What is the most productive football academy in France? There are a handful of clubs that claim that title. The Academy of Paris Saint-Germain has developed a number of French internationals, such as Kingsley Coman, Adrien Rabiot and Presnel Kimpembe; Stade Rennais' La Piverdière has pronounced a number of future world confirmers such as Ousmane […]
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UEFA Nations League, Quarter Final First-Leg, 20/03/2025 France suffered a setback in the first leg in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals draw against Croatia. Two goals from the first half of Ante Budimir and Ivan Perešić see Les Bleus behind the second stage at the back of the Stade de France. The first controversy of
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Ligue 1 McDonalds, Round 18, 18/01/2025 In the first match of Ligue 1's Saturday offering, Lens played the role of hosts as they welcomed Ligue 1 champions to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis for their third meeting of the season. The two sides also met in the Coupe de France. The opening process was quite dominant from
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Ligue 1 McDonald's, matchday 17, 11/01/2025 Thanks to a first-half blitz, with Camara and Ludovic Ajorque both scoring, Brest secured an important home win against Lyon. The passivity of the visitors was rightly punished and they failed to close the gap with the podium places. Despite their impressive performances in the Champions League, Brest began
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Former French FA boss Noël Le Graët believes Zinedine Zidane may be reluctant to take on the role of head coach of the French national team despite having been linked to the job for several years. The 83-year-old shared his thoughts in a recent interview with RMC Sport, where he claims: “I don't know if
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The midfielder will be eligible to play professionally again in March, with a string of clubs showing interest in his services. Paul Pogba has set his sights on playing in the 2026 World Cup, with the tournament set to take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada, as the French player was ruled out
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Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp and Les Ferdinand have all spoken out about Liverpool's contract problem, with three star players out of contract. Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all out of contract next summer. The trio have both remained coy about their futures at Anfield, with none of them having yet publicly
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After back-to-back wins against Nice and Qarabag, Lyon looked to strengthen their chances of qualifying for European football as they traveled to newly promoted Angers on Saturday evening. The hosts came into the match on the back of a 1-0 win against Le Havre. Malick Fofana almost opened the scoring for Lyon in the opening
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