It's been a month since the transfer market opened and, by a quirk of the calendar, it happens that Ligue 1 will resume in a ...

Troubled French giants Lyon can breathe a huge sigh of relief after being spared relegation from Ligue Une following a successful appeal.

Olympique Lyonnais had been relegated by the French football league's regulator because of ongoing financial irregularities and debts estimated at €175 million.