PIX: Real Madrid held to draw; Napoli rally to victory

Error-prone Real Madrid held to 3-3 draw IMAGE: Unai Lopez celebrates with teammates after scoring Rayo Vallecano's first goal against Real Madrid at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas, Madrid, on......

Balotelli scores twice on Nice debut

Mario Balotelli lit up the Riviera derby with two goals on his Nice debut to hand them a 3-2 victory over Olympique Marseille on Sunday -- his first league goals for a year. The 26-year-old former......

Europa semi: Payet inspires Marseille to 2-0 win over Salzburg

IMAGE: Marseille players celebrate after their Europa League Semi Final First Leg match against RB Salzburg at the Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France on Thursday. Photograph: Eric......

Can Mbappe's France emulate Pele's boys from Brazil?

The precocious Kylian Mbappe could be one of the pillars of a French team with the potential to dominate the world game in the way Pele and his team mates did from the late 50s through to 1970.......

France favourites as Moscow basks in World Cup spotlight

Streets around the stadium filled up from early as fans of the two nations, plus others lucky enough to have secured a ticket, converged on the 80,000-seater stadium IMAGE: A supporter of the......