Lyon, bottom of Ligue 1, sacks manager Laurent Blanch

Lyon dismissed manager Laurent Blanc following a disastrous start to the 2023/24 Ligue 1 campaign. Jean-François Vulliez is taking over as interim manager until Lyon can lock in a full-time manager. The club is bottom of the Ligue 1 table following a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of PSG just before the September international break. […]

Paris (AFP) – Laurent Blanc left his role as Paris Saint-Germain coach on Monday, the French Ligue 1 champions announced, with former Sevilla coach Unai Emery widely expected to replace him. "My collaboration with PSG ends today," said Blanc, 50. "I would like to thank all the people who've worked alongside me. "I spent three […]

Paris (AFP) – Coach Laurent Blanc has left ambitious Paris Saint-Germain and will be handed 22 million euros to go on his way, the French newspaper L'Equipe said Thursday. The departure of Blanc, whose position has looked increasingly tenuous after he failed to guide the French side beyond the Champions League quarter-finals, opens the way […]

Paris (AFP) – Laurent Blanc will quit Paris Saint Germain this week, French radio station Europe 1 said on Monday, quoting the coach's agent. "Between now and the end of the week PSG and Laurent Blanc will part company," Jean-Pierre Bernes said via Europe 1's Twitter account. Spaniard Unai Emery, who led Sevilla to three […]

Paris (AFP) – The future of Laurent Blanc as Paris Saint-Germain coach was thrown into grave doubt on Friday after the chairman of the big-spending French champions said major changes were afoot. Nasser Al-Khelaifi in April insisted that Blanc, who has been head coach at Qatari-owned PSG since 2013, would stay on despite failing once […]

Paris St-Germain said Thursday that coach Laurent Blanc has extended his contract until 2018, giving him a free rein for the tough Champions League campaign ahead. Blanc's current deal runs out at the end of the season and the club's wealthy Qatari owners moved to tie in the 50-year-old to a new contract without waiting […]

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc criticized the behavior of striker Edinson Cavani on Tuesday, claiming the Uruguayan needed to improve his attitude off the pitch. "Football is a team sport and you can't just do what you want," Blanc told reporters. "'Edi' is a generous guy and team player on the pitch, but as part […]

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc on Friday confirmed that he is currently in negotiations over an extension to his current contract, which expires at the end of this season. "We are in discussions about an eventual contract extension. We are negotiating. No decision has been made yet," said Blanc at a press conference ahead of […]

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc is confident his side will be victorious later today against Barcelona, especially since his team was able to defeat the Catalan club earlier this season during the Champions League group stages. Back in September, PSG beat Barcelona 3-2 at the Parc des Princes after goals from David Luiz, Marco Verratti and Blaise […]