Marseille confirmed the arrival of Brazilian midfielder Gerson on a five-year contract three weeks after announcing an agreement with his club Flamengo.... more »
Marseille lost more precious points in their quest for European football next season after going down to a drab 1-0 defeat by Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 action on Sunday.... more »
Dimitri Payet scored two goals and set up Arkadiusz Milik for another as Marseille came from behind to defeat Reims 3-1 away in Ligue 1 on Friday.... more »
Pol Lirola scored his first two goals for Marseille and hit an injury-time winner as Jorge Sampaoli's side claimed a 3-2 home victory over Lorient in Ligue 1 on Saturday.... more »
Six people, including the leaders of two hardcore Marseille fan groups, appeared in court Monday facing charges stemming from violent incidents outside the Ligue 1 club's training centre in January.... more »
Marseille suffered their first defeat under Jorge Sampaoli with a 3-0 loss at Nice on Saturday, while Bruno Genesio's Rennes made it back-to-back wins by beating Metz.... more »
Florian Thauvin and Michael Cuisance struck late goals as Marseille defeated Brest 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, giving Jorge Sampaoli a second straight victory since his appointment as the club's new manager.... more »
Jorge Sampaoli eyes a second win in four days to begin his Marseille tenure, while Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and RB Leipzig face key games in their respective title pursuits ahead of a Seville derby intensified by the battle for Champions League football.... more »
Marseille's latest coach Jorge Sampaoli emerged from quarantine on Tuesday eager to turn round the floundering club and win back its disaffected fans.... more »
Marseille were dumped out of the French Cup by fourth-division outfit Canet-en-Roussillon on Sunday, stumbling to an embarrassing 2-1 loss in their final game before Jorge Sampaoli takes over as coach, while Lille eased into the last 16.... more »
Canadian forward Jonathan David's late double helped Lille edge out Marseille 2-0 on Wednesday to remain two points clear of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1.... more »
Marseille have appointed Jorge Sampaoli as their new coach, the troubled French club's American owner Frank McCourt announced in a statement on Friday.... more »
Marseille fans are awaiting the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli in the hope the fiery Argentine might revive a team that has slumped down the Ligue 1 table while the club is in crisis behind the scenes.... more »
Jorge Sampaoli quit Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro Monday in a letter released by his adviser, amid speculation that he is set to become the new Marseille coach.... more »
Marseille missed the chance to move back into the European places in Ligue 1 on Saturday as they needed a second-half equaliser from Dimitri Payet to secure a 1-1 draw at struggling Nantes.... more »
Troubled Marseille ended a run of seven Ligue 1 games without a win by beating Nice 3-2 in a rearranged match on Wednesday, two goals from Tunisia attacker Saif-Eddine Khaoui helping revive their hopes of European qualification.... more »
Crisis-hit Marseille eased to a "welcome" first victory since suspending coach Andre Villas-Boas by beating second-tier Auxerre 2-0 in the French Cup last 64 on Wednesday.... more »
Bayern Munich's preparation for the Club World Cup was disrupted despite victory, Kylian Mbappe rediscovered his supersonic speed and Lionel Messi starred from the bench, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic notched his 500th club goal at the weekend.... more »
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