrome a stadium which you have made magnificent with an atmosphere which is unique in France I thank the directors of Olympique de Marseille for having confidence in me and the coaching staff who have helped me progress “Developing for a season under coach [Marcelo] Bielsa was a privilege and I would love to achieve what he has wished for me in the remainder of my career Thanks also to coach Franck Passi for having supported and advised me since my arrival at Marseille “I hope I can keep making you proud with my new club and will continue to follow closely the results of OM I hope the club can recover the results they deserve.” Marseille’s struggles last season came after the departure of a number of first-team players in the summer and the pattern looks to be repeating this time around Captain and goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and key defender Nicolas Nkoulou have departed for Crystal Palace and Lyon respectively while playmaker Lucas Ocampos has joined Genoa on an initial loan deal MARSEILLE, France, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet dropped just two games Tuesday in a first-round win at the Open 13 tennis tournament in France He was the only seeded player on Tuesday's schedule Only one match went three sets Tuesday and that was when Karol Beck capped the day's play with a 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-3 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu His only break in the match came in the third set Eurostar has cancelled its popular summer train service from the Netherlands and Belgium to Marseille making their journeys longer and more complicated Passengers from Amsterdam and Antwerp in particular will now have to take connecting flights making journeys longer and reducing comfort and convenience Eurostar’s line provided a seamless connection to Marseille for Dutch and Belgian tourists eliminating road travel and allowing holidaymakers to use a more comfortable and environmentally friendly transport option While passengers wishing to travel from Brussels to Marseille can still continue their journey using TGV trains transfers are now mandatory for passengers coming from Amsterdam and Antwerp resulting in longer journey times and passengers looking for more complex connections Rail advocates argue that the cancellation of the route conflicts with sustainability goals Despite Eurostar’s efforts to promote medium-range rail travel the decision undermines passenger convenience and environmentally friendly transport Although Eurostar is reportedly trying to focus on its core routes for efficiency its decision to remove the heavily used line has drawn criticism Travellers will face higher costs and longer journey times under the new arrangement There has been disappointment among 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The company has signed new agreements with Italy, Serbia, Czech Republic and Romania. [more…] The Sivas International Film Festival, organized with the valuable contributions of Sivas Governorship, Sivas Municipality, Sivas Cumhuriyet University and the International Turkish Culture Organization (TURKSOY), opened its doors for the second time this year. [more…] The long-awaited management change in the Sivas Regional Directorate of Türkiye Rail System Vehicles Industry Inc. (TÜRASAŞ) has finally become official. Having been serving as acting regional director for a while, [more…] Türkiye's first domestic flying car initiative, AirCar, has successfully completed the first manned test flight with its two-seater model, a first in our country. With this historic success, Türkiye has [more…] Drawing attention to housing expenditures that have been postponed for a year, sector representatives emphasize that those who want to own a home are waiting for bank loan interest rates to fall. 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