Jérôme Boateng came to blows with former teammate Bruno Guimarães a few weeks ago
With the German defender dropped from the Lyon team to face Nice tomorrow night, L’Équipe report that a number of factors have led to Jérôme Boateng’s drop in the pecking order. The 33-year-old’s poor performance against Monaco last week did little to dispel the impression that 19-year-old Castello Lukeba is now the team’s defensive leader,…
Kylian Mbappe: The topic that never goes away
The past few seasons have put the French Ligue 1 well on the radar with big moves and talks of big moves being centered around the league. The transformation and marketing of Ligue 1 has undoubtedly been top notch and France winning the 2018 World Cup has definitely helped in the great vibes the league…
PLAYER RATINGS | Lens 1-1 Lyon, OL’s new signings struggle in an even encounter
Ligue 1 21/22, Round 25 – 19/2/22 LENS – 1 (Clauss 13) Wuilker Faríñez, 5 Facundo Medina, 6 Kevin Danso, 5 Christopher Wooh, 4 Jonathan Clauss, 6 – He saw few opportunities to threaten from crosses but he followed up sharply to slot home a tricky first-time finish, despite the open goal, for 1-0. Massadio…
PLAYER RATINGS | Nantes 2-2 Monaco, Nantes win on penalties after intense semi-final
Coupe de France 21/22, semi-finals – 2/3/22 (Nantes win 4-2 on penalties) NANTES – 2 (Sidibé O.G. 21, Moutousammy 74) Rémy Descamps, 6 – He might have done better with the opener as he was caught between coming to challenge Maripan and staying on his line, the latter would likely have led to a simple…
PSG subject to fines over gender pay gap
L’Équipe report this afternoon that Paris Saint-Germain are one of 16 French companies set to be subject to fines over the pay gap between their male and female employees. A gender equality index – which notably takes the 10 highest salaries at the club into consideration – is used by the French government in its efforts…
Tottenham Hotspur and Everton interested in Rennes manager Bruno Génésio
RMC Sport report this afternoon that a host of clubs in Europe and beyond are interested in Rennes manager Bruno Génésio, including Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, and Everton. Beyond the three Premier League clubs, La Liga sides Real Sociedad and Valencia are also keeping tabs, as well as Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal. The former Lyon manager is…
Kylian Mbappé on PSG loss to Monaco: “We have to respect ourselves.”
Speaking to Amazon Prime in the wake of Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 loss to Monaco this afternoon, Kylian Mbappé called for the team to remain professional in the title run-in. The soon-to-be out of contract 23-year-old, insisted that PSG are to show respect to the supporters and themselves, and close out the objective of winning the club’s 10th…
Laurent Koscielny has not made final decision on retirement yet
RMC Sport report that Laurent Koscielny has not yet made a final decision over whether he will retire yet, having left Bordeaux’s playing squad in January. The former Arsenal defender has since taken up an ambassadorial role at the club. The Marine et Blanc management had told him in early January that their intention was…
Caen goalkeeper Rémy Riou in talks with Lyon
As reported by Mohamed Toubache-Ter, Ligue 2 club Caen are set to lose first-choice goalkeeper Rémy Riou at the end of the season. The 34-year-old former Nantes man is in talks with Lyon over returning to the club he left back in 2006 where he will now likely become third choice. Discussions between the parties…
Champions Cup: La Rochelle send out message to Europe as Saints thumped while Bulls edge Lyon in thriller
La Rochelle showed their quality as they cruised past Northampton Saints 46-12 in the opening game of their Champions Cup title defence. Brice Dulin, Pierre Bourgarit, Pierre Boudehent, Dillyn Leyds, Gregory Alldritt and Ulupano Seuteni scored tries while Antoine Hastoy sent over 16 points. For Northampton, James Ramm and Matt Proctor went over late on…