According to our colleagues at France Football, Lyon have had another bid for Valenciennes’ young defensive midfielder Lucas Tousart rejected. This offer is believed to have been worth €1.5m. VAFC have no intention of letting the player go this summer. Click Here: FIJI rugby jersey
Read moreForget Marcelo Bielsa, why the future remains bright for Marseille (Talking Points: Week 1)
Eric Devin returns with his Ligue 1 Talking Points column after the first weekend of French top flight action took place. It is never fun to lose one’s home opener, something that hurts double if one is one of France’s biggest clubs and one’s guests are one of last year’s strugglers who have had important parts of…
Read moreThiago Motta close to PSG contract extension
According to our colleagues at RMC, Italian central midfielder Thiago Motta is closing in on reaching a contract extension agreement with PSG. The agreement would see his contract extended by one season until 2017 and a hefty wage rise. The heart of his summer malaise has been the fact that financially he does much worse than…
Read moreArsène Wenger calls Karim Benzema “story” “dead”
Speaking following Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool last night, Frenchman Arsène Wenger had very little to say on the sandstorm of Karim Benzema to Arsenal rumours that have dominated the English press over the course of the last 10 days. When asked about it, he simply said: “That story is dead.” Click Here: Stone Island…
Read moreWilliam Vainqueur close to AS Roma move
French central midfielder William Vainqueur is set to move to AS Roma, according to L’Équipe. The Frenchman is set to sign a three year deal with Rudi Garcia’s men for a fee of around €3m. Vainqueur is expected in the Italian capital today to undergo a medical before completing his move from Dynamo Moscow. Click Here:…
Read moreMathieu Debuchy: “It is a surprise and a disappointment”
Speaking to L’Équipe, Arsenal right-back Mathieu Debuchy explained his frustration about his situation at the London club. On being on the bench… “It is difficult. Even though I did not play a lot last season, in my head, I was coming back as a starter in pre-season. It was a surprise and a disappointment (to find out…
Read moreWhy Michel Platini’s two million Swiss franc payment is set to haunt his FIFA President campaign for months
UEFA President Michel Platini has had a testing week or so. It emerged last week that Michel Platini was being questioned, as a witness, regarding a payment he received from FIFA in 2011 worth 2 million Swiss francs. It must be noted that Platini was not held by the Swiss authorities for any longer than…
Read moreGiannelli Imbula: “I feel blacklisted”
In an interview with Canal Football Club last weekend, FC Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula spoke about his recent move from Marseille and his lack of a call-up to the French national team. On Porto… Things are going really well. Portugal is a wonderful country, Porto is a nice town. It is a big club. I don’t speak Portuguese…
Read moreUEFA Youth League: PSG 4-1 Real Madrid
PSG beat Real Madrid this afternoon in the UEFA Youth League 4-1, with goals from Eboa-Eboa, Nkunku x2 and Pereira de Sa. Les Parisiens now sit top of their group in 7 points, having beaten Shakhtar 4-1 last time out, but only managing to draw with Malmo. Click Here: japan rugby shirts
Read morePreview: Angers vs Rennes (6/11/15)
Angers will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat to Monaco as Rennes visit the Stade Jean-Bouin. The hosts suffered only their second loss of the league campaign after narrowly going down 1-0 away at Monaco, a result that saw Lyon leapfrog them in the table. It remains an extremely good start to…
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