Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have finally announced Thomas Tuchel’s sacking, just four months after the German took them to their first Champions League Final and five days following reports suggesting he’d be imminently replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. It’s a bitter end to a fractious relationship for the 47-year-old, whose time was numbered from day one. Continue reading
Read on for Sunday’s two previews across Europe’s top leagues – Inter return to league action after their disappointing Champions League result in midweek, while Ligue 1 leaders PSG hope to create separation between themselves and title-chasing Lyon in an intriguing evening clash. Continue reading
After their valiant Champions League campaign was ended by eventual winners Bayern Munich on August 19, Lyon make their Ligue 1 return this evening. The season-opener is a home clash against Dijon, who finished 16th last term and began the new 2020-21 season with a 1-0 home loss to Angers last weekend. How will they fare against tougher opposition here? Continue reading
A week after agreeing a £36m deal to sign Real Madrid’s Achraf Hakimi on a five-year deal, Inter are favourites in the race to capture another highly-rated young defender: new free agent Malang Sarr, having departed boyhood club Nice after 15 years with the Ligue 1 side. Continue reading
England’s top-flight is among Europe’s top divisions set to resume next month, but France coach Didier Deschamps insists they are only doing so due to financial reasons – while sharing his worries over player fitness and heightened injury risk. Continue reading
According to recent reports, PSG are keen to bolster their midfield options this summer and Leicester’s Wilfried Ndidi tops a three-man shortlist tasked with doing precisely that. Tiemoue Bakayoko and Thomas Partey are also linked. Continue reading
After Tuesday’s confirmation from the Professional Football League (LFP) that the 2019-20 Ligue 1 season cannot be completed, Paris Saint-Germain have been declared champions. Marseille and Rennes will compete in next season’s Champions League, while Lorient are Ligue 2 champions and will be promoted alongside Lens.
According to an ESPN report, there is a growing number of Premier League players unwilling to compete during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The news comes as England’s top-flight are doing all they can to resume the 2019-20 season in June. Continue reading
FIFA’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe believes football should not restart until at least September due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite several European leagues’ efforts to resume the 2019-20 season by June. Continue reading
The 2019-20 French football season is over, after French prime minister Edouard Philippe today announced that no sporting events will take place in the country until September at the earliest – as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
According to football agent Yvan Le Mee, who has previously brokered deals for Real Madrid signings, Kylian Mbappe was poised to join Los Blancos this summer before the pandemic. Now though, the move looks an increasingly difficult to make.
Victor Osimhen has been described as the ‘future Didier Drogba’ by a former teammate, while PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye is excited by the possibility of compatriot and defender Kalidou Koulibaly potentially joining him in Paris soon.
