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Tom Holland, DJ Snake, Nicolas Sarkozy among celebrities to be at PSG-Real Madrid

RMC Sport report tonight that a number of high-profile attendees will be at tonight’s Paris Saint-Germain match against Real Madrid, including Tom Holland, DJ Snake and Nicolas Sarkozy. The former President of France will be joined by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, as well as the French minister of education Jean-Michel Blanquer. French national team manager Didier Deschamps will also be present. Businessman François Pinault – also owner of Stade Rennais – will also be at…

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Official | Xherdan Shaqiri leaves Lyon for Chicago Fire

MLS side Chicago Fire have tonight announced the signing of Swiss international Xherdan Shaqiri from Lyon, pending international clearance. The former Bayern Munich and Liverpool man joins on a contract running until the 2024 season, in a transfer that sees Lyon receive €7m. The 30-year-old leave Ligue 1 after a mixed six-month spell after arriving from Liverpool for €6m, although he nevertheless leaves on a high after a match-winning performance against Marseille – a goal…

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PSG’s Mauricio Pochettino ahead of Real Madrid clash: “There are no favourites.”

Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash against Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino insisted that there were no favourites in the tie. His words transcribed in L’Équipe, the Argentine also responded to questions on a past meeting with Los Blancos, namely his win over the Spaniards with Tottenham Hotspur in 2017. “There isn’t more pressure on one side or the other. I respect Real Madrid, it’s one of the biggest clubs in the world,…

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PLAYER RATINGS | Monaco 1-2 Reims, Reims hold on and take their chances for deserved win

Ligue 1 21/22, Round 26 – 27/2/22 MONACO – 1 (Ben Yedder 55) Alexander Nübel, 5 Vanderson, 5 Click Here: Guillermo Maripán, 5 Axel Disasi, 4 Ismail Jakobs, 3 Jean Lucas, 4 – A very up and down game. For 75 minutes it was one of his better displays in France – one jinking run and shot was Monaco’s non-Diop highlight – but he was needlessly booked twice in three minutes at the end having…

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“There were moments when I would return home crying”: Cenk Özkaçar on the start of his career

In an interview with Goal Turkey, Lyon defender Cenk Özkaçar (21) discussed the difficulties he faced in the early stages of his career. Having arrived in Lyon in the summer of 2020, the Turkish defender has only managed a single appearance with the club, in the Coupe de France. “My dream was to come to Europe,” he said, before mentioning that fellow Turks “Burak Yilmaz, Yusuf Yazici and Mehmet Zeki Celik helped me when I arrived in…

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Kylian Mbappé wants PSG project built around him as renewal condition

L’Équipe report that one of the Kylian Mbappé’s conditions to renew with Paris Saint-Germain would be for the club to make him the star of the team, with a project built around him. The World Cup winner felt last summer that he was a pretext for the club’s manager recruitment campaign, with Nasser Al-Khelaifi mentioning the forward’s desire for a “competitive” team at Lionel Messi’s unveiling. Mbappé wants to be the centrepiece of the club’s project,…

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Lionel Messi: “Ligue 1 has progressed lots in recent years as an increasingly balanced competition”

As reported by RMC, in speaking with PSG’s official magazine, Lionel Messi explained that Ligue 1 has improved significantly in recent years while discussing the difficulties in attempting to win the Champions League. “This league has progressed a lot in recent years and PSG have contributed a lot. The club has significantly increased the visibility of Ligue 1 around the world. Today it’s a very competitive championship where any team is capable of beating you…

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Lyon interested in Galatasaray winger Kerem Aktürkoglu, left-back Ridvan Yilmaz of Besiktas

As reported by Ignazio Genuardi, Lyon are looking at signing Galatasaray’s Turkish international winger Kerem Aktürkoglu as part of a major squad overhaul this summer. The 23-year-old’s contract runs to 2026 and has also been on Marseille’s radar this season despite the Turkish giants struggling in the league. Aktürkoglu has provided 26 goal contributions in 67 games for Galatasaray since joining in 2020, as per Flashscore.com.  The Turkish market, following the example of famed sporting…

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FEATURE | Peter Bosz at Lyon: A Problem of Inconsistency or Adversity?

A tumultuous relationship between Lyon fans and previous coach Rudi Garcia meant it was vitally important that president Jean-Michel Aulas and then sporting director Juninho got the next managerial appointment right. Juninho sympathised with the Brazilian style of football, ‘Jogo Bonito’ – the beautiful game – which meant the new coach must view the game similarly. Aulas, in contrast, has famously opted for French speaking managers. Finding a coach that met both criteria proved difficult.…

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Florian Thauvin picked Tigres over top European sides as a life decision

As reported by Foot Mercato, in speaking with the Italian media, Ludovic Deléchat, the agent of former Marseille and France forward Florian Thauvin explained that the now 29-year-old player chose to move to Mexican club Tigres over various high profile European clubs as a life style choice, rather than a career decision. Deléchat elaborated:  Click Here: “After years in Marseille, his contract was coming to an end and OM wanted to renew it. There were…

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