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21/11/09 06:39 GMT

FRANCE NEWS

A review of the weekend's action so far in the French Ligue 1.

MARSEILLE MOVE FOURTH
Marseille moved up to fourth in Ligue 1 thanks to a 1-0 win over fierce rivals Paris St Germain. (More)

HENRY: REPLAY 'FAIREST SOLUTION'
Thierry Henry says granting the Republic of Ireland a replay would be "the fairest solution". (More)

FRANCE SHOULD OFFER REPLAY - WENGER
Arsene Wenger has urged France to offer Republic of Ireland a replay. (More)

FIFA RULE OUT REPUBLIC REPLAY
FIFA have ruled out a replay of the Republic of Ireland v France World Cup play-off. (More)

REF KEEN TO PUT ERROR BEHIND HIM
Referee Martin Hansson says "life must go on" after he missed Thierry Henry's handball. (More)

QUINN BEMOANS 'BIGGEST INJUSTICE'
Niall Quinn says Thierry Henry's handball is "the biggest injustice I have ever seen in sport". (More)

DOMENECH: BLAME THE REF
France coach Raymond Domenech says his team do not have to apologise to anyone. (More)

PUEL PUTS LENS ON GUARD
Lyon coach Claude Puel has warned his side to be on their game against Grenoble. (More)

WALLEMME WARNS LENS
Coach Jean-Guy Wallemme has warned Lens to be mindful of Nancy's fine away recor. (More)

BECKHAM: HENRY IS NOT A CHEAT
David Beckham has defended Thierry Henry following his handball against the Republic of Ireland. (More)

RENNES WELCOME DUO BACK
Rennes welcome back Sylvain Marveaux and Moussa Sow against Le Mans. (More)

NENE MISSING FOR MONACO
Monaco will be without the league's top scorer Nene for Saturday's trip to Auxerre. (More)

BORDEAUX HOPING FOR RESPONSE
Ligue 1 leaders Bordeaux will look to bounce back from a shock defeat when they face Valenciennes. (More)

FRANCE UP, ENGLAND DOWN IN RANKINGS
France have risen two places in the FIFA world rankings while England are down two. (More)

SHAY GIVEN: HENRY HAS CHEATED ME
Shay Given fears he may have been cheated out of his last chance to play at a World Cup. (More)

ST LEDGER WARNING TO HENRY
Thierry Henry has been warned he risks being remembered for his infamous handball. (More)

REPUBLIC APPEAL PLEA SET TO FAIL
FIFA are set to reject Republic of Ireland's call for a replay of their clash with France. (More)

SCOTS IN THIRD POT FOR 2012 QUALIFIERS
Scotland are among the third seeds for February's Euro 2012 qualifying draw. (More)

FAI CALL ON FIFA AND FRENCH FA
John Delaney appealed to FIFA and the French FA after Republic of Ireland lost to France. (More)

TRAPATTONI: REPLAY IS 'IMPOSSIBLE'
Giovanni Trapattoni doesn't expect a replay of Republic of Ireland's game in France. (More)

DIARRA: WE 'DESERVE' WORLD CUP SPOT
Lassana Diarra says France "deserve" their place at the World Cup finals. (More)

GILLETTE: HENRY IS THE BEST WE CAN GET
Gillette will not sack Thierry Henry after his role in the Republic of Ireland's World Cup exit. (More)

ST LEDGER HOPES FOR REPLAY
Sean St Ledger wants the Republic of Ireland's clash against France to be replayed. (More)

KILBANE WANTS FRANCE REPLAY
Kevin Kilbane says the Republic of Ireland want their clash against France replayed. (More)

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