Bordeaux were relegated for the second time in less than a month when they were demoted to the French third tier for financial irregularities on Tuesday.... more »
French champions Paris Saint-Germain are near to reaching an agreement for Zinedine Zidane to replace Mauricio Pochettino as coach, French media reported on Friday.... more »
An Algerian court sentenced Algerian football star and ex-Porto striker Rabah Madjer to six months in jail on Thursday for making "false declarations", local media reported.... more »
From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across football stadiums echo young North African fans' frustrations not connected to the highs and lows of the beautiful game.... more »
Two men were indicted in France on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in match fixing in Algeria's top flight, the judicial authorities announced.... more »
Top Algerian clubs JS Kabylie and MC Alger were both hit with stadium bans and fined on Thursday after an explosive cup tie left more than 100 fans in hospital following violent clashes.... more »
Clashes between rival football fans after a derby in eastern Algeria have left one person dead, the country's football federation said Sunday.... more »
Algerian football clubs have been banned from signing foreign players because of a severe financial crisis caused by a plunge in oil revenues, the national football federation said on Monday.... more »
Algeria became the first country to have three clubs in the CAF Champions League group stage when Entente Setif, USM Alger and Mouloudia El Eulma won last-16 ties.... more »
Egyptians Al Ahly will be CAF Super Cup underdogs against Algerians Entente Setif on Saturday even though they have won the one-off match a record six times.... more »
Former Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool striker Nicolas Anelka is on the verge of signing for his 13th club, NAHD of Algeria, as long as he's not judged to be too old.... more »
The death of Albert Ebosse, the Cameroon player killed by a missile thrown from the stands, has sparked widespread revulsion in Algeria where this weekend's league programme will be cancelled in protest at the fatal attack.... more »
