Antoine Arnault is hoping to utilise the expertise of former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ahead of the Arnault family takeover of Ligue 2 side Paris FC, Afrosport reports. The world's second richest family and owners of luxurious fashion conglomerate LVMH plans to own an initial 52% stake of the French capital outfit with energy drink giant Red Bull owning a minority 11% stake. Klopp is set to...
French giants Olympique Lyon have been provisionally relegated to Ligue 2 along with a transfer ban due to several financial irregularities, Afrosport reports. The decision was announced by the French football authority DNCG on Friday, as it was stated that the club "could face demotion as a precautionary measure" after the current 2024-25 season. However, this decision was triggered by the club's bad financial state as...
George Ilenikhena has attributed his consistency in training to ending his goal drought for AS Monaco, Afrosport reports. The 18-year-old Nigerian forward found the back of the net in Les Monegasques' 3-1 Ligue 1 win at Strasbourg on Saturday. It was his first goal since he netted a late winner in a 2-1 win over FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League last month. "It was...
He conquered Norway, and he reached for the stars in Belgium, but suddenly Gift Orban has experienced a downward spiral since he moved to the French top flight to play in the colours of Olympique Lyonnais. Once touted as the next big Super Eagles star with a bright future ahead of him, Orban has failed to establish himself at Lyon since he sought greener pastures away...
The French League (LFP) on Wednesday handed Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain a partial closure of one of the stands in their Parc des Princes ground as sanction for homophobic chants from their fans. The sanction follows a Ligue 1 match between PSG and Strasbourg on October 19, when the home team "ultras" – a section of PSG's fans – were making homophobic chants for about...
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