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Leagues: Ligue Un

/ 497 days ago

Ligue 1 hires US marketing agency to promote league’s appeal

Ligue 1 is looking to heighten its marketing strategy in the US. There, it identified the growing soccer audience as a target. Therefore, the French top flight is partnering with rEvolution, a global sports and culture agency with headquarters in Chicago. The aim of the agreement is widespread for the league. Ligue 1 wants to […]

Leagues: Ligue Un

/ 503 days ago

PSG fans call on Neymar to 'get lost!' during gathering

Paris Saint-Germain denounced club supporters that gathered outside of Neymar's home on Wednesday. The relatively small group of fans essentially staged a protest next to the Brazilian's home. They called for the 31-year-old forward to leave the club by chanting "get lost!" "Paris Saint-Germain most strongly condemns the intolerable and insulting actions of a small […]

France

/ 537 days ago

Renard named French women’s head coach before World Cup

The French Football Federation has announced that Herve Renard has been named head coach of the France women's team. Renard previously stepped down from his position with the Saudi Arabian men's team earlier in the week. The Frenchman led Saudi Arabia to a massive upset against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup. Despite the victory, […]

Euro 2024

/ 544 days ago

Captain Mbappé fires France past the Netherlands

France thumped the Netherlands 4-0 in Paris on Friday night with new French captain Kylian Mbappé leading the way. The fixture was a matchup of the top two teams in Group B of the 2024 Euro qualifiers. The hosts started with a bang as Antoine Griezmann put the ball into the back of the net […]

France

/ 551 days ago

Henry rejects France women's team, wants USMNT job

Thierry Henry has apparently rejected the chance to manage the France women's national team, leaving the door open for the USMNT. Corinne Diacre was fired last week from the job after a hearing by the French Football Federation (FFF). There is just four months until the 2023 Women's World Cup begins in Australia and New […]

Juventus

/ 555 days ago

Paul Pogba picks up another injury, will miss up to a month

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba picked up yet another injury while training, forcing the Frenchman out of action for up to a month. The knock happened while practicing free kicks in the build up to this past Sunday's game against Sampdoria. Pogba was meant to feature in that squad, but manager Massimiliano Allegri did not pick […]
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Didier Deschamps

/ 557 days ago

Benzema calls Deschamps liar about World Cup departure

Karim Benzema has responded to a recent interview by Didier Deschamps about the player's departure from the World Cup. The Real Madrid striker insinuated that the France manager was not telling the truth regarding the issue. Benzema suffered a thigh injury in training three days before their start to the tournament in Qatar. Manager claims […]

FIFA World Cup

/ 567 days ago

France legend Just Fontaine dies at 89

Legendary French striker Just Fontaine has passed away at the age of 89. The former Nice and Reims goalscorer netted an incredible 196 total goals between the two French clubs during his career. He spent his final six seasons as a professional at Reims, scoring 145 goals in just 152 games. Reims president reflects on […]

France

/ 588 days ago

Hugo Lloris set to miss at least 6 weeks with knee injury

Tottenham Hotspur will reportedly be without goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for six to eight weeks due to a knee injury. BBC claims that the 36-year-old Frenchman suffered knee ligament damage during the club's 1-0 victory against Manchester City on Sunday. Despite the issue, Lloris did play the full 90 minutes of the match. Lloris has struggled […]

Bayern Munich

/ 594 days ago

Mbappé injury could force no-show against Bayern, says report

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappé left Wednesday's match against Montpellier due to an injury, putting his status for a Champions League clash with Bayern Munich in question. The French forward only lasted 21 minutes on the pitch before departing. Prior to the injury, Mbappé also missed a twice-taken penalty earlier in the night. Montpellier goalkeeper […]

Kylian Mbappe

/ 608 days ago

Mbappé rejected Liverpool switch last summer, says report

Kylian Mbappé and PSG have a relationship that mirrors a soap opera at times. After all, the superstar appears to go back and forth with being content in the French capital. Then, there are suggestions that he will eventually depart for Real Madrid. This saga looked almost certain to be put to bed last summer. […]

Crystal Palace

/ 609 days ago

US owners plan Lyon to become first soccer SPAC to go public

United States businessman John Textor has plans to take Olympique Lyonnais public in the near future. Textor, through his London-based company Eagle Football Holdings, bought a majority stake of the French club last month. The move reportedly cost the investors about $940 million. Along with a 78% slice of Lyon, Textor's company also owns Brazlian […]

USMNT

/ 620 days ago

Zinedine Zidane rejects USMNT head coach offer

Former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has rejected an offer to become the US Men's National Team head coach, according to a report in the French newspaper L'Equipe. Zidane was offered the USMNT job after the recent 2022 World Cup. The French soccer legend rejected the offer, as well as rejecting offers to coach the […]

Argentina

/ 629 days ago

Mbappé brushes aside bizarre Martínez antics

Kylian Mbappé has finally publicly addressed incidents surrounding Argentina's World Cup celebrations. Winning goalkeeper Emi Martínez bizarrely focused on Mbappé after winning the tournament in Qatar. Martínez issued a moment of silence for the French star in Argentina's post-match party. The goalkeeper then carried around a photo of Mbappé's face attached to a toy doll […]

Argentina

/ 635 days ago

French FA makes complaint about Emi Martinez taunting Mbappé

Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez has received plenty of attention since the World Cup Final on Sunday. After all, he did manage to help the South American nation collect their third tournament title. However, most of headlines regarding Martinez are now negative. The 30-year-old keeper made a lewd gesture with his Golden Glove trophy following the […]