Marseille sporting director Medhi Benatia blasted the team’s performance after a 2-0 loss at Lorient on Saturday dealt a damaging blow to their hopes of Champions League football next season. Panos Katseris and Bamba Dieng goals secured victory for Lorient in Brittany and left Marseille in danger of losing further ground in the race for automatic […]
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France boss Deschamps confirms Ekitike to miss World Cup
Liverpool and France forward Hugo Ekitike will miss the 2026 World Cup after suffering a serious injury in his club’s Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain, his national team coach Didier Deschamps said Wednesday. The 23-year-old crumpled in a heap holding his lower right leg with a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon during the first half […]
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Ekitike injury ‘looks really bad’, says concerned Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he would be surprised if Hugo Ekitike features again this season after being stretchered off in his side’s Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain. A serious-looking injury to Ekitike compounded a miserable night for the English champions as Ousmane Dembele’s double sealed a 2-0 win at Anfield for the holders, […]
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American Kang preparing bid to buy Ligue 1 club Lyon
American businesswoman Michele Kang, already the Lyon men’s club president, minority shareholder and owner of the women’s side, is preparing for a potential full takeover of the Ligue 1 club, a statement from their current owner said on Tuesday. Lyon’s current owner, Eagle Football Group, was placed under administration in March, effectively removing former Lyon […]
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Balogun strike in vain as Monaco suffer heavy defeat
Folarin Balogun kept up his remarkable recent scoring record for Monaco but could not prevent his team sliding to a 4-1 defeat away to Paris FC.
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Atletico’s Simeone hails ‘exemplary’ departing Griezmann
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed departing forward Antoine Griezmann ahead of the club’s Champions League quarter-final first leg clash at Barcelona on Wednesday. The 35-year-old French striker, Atletico’s all time top goalscorer, is leaving at the end of the season to join MLS side Orlando City. Simeone addressed Griezmann directly before a press conference […]
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Folarin Balogun goes for it
Monaco won its seventh straight Ligue 1 game with a 2-1 win over Marseille to move into a tie with OM on points in fourth place, one point behind third-place Lille. A big reason for Monaco’s success has been American Folarin Balogun, who has scored in the last six wins. Against OM, he lobbed Geronimo Rulli from a […]
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Cardiff City loses $140 million compensation case over Emiliano Sala death
A French court on Monday dismissed Cardiff City’s compensation claim for 122 million euros ($140 million) in a financial dispute with Ligue 1 club Nantes over the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala. The Welsh club took the case to the Nantes commercial court in 2023 for loss of income and other damages suffered by […]
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Doue brace leads France past Colombia in friendly
Desire Doue struck twice as a much-changed France beat Colombia 3-1 in a friendly in the United States on Sunday, with regular captain Kylian Mbappe limited to a late substitute appearance. France completed a successful pre-World Cup trip stateside with a second win over South American opposition in four days following a 2-1 victory over […]
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Mbappe on target as France shrug off red card to beat Brazil
Kylian Mbappe moved to within one goal of equalling France’s all-time scoring record with the opener in a 2-1 win over Brazil as two of the leading World Cup contenders faced off in a glamour friendly in the United States on Thursday. Mbappe ran through to beat goalkeeper Ederson with a delightful chipped finish to […]