You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Olympique de Marseille Wins Thanks to the Greenwood-Rabiot DuoOlympique de Marseille defeated Saint-Étienne 2-0 in Matchday 14 of Ligue 1 with goals from Adrien Rabiot and Englishman Mason Greenwood who desperately needed a win to stay in the race for the top of the table came out with an attacking mindset from the first half Adrien Rabiot opened the scoring for the visitors while Saint-Étienne looked for an equalizer in front of their fans a penalty against them dampened their spirits and with a well-executed shot in the 65th minute he extended the lead for Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille keeps its second place in the overall Ligue 1 standings with 29 points Saint-Étienne stays in 16th place with 13 points Conditions remain tricky for the sailors as the Olympic Sailing competition continues in Marseille where the Men's and Women's dinghy competition is wrapping up The 2024 Olympic Sailing competition continued with notable performances across multiple categories The poor conditions might have seen some surprise winners so far but the stage is set for a thrilling conclusion in Marseille for the many classes still racing Photo: World Sailing / Sander van der Borch Australia’s Matt Wearn maintained his lead in the Men’s Dinghy (ILCA 7) despite a challenging day He remains 14 points clear of Cyprus’ Pavlos Kontides who moved into second with steady performances Kontides emphasised the variability of conditions offering many chances to gain or lose.” Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands remains in a strong position despite an 11th-place finish in race eight She leads by 28 points over Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom who had a mixed day but recovered well in the second race Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr of Austria climbed to the top of the Mixed Dinghy (470) rankings after a strong showing in race six finishing the day with a race victory and solidifying their position at the top “It was quite challenging with a super tricky wind We are happy we had a good day.” Maehr added “We’ve trained a lot here in Marseille Spain’s Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman displayed consistency while Japan’s Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka dropped to third after a series of tactical missteps Brugman noted the importance of consistency “It was really easy to commit big errors today so we’re happy with our consistent performance.” Italy’s Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti continued their commanding run in the Mixed Multihull (Nacra 17) class The duo has shown remarkable consistency and skill New Zealand’s Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson moved up the rankings with two second-place finishes while Argentina’s Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco rounded out the top three The debut of Formula Kite at the Olympics saw impressive performances with Austria’s Valentin Bontus and Great Britain’s Ellie Aldridge making history by winning the first races in their respective categories “Crossing that finish line of the first race in the lead was an amazing feeling.” Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek topped the Men’s standings with consistent performances while teenage sensation Max Maeder finished third despite a DNF in one race Aldridge was edged out in the overall standings by France’s Lauriane Nolot who won race two and matched Aldridge on points Nolot described the experience as a long-awaited moment “It’s quite a good feeling to be leading after day one.” The USA’s Daniela Moroz also performed well The June 2025 issue of Yachting World is out now Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Lens Stuns the Velodrome with Last-Minute Win Over MarseilleA 93rd-minute goal from Moroccan Neil El Aynaoui secured a dramatic 1-0 victory for Lens over Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome in Ligue 1's Matchday 25 The defeat puts Roberto De Zerbi's team at risk of losing their second-place position in the standings extending their winning streak to five consecutive victories Neil El Aynaoui became the hero of the night with his stoppage-time winner goalkeeper Mathew Ryan was equally crucial as the Australian shot-stopper frustrated Marseille’s attacking efforts with a series of key saves This victory extends Lens' impressive record at the Vélodrome with their only defeat coming in the previous season The win provides a much-needed boost for Lens who had been struggling with four consecutive defeats who occupy the sixth spot and the last European qualification position this marks their second defeat in three matches leaving them a staggering 16 points behind leaders PSG their hold on second place is now under serious threat Neal Maupay has headed back to his native France with Olympique de Marseille agreeing a deal to sign the striker on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy him next summer for around €6m that initial payment includes a €500,000 loan fee and the transfer could be worth as 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Disclaimer () you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site How to get rid of these ads and support TW If you're experiencing problems logging in, please check out this page Bet on Everton and get a deposit bonus with bet365 at TheFreeBetGuide.com Change Consent the ultimate ‘outsider’ city poses France the most important question it faces in the 21st century the 34-year-old became the first casualty of the city’s drug wars in 2017 Known as the “Bear of Font Vert” (Font Vert being the cité where he lived and ran a major drug network) Remadnia had only been released from prison last May So I said to him: ‘You’re not still up to no good’ And he just said: ‘I’m a gangster now.’” Remadnia was also a father of three “I’m not sure you can be nice if you’re involved in things like that We’re in the social centre at La Busserine crime-ridden northern districts that have given Marseille its reputation as France’s outsider city white and Arab teenagers are shimmying to bubblegum pop in the playground outside this forlorn converted boys’ school as the mistral wind whips up dust-devils from the nearby roadworks A life of so-called néobanditisme [gangsterism] like Remadnia’s is an enticing prospect here to find a job if you have the wrong address or the wrong kind of name He cites a fully qualified engineer friend unable to get an interview: “If he put Jean-Michel on his CV making the first trip of his campaign here last October and finishing in the same place in April where he paid tribute to the great port city’s multiculturalism A poster in Marseille of Zinedine Zidane the football star from La Castellane estate Photograph: Jean-Paul Pelissier/ReutersThe reality is that many of the people here consider themselves to be Marseillais first – and only a country still struggling to integrate immigrants from its former colonies and striving under its new president for a new direction perhaps the most important question it faces in the 21st century: is it prepared to let its “outsiders” in in the third arrondissement – the poorest in the country where over 50% live beneath the poverty line (€989 a month) – the answer would appear to be a firm “no” Front National posters are plastered outside the police station on the edge of this estate and riot police cordon it off many mornings But nothing changesNordine MoussaThe first major cité you encounter moving north out of the city centre Félix Pyat is a welcome mat to the quartiers nords the serene white lattice of new development is visible: a private add-on to the giant state-led Euroméditerranée regeneration project Plenty of love – to the tune of €7bn of investment – is being lavished on Euroméditerranée’s primped office spaces and concept stores where the blocks are stained with soot and guano “Politicians don’t come here very often,” says Nordine Moussa Suffering from underinvestment and mostly cut off from the tram and metro networks the cités are hived off in the north – a stark division that rules the city “It’s the world capital of apartheid,” says Nicolas Mémain a self-proclaimed “gonzo urbanist” who gives walking tours of the brutalist postwar architecture ‘There’s no boundary outside of which to put poor people’ .. Photograph: Boris Horvat/APBut the cités are far from out of sight The difference with the rest of France is that Marseille’s poorest housing blocks are still inside the city boundaries which are strictly constrained by the sea and the mountains the further you live outside the periphérique [ring road] – it’s a centrifugal-centripetal opposition,” says broadcaster Jonathan Meades “Marseille is more like Britain in that the social housing is spread around and there’s no boundary outside of which to put poor people.” From the roof of Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse where Meades lives on the city’s south side the monolithic blocks gleam white in the winter sun “Look what he did to me!” Her puffa jacket hurled to the floor Samira stands in the interview room in her vest and knickers Her eyes are liquid but blazing; there are bruises down her arms how am I the one who’s ended up here?” The 38-year-old has been charged with stabbing her boyfriend – in response We’re in the jail beneath Marseille’s high court watching interviews being conducted by APCARS a socio-judicial organisation that provides support to people entering and leaving the prison system and lives with her on benefits