Every Monday, "Le Sportcast" brings you the latest news in French sports. In this edition, we look at Ligue 1’s bleak transfer market; if Marseille's title hopes are in jeopardy; and can France defend the Six Nations title?
Lazio captain Stefano Mauri was one of several leading football players arrested as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing in Italian football. The players are suspected of having received money from betting syndicates.
Barcelona marked the end of manager Pep Guardiola's reign with an emphatic 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in Spain's Kings Cup final on Friday. The triumph was Guardiola's 14th trophy in his eight year spell in charge of the Catalan giants.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has tasked a panel led by German football legend Franz Beckenbauer with finding an alternative to penalty kicks as a way to settle matches, saying the sport “lost its essence as a team sport” with penalty shootouts.
Dan Levy meets Nasser Al-Khelaifin, President of Paris Saint-Germain football club. They discuss a mixed season for the big-spending club, after Montpellier overcame Paris Saint-Germain to win the French league title. There were also good points though, as PSG qualified for the Champions League.
France's new justice minister, Christiane Taubira, is the target of a negative Twitter campaign, as the opposition take to their keyboards to criticise the new cabinet. We also look at the upcoming parliamentary elections, and the challenges facing French voters who live abroad. Finally, we discover a hair-raising bet that saw one football managing sporting his team's colours - on his head.
Montpellier won their first-ever Ligue 1 title Sunday following a 2-1 victory against Auxerre, placing them ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, which defeated Lorient 2-1.
Montpellier defeated champion Lille 1-0 Sunday with a goal in injury time to retain its three-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain, making it one game shy of winning its first-ever French league title.
Manchester City has won their first English Premier League trophy in 44 years after defeating Queens Park Rangers 3-2 at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The result pulled City ahead of Manchester United on goal difference.
Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund trounced Bayern Munich 5-2 in the German Cup final on Saturday to claim a domestic double. The humiliating defeat for Bayern comes just a week before they face Chelsea in the Champions League final.
