Lassana Diarra

New coach Thomas Tuchel surpassed the previous best start of 19 points by predecessor Unai Emery last season.

France have been plagued by injuries to several players and the latest controversy surrounding Karim Benzema. However, they have won nine out of their last ten friendly with the only defeat coming against England in November last year

France, who are two-time European champions, will be bolstered by the inclusion of Morgan Schneiderlin who was signed by English club Manchester United for 25 million pounds before the start of 2014/15 Premier League season

Lassana Diarra who was playing during France's international friendly against Germany at the Stade de France, was informed later on that his cousin Asta Diakite was among the victims of one of the shootings.

Lassana Diarra returns to the national team after spending almost all of last year out of the field and after making a good start this season with Marseille

Dinamo Moscow have already signed a trio of Russian internationals from Anzhi -- captain Igor Denisov, former Chelsea midfielder Yury Zhirkov and striker Alexander Kokorin. Midfielder Oleg Shatov has also joined Zenit St Petersburg while Morocco international Moubarak Boussoufa made the same move as Diarra by joining Lokomotiv.

New Anzhi Makhachkala signing Lassana Diarra has denied his move from Real Madrid football club was motivated by money.

Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra on Tuesday said there was no need to panic, after the Spanish giants were held 1-1 by Malaga, cutting their 10-point lead over rivals Barcelona.

Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra is looking for a move away from the Spanish club to boost his chances of winning a place in France's Euro 2012 squad, sports daily Marca reported on Tuesday.

UEFA rejected Real Madrid's request to play new signings Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Lassana Diarra in the Champions League.

Arsenal signed France midfielder Lassana Diarra from Chelsea just ahead of the closing of European soccer's transfer window.

New coach Thomas Tuchel surpassed the previous best start of 19 points by predecessor Unai Emery last season.

France have been plagued by injuries to several players and the latest controversy surrounding Karim Benzema. However, they have won nine out of their last ten friendly with the only defeat coming against England in November last year

France, who are two-time European champions, will be bolstered by the inclusion of Morgan Schneiderlin who was signed by English club Manchester United for 25 million pounds before the start of 2014/15 Premier League season

Lassana Diarra who was playing during France's international friendly against Germany at the Stade de France, was informed later on that his cousin Asta Diakite was among the victims of one of the shootings.

Lassana Diarra returns to the national team after spending almost all of last year out of the field and after making a good start this season with Marseille

Dinamo Moscow have already signed a trio of Russian internationals from Anzhi -- captain Igor Denisov, former Chelsea midfielder Yury Zhirkov and striker Alexander Kokorin. Midfielder Oleg Shatov has also joined Zenit St Petersburg while Morocco international Moubarak Boussoufa made the same move as Diarra by joining Lokomotiv.

New Anzhi Makhachkala signing Lassana Diarra has denied his move from Real Madrid football club was motivated by money.

Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra on Tuesday said there was no need to panic, after the Spanish giants were held 1-1 by Malaga, cutting their 10-point lead over rivals Barcelona.

Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra is looking for a move away from the Spanish club to boost his chances of winning a place in France's Euro 2012 squad, sports daily Marca reported on Tuesday.

UEFA rejected Real Madrid's request to play new signings Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Lassana Diarra in the Champions League.

Arsenal signed France midfielder Lassana Diarra from Chelsea just ahead of the closing of European soccer's transfer window.