in accommodation reserved for those in precarious circumstances Her (now presumably ex-) boyfriend drives a Mercedes Such is the human cost of Marseille’s outsiderdom There has been a spike in domestic violence cases over the last year Poverty and marginalisation cause these kinds of pressures to build up you remove a metal stopper from the door handle and tap it on the narrow window; the plastic is pitted with hundreds of tiny holes despite sentences that are heavier for equivalent crimes in the rest of France and a Stakhanovite conviction rate of 95% for minor offenses “It’s a major preoccupation of ours to highlight this incarceration rate,” says APCARS Marseille director Sandrine Euzenat despite plenty of evidence that the stick is not the answer to social exclusion it has featured prominently down the centuries in how the French authorities have handled their second city Louis XIV built forts on the port in the 1660s after the city rebelled and reputedly kept the guns pointing inland to keep the locals quiet the revolutionary enforcer Louis-Mairie Stanislas Fréron guillotined 123 of its citizens after another rebellion and wrote of the hotblooded city: “I believe it is beyond cure save for a massive deportation of all its inhabitants and a transfusion of men from the north.” Marseille began lacing its seditious tendencies with criminal ones in the 19th century knife-wielding ruffian on the shady Vieux Port – became an almost folkloric figure of fear A seizure of heroin on the Caprice Des Temps ship in Marseilles on 3 March 1972 The ‘French connection’ once supplied the US with close to 90% of its supply Photograph: Gamma-Keystone/GettyBy the postwar years administrative and criminal links had come to dominate public affairs under longtime mayor Gaston Defferre This culminated in the famous French Connection the Corsican-run heroin manufacturing and smuggling operation that in the late 1960s provided the US with close to 90% of its supply sheltered by the authorities only burnished Marseille’s renegade sheen The working-class immigrants moving into the newly built cités were not involved but it is their children who created the present-day drug networks enmiring the estates – dealing mostly cannabis and coke – that succeeded “le French” What’s puzzling about Marseille’s quartiers nords is why the traditional means aren’t being applied the 25 bus is the only direct way of getting to La Castellane Get past the tracksuited lookouts servicing the drug networks (one of which was reportedly bringing in €65,000 a day) and at the estate’s western end is the building site where Block G in which France’s totemic midfielder lived The renovations have stopped and started since – and no one seems sure when they will be completed a landscape gardener sitting out in the March sun Samia Ghali is one of the exceptions to this apathy The mayor of the 15th and 16th arrondissements and a national senator with the Parti Socialiste Ghali was raised by her Algerian grandparents in Bassens one of the cités de transit designed to temporarily (it still exists) house immigrants while the proper estates were being constructed Her parents were unable or unwilling to look after her She watched her friends slip into drug addiction in a place in the throes of economic crisis people take drugs in order to feel their problems less I had the impression of being alone in a world people didn’t want to see Police inspect a crime scene after a suspected gangland killing in La Busserine The city’s murder rate is high but nowhere near that of comparably sized American cities Photograph: Claude Paris/APEntering politics at the age of 16 the now 48-year-old mother of four has become a loudhailer for social justice using Twitter and Facebook to hector Marseille’s main mayor the seemingly indefatigable Jean-Claude Gaudin She says that not only does he never visit the quartiers nords he is rarely in contact with the eight mayors in charge of individual arrondissements: “He’s not involved Gaudin is often described as the arch-“clientelist” dispensing favours to a select circle in return for votes it is corrosive to the civic machinery all the same But Marseille’s paralysis can be partly explained by the fact that Ghali and others standing for the city’s outsiders A football club ran by her cousin at Campagne Lévêque received nearly a million euros in subsidies between 2004 (when she started as vice-president of the regional assembly) and 2010; it had received no more than €4,000 annually prior says that she exploited the delays for political gain she bogged the works down at “administrative” level ‘Why isn’t it moving forward?’ … And one day The Felix Pyat Bellevue council estate The 3rd arrondissement of Marseille is the poorest district of mainland France Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/GettyPujol says Ghali’s essential intentions are just But such manoeuvring demonstrates how deep clientelism runs in Marseille’s blood was sentenced to four years for diverting regional funds into non-existent associations But hers was just a flagrantly corrupt instance of what is a widespread practice here: devising spurious organisations and job posts in order to siphon off public subsidy the half-finished building works that are a Marseillais speciality: “The idea is that nothing works then you have to redo it.” This culture of “mediocrity” runs right up to because the politicians – especially post-Gaudin – have a need for mediocrity They know that if the city ever went up a gear The clientelist system operates by keeping control of wealth and influence in select hands and preventing wider systemic change “And those who don’t no longer vote – which permitted Gaudin to be re-elected without doing anything.” Only 14% of Marseille’s residents voted for him in 2013 (only 490,000 out of 850,000 are registered to vote) This crisis of legitimacy is opening up worrying political vacuums: the 13th and 14th arrondissements part of socialist Andrieux’s constituency and where some cités now log 80% absentee voters But Marseille is just holding up a mirror to French politics at large with widespread disgust at a dysfunctional system that is tailored for insiders like Francois Fillon Nicolas Mémain observes: “The clientelism is just particularly obvious in Marseille because there’s no real economy to hide it.” As you exit the tunnel from the A55 motorway and begin the spectacular descent past the industrial port these days you’re greeted with a Hollywood-style MARSEILLES sign on the hillside: a present last year from Netflix to celebrate the series starring Gérard Depardieu Of course (in what could have been one of its plotlines) an American company masterminded this PR coup for the city Netflix gave a Hollywood-style sign to the city to promote its TV series Photograph: Stephane Roussel/AlamyThe motorway sweeps you past the jinking planes of the Zaha Hadid-designed CGA-CGM tower the spearhead of Euroméditerranée and the one part of the city being assiduously looked after this future is creeping up square metre by square metre The new residential blocks next door are just the start: developers’ maps envisage the estate in 2020 surrounded by Parc Bougainville part of an “immense green lung” with which Euroméditerranée wants to link the 3rd Rumours are already abroad at Félix Pyat that the wrecking ball is being readied to make sure this new idyll is unblemished just around the corner from a derelict swimming pool that’s been waiting for refurbishment for seven years It’s going to be civil war when they announce it officially.” Euroméditerranée say that there are no plans to demolish the estate The truth is that this vast real-estate incubator – 480 hectares stretching north of the city centre up to the tower – is seen by many as the last hope for saving Marseille’s moribund economy Ghali thinks it will in addition have a boosting effect for the quartiers nords: “It’s not going to change their lives intrinsically but it’s going to improve their framework of life But Pujol believes that Euroméditerranée is being mismanaged in typical Marseille style “It’s about financial speculation more than urban renovation,” he says “Making dough with institutional money for our friends the developers the realtors and the construction industry We’ll see what becomes of Euroméditerranée later.” Nicolas Mémain believes that this high-visibility “lifebelt” for the local economy disguises the lack of sensible planning citywide: “It’s the ideal scapegoat that stops other things from being attacked.” He cites the Grand Est development in the 10th arrondissement – typical of local planning in its poor connections and lack of provision for small business A tale of two cities .. the CMA/CGM office tower designed by Zaha Hadid Photograph: AlamyA similar criticism was leveled at the re-development of the Vieux Port for Marseille’s 2013 stint as City of Culture – namely that it was a substitute for coherently addressing local issues A swish Norman Foster canopy on the waterside didn’t mask all the refuse piling up three streets back People don’t see into the back of the shop at all,” says Pujol of the port area becomes an even bigger symbol of social exclusion Next-door developer Nexity has won a social-cohesion prize for its work with Félix Pyat and there is social-housing provision in the new blocks (about 250 out of 1,200 homes) Nexity’s overtures make no real difference to long-term living conditions on the estate Community barbecues and concerts are all very well but they had to protest before any resident was even hired on the construction