Bordeaux News

Former Czech Republic midfielder Vladimir Smicer has announced his retirement at the age of 36, saying: "My heart wants to play on, but the body will not have it." Dwindling role The former RC Lens, Liverpool FC and FC Girondins de Bordeaux player decided to bring an end to his second spell at SK Slavia Praha after Monday's 0-0 draw with FC ...

Lille shocked Ligue 1 leaders Bordeaux as two late goals gave them a deserved victory on Sunday afternoon.

Gabriel Obertan has set his sights on winning a regular place in Manchester United's first team having impressed off the substitutes' bench in recent weeks.

Kevin Gameiro and Marama Vahirua both scored twice as Lorient hammered Boulogne 5-0 to keep the pressure on the Ligue 1 pacesetters.

Auxerre notched its sixth straight win in beating struggling Le Mans 1-0 and moved above Monaco into third place in the French league on Saturday.

Bayern Munich needs to beat Bordeaux in their Champions League match on Tuesday if Louis van Gaal's team is to get its qualifying campaign on track in Group A. Bayern's goal is at least to get past the group stage.

English giants Chelsea and Manchester United made hard work of it but ended up coming from behind to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages.

Champions League 2009/10 Win Outright: Bayern Munich 66/1 Bet on the Champions League with Sky Bet! Click here for Tuesday's scores and scorers Click here for match summaries Click here for full match reports Click here for latest group standings Bayern Munich boss Louis van Gaal still believes his side can reach the knockout stage of the Champions ...

FC Girondins de Bordeaux's exceptional set-piece prowess again came to the fore as they clinched their place in the first knockout round with victory at FC Bayern Munchen.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba skips through the attempted tackle of Atletico Madrid's Pablo Ibanez in the teams' 2-2 Champions League draw.

Blanc- saw his side edge to victory. BORDEAUX STRENGTHEN GRIP Ligue 1 champions and leaders Bordeaux strengthened their grip on this season's title with a 1-0 home win over Monaco, who had gone into the game in second place.

Bafetimbi Gomis scored the only goal against his former side as Olympique Lyonnais defeated arch rivals AS Saint-Etienne 1-0 to keep in touching distance of leaders FC Girondins de Bordeaux, who beat AS Monaco FC by the same scoreline.

A Marc Planus goal gave Girondins Bordeaux a 1-0 home win over Monaco on Saturday as the Ligue 1 champions opened a four-point lead at the top.

Bordeaux gave their Ligue 1 title hopes a huge boost as they blew away visitors Le Mans with three unanswered goals at Chaban-Delmas. Laurent Blanc's side went ahead early on through a Didier Ovono own goal before second-half goals from Marouane Chamakh and former Manchester United forward David Bellion completed the victory.

Holders Manchester United booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup but for the second time in three days finished with ten men.

Manchester United defender Wes Brown has warned his young team-mates they face a test of character against Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday night in the Carling Cup.

After his years spent with Olympique Marseille, Daniel Van Buyten knows he can expect a tough time on Wednesday when the FC Bayern Munchen defender lines up against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in Group A. Physical encounter As a former OM centre-back, Van Buyten already has a fair idea of what lies in store at the Stade Chaban-Delmas. "I remember ...

Defending champion Bordeaux moved back to the top of the French league by beating Le Mans 3-0 on Saturday, while Lyon slumped to a second consecutive league defeat with a surprising 4-1 loss at struggling Nice.

A late goal from Alexandre Pato saw AC Milan come from behind to stun Real Madrid 3-2 in the Champions League Wednesday while Manchester United remained on track for the knockout stages after a late Luis Valencia goal secured a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow.

A DOUBLE from Alex Pato earned AC Milan a win in the battle of the European giants as they beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the Champions League.