Group F of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 houses two powerhouses Brazil and France, along with Jamaica and debutants Panama. The Brazilian team includes one of the greats in football, the FIFA Women's World Cup highest goalscorer, Marta da Silva (17 goals), who is set to compete in her sixth tournament. Les Bleues, on the other hand, have put their managerial and player conflicts behind...
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...
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe believes he deserves to win the 2023 Ballon d'Or award. The 24-year-old Frenchman was in top form during the 2022-23 season, scoring 29 goals in 34 appearances to finish as the Ligue 1 top scorer and player of the season. He scored a total of 41 goals in 43 games in all club competitions. Mbappe also scored eight goals during the...
A community in France, Vigneu-sur-Seine is set to name a football stadium after Borussia Dortmund's Ivorian striker Sebastien Haller. 28-year-old Haller started his football career in the community club, Club Olympique de Vigne as a youth player between 2003 and 2005, before leaving for Auxerre. A video by the Mayor of Vigneux-sur-Siene, Thomas Chazal confirmed that the inauguration of the Sebastien Haller Stadium will take place...
The Angolan Basketball team has seen it all at the peak of national basketball championships. After losing their first official match against Nigeria under legendary coach Victorino Cunha on 1 February 1976, they went on to compete in several competitions, including four Summer Olympics between 1992 and 2004. Their international appearances continue with three World Championships in 2002, 2006 and 2010, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World...
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