2024 July

David Ibbotson did not hold the required licence to fly Emiliano Sala on the night of his disappearance

BBC Wales have learnt that missing pilot from the Emiliano Sala plane crash tragedy did not have the required licence to fly the plane at night. 28-year-old Nantes & Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala died when the plane carrying him to Cardiff from Nantes in the final hours of the 21st of January. Although the […]

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Kylian Mbappé was scared of meeting Pelé: “It was a bit like meeting someone from a book.”

Speaking to France Football, PSG forward Kylian Mbappé revealed that he was scared last week ahead of his meeting with Brazilian footballing legend Pelé. “I was a little bit scared of coming across badly to such an individual. It has happened to everyone: you ask yourself loads of questions, some more intelligent than others, before a […]

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Official | Jean-Louis Gasset to step down as St Étienne manager

St Étienne President Bernard Caiazzo admitted in a press conference in Washington DC this afternoon to promote a new pre-season tournament involving a quartet of Ligue 1 sides, that manager Jean-Louis Gasset would be leaving the club at the end of the season. The news comes following reporting from every major French outlet that the […]

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PODCAST | The Get French Football News Show – Episode 173

Nathan Staples, Jeremy Smith, Rich Allen and special guest Tom Williams discuss Kylian Mbappe’s UNFP speech, the relegation fight and the teams that have qualified for Europe in Ligue 1. Click Here: state of origin merchandise

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Real Madrid in active communication with Lyon full-back Ferland Mendy

Our reliable colleague Benjamin Quarez is reporting that La Liga giants Real Madrid are continuing their seduction mission for 23-year-old Lyon full-back Ferland Mendy. The former Le Havre man wants to join Los Blancos, per the journalist and has already spoken with manager Zinedine Zidane about a move. Mendy’s current deal runs until 2023 with OL […]

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Gelson Martins throws doubt on AS Monaco future

Speaking to Record, 24-year-old attacker and Portuguese international Gelson Martins poured doubt on his future at AS Monaco, despite the Principality side telling supporters that the Ligue 1 club had purchased the player from Atletico Madrid. “The truth is that Monaco already wanted me to sign before I joined Atletico Madrid. Their interest is well-documented, and as […]

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Official | Andy Delort joins Montpellier permanently, could he make a surprise late AFCON entry?

Yesterday, Montpellier confirmed the permanent signing of Franco-Algerian forward Andy Delort, who had spent the 2018/19 campaign on loan from Toulouse. Click Here: Argentina Rugby Shop MHSC neither confirmed the size of the buy-out option that they have exercised, nor the length of Delort’s new contract in their press release yesterday. More intriguing is the […]

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Lyon set to lose 20-year-old attacking midfield prospect Hamza Rafia

L’Équipe report that 20-year-old Lyon attacking midfielder Hamza Rafia is set to quit the club and refuse a 3-year professional contract offer. Rafia’s youth contract is due to expire at the end of the month and has been the subject of concrete interest from Juventus. Lyon and Juventus are due meet in the coming days […]

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Official | Toulouse sign Jean-Victor Makengo on loan from OGC Nice

Ligue 1 side Toulouse have announced the signing of 21-year-old midfielder Jean Victor Makengo on loan from OGC Nice with an option to buy. The French youth international will hope to receive regular playing time with Les Violets and play in his natural midfield position rather than the fleeting appearances as a striker for Patrick […]

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Sabri Lamouchi in advanced talks to become Nottingham Forest boss

Yahoo Sport FR report that out-of-contract former Rennes manager Sabri Lamouchi is in advanced talks to become the new boss at Championship side Nottingham Forest. Lamouchi, who recently became a client of Jorge Mendes, had also been in the reckoning for the job at FC Nantes, until yesterday when Franck Kita confirmed that Vahid Halilhodžić would remain […]

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