France

Football superstar David Beckham has decided not to join Paris St German for family reasons, club president Nasser-al-Khelaifi said Tuesday. The former England captain's contract with Los Angeles Galaxy ran out on December 31st.

As Parisians await the arrival of English football favourite David Beckham with bated breath, some French politicians have voiced concerns over his expected €10 million salary, which they say should be capped.

French Prosecutors have called for the case involving football players Franck Ribery and Karim Benzama and an underage prostitute in 2010 to be dropped, saying the players were unaware Zahia Dehar was a minor at the time.

French coach Laurent Blanc called up Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud (pictured) for the first time Thursday, making him part of the squad that will play friendly matches against the United States and Belgium later this month.

The French women’s team started off their 2011 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in a crucial Group A encounter. France next play Canada on Thursday while Nigeria will face hosts Germany.

The French Football Federation on Thursday came out in full support of national team coach Laurent Blanc (pictured) who was embroiled in a dispute over alleged plans to enact racial quotas. The Council found that no such plans had been put in place.

No legal action will be taken following a probe into allegations that France's national football team coach Laurent Blanc (pictured) and others advocated enforcing racial quotas at youth academies, the sport ministry said on Tuesday.

France coach Laurent Blanc returned to his home in the Bordeaux region on Monday after being questioned by the French Football Federation and Sports Ministry as part of an investigation into allegations he advocated racial quotas in youth academies.

French football coach Laurent Blanc will be questioned by the French Football Federation and Sports Ministry Monday on allegations that he wanted to introduce a quota system to limit the number of players with dual nationality.

A week after French football chiefs were accused of setting ethnic quotas in youth academies, the subsequent row has raised the sensitive question of multiculturalism in Les Bleus, and France as a whole.