site Euroméditerranée are taking care of the infrastructure around the estate but don’t have jurisdiction for works inside Félix Pyat but a condominium with some social tenants this kind of development is the first to fall between the cracks Even Euroméditerranée describes its project in financial terms first “A neighbourhood in the process of change starts to restore value to property that’s already there,” says Paul Colombani Euroméditerranée’s deputy managing director “It’s not just slum landlords at Félix Pyat – you’ve also got families who’ve bought to live there The moment they realise they’ve got property that’s keeping its value you’ll start to see people reinvest in life there.” one staff member admits they’ve already had to drop the asking price to get people to move in next door to Félix Pyat Maybe the social improvements need to come first Omar isn’t optimistic: “They’re going to push us out into the quartiers nords Read moreNo one would cite Marseille as a template for how to plan a city neglected places a unique social fabric has grown The flipside of clientelism and all those fictional jobs is a culture of instinctive self-reliance that is visible everywhere: in the scores of illicit cigarette vendors in Noailles street market or the random dudes hanging about the innumerable auto-repair shops The French have a word for these chancers: le debrouillard (hustler) “It’s a city that has stayed on its feet despite everything,” says Ghali The truth is Marseille is the one city that possesses the dynamism the rest of France seems to have misplaced Mémain rhapsodises: “When my friends from Paris and Bordeaux take the bus here Of hearing people struggling to survive – it’s drama and the political project is always to shatter this beauty the city’s triumphal arch near the main train station there’s an impromptu flea market in the piercing February sunlight scuffed toys – probably not what Macron envisages for the future of French retail Roma and Asian faces might be more up his alley You certainly hope the raw entrepreneurial drive is something he’d value France’s outsider city looks both backwards and forwards on behalf of its country The inscription on the arch reads: “To the Republic Marseille is grateful.” Maybe it should be the other way around Some names have been changed. Follow Guardian Cities on Twitter and Facebook to join the discussion, and explore our archive here "Now the Games are really on," Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, IOC member and President of the Coordination Commission for Paris 2024 told Olympics.com. "This flame represents the Games returning to France after 100 years. Now every day counts. “After years of planning, everything has become real today. With 150,000 people here, it makes people dream and is a symbol of the success of these Games, even before they have begun." 🥇","event":null,"destination_url":"","entry_point_tag":"base","entry_point_type":"instory_campaign"}" data-tracking="click" href="https://www.olympics.com/en/sign-in?entry_point_type=instory_campaign&entry_point_tag=base&template=base&origin=https%3A%2F%2Folympics.com%2Fen%2Folympic-channel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now The Belem made her arrival in the northern harbour of France's oldest city at approximately 11:00 local time parading along the northern and southern harbours while accompanied by 1,024 local boats spectators were treated to performances from the Marseille ballet company at the Château d'If the Air and Space Force Presentation Teams) flew overhead putting on a spectacular aerobatic display which featured the Olympic rings Julie and Anne-Dominique had travelled from Beaujolais to see the Belem arrive in Marseille and spoke of their delight at being able to watch the historic moment unfold We came here especially for this event and we're going to enjoy the day Everyone is looking forward to the Games.” recently arrived in Marseille and explained how he wanted to experience this “once in a lifetime” event it’s a message that deserves to be defended at this moment in these times when we are very withdrawn into ourselves “It’s important to come together around an event like this,” he added Picture by 2024 Getty ImagesThe Belem which is carrying the Olympic flame is accompanied by other boats approaching Marseille French artist Naestro - nicknamed “the Pavarotti of the street” for his exceptional tenor voice - sang La Marseillaise (France’s national anthem) before the official musical anthem of Paris 2024 was unveiled by the Marseille orchestra from the Palais du Pharo was written and composed by Victor le Masne to embody the dynamic and universal spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Picture by Paris 2024 / Clement Mahoudeau / SIPA PRESSRelais de la flamme des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 “I am extremely proud to be the first Torchbearer,” he told Olympics.com “but the first thing I’m thinking of is sharing "I want to share this feeling with the 10,000 torchbearers people from very different backgrounds who will carry it "I hope for many medals of all colours and for a lot of strength for the Games," Jul said to the cheering crowd "This morning we went on a small boat with the French sailing team to go to meet the Belem it was incredible," she said "I had goosebumps in the same way as when you are preparing to compete in the Games "I had the exact same feeling this morning this is exactly what we want to give to the people: these are the Games The relay in Marseille marks the start of a 69-day relay throughout France and her overseas departments with the Olympic flame visiting over 450 towns and cities before reaching Paris on 26 July where it will be used to light the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 unveiled the next Olympic Torch Relay route It will start in Olympia on 16 April 2024 with the arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseille on 8 May from Athens Its 68-day journey will then officially begin taking in 64 French territories courtesy of 10,000 Torch bearers visiting some of the most iconic and historic places in the host nation Gerónimo Rulli Joins Olympique de Marseille!Olympique de Marseille announced on Sunday the signing of Argentine international goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli from Ajax Amsterdam The club has not specified the duration or amount of the contract who is expected to become the starting goalkeeper following the departure of Pau López The Trio Real Madrid Is Preparing with Mbappé as the Star starting his professional career in April 2013 at the age of 20 he played 180 matches and caught the attention of Argentine national team coach Lionel Scaloni His international debut came in September 2018 winning the Europa League and playing a crucial role by saving a decisive penalty against Manchester United in the final He will be joined in Marseille by Valentín Carboni with his contract with the French club announced earlier this week say indigenous delegates at IUCN biodiversity conference as well as a “counter conference” highlighting the conservation movement’s historic violation of people’s rights For the first time in its seven-decade history, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is including indigenous peoples as full voting members in their own right Dozens of indigenous meetings are happening at the summit – which occurs every four years – with representatives from 23 organisations Greater inclusion of indigenous representatives comes as the European “fortress conservation” model, which resulted in vast human rights abuses and an estimated 20 million people displaced from their homelands worldwide since the 19th century ‘We seek to build a new alliance with equal rights on equal terms,’ José Gregorio Díaz Mirabal told the IUCN congress in Marseille Photograph: Arnold Jerocki/GettyJosé Gregorio Díaz Mirabal a member of Venezuela’s Wakuenai Kurripaco people and coordinator of the Congress of Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon River Basin (Coica) which represents more than 2 million indigenous people said they had been fighting for decades to be heard “We come to the IUCN with our voice and voting rights We seek to build a new alliance with equal rights on equal terms “Less than 1% of all the funding that is invested in protecting intact biodiversity and mitigating climate change in our territories reaches our communities It’s absurd that so much of the funding goes to consultants who are sent to tell us what we already know about how to conserve what we are already conserving.” They are asking governments to recognise 100% of indigenous land in the Amazon and ban all forms of extractive industries in those areas A record number of environmental defenders were killed in 2019 for protecting their land 40% of whom were from indigenous communities “Science is saying the best-conserved areas are indigenous territories … yet we have the highest level of murder,” Díaz Mirabal said “National parks receive funding and support from governments but when it comes to our indigenous territories we’re left to spill our own blood to defend it Now it is time for our indigenous territories to be protected with the same level of support and legislation,” he said which included a protest march through the French city “The 30x30 target is a structural problem,” said Mordecai Ogada “We need to rethink the definition of protected areas and we need to look for a more sophisticated model of biodiversity and conservation That’s where the big organisations have such a