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   <title>Galtier signs St. Etienne extension</title>
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   St. Etienne announced Tuesday that the club has signed manager Christophe Galtier to a two-year contract extension. Galtier became St. Etienne's boss in 2009 and was named joint Coach of the Year with PSG's Carlo Ancelotti this term. "The board of AS Saint-Etienne would like to thank Christophe Galtier for the quality of his work and his commitment to the club," read a statement from the club. "A first assessment of the c
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   <title>Lyon, Nice exchange second-half goals in Ligue 1 draw</title>
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   Lyon and Nice traded second-half goals at the Stade Municipal du Ray to split the points with a 1-1 draw in Sunday's lone Ligue 1 fixture. After a scoreless opening period, the home side got off the mark in the 47th minute with Dario Cvitanich breaking the deadlock from the penalty spot. Lyon was reduced to 10 men in the 73rd minute when Maxime Gonalons received a red card, but the visitors managed to climb level three minutes later through C
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   <title>Beckham marks final home match with victory</title>
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   David Beckham marked the final home match of his storied career with a win as PSG earned a 3-1 defeat of Brest at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. The English midfielder announced his plan to retire from football earlier this week, making Saturday's league tilt his final match on home turf. He captained the Ligue 1 champions but failed to mark the occasion with a goal to his name as the Parisians got off the mark through Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 
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   <title>PSG tops Lyon to clinch Ligue 1 title</title>
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   PSG clinched its first Ligue 1 title in 19 years on Sunday as Jeremy Menez netted the lone goal in a 1-0 PSG victory at Lyon. The result moves PSG seven points clear of second-place Marseille with two games to play, although Marseille locked up a spot in the Champions League next season with Lyon's defeat. Zlatan Ibrahimovic came the closest to opening the scoring in the first half when his shot was cleared off the goal line by a Lyo
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   <title>Marseille tops Toulouse to preserve title race</title>
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   Marseille kept the race for the Ligue 1 title open on Saturday by picking up a 2-1 victory over Toulouse at the Stade Velodrome. Andre Ayew produced a brace in the victory, scoring in the 45th minute and once more in the 62nd to put Marseille firmly in the driver's seat. His second goal proved to be pivotal as Eden Ben Basat pulled one back for Toulouse eight minutes from time, but Marseille managed to stave off some late pressure to 
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   <title>Marseille aims to delay PSG coronation</title>
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   Marseille will try to put PSG's title celebrations on hold for at least 24 hours as the club faces a must-win against mid-table Toulouse at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday. If Marseille fails to beat Toulouse, PSG will be crowned Ligue 1 champions for the first time in 19 years one day before the leaders visit third-place Lyon. Marseille brings a nine-game unbeaten streak into the match and faces a Toulouse side that owns one vi
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   <title>Gignac's brace sinks Bastia</title>
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   Marseille strengthened its hold on second place in Ligue 1 on Saturday as Andre-Pierre Gignac scored a goal in each half to lift Marseille to a 2-1 win over Bastia at the Stade Velodrome. Gignac fired his side in front after 11 minutes when he took a pass from Mathieu Valbuena and eluded a defender before beating goalkeeper Mickael Landreau from 20 yards. The lead was nearly doubled just before halftime when Gignac volleyed a shot 
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   <title>PSG on the cusp of Ligue 1 title</title>
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   Paris Saint-Germain are ready to be crowned champions of France, all the capital club needs is 90 more minutes of solid football, and a little help. PSG is currently nine points clear at the top of the table with four matches to play. Should they take all three points at the Parc des Princes on Sunday against Valenciennes, and second-place Marseille fails to win, Les Parisiens will clinch their first domestic title since the 1993-94 s
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   <title>Nine-man PSG holds off Evian</title>
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   PSG managed to maintain its lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table on Sunday, overcoming two red cards to earn a 1-0 victory at Evian. After a scoreless first half, PSG wasted no time in breaking the deadlock from the restart as Javier Pastore guided a pass from Jeremy Menez into the back of the net from the right side of the penalty area. PSG managed to hold the one-goal advantage, but its task was made more difficult when Marco Verratti wa
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   <title>Sochaux, Lille play to draw in six-goal thriller</title>
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   Sochaux scored three goals in the final 11 minutes of play to salvage a point in a wild 3-3 draw with Lille at the Grand Stade Lille Metropole on Friday. Lille had the better of the play early on and opened the scoring in the 26th minute when Salomon Kalou latched onto a pass from Ronny Rodelin outside the penalty area and ripped it past Sochaux goalkeeper Simon Pouplin to give his club the lead. Kalou claimed his second tally of the ma
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