Roberto De Zerbi has parted ways with Olympique Marseille following Sunday's heavy 5-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1, Afrosport reports. De Zerbi had been vocal about his team's inconsistent performances, part of which saw them eliminated from the UEFA Champions League before Sunday's disappointing defeat at the Parc des Princes. The former Brighton and Hove Albion manager arrived at Marseille in the...
Lyon on Wednesday were successful in their appeal against relegation to Ligue 2, Afrosport reports. The French side were provisionally relegated from Ligue 1 last November due to financial problems. The decision was then upheld last month by the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG), the body that controls the financial status of French teams. Lyon had agreed to forfeit their Europa League spot if their...
French Striker Kylian Mbappe has rejected a mediation offer by the French league’s legal commission over his unpaid wages and bonuses after a meeting in Paris between his representatives and Paris Saint-Germain officials on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Real Madrid forward is demanding around €55 million, which he claimed to be owed by PSG despite the French champions proposing that Mbappe has agreed to waive the money...
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...
Super Eagles forwards Terem Moffi and Moses Simon have been selected for the award of the best African player in the French Ligue 1 in the 2023-24 season. The Marc Vivien Foe award is an annual award that was named after Cameroon legend Marc Vivien Foe who died during the 2003 FIFA Confederation Cup match between Cameroon and Colombia on June 26, 2003. Moffi is leading...
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