challenge because they find it very difficult to change their own structures.” as well as a number of indigenous people with different perspectives on the usefulness of protected areas a representative of the Yukpa people in Colombia but living in exile in France said areas that governments were designating as “protected” had been safeguarded for years by indigenous people “What’s happening with 30x30 is that governments want to distract global opinion by proposing solutions that don’t relate to the real problem at all you need to attack the causes that are leading to it,” he said citing western consumption and overexploitation of resources as the key drivers of ecological destruction said: “Despite being very close to achieving the 17% target in many states biodiversity loss has reached unprecedented levels it hasn’t actually impacted biodiversity in a positive way.” Dominguez believes these policies are driven more by politics than science and argues that a rights-based approach to conservation would be far more effective “We are calling 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from the deck of the Belem a three-masted vessel which had carried it from Greece The ship sailed into Marseille's Old Port (Vieux-Port) at the backdrop of the French national anthem echoing from the embankment and a French Air force fly over with planes first drawing the five Olympic rings and then the red-blue-white colors of the nation's flag Tens of thousands cheered the arrival at the cordoned-off stage area on the shore as thousands of others were waving from balconies and windows overlooking the festivities The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France French swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France Arrival of the Olympic Flame in Marseille BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS Fireworks go off as the Belem the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece LAURENT CIPRIANI / AP French rapper Julien Mari aka Jul holds the Olympic Torch after lighting the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays cauldron during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP President Emmanuel Macron met with the French Olympic athletes who have sailed on Belem with the Olympic torch upon his arrival to Marseille the country enters the games," Macron said at the city’s Olympic Marina Paris 2024 Olympics Organizing Committee president Tony Estanguet said the return of the Olympic Games to France was cause for a "fantastic celebration." I know how important the start of a competition is because it's definitely one of the cities most in love with sports," added Estanguet a former Olympic canoeing star with gold medals from the 2000 France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with President of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee Tony Estanguet LUDOVIC MARIN / VIA REUTERS Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group and Chairman of the CMA CGM Foundation French Tanya Saade Zeenny France's President Emmanuel Macron and CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saade LUDOVIC MARIN / VIA REUTERS The safety of visitors and residents has been a top priority for authorities in Marseille France's second-largest city with nearly a million residets About 8,000 police officers have been deployed around the harbor Thousands of firefighters and bomb disposal squads have been positioned around the city along with maritime police and anti-drone teams patrolling the city's waters and its airspace "It's a monumental day and we have been working hard for visitors and residents of Marseille to enjoy this historical moment," said Yannick Ohanessian The torch relay will start on Thursday in Marseille before heading to Paris through iconic places across the country from the world-famous Mont Saint-Michel to D-Day landing beaches in Normandy and the Versailles Palace Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial Marseille Let Victory Slip Against Reims and Drop to Fifth in Ligue 1Olympique de Marseille drew 2-2 against Reims letting crucial points slip away in matchday 2 of Ligue 1 and dropping to fifth place in the French league while Reims surprised by holding their own against one of the title favorites Amine Harit shocked the opposing defense with a great goal in the 25th minute celebrating it by remembering his injured teammate both teams saved the best for the second half Here’s How PSG is Thriving Without Kylian Mbappé: A Start Full of Goals In the second half, Reims staged an impressive comeback, surprising Marseille with a goal in the 51st minute, scored by Akieme Rodríguez. The visiting team continued their momentum and turned the game around in the 55th minute, thanks to a goal by Yaya Fofana, putting one of the Ligue 1 favorites on the ropes. But, as has become customary, Greenwood stepped up as the team’s hero, salvaging a draw for Marseille and establishing himself as one of the players to watch this season. 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 8 win(s) Marseille have won the previous 2 matches against Lens. Have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Have kept the most clean sheets in the competition (9) 08 Mar 2025 20:05:00 GMT?Lens won 1–0 over Marseille on Sat 08 Mar 2025 20:05:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches Marseille have won the previous 2 matches against Lens Marseille is playing home against Lens at Orange Vélodrome on Sat FRENCH TRAGEDY: Firefighters stand aside as an excavator clears rubble at "rue Tivoli" after a building collapsed in the street PARIS — Eight people are still thought to be buried under the rubble of a building that collapsed early Sunday in the southern French city of Marseille Emergency forces were rapidly searching for people but a fire close to the rubble is seriously hampering rescue efforts Marseille's Mayor Benoît Payan told broadcaster BFMTV on Sunday evening that there was still hope of rescuing people alive The four-story house collapsed in the center of the southern port city shortly after midnight Parts of two neighboring houses were also brought down one of the adjacent houses collapsed completely Five people from neighboring buildings were injured in the collapse About 30 houses were evacuated as a precaution "There were eight people living in the building and it is these eight people that we have no news of at this time," Marseille public prosecutor The residents had not responded to calls and worried relatives had reached out to the authorities Those believed to be trapped under the rubble are elderly people and a couple in their 30s adding that children were not thought to have been in the building when it collapsed A man from a neighboring house could also be stuck in the debris His ex-girlfriend said she had not been able to reach him after the accident France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin who travelled to the scene of the disaster in the southern French port city in the morning had earlier said four people appeared certain to have been in the building "We don't know if they are alive or dead." Rescue efforts are proving extremely challenging as a fire broke out under the rubble shortly after the collapse of the house Fire services have not been able to put it out "We are facing a very rare phenomenon – a fire that has been going on for several hours with extremely high temperatures," Mayor Payan said Interior Minister Darmanin said the debris virtually covered the fire "You can't proceed in a very classical way because if there should be survivors the water or the foam that the firefighters are using should obviously not prevent them from surviving." The fire is also a problem for the rescue dogs deployed They have not been able to locate the buried victims very well due to the smell of smoke and hot temperatures The dogs have not found traces of survivors so far We can't draw any conclusions at this moment." The destruction was likely caused by an explosion "We cannot know today what caused this very big explosion," said Interior Minister Geráld Darmanin explaining that the experts have been unable to examine the site due to the fire the house was not known to be in danger of collapsing The incident has caused shock and concern nationwide Dismayed residents spoke of a loud bang and screams when interviewed by BFMTV President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Twitter that he was thinking of all those affected and their relatives Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne also expressed her condolences on Twitter "There were eight people living in the building and it is these eight people that we have no news of at this time." Poll results are published every Monday in The Guam Daily Post Saturday’s Mad Collab Block Party in Hagåtña brought together more than 70 local businesses and artists in celebration with hundreds of attendees It was all about the wonders of Artificial Intelligence in the palm of your hand All of the latest features in Samsung's Galaxy AI were showcased at a GTA-sponsored event Thursday University of Guam students and alumni presented original research at the 19th annual International Conference on Business Economics & Information Technology (ICBEIT) hosted by the University of Guam School of Business and Public Administration in Mactan Newtown Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Some of the world's best players have played for both PSG and Marseille during their careers PSG and Marseille form part of one of the most iconic rivalries in French football both