Strasbourg continued their impressive run of form in the French Ligue 1 as they defeated Olympique Lyon 4-2 on Friday night to move into the European qualification places, Afrosport reports. After a goalless first half, Liam Rosenior's men got things off in the second half at Stade de la Meinau with Chelsea loanee Andrey Santos finding the back of the net in the 55th minute. Dilane...
Strasbourg head coach Liam Rosenior says he is fully focused on getting the club into Europe next season, Afrosport reports. The French side finished in 13th place last season, 10 points clear of the relegation zone, and have taken things up a notch this term as they currently occupy seventh spot and are just four points away from a Champions League qualification spot. Rosenior, who replaced...
Lyon owner John Textor on Thursday pulled his weight behind manager Paulo Fonseca after the Portuguese was handed a nine-month ban for confronting a referee during their Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Fonseca was sanctioned by the French League’s disciplinary commission on Wednesday—his 52nd birthday—about four weeks after replacing the sacked Pierre Sage. The former AC Milan boss was shown a red card for confronting referee...
Pablo Longoria, the president of French Ligue 1 side Marseille, has been handed a 15-game ban for his "true corruption" claims, Afrosport reports. Longoria's comments were made after Marseille's 3-0 loss at Auxerre last weekend, their fifth defeat in the league this season, which puts them 13 points behind champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 standings. Having gone behind 1-0 to Auxerre, Les Phoceens had...
French Ligue 1 club Reims has confirmed the appointment of former Mali defender Samba Diawara as their new head coach, Afrosport reports. Diawara has been in interim capacity at Reims since the club sacked former manager Luka Elsner on 3 February. His appointment was announced by the club’s general manager, Mathieu Lacour, at a press conference on Thursday. Speaking to the club website, Lacour said: “Our...
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