Topic: Stade de France

France produced another unconvincing performance as their final outing of 2011 ended in a goalless draw against old rivals Belgium at the Stade de France on Tuesday.Laurent Blanc's side rarely troubled Belgium's debutant teenage goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and were ...

France face injury worries before U.S. friendly

CLAIREFONTAINE, France (Reuters) - Samir Nasri heads a list of doubtfuls as France contend with a string of injuries before they entertain the United States in a friendly at the Stade de France Friday."We still have some little problems," coach Laurent Blanc ...

Chambery's cup dream dies, teenagers save PSG

Chambery's French Cup fairytale came to an end on Wednesday when they were defeated 3-0 by second tier Angers, while holders Paris Saint-Germain edged Le Mans 2-0 in extra time to reach the semi-finals.They were joined later by Lille, who ...

Spain, England, France win in Euro friendlies

England overcame a stuttering start to edge out Denmark 2-1 in Copenhagen with Aston Villa pair Darren Bent and Ashley Young cancelling out an early effort from Liverpool's Daniel Agger.Young scored his first goal for his country to give Fabio ...

Playmakers return for France's Romania test

France coach Laurent Blanc is grappling with the configuration of his midfield prior to the visit of Romania for the Euro 2012 Group D qualifier at the Stade de France on Saturday.Les Bleus got their qualifying campaign back on track with ...

French Euro defeat labelled catastrophic by press

France's opening Euro 2012 qualifier 1-0 defeat by Belarus provoked united despair from the French press on Saturday."Catastrophic" was the headline in L'Equipe, which added that new coach Laurent Blanc's competitive debut had seen the French side "completely ...

French defeat labelled catastrophic by press

France's opening Euro 2012 qualifier 1-0 defeat by Belarus provoked united despair from the French press on Saturday."Catastrophic" was the headline in L'Equipe, which added that new coach Laurent Blanc's competitive debut had seen the French side "completely ...

French giants Marseille end 17-year trophy wait

<div><p>Marseille ended their long, 17-year wait for a major title by beating rivals Bordeaux 3-1 in a fiercely contested League Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday.</p><p>All the goals came in the second half, with ...

Giant killers Quevilly continue French Cup run

<div><p>Fourth division Quevilly upheld their giant killing reputation with a 3-1 French Cup quarter-final win over topflight Boulogne on Tuesday.</p><p>Quevilly were joined in the semi-finals by Paris Saint Germain, who beat Auxerre 6-5 on penalties after their ...

Paris sports giants running out of capital

Paris Saint Germain and Stade Francais, the French capital's flagship sports sides, face an uncertain run-in to their season's end after failing to live up to their bankrolled billing.Stade's problems by contrast have come out of the blue ...