these teams have been fighting it out for titles in France for a long time It's not a surprise that these are the only two French clubs who have won major European trophies with PSG winning the 1996 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup and Marseille winning the 1992-93 Champions League over the years many players have switched allegiances between both clubs J Boyer/Getty Images Plus   Here’s Mason Greenwood’s First Goal with Marseille!Mason Greenwood had a dream debut not only as the main attacking force for Marseille and Brest’s biggest headache but also because his Ligue 1 debut came with a stunning goal PSG Loses Gonçalo Ramos Due to Injury The talented English player needed just three minutes to score his first goal in French football following a run down the right flank to finally beat Bizot with a powerful right-footed shot that marked the first goal in an unexpected rout against Brest Roberto De Zerbi's Marseille had a dream debut in Ligue 1 with an extraordinary performance from Mason Greenwood who was a real headache for the home defense The first half was marked by total dominance from De Zerbi's team who only needed 3 minutes for Mason Greenwood's talent to make its mark on the scoreboard with a powerful shot that left Bizot with no chance Luis Henrique would score the second goal of the match in the 26th minute in a play that only foretold worse things for the hosts Another play by Mason Greenwood led to a penalty for Marseille which the Englishman took advantage of to complete his double in the 31st minute Mahdi Camara would cut the deficit with a stunning goal in the last moments of the first half at 45+6 Marseille grew even stronger and increased their lead on the scoreboard with another goal from Luis Henrique in the 48th minute and an excellent penalty conversion by Elye Wahi in the 69th minute sealing the 1-5 rout for the visiting team that aspires to everything Marseille takes the top spot in Ligue 1 in the opening round of the French championship and aims to be one of the major contenders in the competition perched on the balustrade of the most famous rooftop of any 20th-century building concrete forms gleam in the midday Marseille sun: a great ventilation stack flares out like a sculptural vase; a paddling pool nestles beneath a classroom on stilts; children clamber on a mock-mountain of rugged rocks The roof terrace of Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse apartment building has long been the symbol of the sun-drenched ideal of Mediterranean modernism – a park in the sky for the residents of this brave new vertical city It stretches out like the deck of an ocean liner a landscape of collective leisure suspended 18 storeys up in the air His design skills have since proved a little less successful than his capacity as a PR stuntman but that has not hindered his plan to transform this little piece of Corbusian heritage into an international art centre It is a story as unlikely as his own rise to fame the cliff-like stack of apartments of the Cité Radieuse is peppered with shops and offices eat and learn together – while up on the roof they would exercise as one in a purpose-built gym most people that paid for it didn't actually use it As residents grew tired of contributing to its upkeep and when the owner retired three years ago Ora-Ïto surveys his new kingdom. Photograph: Mamo"As soon as I heard it was on the market, I jumped on a train," says Morabito, who was born in Marseille, the son of jeweller Pascal Morabito so I couldn't resist that chance to own such an important piece of it." he says his bid was favoured by the building's co-owners because he was one of the few who proposed restoring the rooftop back to its original state It had become rundown and poorly maintained its abandoned spaces a site of illicit trysts "It was the fucking place," he grins "I had a book of original photographs and it looked really different," he says "I realised there was this great big wart that had been added in the 1950s as an extension to the gym – and it was listed with the rest of the structure when the building became a protected monument in the 1980s." At a cost of €7m – jointly funded by Ora-Ïto the building's co-owners and the French state – the entire rooftop has been immaculately restored while work is underway to transform the former gym into an arts space which will host a site-specific installation for four months over the summer each year The project is christened Mamo – the "Marseille Modulor" – in a riff on Le Corbusier's system of measurement which seems appropriate given how Ora-Ïto made his name "I want it to be like a boxing match between Le Corbusier and the artist," says Morabito, who has lined up French sculptor Xavier Veilhan to be first in the ring with one of his Architectones installations – a series of works developed for specific architectural sites around the world the space will host lectures and workshops with architecture schools Set to open in June as part of Marseille's 2013 Capital of Culture extravaganza only time will tell whether the residents of the Cité Radieuse will find a contemporary arts space more useful than a gym or whether it is another step in the promotion of the Ora-Ïto brand and it is a valuable addition to the city's emerging network of arts venues taking in the view of his new domain: "We will make a big noise when it opens We are a very big – how do you say – show-off." • Bielsa: ‘I have just resigned from my job as OM coach’• Manager recently denied holding talks over Mexico job Marseille coach Marcelo Bielsa has tendered his resignation to club president Vincent Labrune minutes after a 1-0 home defeat by Caen in their first Ligue 1 game of the season Bielsa was quoted by the club’s Twitter feed as announcing: “I have just resigned from my job as OM coach … I have completed my work here On Thursday Bielsa denied he was set to take over as manager of Mexico, who sacked coach Miguel Herrera in July after he was accused of punching a commentator “I haven’t spoken with anyone at the Mexican Federation,” he said Arsenal signed midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille on this day in 2008 The Frenchman had been one Arsene Wenger’s radar since 2004 and not long after he penned a new contract at the Ligue 1 club the Gunners brought him to north London for a reported fee of £12million He signed a four-year deal and enjoyed a promising first season scoring seven goals and adding five assists Injury derailed his next season as he suffered a broken leg and it was not until the 2010-11 season that he regained the form that saw Arsenal splash the cash on him as he was nominated for the PFA and PFA Young Player of the Year award With no major honors at the Emirates Stadium Nasri was ready to move on and after Manchester City showed interest he moved to the Etihad Stadium for a fee of over £25million in the summer of 2011 Nasri’s move to Manchester was a successful one winning two Premier League titles and a League Cup in six seasons at the club Germany's Lufthansa Group said on Monday it has suspended flights to Tel Aviv up to and including May 11 had said on Sunday it would suspend flights until May 6 Football Shirt News - Olympique Marseille 09/10 adidas Third Kit - 10/08/09 Olympique de Marseille have unveiled their new third kit for 2009/10 The kit is set to be used as OM's European kit for the forthcoming season Whilst it may start off familiar to some of the current adidas templates this new shirt certainly takes the style into it's own with a cool combination of graphite grey and Olympique blue However the major difference from the stock adidas template is the introduction of a pattern weaved into the main fabric to make this kit stand out from the crowd The new third shirt is available to order now from the official club shop Inspired by the elements and the people who have shaped the city's history PUMA have revealed the 23/24 home and away shirts for Olympique de Marseille Looking back to the 70s for design inspiration PUMA have unveiled the Olympique Marseille home shirt for the 22/23 season The jersey sees a return of the blue colouring that was famously worn 50 years ago It may have been a debut to forget in the end but Olympique de Marseille wore their new third shirt for the 22/23 season from PUMA in their Champins League group stage opener against Spurs and following that it has now been officially launched For their first return to the Champions League since 2013 PUMA launch the Olympique de Marseille 20/21 third shirt with a design that’s inspired by the hip-hop culture of the city Few cities can boast an identity as unique as Marseille which is what PUMA and Olympique de Marseille are tapping into with their new “Faster Marseille” range giving a nod to the vibrancy and energy that makes this area of the French coast special Drawing inspiration from the team’s connection with the fans and then also their geographical positioning on the Mediterranean PUMA launch the Olympique de Marseille 24/25 home and away shirts Continuing their long-standing partnership that runs until 2025 adidas and Olympique Lyon have unveiled the club’s new 2023/24 home strip which arrives in Les Gones’ traditional colours Olympique de Marseille ended their season as so many teams seem to these days debuting their new home shirt from PUMA for the coming 2019/20 season The design pays tribute to 120 years of proud footballing tradition and the city of Marseille itself Sign up to our newsletter and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the world of Creative Soccer