After being sent off nine seconds into Nice’s 1-0 loss to Angers on Sunday, defender Jean-Clair Todibo reacted publicly on Twitter – lamenting the referee’s decision, and calling for the Ligue de Football Professionel to take action.

“A referee decision which shocks me and which condemns my team to start the match with a big disadvantage. The referees’ decisions at the start of the season are highly questionable, even scandalous, and I hope the LFP will do something about it.”

In the first nine seconds, Todibo did bring down Angers forward Abdallah Sima – Nice would argue that even though Sima was clear on goal, that other Nice defenders such as Dante was actually in the position of the last man, and this didn’t warrant the red card. Manager Lucien Favre has also voiced his displeasure at the red card, saying that “For me, there is no red because (Todibo) is covered. Before he touched the ground, the referee had already shown the card.”

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England centurion Ben Youngs is one of those to have paid the price for their 29-23 Calcutta Cup defeat to Scotland last weekend.

The scrum-half, who is the country’s most capped male player, was a key part of the squad during Eddie Jones’ tenure, but he has lasted just one match under Steve Borthwick having been dropped for this weekend’s clash against Italy.

Jack van Poortvliet started the game on Saturday with Youngs coming off the bench in the second period, but the 33-year-old struggled.

Poor kicking

His errant up and under in the 73rd minute, which went far too long, allowed the Scots to counter-attack and eventually led to the winning try.

He then, with England looking to respond and inside the opposition 22, kicked the ball away when his side had a penalty advantage.

Van Poortvliet has kept his place in the squad and he is joined by Northampton Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell, who looks set to be among the replacements this weekend.

Elsewhere in the backline, Anthony Watson is missing from the reduced 29-man training group with youngster Henry Arundell straight back in after recovering from injury.

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Henry Slade and Manu Tuilagi also make it after being absent for their Six Nations opener against Scotland.

Up front, Ben Curry has been axed after missing a key tackle on Ben White, resulting in the scrum-half scoring a try.

That means Jack Willis is back involved and could be set to start against the Italians at Twickenham.

Willis will likely be competing with Ben Earl for the openside flanker berth.

Finally, Mako Vunipola has retained his place after fellow loosehead prop Bevan Rodd was released from the squad.

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England’s 29-man training squad ahead of Italy Test

Forwards: Ollie Chessum, Dan Cole, Alex Dombrandt, Tom Dunn, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Nick Isiekwe, Maro Itoje, Lewis Ludlam, David Ribbans, Kyle Sinckler, Mako Vunipola, Jack Walker, Jack Willis

Backs: Henry Arundell, Owen Farrell, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Hassell-Collins, Ollie Lawrence, Max Malins, Joe Marchant, Alex Mitchell, Henry Slade, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Freddie Steward, Manu Tuilagi, Jack van Poortvliet

Fabián Ruiz made the switch to Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli in the late hours of the 2022 summer transfer window. 

While giving an interview to El Pais, the Spaniard admitted that he could not say no to the proposal from a club like PSG. He said:

“Once the offer arrived, which we all thought was good, you couldn’t say no to a club like PSG. I had one year left on my contract, and both Napoli and I had an interest in finding another place. I think it was a good choice. It happened while I was focused on the pre-season with Napoli. 

“My agents called me to inform me that PSG was interested, and then, I spoke with Luis Campos who explained the project to me. Later I also spoke with coach Galtier, who explained his way of playing, and his ideas. 

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“Those conversations were very nice, they gave me confidence, that desire to be here with them, to work together.”

Since moving to the French capital, the 26-year-old midfielder has made three appearances, including one in the Champions League and two Ligue 1 appearances as a second-half substitute. Apparently signed as a replacement for Leandro Paredes, Ruiz is bound to PSG’s contract until June 2027. 

Speaking in a documentary from Scandinavian outlet Viaplay, as quoted by Culture PSG, Erling Haaland’s father, Alfie, ranked his son’s top four preferred destinations before he left Borussia Dortmund this summer.

The Norwegian striker eventually joined Manchester City, where the 22-year-old has already netted 14 goals in nine games across the Premier League and Champions League, but Haaland was linked with seemingly every major European club over the last year before leaving for England.

In the documentary, Alfie Haaland, also once a Manchester City player, is heard saying: “On our list, I think that Manchester City is the best team. Bayern Munich are number two. We have Real Madrid as number three, Paris Saint-Germain as number four.”

However, hope remains for PSG and other clubs as Haaland Snr. also states that “I think Erling wants to prove his abilities in all the leagues. He can then stay there for three or four years at most. It could be, for example – two and a half years in Germany, two and a half years in England and then Spain, Italy and France.”

Both Haalands signed a lucrative deal with Viaplay which lead to this documentary, Erling becoming the company’s face in nine European countries and Alfie being drafted in as a pundit for their football coverage.

