Real Madrid have announced the signing of France International Kylian Mbappe on a free transfer, the club revealed on Monday. Following the expiration of his contract, the 25-year-old departs Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain after a seven-year career, which started with a season-long loan move from Monaco in 2017. Mbappe signs a five-year contract with Madrid reportedly worth around £12.8 million (€15m) a year and he...
France U-21 head coach, Thierry Henry, has named Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise and Chelsea midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu to his star-studded 25-man preliminary list for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Olise and Ugochukwu are of Nigerian descent and are still eligible to represent Nigeria's Super Eagles even after the Olympics. Olise enjoyed a stellar campaign for Palace in the Premier League this season, finishing with...
Marseille’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been honoured as the best African player in the 2023-24 French Ligue 1 season. Aubameyang claimed the annual award for the second time in his career on Monday - first was in the 2012-13 season at Saint-Etienne. The Gabon international played a starring role for Marseille this campaign with his contribution of 28 goals and 11 assists in 47 games...
Malawi striker Tabitha Chawinga has been named the Best Player in the French women's league while Nigeria's Chiamaka Nnadozie scooped the Best Goalkeeper award. Chawinga is currently on loan from Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan University and enjoying a remarkable debut campaign at Paris Saint Germain where she became the first Malawian to play and score in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The Malawi captain has been...
Matchday 31 of the 2023-24 French Ligue 1 season has been etched in history books after all 18 teams scored at least one goal in their fixtures for the first time in 48 years. The last time all participating teams scored at least a goal in the French top-flight fixture was in the matchday 4 of the 1976-77 season. With 40 goals scored in the matchday...
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