Allan Saint-Maximin has joined French Ligue 1 side RC Lens in a deal until the end of the season after his departure from Mexican giants Club America over the racist abuse targeted at his children, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old French winger announced his departure from Club America over the weekend, revealing in a social media post that his family were targets of racist abuse. Saint-Maximin joined...
Ethan Nwaneri scored on his debut for Olympique Marseille as they recorded a 3-1 win over RC Lens in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday, Afrosport reports. The 18-year-old English midfielder of Nigerian heritage completed a loan move from Arsenal on Friday for the rest of the season in search of game time and was included in the starting XI in place of former Manchester United...
Manchester City have completed the signing of Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov on a four-and-a-half-year deal worth a reported £33.6 million, Afrosport reports. The 20-year-old centre-back joined Lens from Belarusian club Energetik-BGU in the summer of 2023 and played 24 times for the Ligue 1 outfit including 16 this season. Khusanov becomes the first player from Uzbekistan to play in the Premier League and is ready for...
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...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he has no regrets starting Bukayo Saka after he went off injured in the Gunners' 2-1 loss at RC Lens on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old Anglo-Nigerian has been a regular face in Arteta's side and provided the assist for Gabriel Jesus' goal but was forced off in the 34th minute after appearing in discomfort and was replaced by Fabio Vieira. It...
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