Marseille
French commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur; the second largest city of France
- 2d ago
Lassine Sinayoko hat-trick secures 3-2 Paris FC win over Marseille at the Vélodrome
Lassine Sinayoko scored three goals as Paris FC earned a 3-2 victory at Marseille, lifting the club into second place in Ligue 1 while extending the hosts' losing run.
- 3d ago
Algerian football federation appoints Brahim Hemdani as national team coach
The Algerian Football Federation has appointed former Marseille captain Brahim Hemdani as head coach, replacing Vladimir Petkovic ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
- 5d ago
Météo-France issues orange heatwave alert for five southern departments as temperatures approach 40°C
Météo-France placed Ardèche, Aude, Drôme, Gard, and Hérault on orange heatwave alert starting Friday at noon, forecasting temperatures reaching up to 40°C across southern regions through the weekend.
- Aug 31
Premier League clubs spend £3.5bn as Enzo Fernandez joins Manchester City for £125m
English top-flight spending reached up to £3.528 billion before the September 1 deadline, driven by heavy domestic trading and Manchester City's £125 million acquisition of Enzo Fernandez.
- Aug 31
Former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur dies in Paris at 97
Édouard Balladur, who served as French prime minister from 1993 to 1995 during a period of cohabitation under President François Mitterrand, died in Paris on 31 August 2026.
- Aug 29
Dortmund defeat Hamburg 2-0 on opening weekend as Konstantelias suffers knee injury
Borussia Dortmund opened their Bundesliga campaign with a 2-0 victory against Hamburger SV on Saturday, though a suspected knee ligament injury to debutant scorer Giannis Konstantelias dampened the result.
- Aug 29
Gessime Yassine scores twice as Strasbourg beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1
A second-half brace from winger Gessime Yassine cancelled out Florian Thauvin's milestone penalty to secure a 2-1 home victory for Strasbourg at Stade de la Meinau.
- Aug 29
Union Saint-Gilloise and Anderlecht learn Europa League opponents in 36-team draw
Union Saint-Gilloise and Anderlecht received their eight league phase fixtures in Monaco on Friday, while Gent and Sint-Truiden learned their Conference League opponents.
- Aug 29
Europa League draw pits Lyon and Marseille against Leverkusen as Rennes draws Juventus
UEFA drew the league phase fixtures for the Europa League and Conference League in Monaco, matching Lyon and Marseille with Bayer Leverkusen while Rennes faces Juventus.
- Aug 28
Corsican underworld figure Jean-Pierre Giacomoni shot dead outside home near Sartène
Jean-Pierre Giacomoni, a 61-year-old convicted associate of Corsican criminal factions who survived two previous assassination attempts, was shot dead outside his residence in Foce near Sartène.
- Aug 28
Ararat-Armenia beats Universitatea Craiova 1-0 to secure Europa League berth
Ararat-Armenia secured a 1-0 win in Yerevan through a 98th-minute penalty rebound to eliminate Universitatea Craiova 2-1 on aggregate from the Europa League play-offs.
- Aug 27
Rangers exit Conference League after 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Jablonec
Rangers suffered a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat against Czech club Jablonec at Stadion Strelnice after a 1-1 aggregate draw in the Conference League play-offs.
- Aug 27
French lawmaker Sébastien Delogu released from custody after altercation with Marseille police
French MP Sébastien Delogu was released from custody late Thursday following questioning over an altercation with three plainclothes police officers at his Marseille apartment building.
- Aug 27
Bayern Munich, Dortmund, and Leipzig draw English opposition in Champions League league phase
The 36-team draw in Monaco pitted Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund against Arsenal, while RB Leipzig drew Real Madrid and Manchester City.
- Aug 26
LASK overturns four-goal deficit against Celtic to reach Champions League league phase
Austrian champion LASK defeated Celtic 5-1 after extra time in Linz on Tuesday, overturning a 4-0 aggregate deficit to qualify for the Champions League league stage for the first time.
- Aug 24
Tornado damages 300 houses in Pomas as recovery begins in southern France
A brief tornado packing winds of up to 117 km/h damaged 300 homes in Pomas in the Aude department on Monday, leaving around 100 properties uninhabitable and injuring dozens.
- Aug 22
Victor Crouin defeats Dimitri Steinmann 3-0 to claim fourth consecutive European squash title
France's world number six Victor Crouin beat Switzerland's Dimitri Steinmann 11-2, 11-7, 12-10 in Budapest to secure his fourth European crown, as Tinne Gilis won the women's event.
- Aug 22
Matthieu Pigasse backs LFI economic proposals and predicts 2027 left victory at party summer gathering
Investment banker and media owner Matthieu Pigasse joined Manuel Bompard at the La France Insoumise summer university in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère on Saturday, dismissing debt crisis fears and signaling readiness for a 2027 presidential run.
- Aug 22
Marseille beats Strasbourg 4-0 in Ligue 1 opener as Gouiri scores twice
Olympique de Marseille secured a 4-0 victory over Racing Strasbourg at the Stade Vélodrome on Friday, beginning the Ligue 1 season with four second-half goals under new manager Bruno Genesio.
- Aug 19
French prosecutors indict 32-year-old man for assassination of TikTok influencer Sonia Bellina
A 32-year-old man tracked by an electronic monitoring bracelet was charged on Friday in Nîmes with the assassination of 29-year-old influencer Sonia Bellina.
