Andre Villas-Boas is back managing in Europe after leaving Shanghai SIPG.
Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed the new coach of Marseille on a two-year deal to succeed Rudi Garcia, who guided the club to a fifth-placed finish in Ligue 1 last sea…
Frank Leboeuf explains why PSG need to do everything they can to keep Kylian Mbappe around and why they’d be better off letting Neymar go.
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick against former side Monaco and Neymar came on a half time, as PSG were crowned Ligue 1 champions before kickoff.
French Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappé (38′) PSG 3-0 Monaco
A female referee will take charge of a Ligue 1 game for the first time this weekend in an historic move for French football.
Stephanie Frappart will officiate the top flight contest between Amiens and Strasbourg on Sunday, making the step up after five years as a Ligue 2 referee.
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It remains to be seen whether Frappart will become a permanent fixture in Ligue 1 next season, but France’s refereeing chief, Pascal Garibian, said her upcoming role at the FIFA Women’s World Cup was a factor behind…
Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings, where quite a few Premier League clubs find their way into the top 10.
Gab Marcotti delves into the Champions League quarterfinal ties of Ajax vs. Juventus, Liverpool vs. Porto, Tottenham vs. Man City and Man United vs. Barcelona.
James Ward-Prowse’s second brilliant free kick in a week gave Southampton a shock 2-1 over Spurs who now remain without a Premier League win in four games.
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has said his ban for drink driving brought him closer to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Pochettino raced over to embrace Lloris following the 3-0 win at Manchester United in August, which came just three days after the World Cup winner had been arrested in London.
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“It is a special and strong relationship, and has been from the start — ever since his first telephone call after the 2014 World Cup,” the 32-year-old told L’Equipe. “I was immediately convinced.
“I remember…
Radamel Falcao is convinced Thierry Henry can still be a great coach.
Radamel Falcao believes Thierry Henry will be a success as a coach despite his disastrous short-lived spell in charge of Monaco.
Henry took on his first senior coaching role when he was appointed boss of the Ligue 1 side in October, replacing Leonardo Jardim with the side struggling in the French top-flight’s relegation zone.
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Three months later, Henry was removed and Jardim reinstated with the team still in danger of the drop after just five wins in 19 competitive matches under the ex-Arsenal and…
The FC panel answer your tweets on how Diego Simeone would have reacted to Kepa’s defiance, how Gareth Bale fits in at Real Madrid and more.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from Real Madrid last summer has given Karim Benzema the chance to play his “true football,” the French forward has told France Football.
Ronaldo was the focal point of the Madrid attack from when he arrived in the Spanish capital — at the same time as Benzema — in 2009 until the Portuguese superstar headed for Juventus last summer.
Benzema, who had been a prodigy as a striker at Lyon, had often been seen as playing second fiddle to his prolific teammate, teeing up…
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe looks on during his side’s win over Manchester United.
Anti-racism groups are calling for French authorities to investigate racist and anti-Semitic graffiti targeting Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe.
SOS Racisme and Sportitude, bodies that combat racism in professional football in France, have requested an investigation be opened into the abusive graffiti found on Paris’ rail system aimed at the World Cup winner.
Extremely offensive words and a Celtic cross — a symbol often used by far-right extremists — were sprayed in black paint on the…
Chelsea star Eden Hazard recaps his side’s comfortable 5-0 win over Huddersfield which included two goals from the mesmerising Belgian.
Mark Ogden and the FC crew examine the top-four in the Premier League, which is heating up as Man United improve and Chelsea struggle.
Steve Nicol doesn’t appreciate Maurizio Sarri’s self-praise after Chelsea’s rout of downtrodden Huddersfield Town.
Two goals apiece from Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a straighforward 5-0 win over a feeble Huddersfield.
Two goals apiece from Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a straighforward 5-0 win over a feeble Huddersfield.
Eden Hazard has said he has made a decision on his Chelsea future, but has not expanded on what it is.
The 28-year-old had said he had wanted to leave Stamford Bridge after last summer’s World Cup, and that a move to Real Madrid — a club he had been strongly with linked with — would be a “dream.”
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Hazard has 18 months left on his Chelsea contract and it is unclear whether he will extend his stay beyond 2020.
“I know what I’m going to do,” the Belgium international said in a RMC documentary scheduled…
Memphis Depay was quoted as saying he wanted to leave Lyon.
Memphis Depay has urged Lyon fans to get their “facts straight” and claimed quotes that he wanted to join a team “that really wants to play football” had been taken out of context.
Former Manchester United player Depay was quoted by Helden magazine as saying he wanted “to go to a club like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City, PSG or Bayern Munich” in the summer.
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The magazine also quoted him as saying he wanted “to go to a city that suits me and to a team that really wants to play football.”
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Steve Nicol sounds off on Maurizio Sarri’s comments about not being able to motivate Chelsea, saying he should get out if he can’t do that.
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Gab Marcotti provides an update on Chelsea’s pursuit of Gonzalo Higuain, after he was left out of Milan’s squad for the second straight match.
Eden Hazard has told France Football he wanted to leave Chelsea last summer, but has also not ruled out staying with the club with he and coach Maurizio Sarri sharing “the same footballing ideas.”
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Hazard said that in Sarri — unlike more-pragmatic predecessors such as Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte — he has found someone who, like himself, values plaudits more than prizes, which the Belgian concedes “perhaps sets me apart among the best players in the world.”
“We have the same footballing ideas,”…
French Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappé (70′) SC Amiens 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil great Pele has tipped Kylian Mbappe to “become the new Pele” and also told France Football he has warned Neymar he must continue to focus more on playing than play-acting.
Pele has fostered a friendship with Mbappe via social media and a number of mutual compliments ever since, at age 19, the France forward became the youngest-ever goalscorer in a World Cup final since the Brazilian legend struck twice as a 17-year-old in 1958.
The parallels between the prodigies past…