• The Canadian Press

    8-time French champion Nantes fires coach Aristouy after four-game winless run, hires Gourvennec

    NANTES, France (AP) — Nantes coach Pierre Aristouy, who helped the eight-time French champion avoid relegation last season, was fired on Wednesday and replaced with Jocelyn Gourvennec. After the Ligue 1 team said in a statement that Aristouy was relieved of his duties, Gourvennec's arrival was announced later in the day. The former Lille coach was appointed until the end of the season, with an option for an extra year. Gourvennec played 109 matches and scored 32 goals for Nantes from 1995-98. He

  • The Canadian Press

    Mbappe's 3 goals and Donnarumma's 6 saves add up to 1st place for PSG

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick and Gianluigi Donnarumma made six decisive saves to send Paris Saint-Germain to the top of the French league with a 3-0 win at Reims on Saturday. Four days after a Champions League loss to AC Milan, it was a hard-fought win for PSG, which was second best for long spells in the Champagne city but was opportunistic and clinical in converting its chances. Reims, one of the most attack-oriented teams in Ligue 1, had many chances to score but Donnarumma w

  • The Canadian Press

    Emma Hayes cites family in decision to leave Chelsea. No comment on US women's national team job

    LONDON (AP) — Emma Hayes says she's focused on Chelsea and her young son — not the United States women’s national team. Hayes plans to leave the Women’s Super League club after this season and said the reason is to spend more time with her 5-year-old son. “There’s still a lot of work to be done in the women’s game for people with children," Hayes said ahead of Sunday's game at Everton. "This is actually not a selfish decision, this is a selfless decision. This is about putting first some other t

  • The Canadian Press

    Nice held to 0-0 draw away at Montpellier in French league, giving PSG a chance to take the lead

    PARIS (AP) — French league leader Nice missed a chance to extend its lead at the top of the table on Friday when it could only draw 0-0 away at mid-table Montpellier. Nice is the surprise leader of Ligue 1 and Friday’s draw extends its unbeaten run to 15 games, the longest of any club in Europe’s top five divisions. The south coast side remain top, two points clear of second-place Paris Saint-Germain, which plays away at Reims on Saturday. It has conceded just four goals in the league this seaso