Arguably, France have been the best international side in the past 30 years, having reached four World Cup Finals (winning two, tied with Brasil). But at club level, this year actually marks 30 years since the last (and only) time a French team has won the UEFA Champions league, when Marseille beat AC Milan 1-0…
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Official | Jere Uronen leaves Brest to join Schalke on loan
Stade Brestois have announced the departure of Jere Uronen (28) on loan. The Finnish defender joins Bundesliga side Schalke 04 until the end of the season, in a deal which includes a buy option. Uronen joined Ligue 1 side Brest from KRC Genk in July 2021 and has since made 23 appearances for the French…
Sunderland closing in on signing of forward Isaac Lihadji from Lille
La Voix du Nord report today that Sunderland are in talks to sign Lille winger Isaac Lihadji, with negotiations at an advanced stage between the Championship side and the Frenchman. The 20-year-old has yet to play this season for Les Dogues, having turned down several clubs including Saint-Étienne and Anderlecht last summer, and was last named…
Marseille to walk away from Bamba Dieng deal with Lorient if Terem Moffi doesn’t sign
Marseille are said to walk away from any deal with Lorient regarding wantaway striker Bamba Dieng (22) if Les Merlus’ best goalscorer Terem Moffi (23) does not sign for Les Phocéens, according to a report from Foot Mercato. OM are reportedly ready to include Senegalese striker Dieng in a deal in order to ease the…
Bordeaux striker Alberth Elis nears Brest move
Honduran international and Bordeaux striker Alberth Elis (26) is nearing a loan move with a permanent option to relegation-battling side Brest, according to a report from Foot Mercato. The outlet adds that the seventeenth-place team have made a bid to their Aquitaine counterparts, with the terms of the deal almost agreed. The wantaway Bordeaux man…
Official | Lens wing-back Deiver Machado signs contract extension
Ligue 1’s second-placed RC Lens have announced the contract extension of Colombian wing-back Deiver Machado (29). The former Toulouse and Gent player has put pen to paper on a new deal, which is due to expire in 2026. The northern side have been busy this January transfer window in extending the deals of several mainstays…
Christophe Galtier on Lionel Messi: “I ask the team to work for him.”
Reacting to his team’s win over Toulouse this afternoon, Christophe Galtier notably praised Lionel Messi’s matchwinning performance, with the Argentine forward’s second-half strike proving the winner in a game where the visitors posed several issues to the league leaders in the second half. Messi was the only member of PSG’s star front line to feature…
Steve Cooper: Forest have ‘longed for’ tests like Liverpool in Premier League ‘for many years’
Steve Cooper has emphasised how much playing against big hitters such as Liverpool means to Nottingham Forest after years of waiting to get back in the top flight. Forest host Liverpool at the City Ground in a repeat of their first home fixture in the Premier League in 1992, when Teddy Sheringham’s goal gave them…
Fred loves ‘tearing it apart’ with Casemiro at Man Utd and… ‘Scott is also a great player’
Fred has his sights set on another statement win as Manchester United head to Chelsea buoyed by a magnificent victory against Tottenham that he felt was important on both an individual and collective level. There have been ups and downs since highly-rated Erik ten Hag took charge in the summer but the meticulous manager’s fingerprints…
Madigan at 10 as Schmidt selects Foley and Ryan for first Ireland caps
JOE SCHMIDT WILL hand Munster lock Dave Foley and Leinster back row Dominic Ryan international debuts in Sunday’s November Test against Georgia. Both players been named in Ireland’s starting team to face the 15th-ranked team in the world, while Darren Cave has been recalled in the midfield. Robin Copeland is included on the bench, from…