Signed two years ago from Norwegian club Molde by former Belgian goalkeeping great Michel Preud’homme, Horvath lost his startingjob last season when Ivan Leko took over as head coach and pulled him a couple of poor outings. After starting the first 12 games, Horvath wasn’t back in goal for another sevenmonths, starting the last three […]
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Mbappe to Monaco fans: 'I love you'
Young French star Kylian Mbappe has a message to Monaco fans critical of him for his drawn-out transfer saga that ended with him joining rival Paris St. Germain. “I know that a fewof you don’t understand my choice and that you’re angry and I understand that,” Mbappe, jeered by fans at his last game on […]
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Monaco sets Ligue 1 record with its 15th straight win
Monaco set a Ligue 1 record as it won, 1-0, at Metz for a 15th straight league victory, a new record in the competition. Radamel Falcao‘s goal was the difference. Monaco broke the record of theprevious best of 14 set by Bordeaux in 2009.
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What They're Saying: Leonardo Jardim
“Even you, if tomorrow another newspaper offers you a contract where you will earn 15 times more, you won’t be so good when it comes to tapping the keys on your computer keyboard.” –Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim, justifying to reporters the decision to drop Kylian Mbappe for Friday’s Ligue 1 match with Metz as protecting […]
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Backlash against PSG threatens Mbappe signing
Kylian Mbappe‘s future remains unresolved amid speculation that a continent-wide backlash against Paris St. Germain and its president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, for the French club’swild summer spending could kill a deal with Monaco. It already spend more than $250 million to sign Neymar from Barcelona and a deal for Mbappe could cost PSG a similar amount.
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Mbappe-Monaco divorce appears inevitable
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim said it was management’s decision to leave star Kylian Mbappe out of the lineup for the 4-1 win over Dijon as tensions mounted between the club andthe teenager’s father whom it won’t deal with any more. Mbappe’s move to Paris St. Germain, near his home of Bondy, appears inevitable if PSG […]
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Mbappe leaves Monaco opener with injury
Monaco began its Ligue 1 title defense with a 3-2 win over Toulouse, but teenage star Kylian Mbappe, targeted for a move to Real Madrid, left after 75 minutes with an undisclosedinjury.