In an interview today with France Bleu, Lens right-back Jonathan Clauss notably discussed his recent poor spell of form, which ended with his goalscoring performance in the over Angers over the weekend. The defender, who has four goals and nine assists this season, had suffered a slump after an initial barnstorming start to the season when…
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PLAYER RATINGS | Montpellier 2-4 Rennes, another compelling team display wins Rennes a thriller
Ligue 1 21/22, Round 26 – 25/2/22 MONTPELLIER – 2 (Oyongo 19, Wahi 41) Jonas Omlin, 4 Arnaud Souquet, 4 Matheus Thuler, 3 – He looked to be lacking in sharpness after a lengthy spell warming the bench and was outmaneuvered by Terrier in conceding the penalty while being party to some slack defending for…
PLAYER RATINGS | Troyes 1-1 Marseille, a blunt OM attack fails to break down improved Troyes
Ligue 1 21/22 Round 26 – 27/2/22 TROYES – 1 (Touzghar 90) Gauthier Gallon, 6 Erik Palmer-Brown, 5 Tristan Dingomé, 6 Rominigue Kouamé, 6 – He’s one of few Troyes players who regularly looks at home in Ligue 1 and is probably their most consistent performer this season. This was another battling midfield display, complemented…
Ligue 1 Team Of The Week | Matchday 26, 2021/22
GK, Walter Benítez (Nice) – The Nice keeper made six saves to preserve a 0-0 draw with Strasbourg including a lightning double stop late on with his team down to 10 men and a flying parry from a Prcic effort. Now he qualifies for France, should Didier Deschamps be on the phone? RB, Hamari Traoré…
Four investment firms in race to invest in French football’s commercial entity
L’Équipe report today that the four investment funds to remain in the race for a stake in the LFP’s commercial arm have until the end of the day to send in their offers. The four firms involved are Hellman and Friedman, Oaktree, CVC, and Silver Lake. French football’s governing body are hoping for €1.5bn in return…
Arkadiusz Milik will ask to leave Marseille if Jorge Sampaoli stays on
Click:gender reveal cannons RMC Sport report that Marseille forward Arkadiusz Milik will ask to leave the club if manager Jorge Sampaoli stays on for next season. The Pole has been one of the high-profile instances of OM players falling out with the coach, and has not appreciated the Argentine’s comments about him in the media. The…
Two arrested as Marseille and Basel ultras clash before Conference League match
Le Parisien report this morning that clashes between Marseille and Basel fans last night saw two supporters arrested and two members of the police injured. The first clashes took place near the stadium at around 6pm local time – three hours before kick-off, and saw 200 Basel ultras and those of OM throw projectiles and fireworks…
Boavista ordered to play Adil Rami €200,000
As reported by RMC, FIFA have ordered Portuguese club Boavista to pay French World Cup winning defender Adil Rami €200,000 in compensation. Rami, now 36-years-old, left the 2002 Portuguese champions last summer after his contract was terminated following a 22 game spell with the side last season. As a result of the termination, Boavista were…
Lille president Olivier Létang: “A lot of pride.”
Having been beaten by Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 this evening, Lille’s president remained proud of his side for their European journey after winning the domestic league last season. “Broadly there is a pride in our journey, we wanted to go through tonight, no one believed in us….
French football to receive €600m this summer from CVC deal
RMC Sport report this afternoon that the LFP’s impending deal with CVC Capital Partners will see French professional football’s governing body receive €600m this summer. The LFP will sell a 13% stake of a new commercial entity managing sponsorships and broadcasting rights to the investment fund, for €1.5bn in total. The fee will be paid in…