French Prosecutors have called for the case involving football players Franck Ribery and Karim Benzama and an underage prostitute in 2010 to be dropped, saying the players were unaware Zahia Dehar was a minor at the time.
In today's French papers - Sarkozy falls out with Prime Minister François Fillon over how to win votes back from the National Front, France and the US can't agree on who should be in charge of the intervention in Libya, and fears are spreading over whether Japanese nuclear radiation could reach France.
Nicolas Anelka suspended for 18 matches, Patrice Evra for five, Franck Ribéry for three. The disciplinary committee of the French football Federation has decided on sanctions after the players' controversial behaviour during the World Cup. This might signify that Anelka's career has reached a turning point - will he play again? And are the French players scapegoats or do they deserve these sanctions?
Germany opened a probe Thursday into allegations that French football star Franck Ribery knowingly paid for sex with an underage prostitute, in Munich in 2009. France has also opened investigations on the footballer.
With two French football stars under investigation for allegedly soliciting the services of an underage prostitute, the France 24 Debate looks at the standards to which we behold our professional athletes.
With two French football stars under investigation for allegedly soliciting the services of an underage prostitute, the France 24 Debate looks at the standards to which we behold our professional athletes.
French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema were placed under formal investigation on Tuesday as part of an ongoing probe into allegations that they had sex with an underage prostitute.
Police questioned French football stars Franck Ribery (left) and Karim Benzema (right) again on Tuesday in an ongoing probe into an underage prostitution ring at a Parisian nightclub on the Champs Elysees.
French playmaker Franck Ribéry will not play with his team, Bayern Munich, in Saturday's Champions League final after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected his appeal against a three match ban on Monday.
German champions Bayern Munich clinched the German Cup with a crushing 4-0 win over titleholders Werder Bremen on Saturday to stay on track for a treble.
