Man Utd 1 – Real Madrid 1 (United win 2-1 on pens): Martial magic lights up dull clash

Supporters had high expectations they would witness a classic at the Levi’s Stadium. But the first half was woeful and produced nothing of note whatsoever until Martial sprinkled some stardust on proceedings. On the stroke of half time he took the ball and weaved through a combination of Daniel Carvajal and Luka Modric near the […]

England U21 2 Germany U21 2 (3-4 on pens): Nathan Redmond's miss ends Young Lions' journey

A year ago to the day, English football was it’s lowest ebb when the Three Lions were humiliated by Iceland.   But this summer has been a different story, and for a while it looked like we would have a fourth youth team in a major final.   Aidy Boothroyd’s boys had fought back from […]

8 tweets that defined the Sens vs. Pens Game 6 nail-biter

The Ottawa Senators survived to force a Game 7 in Pittsburgh after a hand-wringing, nail-biting 2-1 win. The game started out cautiously, but the Senators took a few penalties, a scary proposition after the Penguins scored three power-play goals in Game 5. The good news….#Sens are 2-2 killing penalties. The bad news….they are playing with […]

Marine Le Pen’s replacement turned down the party presidency role amid Holocaust controversy

Jacques Brinon/AP PARIS (Reuters) – The man designated to replace French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen as head of the far-right National Front party has refused the job and will focus on defending himself against allegations he made questionable comments about the Holocaust, National Front member Louis Aliot said on Friday. Aliot, Marine Le Pen’s […]

Marine Le Pen’s father — the founder of the National Front — is criticizing her presidential campaign for not being enough like Trump’s

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right veteran Jean-Marie Le Pen said on Tuesday his daughter Marine, who faces centrist Emmanuel Macron in a May 7 presidential runoff, should have campaigned more aggressively for Sunday’s first round, following the example of Donald Trump. With 7.5 million votes, Marine Le Pen beat the National Front party’s […]

‘Hope of EU’? European elites flock to praise Macron, some call for Le Pen’s defeat

The French establishment and leading EU politicians, including Francois Hollande and Federica Mogherini, have rushed to praise Emmanuel Macron ahead of the presidential runoff vote. Some have openly called for the defeat of his rival, Marine Le Pen. Follow RT’s LIVE UPDATES Despite both candidates being neck-and-neck in the first round of the French election, […]

German president warns French voters against trusting Le Pen’s ‘siren songs’ week ahead election

Published time: 16 Apr, 2017 02:22 The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has urged the French electorate to be responsible and not to vote for the “populist and nationalist” candidate in the upcoming presidential election out of fears that Marine Le Pen will stage Frexit, shattering one of the pillars of EU stability. “Don’t listen to […]

French judges request Le Pen’s immunity lifted in EU funds misuse case

French judges have asked the European Parliament to suspend the immunity of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen relating to the alleged misuse of European Union funds by the rightist National Front leader. The request, first revealed by Europe 1 radio on Friday, had actually been filed on March 29, sources of AFP and Reuters have […]

‘France isn’t responsible’: Marine Le Pen’s comment on 1942 Jewish roundup triggers outrage

Published time: 10 Apr, 2017 14:54 French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has provoked outrage after her statement that France was not responsible for the German-ordered 1942 Jewish roundup by French police. “I think France isn’t responsible for the Vel d’Hiv. I think that, in general, if there are people responsible, it is those who […]