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Marco Asensio on Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid: “Real Madrid always brings in the best.”

In an interview with El Larguero – transcribed in AS – Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio notably discussed Kylian Mbappé’s potential arrival at the club. The French forward pushed for a move to Spain last summer, and with his contract expiring at the end of the campaign a move to La Liga remains a possibility, even if […]

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PLAYER RATINGS | Lens 3-2 Bordeaux, woeful opening third ruins Bordeaux chances

Ligue 1 21/22, Round 24 – 13/2/22 LENS – 3 (Kalimuendo 10, Kakuta 22, Fofana 26) Wuilker Faríñez, 5 Christopher Wooh, 5 Kevin Danso, 5 Facundo Medina, 6 – He led his team in defensive actions with 13 which included a committed diving block on a powerful Elis shot before halftime. He can be erratic […]

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Marco Bizot on rushed arrival at Brest: “It was really completely crazy.”

In an interview with So Foot published this week, Dutch goalkeeper Marco Bizot notably spoke about his rushed arrival at Brest over the summer, and his first impressions on arriving in France and settling in. “One day, my agent calls me: “Take your shoes, get ready, we’re going to France”. “Ok, no problem”. We made our luggage […]

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PLAYER RATINGS | Lyon 2-0 Nice, a fluid display led by Tanguy Ndombele and Maxence Caqueret overwhelms Nice

Ligue 1 21/22, Round 24 – 12/2/22 LYON – 2 (Dembélé 8, Toko-Ekambi 52) Anthony Lopes, 6 Léo Dubois, 6 Thiago Mendes, 6 Castello Lukeba, 7 Emerson Palmieri, 5 Maxence Caqueret, 8 – He was lucky to get away with being pickpocketed by Kluivert, eventually being saved by Lopes, before half time but that was […]

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Official | Monaco loan Strahinja Pavlovic to Basel

AS Monaco confirmed this afternoon that they have sent Serbian international defender (15 caps) Strahinja Pavlovic (20) on loan to Swiss side FC Bâle until the end of the season. Having signed the player from Partizan Belgrade in January 2020, with whom he won the Serbian Cup, the defender has made just 11 appearances with […]

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PSG ultras missed pre-game rituals

Having staged a large-scale and noticeable protest at the Parc des Princes on Friday night during the Ligue 1 game against Rennes, all seemed to be forgotten for the PSG ultras just four days later for their Champions League matchup against Real Madrid. However, as reported by L’Équipe, there were certain indications that discontent remains within […]

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FEATURE | Pascal Dupraz’s Adrenaline – The Philosophy Of Surviving Relegation

Football is more complex at the top than at the bottom. At the top of the table, teams are afforded the luxury of complexity. Managers have the resources to embrace idealism and purism and they can experiment and drive towards perfection. There’s often an absence of urgency in becoming solely outcome-based, as positive results are […]

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PLAYER RATINGS | Rennes 4-1 Troyes, irresiable Rennes ease past

Ligue 1 21/22, Round 25 – 20/2/22 RENNES – 4 (Guirassy 14, 20, Terrier 75, Laborde 86) Alfred Gomis, 5 Hamari Traoré, 6 Warmed Omari, 5 Nayef Aguerd, 5 Birger Meling, 8 – He seems to be winning a hotly contested battle for the left-back spot and he was again an understated but effective and […]

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Xavi Simons close to agreeing new deal with PSG

As reported by Fabrizio Romano, PSG and 18-year-old prospect Xavi Simons are close to agreeing on a new deal to keep the Dutchman at the club next season. Simons’ current contract is due to expire in the summer and it had been reported that the midfielder was considering an exit from the club due to […]

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Amine Harit will not stay at Marseille after loan deal

L’Équipe report today that Morocco midfielder Amine Harit will not stay at Marseille past his loan deal this season, and will return to Schalke 04. The 24-year-old has fallen out of favour after an initial strong start, having been scarcely used by manager Jorge Sampaoli in recent months. The former Nantes man himself is aware of […]

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