D. Payet

Ligue 1

Payet smashed in an early Goal of the Season contender

Dimitri Payet is no stranger to spectacular goals, but his latest effort for Marseille against Guingamp on Sunday must be up there with the best he has ever scored.

Ligue 1

Payet's fine volley helps Marseille to comfortable victory over Guingamp

Dimitri Payet scored a stunning goal as Marseille thrashed Guingamp 4-0 at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday to move second in the Ligue 1 table.

Ligue 1

Payet, VAR give Marseille opening day win

Mercurial star Dimitri Payet scored twice, including a penalty courtesy of VAR, as Marseille opened the new French Ligue 1 season with a 4-0 demolition of Toulouse on Friday.

Premier League

Dimitri Payet eyes a shock return to West Ham

French midfielder Dimitiri Payet could make a surprise return to West Ham only 18 months after leaving the club.

La Liga

Who tops the stats across Europe's top five leagues?

With the domestic campaigns finishing in Italy, England, Germany, France and Spain, we take a look who tops the charts across a wide variety of skills.

Premier League

Top creators in Europe

It may not grab as many headlines as goalscoring, but creating chances is just as important to be successful. We take a look at the 20 players with the top contribution numbers in Europe.

World Cup

Payet found out about World Cup snub on TV

The mother of Dimitri Payet has revealed that the forward found out he was out of France's World Cup while watching the announcement on TV.

No World Cup regrets for Payet

As he prepares to watch the World Cup from afar, Dimitri Payet admits he was "fully aware of the risks" of his Europa League involvement.

World Cup

C'est la vie: France's biggest absentees

Such is their depth, France left out the likes of Anthony Martial and Alexandre Lacazette from their World Cup squad.

World Cup

The 78 goals that France have left out of their World Cup squad

In leaving Karim Benzema, Dimitri Payet, Franck Ribery and Kevin Gameiro out of their squad for the World Cup, France will be missing out on this incredible tally of direct goal contributions (goals and assists), according to 'ProFootballDB'.

World Cup

The ridiculous XI of France's World Cup absentees

After Didier Deschamp released his 23 man squad for the World Cup, many were left gobsmacked by the amount of quality players that do not even make France's selection. We take a look at the XI of players who won't be on the plane to Russia.

World Cup

Payet, Martial, Lacazette, Benzema out, Nzonzi in - Deschamps names surprise France squad

Didier Deschamps sprang the surprises when he named his France squad on Thursday evening, calling up Sevilla's Steven Nzonzi, but leaving a host of stars at home.

Europa League

UEFA releases Europa League squad of the season

After the Europa League campaign was drawn to a close in Lyon, UEFA have released a squad made up of the best players who took part in this season's competition.

Europa League

Garcia defends Payet decision

Rudi Garcia's risk in starting Dimitri Payet in the Europa League final backfired and it could also cost Marseille in Ligue 1.

Europa League

Garcia defends Payet start

Dimitri Payet was forced off through injury during the Europa League final, but Rudi Garcia said: "You have to take risks".