Culture Liverpool failed to score in only one Champions League match last season - the encounter they lost against Marseille at Anfield last season They exacted a brutal revenge, administering a 4-0 hiding in France which which went some way towards helping Liverpool become the top scorers in last year's Champions League with 29 goals It's a statistic one Liverpool fan of my acquaintance is prone to parrot while drunk in a desperate bid to prove they were the "moral victors" of the tournament How they qualified for the Champions League group stages with Benoit "Brother of Liverpool flop and World Cup winner Bruno" Cheyrou and Mamadou Niang (2) doing the necessary This just in: Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is asking for £481m to sell the club to a group of investors from Dubai that's almost twice the £237m he claims to have paid for the club and "poured into it" not least when you consider it was only a couple of days ago that Ashley insisted "I did not buy Newcastle to make money" it's that time of year again and I hope you're all as excited about this latest Euro Tin Pot jamboree as I am Will Arsenal succeed in walking the ball into the net often enough to make another final What levels of tedium can Liverpool plumb this season Will Celtic achieve the unthinkable and win a match away from home Watch in fascination as Uefa schedule far more matches than are necessary to provide the answers to all these questions and more Needless to say it's pointing out an error on my part "I can assure you Liverpool flop Bruno Cheyrou has never won the World Cup," writes Sam Davies "Bernard Diomede is probably the Liverpool flop you're thinking of - he was in the French WC-winning squad of 1998." You're dead right with Liverpool setting out a 4-2-3-1 shaped stall with Mascherano and Lucas playing in the holding roles What with this match being played in the Stade Velodrome I can't help but think they'd be better off with Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton in the side 3 min: Bringing the ball out of defence and under no pressure whatsoever Javier Mascherano miscues and gifts possession to M'Bami who plays a ball through the centre for the lightning fast Mamadou Niang to chase 5 min: Marseille centre-half Ronald Zubar is beaten for pace by Fernando Torres but recovers to concede a corner as the Spaniard attempted to wriggle between him and the goal-line a Marseille defender flicks it on from the near post unwittingly teeing up a looping Torres header which goalkeeper Mandonda is forced to tip over the crossbar 7 min: Steven Gerrard sends the ball into the penalty area Marseille clear and Niang and Bakary Kone attack on the break Although Liverpool have been left short on numbers in defence 10 min: "No sponsor on the Liverpool shirts tonight - is that because of French law or has there been more financial knack today?" asks Marie Meyer "I don't really care about banks and travel companies I presume the conspicuous absence of the Carlsberg logo on the shirts of the Liverpool players is something to do with French or Uefa law as we'd probably have heard about it if they'd gone bust today 13 min: This is a very open game and Marseille go close when - I think - Taye Taiwo fires over when he should have squared the ball I was too busy congratulating myself on the quality of my probably joke to pay proper attention 15 min: Liverpool scythe through the Marseille defence before Babel shoots over from the edge of the box Dirk Kuyt tees up Steven Gerrard on the edge of the D outside the Marseille penalty area and the Liverpool skipper brings a smart save out of Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda 19 min: "Alcohol companies are not allowed to advertise on shirts in France," writes Paul Reverdy it would be a terrible shame if French children were encouraged to drink booze from an early age by the sight of some drinks company's logo on Steven Gerrard's chest it's not as if their parents aren't pouring wine down their throats by the gallon as soon as they come off the breast Marseille 1-0 Liverpool (Cana 20) Marseille's Albanian midfielder Lorik Cana puts his side ahead with a goal that's been a long time coming he beat the offside trap set by Liverpool's flat-footed back four and latched on to a marvellous Benoit Cheyrou pass over the heads of the defence He had all the time in the world to pick his spot and poke the ball low past Reina Marseille 1-1 Liverpool (Gerrard 24) A marvellous equaliser from Steven Gerrard Liverpool broke down the middle of the field He picked out Kuyt with a short pass along the edge of the penalty area then the Dutchman rolled the ball a little behind Gerrard on the edge of the D with the Liverpool captain sending a diagonal 30 min: Liverpool are awarded a penalty when Ronald Zubar sticks his leg out and trips Ryan Babel 30min: Gerrard scores off the foot of the right stick but his effort disallowed after Dirk Kuyt is penalised for encroachment Marseille 1-2 Liverpool (Gerrard 32) Steven Gerrard sends it low and right again but it's too well placed for him to be able to save it I forgot to tell you that Martin Skrtel has been booked for a clumsy 38 min: "Fantasy football always brings out the worst in me," writes Erik Kennedy "I've been pondering the following phenomenon: Fantacide The act of wishing ill on a player you'd normally support because he's not in your fantasy squad Eg: a normally sane and loyal Liverpool fan playing Anelka and Ibrahimovic up front might hope Fernando Torres gets injured Do any of your readers have similar evil thoughts?" Well Erik, I'd like to think my readers have lives, but seeing as you've brought up the subject, I can think of no better time to plug this 41 min: Marseille substitution: Modeste M'Bami off 42 min: Valbuena wins a free-kick for Marseille wide on the left and deep in Liveprool territory after making a bit of a meal of a poorly-timed Lucas challenge He gets to his feet and sends the ball into the mixer Marseille would have needed one Mananda nother in goal," writes Matthew Moore who is not here all week and thought the chicken was .. Half-time analysis: Dave Hannah writes: "Barry I've re-watched Gerrard's penalty a couple of times When you wrote that 'Steve Mandanda guesses the right way' did you actually mean 'Steve Mananda dives in the wrong direction' I believe you have misled your readers." I'm having a shocker with the auld typos tonight I'm too embarrassed to admit Marseille are actually 4-0 up More fantasy football nerdery: "I tend to experience the opposite phenomenon of the one Erik Kennedy describes," writes Nicholas Einhart "I wish success on players on my fantasy squad who are playing against teams I like wanting Manchester City to beat Chelsea but hoping Deco can score a hat-trick while losing 4-3." More half-time analysis: "You were never one renowned for your work rate I know but you're really going to have to pick it up in the second half but you'll never prosper under a manager like Benitez Fancy dans such as yourself should be covering Arsenal." playing into what would be the Kop if this game was at Anfield Their superiority isn't being reflected in the scoreline would suggest thus far but continue to look vulnerable to their opponent's deadliest/only weapon: the counter-attack 46 min: In the Liverpool right-back position Lucas gets booked for a clumsy challenge on Mathieu Valbuena The substitute takes the free-kick himself but his delivery is poor and Steven Gerrard heads clear which Valbueno sends into the penalty area but heads wide under pressure from Carragher 49 min: An unlucky bounce off Fernando Torres precludes Steven Gerrard from notching up his 100th goal for Liverpool 50 min: "Here's something you didn't know about today's game," writes Richard H whose reluctance to reveal his full identity can probably be explained by the rest of his email "Mauricio Pelligrino's (the Liverpool first team coach) father-in-law's name is Olivera L which is an anagram of 'Liverpool' and 'Marseille'." 53 min: Liverpool win a free-kick wide on the left wing which Steven Gerrard whips into the Marseille penalty area Vitorino Hilton flicks it wide for a corner but Kono is penalised for offside while chasing another defence-splitting through ball 57 min: Not for the first time this evening Perhaps he's preoccupied by the worry that it might be his turn to get burgled while Liverpool are playing away from home in Europe 57 min: Having been sold short by a chested back-pass from one of his defenders Marseille keeper Mananda rushes off his line to win a 50-50 ball against Ryan Babel The Dutchman made it easy for his opponent by shirking a challenge he clearly didn't fancy 60 min: Marseille substitution from a few minutes ago: The unimpressive Ben Arfa off 61 min: Marseille left-back Taye Taiwo skins Dirk Kuyt for pace down the wing (not the most difficult feat in the world it must be said) and drills a low cross into the Liverpool penalty area A Monsieur Franck Galerne has written in to say that he's going to be using this minute-by-minute report to help teach the 3e anglais approfondi class to speak English proper I suppose this means I'll have to go through it afterwards and correct all the spilling mostakes Mathieu Valbuena drives the ball into the wall the Marseille substitute Ziani missed a glorious opportunity to draw his side level by sending a close range effort screaming over the cross-bar after being teed up by a wonderful Bakary Kone backheel 69 min: As the camera pans on to Jamie Carragher in his default setting of stooped looking knackered with arms at quarter-to-three sweat pouring down his red face and a hunted look in his eyes what better time to bring you news of two Liverpool substitutions: Torres and Gerrard off Mamadou Niang does well to get a low cross into the Liverpool penalty area Ziani swings his left peg at it and sends the ball sailing over the crossbar 73 min: Lorik Cana tries the kind of long-range effort that prompts ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley to say "you need to do something very very special to beat Jose Reina from there." 