Mediapro CEO backs completion of the Ligue 1 2019/20 season
Speaking to RMC Sport, Mediapro President Jaume Roures, who is heading up Ligue 1 and Ligue 2’s new major TV broadcaster, moved to back the fight led by Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas to complete the 2019/20 season, even if it could delay the start to the next campaign which his company would be profiting from. “Canal…
FEATURE | A Day in Court – French football awaits verdict on Monday/Tuesday after Lyon, Toulouse & Amiens make their case vs. league termination
Yesterday, Ligue 1 sides Lyon, Toulouse and Amiens had their opportunity to make the case to the French national court as they fought from a variety of different angles against the LFP’s decision to prematurely terminate the 2019/20 Ligue 1 campaign. Lyon challenged the decision on two counts, one the lawfulness behind declaring a season…
Official | Clermont land central defender Muamer Aljic
Ligue 2 side Clermont have today announced the signing of 19-year-old central defender Muamer Aljic, who will be part of the first team set-up from the beginning of the 2020/21 campaign. A youth prospect at St Étienne, he initially moved to FC Lyon before joining Niort, where he captained their U19s and reserves sides. He…
PSG do Choupo-Moting u-turn after Edinson Cavani walkout
Ligue 1 champions PSG have made a u-turn on the situation of Cameroonian international Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting after being taken by surprise by Edinson Cavani’s decision to reject a 2-month extension to his current contract, which would have seen him be able to participate in the remaining 2019/20 Champions’ League clashes that will be played in…
A rock falls & kills a construction worker at Monaco’s training ground
AS Monaco’s 1st team returned to the training ground today to begin pre-season ahead of the 2020/21 campaign, on a day that was marred by a tragic accident that occurred at another part of the facility, which is currently being subjected to construction work. A rock fell from a cliff, whilst protection work was being…
Wesley Saïd tells Toulouse board that he wants out
L’Équipe report that 25-year-old French attacker Wesley Saïd has informed his club Toulouse, who were recently relegated to Ligue 2, that he wants to leave this summer. He was bought last summer from Dijon for a club record fee of €8m, in what was surely a major casting error by Les Violets, for a player…
Galatasaray interested in Strasbourg midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
France Football report that Turkish giants Galatasaray have registered an interest in signing 22-year-old French midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde from Strasbourg. Under contract until 2023 with RCSA, Bellegarde is being viewed as a potential replacement for Mario Lemina, should the Gabon international depart this summer. Click Here: georgia rugby jersey
Christopher Aurier, shot dead on Monday, once harboured ambitions of emulating his brother Serge & playing in Ligue 1
It was just a little after 05:00 on Monday morning that multiple shots were fired outside the “Le Kin’s” nightclub establishment, located in the “zone Thibaud.” 26-year-old Christopher Aurier would not survive the attempt made on his life, with the individual who committed this atrocity managing to escape down the road. The Tottenham Hotspur full-back’s…
Lille to sign 18-year-old midfielder Eugenio Pizzuto from Pachuca
Gianluca di Marzio reports that Ligue 1 side Lille are in advanced negotiations to sign 18-year-old Italian-Mexican midfield talent Eugenio Pizzuto from Liga MX outfit Pachuca. The former captain of the U17s Mexican national team has an Italian passport and would not have to go down as a non-EU signing for Les Dogues. Click Here:…
Arsène Wenger rates PSG’s Champions’ League chances: “Manchester City & PSG are the two favourites.”
Speaking to Europe 1, FIFA’s Head of Football Development Arsène Wenger discussed PSG’s Champions’ League chances. Click Here: rapid prototype service “When you are playing a match against Atalanta or Atletico Madrid, anything can happen. But for me, Manchester City and PSG are the two favourites in terms of their potential. Aside from that, honestly, PSG,…