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Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid star rejects French League mediation proposal in PSG salary row

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...

French Ligue 1 shatter 48-year-old record in matchday 31

by Taiye Taiwo

29 April 2024

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...

Nigeria’s Moffi & Simon nominated for 2024 Marc Vivien Foe award

by Taiye Taiwo

2 April 2024

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...

Lyon star Gift Orban narrates fight against poverty in Africa

by Taiye Taiwo

15 March 2024

Lyon forward Gift Orban is gradually making a name for himself in the French Ligue 1 after completing a reported €13 million (about 22 billion naira) move from Gent in January. Orban's rise to stardom did not come on a platter of gold as he fought his way through challenges like hunger in Nigeria to achieve his football dream. The 21-year-old made his way to Europe...

Folarin Balogun scores in USA thumping of Oman

by Kunle Fayiga

13 September 2023

Folarin Balogun scored for the United States Men's National Team (USMNT) as they overcame Oman 4-O in an international friendly played in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The 22-year-old of Nigerian descent, pledged his allegiance to the Stars and Stripes over the country of his parents and England this summer and made his debut against Mexico in the...

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Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid star rejects French League mediation proposal in PSG salary row

French Ligue 1 shatter 48-year-old record in matchday 31

Nigeria’s Moffi & Simon nominated for 2024 Marc Vivien Foe award

Lyon star Gift Orban narrates fight against poverty in Africa

Folarin Balogun scores in USA thumping of Oman

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