Marseille Fire

During the September 24 match between the bitter Ligue 1 rivals, thousands of PSG supporters chanted homophobic slogans referring to their opponents.

The victim, a 65-year-old man, was shot in the neck, while his friend, aged 64, was burned on one hand trying to brush away the smoke

Kylian Mbappe fired home from a Lionel Messi assist in the third minute of added time at the Parc des Princes having earlier seen a deflected strike come back off the post and been denied a goal by the tightest of offside calls.

Forest fires raged through parts of France's Mediterranean coast today, with the worst in almost two decades burning around Marseille, injuring seven people and forcing authorities to evacuate thousands from their homes.

A young man and two teenagers were killed overnight today in a shoot-out in the southern French city of Marseille, known for its violent drug wars, a police source said.

Two explosions which sparked huge fires at a petrochemical plant in southern France early Tuesday are believed to have been the result of a 'malicious act', sources said.

French police sealed off a housing estate in Marseille on Monday after hooded gunmen opened fire on a police car with Kalashnikov rifles in what a senior local official suggested was an incident related to drug crime.

While Karim Benzema scored his goal with a pass from Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo too was a lively presence on the field. Zlatan Ibrahimovic did try hard for Paris Saint-Germain although new signing Edinson Cavani was not included in the squad.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis fired a parting shot on Sunday at Cavani, who topped the Serie A goalscoring charts with 29 goals last season, saying the striker "was thinking only of money".

Ibrahimovic fired a superb hat-trick to take his league leading scoring tally to 17 goals as Paris Saint-Germain closed within two points of leaders Lyon with a clinical 4-0 victory over Valenciennes.

Bayern Munich reached the Champions League semi-finals after Croatia striker Ivica Olic netted both goals in a 2-0 win over Marseille in Tuesday's quarter-final second leg.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes Mexican striker Javier Hernandez has provided Manchester United with the extra fire-power required to win the Champions League.

Marseille fired manager Albert Emon on Tuesday after only one win in nine games and hired Eric Gerets to replace him, the club said.

During the September 24 match between the bitter Ligue 1 rivals, thousands of PSG supporters chanted homophobic slogans referring to their opponents.

The victim, a 65-year-old man, was shot in the neck, while his friend, aged 64, was burned on one hand trying to brush away the smoke

Kylian Mbappe fired home from a Lionel Messi assist in the third minute of added time at the Parc des Princes having earlier seen a deflected strike come back off the post and been denied a goal by the tightest of offside calls.

Forest fires raged through parts of France's Mediterranean coast today, with the worst in almost two decades burning around Marseille, injuring seven people and forcing authorities to evacuate thousands from their homes.

A young man and two teenagers were killed overnight today in a shoot-out in the southern French city of Marseille, known for its violent drug wars, a police source said.

Two explosions which sparked huge fires at a petrochemical plant in southern France early Tuesday are believed to have been the result of a 'malicious act', sources said.

French police sealed off a housing estate in Marseille on Monday after hooded gunmen opened fire on a police car with Kalashnikov rifles in what a senior local official suggested was an incident related to drug crime.

While Karim Benzema scored his goal with a pass from Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo too was a lively presence on the field. Zlatan Ibrahimovic did try hard for Paris Saint-Germain although new signing Edinson Cavani was not included in the squad.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis fired a parting shot on Sunday at Cavani, who topped the Serie A goalscoring charts with 29 goals last season, saying the striker "was thinking only of money".

Ibrahimovic fired a superb hat-trick to take his league leading scoring tally to 17 goals as Paris Saint-Germain closed within two points of leaders Lyon with a clinical 4-0 victory over Valenciennes.

Bayern Munich reached the Champions League semi-finals after Croatia striker Ivica Olic netted both goals in a 2-0 win over Marseille in Tuesday's quarter-final second leg.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes Mexican striker Javier Hernandez has provided Manchester United with the extra fire-power required to win the Champions League.

Marseille fired manager Albert Emon on Tuesday after only one win in nine games and hired Eric Gerets to replace him, the club said.