Ligue 1

73 articles tagged with "Ligue 1"

Sep 5, 2026

PSG are 12th after three games, and Monaco have now beaten them three times in a row

The reigning champions have two points from three matches. Monaco, who scored twice on the counter at the Parc des Princes, have won all three of thei...

Aug 31, 2026

Brunner scored twice at the Louis II, and Monaco are the only Ligue 1 side with two wins

Marseille scored four on the opening weekend and none at the Stade Louis II, where a 20-year-old Monaco signed from Borussia Dortmund in 2024 got both...

Aug 29, 2026

Lille were 2-0 up with six minutes left, and PSG still have not won in Ligue 1

Dilane Bakwa put Lille two ahead on 84 minutes. Vitinha and Marquinhos scored in stoppage time, and the champions left with a point and no wins from t...

Aug 24, 2026

PSG’s home opener was played at Rennes, and a half-time substitute rescued it

Heat damage to the Parc des Princes pitch forced the LFP to invert PSG’s Ligue 1 opener. They were two down by the break before Ferran Torres came off...

Aug 24, 2026

Bouaddi warmed up with Lille but did not play, and City are paying up to £86m for him

Lille turned down 60 million euros for Ayyoub Bouaddi in June. Two months and one World Cup later, Manchester City are paying 100 million.

Aug 22, 2026

Hojbjerg lost the Marseille armband over the summer, and scored the last goal of a 4-0 opening night

Ligue 1 restarted at the Orange Velodrome with a goalless first half and then four goals inside 45 minutes. Amine Gouiri took two of them, and a 59th-...

Aug 19, 2026

Monaco tear up Pogba’s contract four days before their first match of the season

Six appearances, one start, and a deal that had another year to run. Monaco and the 2018 World Cup winner have agreed to part before a ball is kicked...

Aug 14, 2026

Barcelona are selling the World Cup final’s matchwinner, and the accounting explains why

PSG have agreed around €50 million for Ferran Torres and he has agreed a five-year deal. Barcelona offered him a new contract instead. He asked to go,...

Aug 8, 2026

Carrick’s Nordic tour ends in Gothenburg, and PSG have one eye on Salzburg

Manchester United close their pre-season against Paris Saint-Germain at the Ullevi Stadium on Saturday, four days before PSG play Aston Villa in the U...

Aug 7, 2026

Akliouche wanted Paris all summer, and PSG finally paid 50 million euros for him

Monaco turned down repeated offers and Liverpool never got close, but the France international had settled on Paris long before the fee did.

Aug 4, 2026

Reyna leaves the Bundesliga for three million euros, two months after his World Cup goal

Borussia Mönchengladbach have sold Giovanni Reyna to Strasbourg on a contract to 2031, after a season that gave him 20 appearances and 577 minutes.

Jul 31, 2026

Abline joins Monaco for 25 million euros as relegated Nantes set a Ligue 2 record

Monaco have signed Matthis Abline from Nantes for 25 million euros plus five million in add-ons. The 23-year-old forward has signed until 2031, and Na...

Jul 29, 2026

Brentford agree 48 million euros for Mamadou Sangare, a record for both clubs

Lens and Brentford have an agreement in principle worth 48 million euros plus bonuses for the Mali midfielder, more than the Bees have ever spent and...

Jul 29, 2026

Openda returns to Ligue 1 on loan at Lyon after two goals in a year at Juventus

Juventus have sent Lois Openda to Lyon for the 2026-27 season on a straight loan with no option to buy, a year after paying more than 40 million euros...

Jul 28, 2026

Liverpool open talks for Barcola with a 120 million euro offer, and PSG want a lot more

Liverpool have bid 105 million euros plus add-ons for Bradley Barcola. Reported valuations of the PSG winger run from 120 million euros to 140 million...

Jul 27, 2026

PSG line up a fourth bid for Akliouche as Liverpool’s approach comes too late

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing a fourth offer for Maghnes Akliouche after three rejections. Liverpool have enquired, but the player has already agr...

Jul 25, 2026

Newcastle spend the Tonali money on 20-year-old Monaco midfielder Aladji Bamba

Newcastle have signed France Under-20 midfielder Aladji Bamba from Monaco on a five-year deal worth around 41 million euros, ten days after his 20th b...

Jul 21, 2026

PSG trigger Digne’s release clause to take him back to Paris

The France left-back has passed a medical after PSG paid a clause worth a fraction of what Aston Villa once spent on him.

Jul 16, 2026

Fenerbahce sign Greenwood from Marseille, and Manchester United bank a sell-on windfall

Fenerbahce have signed Mason Greenwood from Marseille for 39 million euros on a four-year deal, and the move earns Manchester United a sell-on windfal...

Jul 14, 2026

Manchester United sign Andrey Santos from Chelsea in a £50m deal

Andrey Santos has swapped Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford, giving Michael Carrick a 22-year-old Brazil midfielder to build his engine room around.

Jul 14, 2026

PSG agree a deal to bring Lucas Digne back from Aston Villa

Paris Saint-Germain have agreed to bring Lucas Digne back to the club where he grew up, meeting a modest release clause to sign the France left-back f...

Jun 16, 2026

Everyone wants Ayyoub Bouaddi, but the World Cup is inflating his price

Arsenal, PSG and a string of giants are circling the Lille teenager, and Lille reportedly want 75 million euros. Here is why I would think twice befor...

May 14, 2026

Kvara opens and an 18-year-old Mbaye seals it as PSG win at Lens to take a record fifth straight Ligue 1

A 29th-minute Kvaratskhelia finish and an Ibrahim Mbaye strike deep in stoppage time clinched a 2-0 win at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, sealing PSG’s 1...

May 12, 2026

PSG and Arsenal head for Budapest as the 2026 Champions League final lands at the Puskás Aréna on 30 May

Paris Saint-Germain meet Arsenal at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest on Saturday 30 May, with the holders chasing a defence Real Madrid last managed and A...