Bordeaux News

Manchester United new-boy Gabriel Obertan has given himself a year to become an Old Trafford regular. Obertan joined the Red Devils from Bordeaux this summer after a recommendation from former player Laurent Blanc. However, the France Under-21 star's career immediately...

Perfect weather conditions – a fine summer followed by dry, cool nights in September – could make the 2009 bordeaux vintage one of the best on record, according to local wine experts. Although the grape harvest is only just finishing...

Midfielder Franck Ribery looks set to miss France's World Cup play-off against Republic of Ireland with a knee injury. The Bayern Munich player is likely to be sidelined for a month after consulting professor Jean-Henri Jaeger in Strasbourg. The doctor...

Bulgarian Roma Evacuated over Fire in Bordeaux, France Society October 19, 2009, Monday About 1 000 Roma live in terrible conditions in Bordeaux, France. Photo by lisa-travel.co.uk About 70 Bulgarian Roma were evacuated over a fire Saturday night in Bordeaux,...

Bordeaux missed two penalties but still came from behind to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and move to the top of its Champions League's group on Wednesday. Defender Michael Ciani's own goal in the sixth minute had put four-time European champion...

FL 1.05.96 Bayern 2 Bordeaux 0 15.05.96 Bordeaux 1 Bayern 3 Bordeaux have lost only one of their last 11 European home games but have scored only five goals in the last six. Bordeaux have won five of their seven...

Maurice Druon, acclaimed French novelist and member of the prestigious Académie française , died at his home in Paris on Tuesday at the age of 90, just nine days short of his 91st birthday. Born on April 23, 1918, Druon...