Relieved Ben Arfa, who trained with Marseille on Tuesday, said: "I am relieved. The only thing to say now is that I am a Marseille player." The midfielder won his first full cap against the Faroe ...

Marseille are now one point ahead of third-placed Nice and 10 points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain who host Reims on Sunday. Nice will go back into second if they win at Metz. Former France ...

French national soccer forwards players, Hatem Ben Arfa, left, and Karim Benzema, right, chat during a training session in Clairefontaine near Paris, Thursday, May 24, 2012. France will play ...

PARIS, Aug 15 (Reuters) - France midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa says he will not play for Olympique Marseille again and told the Ligue 1 champions to let him move to Newcastle United. Sign up here.

Manager Alan Pardew made Ben Arfa his first signing at St. James’ Park in early 2011, landing the France international from Marseille after an initial loan spell.

MARSEILLE (Reuters) -- A tense standoff was developing between Olympique Marseille and their France midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa on Friday with the player saying ...

31 August 2010 09:51 HATEM Ben Arfa insists he would have gone on strike for a year if Marseille had blocked his summer switch to Newcastle, and the French midfielder is hoping the recent ...

Newcastle have signed Marseille's France international winger Hatem Ben Arfa on a season-long loan deal. The 23-year-old put pen to paper after weeks of negotiations between the two clubs to become ...