75 min: Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda pulls off one of the best saves I've ever seen the ball fell kindly for Ryan Babel on the edge of the six-yard box and the Dutchman tried to smash it home with only the goalkeeper to beat Mandanda did his best starfish impression and the ball hit his left arm 78 min: "Can Dave Hannah (half-time analysis) read minds?" asks Robin Hazlehurst "Maybe Mandanda did guess right but dived the other way anyway Or maybe Stevie G was actually aiming where he dived but miss-hit it but you never know." The second scenario isn't that unlikely I still think he might have miss-hit the first goal 81 min: Some proper match analysis from Liverpool-supporting reader Chris Wells Babel and Kuyt are swapping sides and finding space Marseille are even more exciting going forward although Ben Arfa has disappointed me today thin one): precocious but petulant and in need of a bollocking from his coach but everytime we've faced Valbuena he's really pushed my buttons except good at football." Not in this report he isn't 84 min: The contributions of Benayoun and Riera have been negligible since they came on and the momentum is with Marseille at the moment They've played well tonight and deserve a point 87 min: Liverpool attack courtesy of Yossi Benayoun down the right channel Keane sprints in the direction of the far post 88 min: Niang wastes a good chance to equalise when he heads the ball wide of the upright from the edge of the penalty area claiming he was pushed in the back by Arbeloa 90+1 min An important interception from Pepe Reina who cuts out a Benoit header across goal which was heading straight into the path of the substitute Samassa 90+2 min: Pepe Reina saves the day once again this time with his feet from Mamadou Niang It's all over - Liverpool get this year's campaign off to a winning start but hats off to Marseille who gave them a very good game and will wonder how they didn't get a point at least After-amble: Last word tonight goes to Justin Kavanagh who wants to know if "the Carlsberg-free shirts are a new record for Liverpool losing their bottle so early in a season eh?" thanks for your time and your emails I'm off to correct my typos and insert profanities for Monsieur Franck's English class « Un événement historique unique dans l’histoire de la ville » le directeur général délégué du Comité d’organisation des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques (Cojo) « Il y aura 800 épreuves olympiques cet été mais une seule arrivée de la flamme » les organisateurs ont vu les choses en grand pour ce premier temps fort des JO 2024 dernier des voiliers emblématiques de commerce français encore en activité allumée au Mont Olympe en Grèce en traversant la Méditerranée Puis la débarquera en grande pompe dans le Vieux-Port de Marseille le parcours du Belem mettra en valeur les activités nautiques traditionnelles ou modernes la flamme olympique arrivera aux alentours de 9 heures par le littoral Nord Elle passera devant un premier atelier de joute provençale du côté de Corbières elle mettra la lumière sur les navigateurs de l’école de voile Nord le trois-mâts entamera la deuxième phase de sa parade le flambeau traversera une nuée de barquettes traditionnelles marseillaises canoës et kayaks pourront librement l’escorter le long de la Corniche jusqu’à la marina olympique du Roucas-Blanc Des athlètes de voile olympique seront en démonstration un peu plus au large Des règles de sécurité maritimes strictes encadreront l’événement comme le rappelle le Préfet maritime de la Méditerranée Gilles Boidevezi : « L’objectif est festif mais il y aura du monde sur l’eau ce qui représente des dangers d’accidents de navigation » Toutes les forces de sécurité maritimes et aériennes quadrilleront la rade de Marseille La zone sera interdite à toute embarcation autre que celles inscrites à la parade et les ports de la ville seront fermés pour la journée Les tailles des bateaux seront limitées à 41 mètres pour les voiliers et 24 mètres pour ceux à moteurs, qui ne devront pas excéder 250 chevaux. Le site de la préfecture maritime de la Méditerranée précise toutes les restrictions de la journée The two sides played out a competitive first half before the hosts took over in the second 45 as a number of guests replaced the Premier League cha.. The match was organised by former Marseille goalkeeper Pascal Olmeta for his children’s charity and although the first half produced some entertaining football once the majority of the United players were replaced by a selection of guests and celebrities The first real attempt in the match ended up being the first goal as United failed to clear a Morgan Amalfitano corner properly after 20 minutes and the ball dropped nicely to Nicolas N’Koulou who pulled off a brilliant left-footed volley Marseille added a second in the 34th minute through Jordan Ayew as the 19-year-old managed to bundle the ball past several defenders before side-stepping Evra and finishing past Barthez in the United goal as Cleverley played a clever through-ball between two defenders for Danny Welbeck to run on to and he made no mistake as he placed the ball into the bottom far corner A minute later United found themselves level as Welbeck turned provider as he played Cleverley through on goal who finished brilliantly as he stroked the ball into the corner of the net Marseille took the lead once again less than 60 seconds into the second half as Benoit Cheyrou controlled a cleared corner before lashing it into the top corner of the net from range The hosts restored their two-goal lead in the 59th minute as Alou Diarra diverted a corner goalwards with a near-post header and that lead was extended three moments later as Ayew pounced on a defensive error to score easily from close range who by the 70th minute had just four of their own official first-team players on the pitch lost another goal 20 minutes from time as Loic Remy eased past a defender and slotted home from seven yards out Marseille grabbed their seventh of the night as Remy got on the end of a cross from the right-wing and unleashed an unstoppable header towards the top far corner whilst Cheyrou grabbed his second of the match four minutes later as he headed home at the far post avec des animations et démonstrations Avant qu’il n’entre dans le Vieux-Port à 19h pour débarquer la flamme qui allumera le chaudron sur un quai flottant un défilé hors-norme qui induit un dispositif de sécurité et une réglementation exceptionnels Société nationale de sauveteurs en mer (SNSM)… « près d’une trentaine d’unités des diverses administrations seront présentes en mer et dans les airs pendant les périodes d’activation des zones concernées par la parade nautique (9h-19h) » indique la préfecture maritime de Méditerranée Elles assureront la sécurité des participants et le respect des règles particulières qui s’appliqueront dans la rade de Marseille toute la journée la rade Nord de Marseille (par rapport à l’axe Frioul – Vieux-Port) sera totalement interdite à la navigation de 9h à 19h Ces interdictions concernent évidemment les nageurs et plongeurs Les navires inscrits à la parade pourront naviguer autour du Belem jusqu’à 15h30 dans la rade Nord et jusqu’à 17h dans la rade Sud Ils devront toutefois rester dans des zones prédéfinies qui évoluent selon le parcours de la flamme À partir de 17h, plus aucune embarcation, excepté le Belem, ne pourra naviguer dans toute la rade marseillaise. La Préfecture maritime détaille l’ensemble des restrictions sur son site fermeront également pour éviter les flux durant la journée La préfecture maritime prévoit toutefois des créneaux d’ouverture (voir le document ci-dessous) pour permettre aux bateaux participant à la parade de s’y rendre et de revenir Hugo Giusti OKMétéo de dingue prévue ce week-end alors on oublie le cocooning et on SORT DE CHEZ SOI Une soirée à l'Opéra Borderline s'empare d'un emblème de la ville. Après avoir transformé le temps d'un soir plusieurs lieux emblématiques de Marseille Borderline s'empare d'un l'emblème de la ville.Un monument historique habituellement réservé au ténor baryton mais qui sera entièrement dédié aux Borderliner ce soir et revisité par les talentueux DJ que sont Moulinex et DATA. RDV dans le foyer Ernest Royer au coeur de l'Opéra de Marseille de 20h à 01h avec tout ce qui font fait le charme des soirées Borderline. Du bon son des petits plats maisons et l'esprit qui va bien Ce soir à partir de 20h à l'Opéra de Marseille,Billets: 19,5 euros  La formation électronique la plus fédératrice de l'année sera dans le sud de la France pour une date unique Les fêtards ont rendez-vous le samedi 8 avril prochain au Hotbrass d'Aix-en-Provecence pour un Dj set signé Synapson ! Auteurs de véritables tubes comme 'All in You' feat Anna Kova ou 'Djon Maya Maï' avec le regretté Victor Demé les Synapson affichent déjà de nombreux concerts complets dans les meilleures salles de France et de Navarre tout au long de l'année 2016 dont une tournée triomphale en novembre passant par la mythique salle Pleyel 'sold out'.  