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When third-placed Marseille host Ligue 1 pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain at the Vélodrome on Sunday night, it should be the football taking centre stage. Hardcore fans from both sides have contrived, however, to ensure that homophobia and thuggery strip the lustre from what will be an intriguing contest.

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Paris Saint-Germain has announced that Kylian Mbappé's representatives have rejected the French football league's offer to mediate in the ongoing dispute between the France captain and PSG regarding unpaid wages and bonuses for the star striker.

While France basks in the glow of the dazzling Paris Olympics, French football is trying to shake off a hangover from its own disastrous summer as the first Ligue 1 season of the post-Kylian Mbappe era begins this weekend.

The broadcaster beIN Sports requested that every player in Ligue 1 next season wear a Visit Qatar badge on their shirt for games shown live, according to senior figures at French clubs

League president Vincent Labrune predicted broadcast revenues of €1bn a season but reality has proved different

Algerian international footballer Youcef Atal was handed an eight-month suspended sentence by a French court Wednesday for inciting religious hatred in a social media post about the conflict in Gaza.

Diehard Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse fans say they will boycott the French Super Cup final between the teams over the decision to hold the showdown at the Parc des Princes – PSG's home ground – as well as ticket prices.

The French government vowed Monday to punish football fans who chanted homophobic slurs at a top Ligue 1 clash at Paris's Parc des Princes stadium.