6Ten-man Marseille missed the opportunity to further close the gap at the top of the French Ligue 1 standings as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday. 22-year-old French left back Quentin Merlin got the opener for Marseille in the 17th minute, but Bafode Diakite got the equaliser for the visitors with just three minutes left in normal...
Ghanaian defender Gideon Mensah has signed a one-year contract extension with Ligue 1 club Auxerre, securing his stay at the club until 2026, Afrosport reports. The left-back joined Auxerre in 2022 from Austrian club RB Salzburg on an initial three-year deal with his present deal set to expire in 2025. However, following a string of brilliant performances with Auxerre, including helping them win the Ligue 2...
French Ligue 2 club Auxerre have confirmed the appointment of former France striker Djibril Cisse as a first-team coach. Cisse started his professional career at Auxerre and he has been tasked to train the first-team and reserve-team attackers for the 2023-24 season. Auxerre were relegated to the French second division last season after they finished 17th in the Ligue 1 table. They were the second-lowest scoring...
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