Le samedi 8 avril au Hotbrass d'Aix, de 22h à 6h,1857 Chemin d'EguillesBillet : 21,80 eurosInformations et réservations :04 42 23 13 1206 09 22 26 91 les fêtards pourront se retrouver sur le rooftop du centre commercial des Terrasses du Port avec la crème des Dj marseillais Le samedi soir, Mathieu G et Sumak seront derrière les platines pour un apéro sunset avec une vue imprenable sur la rade marseillaise le mode brunch est activé pour lézarder et chiller au soleil sur le plus beau toit-terrasse du monde on est déjà carrément chauds fada  > Samedi 8 avril, R2 Rooftop, de 19h à 2h Entrée libre jusqu'à 21h > Dimanche 9 avrilEntrée gratuiteDe midi à minuitRéservation : 04 91 91 79 39 ou 06 47 08 44 78 Retrouvez tous nos bons plans en téléchargeant notre nouvelle appi !  8 activités de folie à faire pendant les Journées Marseille Experience Ce festival permet de (re)découvrir la gastronomie marseillaise durant 15 jours Le plus vieux village de France se trouve à 1h de Marseille (et c'est une merveille) Olivia Fortin est la nouvelle maire des 6e et 8e arrondissements de Marseille Les conseillers municipaux l’ont élue ce matin Elle succède à Pierre Benarroche élu sous l’étiquette Printemps marseillais absent pour cette séquence politique Ce que l’ancien maire des 6-8 dément fermement Mais il ne souhaite pas « que cela puisse être utilisé pour mettre en péril un projet collectif et un mandat que j’ai grande fierté à avoir porté depuis 2020 » Olivia Fortin s’est lancée en politique à l’approche des municipales de 2020. Elle est co-fondatrice du collectif citoyen Mad Mars qui avait pesé sur l’unification de la gauche marseillaise pour ces élections L’entrepreneure dans l’événementiel a joué un rôle conséquent dans la victoire du Printemps marseillais. Elle a notamment gagné en son nom face à Martine Vassal [LR à l’époque Mais c’est à la mairie centrale qu’elle a d’abord préféré dédier son mandat. Elle y a assuré le poste d’adjointe chargée de la modernisation, du fonctionnement de la transparence et de la coproduction de l’action publique et de l’open data « L’heure est au recueillement et nous estimons que ces deux notions priment sur l’agenda politique » est un instant de démocratie majeur qui aurait logiquement prêté à débats à discussions et à interrogations Nous aurions souhaité nous exprimer pour comprendre les causes de cette inattendue séquence politique » C’est en toute sobriété que le maire de Marseille a remis l’écharpe tricolore à la nouvelle maire des 6-8 en présence de la maire adjointe Samia Ghali de quasi-l’ensemble des maires de secteur Printemps marseillais Didier Jau (4-5)… et d’adjoints à l’instar de Mathilde Chaboche (urbanisme – figure du collectif Mad Mars) Pierre-Marie Ganozzi (bâti scolaire) Michèle Rubirola (première adjointe – santé)… Tous les adjoints de secteur ont également été réélus à l’occasion de ce conseil d’arrondissement « C’est un honneur de reprendre le flambeau » qui devient la première femme à occuper la fonction de maire dans la municipalité des 6-8 c’est recoudre le lien entre les citoyens et les élus C’est une fierté d’être la première femme maire de ce secteur » continuons à transformer notre secteur » Olivia Fortin souhaite conserver sa délégation à la mairie centrale « Nous avons mené un important chantier depuis trois ans mais on commence à avoir des victoires » pour justifier son désir de garder la main la convention signée avec Pôle Emploi pour faciliter le recrutement de ses futurs agents qui constitue un « acte majeur pour la collectivité ». À venir le lancement du Fiphfp (fonds pour l’insertion des personnes handicapées dans la fonction publique) « et il y a encore beaucoup à faire et de projets à sortir ».   elle sait pouvoir compter « sur une équipe municipale engagée ici pour faire avancer les 6-8 et qui a déjà fait un important travail depuis 2020 ».  Les discussions se poursuivent avec Benoît Payan qui annoncera en temps voulu sa décision Laura P Marseille - Marat Lala ©Décidément, le calendrier 2023 nous gâte en matière de jours non-travaillés Grâce à ce lundi 8 mai férié sans se dire à lundi mais à mardi Alors pour profiter au mieux de 2nd long week-end mérité du mois de mai on vous a concocté une sélection des meilleurs events et soirées sur la région Aix-Marseille.  Les Vendredis du CIAM @ Centre International des Arts en Mouvement Le rendez-vous afterwork à ne pas manquer ce printempsÀ partir de ce vendredi 5 mai le CIAM ouvre sa terrasse sous les pins et vous donne rendez-vous pour profiter de douces soirées festives en plein air un nouvel évènement proposé pour profiter toute la soirée. Pour la première édition des Vendredis du CIAM la pinède se parera de lumières avec boule à facettes Les Vendredis du CIAMCentre International des Arts en Mouvement4181 route de Galice - 13090 Aix-en-ProvenceDe 18h30 à minuitEntrée libre sur réservation Plus d’infos Le Quartier Vintage 5ème édition @ Rue Pietonne L'un des évènements les plus populaire du sud revient ce week-end pour vous apporter toujours plus de kiff (& de vintage) ! Pour sa 5e édition vous y retrouverez le meilleur des shops VINTAGE / UPCYCLING & CRÉATEURS du coin et de plus loin cette année,  la billetterie visiteur est GRATUITE  Le Carnaval de Marseille @ Vieux-Port Le Carnaval de MarseilleVieux-Port - 13002 MarseilleDe 14h à 17hEntrée librePlus d’infos La Grande Guinguette du Vieux-Port et son Tournoi de Pétanque @ Les Grandes Halles du Vieux-Port  les Grandes Halles se parent aux couleurs jaune et bleu pour recevoir le groupe Pernod Ricard ! Au programme : des stands Ricard et Lillet pour la partie spiritueux Pour les amateurs de rosé pas de problème il coulera à flot au son des glaçons au stand de Château Sainte Marguerite ! Concernant la food le Grill des Halles déplace son brasero en terrasse  steak de thon à l’asiatique ou encore gambas géantes pour les plus gourmets ! Le samedi 6 et dimanche 7 mai viens participer au grand Tournoi de Pétanque des Grandes Halles  inscris-toi et saisis ta triplette ça va être la fête !Équipes de 3 joueurs.Participation au jeu de 20€ par équipe.3 softs ou Ricard inclus.  Musique Magique // LBA OFF @ Coco Velten Musique Magique // LBA OFFCoco Velten16 rue Bernard du Bois - 13001 MarseilleDès 18hEntrée librePlus d’infos La BOUM du samedi @ Le Makeda c’est un peu la récréation des adulescents, soit « les adultes pas tout à fait sortis de l'adolescence » C'est aussi LE rendez-vous incontournable des soirées marseillaises celui qui fait boom boom dans vos coeurs et secoue vos boites craniennes - et vos popotins par la même occasion.Et pas n'importe lequel celui qui nous a fait vibrer et chanter dans nos chambres d'ados  Souvenez-vous,  face à votre miroir à refaire comme les stars du top 50. Grâce à La BOUM revivez ces moments taille XXL et - merveille - sans appareil dentaire ni boutons d'acné. Karaoké prévue de 22h00 à minuit Marché de Créateurs @ Place Charles de Gaulle vous croiserez une multitude d’artisans et d’artistes de toutes origines et de sensibilités variées Un rendez-vous à ne pas manquer pour plonger dans l’originalité et l’insolite L’espace public comme lieu d’échanges chaleureux entre des Créateurs passionnés et des visiteurs curieux Une grande variété de supports d’expressions tel que peinture etc… un très large choix d’idées cadeaux comme autant d’occasions de se faire plaisir et de faire plaisir.Laissez-vous porter par des univers inspirés pour rêver vous apaiser et sûrement trouver votre bonheur Sébastien Dugast (MENSA Food & Events) s'empare des cuisines du C2 et vous propose un parcours de saveurs exceptionnelles.Ce dimanche prenez le temps de succomber à un buffet généreux d'apprécier le doux parfum de croissants chauds des gâteaux 100% maison et bien plus encore…  Sirotez un thé ou une infusion Mariage Frères un smoothie du jour ou une boisson chaude confortablement installé aux tables du patio végétalisé ou dans les douillets canapés du prestigieux grand salon de l’hôtel.En plus du buffet gargantuesque sélectionnées par le maître des fourneaux il y en aura pour tous les goûts !Laissez-vous enfin tenter par le show cooking du chef et séduire par ses inspirations culinaires du jour Les Goûters du dimanche @ Sofitel Vieux-Port tenue par un couple prometteur de Marseillais Meryl et Paul (Pâtisserie Paéma – rue César Aleman Les Goûters du dimancheSofitel Vieux-Port36 Bd Charles Livon - 13007 MarseilleChaque dimancheDe 15h00 à 18h00Réservation au 04 91 15 59 60 ou par mail lecarre@sofitel.comPlus d’infos AFRO VIBES @ La Place des Canailles Qui dit veille de jour férié dit grosse soirée !Venez bouger et vous déhancher sur une toute nouvelle ambiance au coeur de La Place des Canailles ce lieu de fête désomrias connu et reconnu à Marseille propose une soirée AFRO VIBES avec Dj 2fré (Afrobeats / Zouk / Tropical Vibes / Coupé décalé) Lors de ce rassemblement brûlant vous pourrez également vous régaler avec des spécialités africaines à partager : Samboussa De quoi bien prendre des forces avant d'enflammer le dancefloor et terminer ce long week-end mérité en beauté [#FestivalAstroProvence] @ Observatoire de Marseille L’équipe du festival et l’association Andromède vous accueillent sur le site de l’Observatoire astronomique de Marseille à Longchamp ce dimanche 7 mai Au programme : visite du site et de ses instruments historiques observations du soleil et une conférence de clôture sur l’histoire de l’astronomie à Marseille et en Provence des grecs à nos jours View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soccer Laduma (@soccer_laduma) Local International Off The Pitch Podcasts & Videos English-Premier-League