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It has been a difficult start to the European campaign for Igor Tudor, with Marseille staying winless in the 2022/23 Champions League campaign thus far.

While speaking to RMC Sport ahead of OM’s Champions League clash against Sporting CP, Tudor epitomised his team’s positive mindset going into another tough match against the current toppers of Group D. The manager said:

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“First of all, we have to think about putting in a good performance on Tuesday, and we know that at this level in the Champions League, it’s all about the little details. I have a lot of faith in this team, I have confidence in the team for tomorrow. We will do what is necessary. We are in a good situation. We have to show that in the Champions League and against Sporting.”

Then, taking a dig at the journalist, he added:

“I think you journalists like this exaggeration of saying that this is our last chance! I always think differently, I think we’ve put in some great performances. It’s true that we don’t have any points at the moment, but we deserved better.”

In an official statement which came out not long after Auxerre’s match against Clermont yesterday, the club disapproved of manager Jean-Marc Furlan’s middle finger gesture made at Clermont fans late on in the match, for which he was sent-off for:

In the last minutes of the match between Clermont and AJA (2-1), Jean-Marc Furlan was expelled for a gesture of mood against the public. The club disapproves of this inappropriate attitude, which does not correspond to the values of respect and fair play that AJA has always advocated and transmitted. We apologise to the Clermont-Ferrand public and to our supporters.

The manager himself justified his motives after the game, saying that he did it in reaction to crowd insults after he questioned the referee over not giving enough fouls to his team. 

“I went to the referee because I didn’t think there were enough fouls for us. When I stood up, the crowd insulted me, so I turned around and flipped them off. As a result, the ref sent me off.”

“You don’t know me. Because if you knew me, you would see that I have no brain. I am quite violent in my behaviour when it comes to football. Do I regret this attitude? No not at all.”

“The sanction will probably be very heavy but it doesn’t matter: you do your work during the week, not on the bench. If there are 8,000 people there, you can shout all you want, nobody hears you.”

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As reported by Le Parisien, Kylian Mbappé is now more likely to leave PSG next summer rather than in January as originally suspected, following news that the 23-year-old has felt “betrayed” by the club since signing a new contract in May.

Last season, an underwhelming one for PSG, was overshadowed by constant speculation over Mbappé’s future with his contract running down anmid Real Madrid’s long-term admiration. His shock decision to stay in Ligue 1 was a major victory for PSG but little more than a dozen games later, the Frenchman has again changed his mind.

Having not signed a number nine for Mbappé to play alongside this summer nor kept certain promises to the player, the club have angered Mbappé, who is particularly frustrated with Paris president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. Mbappé feels misled by Al-Khelaïfi and is concerned by Christophe Galtier’s new 3-4-3 set up, which seems to get the best out of Neymar and, to some extent, Lionel Messi but not, as he sees it, Mbappé.

Mbappé also believes sporting director Luis Campos, who is close to the player, will not be given free reign to fill gaps in the squad this January with Campos frustrated by having to work with fellow director Antero Henrique on player recruitment and also enduring a frosty relationship with Al-Khelaïfi. 

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are pessimistic on their chances of signing Mbappé and believe the forward is simply putting pressure on PSG and his destination could yet be elsewhere according to reports in Spain.

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Lille forward Jonathan David currently shares the top position in Ligue 1’s goalscoring chart with Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar. They both have scored nine goals this season and are two of the leading candidates to finishing the league campaign as the top goalscorer in the top flight of French football.

Speaking on the program “L’Équipe de Greg“, the 22-year-old Canadian international, who has bagged goals in each of his last four league appearances, admitted that he would like to finish the season as the top-scorer in Ligue 1. However, according to the player, it is not his current aim. He said,

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“Personally, I don’t aim to finish first but, like any striker, it’s in the back of my mind. Given the quality of the players behind me, it’s possible that I will pass the twenty-goal mark this year. I’m starting to get a few good chances a game, so it’s up to me to finish the job.”

As reported by L’Équipe, Amazon Prime’s Ligue 1 coverage showed Brest striker Islam Slimani appearing to go up to the fourth official midway through the Breton side’s game against Clermont this afternoon to complain of a racist comment by an opponent.

The former Monaco and Lyon forward ostensibly told the referee that he had been called a “dirty arab” while pointing out one of the Clermont players.

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After Brest’s 3-1 win, the Algerian international told journalists in the mixed zone that it was the captain (midfielder Johan Gastien) who had insulted him, and claimed that he was called a “dirty blédard” [blédard being a pejorative term for rural North Africans]. Slimani added that “I think it’s serious, in this day and age, to be called a dirty blédard. I’m proud to be a blédard, I’m proud to be Algerian”.

Gastien himself has denied the accusation, insisting that “I would never in my life say that”. “The issue in this story is that I’m the one who’s going to look like a fool. I know what I said, my colleagues out on the pitch also heard what happened”.