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Speaking as a pundit on RMC Sport yesterday, former Lyon and Marseille goalkeeper Pascal Olmeta lamented the physical shape of Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar on his return from holidays, insisting that the Brazilian needed to improve his discipline. “It’s not normal. He’s not your average player. Even amateurs have that desire to attack the match when […]

PSG have the third costliest squad in Europe according to the CIES Football Observatory’s yearly report on transfer fees spent by clubs to assemble their current group of players. Paris have spent €939m in transfers, including bonuses, to build their current squad, a total that has risen by €51m since this time last year. Both […]

Ouest-France report tonight that Saïd Chabane appeared this afternoon before the examining magistrate in charge of processing the case surrounding allegations of sexual assault, for which the Angers president has been under investigation since February 2020. Further testimonies from two other women have now taken the alleged number of victims to six, and opened another two […]

Speaking ahead of his Monaco side’s trip to Clermont tomorrow, manager Niko Kovač highlighted the insults that had been aimed at goalkeeper Alexander Nübel by some of his own fans during the win against Saint-Étienne. His words transcribed in Nice-Matin, the Croatian reiterated his support for the Bayern Munich man on loan at the club, […]

As part of their 20-page tribute to the late Bernard Tapie following the former Marseille president’s passing yesterday, L’Équipe have published a compilation of some of the businessman’s most iconic quotes. Tapie, whose figure in France extended far beyond football – into politics, media and banking – was never one to shy away from memorable one-liners, […]

In an interview with So Foot, Rennes former midfielder and current U19 coach at Rennes Laurent Viaud notably discussed the shift in the status of youth players compared to a decade ago.  The 52-year-old had spent ten years at Angers – his first club in his playing days – before moving to Rennes this summer, and […]

In an interview with Le Parisien, Angers midfielder Souleyman Doumbia has discussed his career so far as he prepares to face his hometown team at the Parc des Princes tonight. The 25-year-old Ivory Coast international notably speaks about his time in Italy playing for Bari, underlining the difficulties he faced with regard to racism. On signing […]

Le Parisien report that the option of terminating Sergio Ramos’ contract is no longer “science-fiction” for Paris Saint-Germain, as the club’s worries about his fitness grow. The Spaniard has yet to play for PSG, having picked up a calf injury shortly after arriving this summer. He has progressively returned to individual training sessions, although the club […]

Le Parisien report this morning that Paris Saint-Germain have been in talks with France legend Zinédine Zidane for the past few weeks, with a view towards the former Real Madrid manager taking over from Mauricio Pochettino. The World Cup winner, who has reportedly turned down an approach from Manchester United, had been increasingly linked to Les […]

Speaking to Amazon Prime Video, the referee who was presiding over tonight’s Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille, Ruddy Buquet, appeared to affirm that Lyon President Aulas’ version of events on the game’s suspension and subsequent discussion about whether or not to resume proceedings was inaccurate. “We would have liked for things to go differently, […]