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6Dec By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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football scores: Lille wins to deny Marseille top spot

Ethan Mbappe #8 of Lille OSC celebrates in action with Igor Paixao #14 of Olympique Marseille during the Ligue 1 McDonald's match between Lille OSC and Olympique de Marseille at Stade Pierre Mauroy on December 05, 2025 in Lille, France. Ethan Mbappe, the younger brother of France and Real Madrid star Kylian, scored the only goal of the game as Lille prevented Marseille from going top of Ligue 1 on Friday. Mbappe, who also scored in a 1-1 draw with champions Paris Saint-Germain in October, netted the winner with the first clear chance of the game. Latching onto a ball over the top from Nabil Bentaleb, Mbappe capitalised after Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli's rash dash to the edge of his box after just 10 minutes. Lille had the better of the opening stages but were indebted t...

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29Nov By Silver Emmanuel6 Comments

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Foot ball: Monaco shock PSG as Minamino scores winner

Takumi Minamino Japan's Takumi Minamino scored the only goal of the game as Monaco shocked reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Saturday, winning 1-0 in the principality. The 30-year-old Japanese international star, once of Liverpool, struck just past the midway point in the second half at the Stade Louis II to inflict a second domestic defeat of the campaign on PSG. Monaco held on through the closing stages, including seven minutes of stoppage time, after having former Paris defender Thilo Kehrer sent off in the 80th minute. It is a surprise result with Monaco ending a run of three consecutive Ligue 1 losses which had seen them lose ground on PSG and the other sides at the top of the table. They are now provisionally up to sixth, seven points behind the capital side whos...

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17Nov By Silver Emmanuel37 Comments

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news on sport: Nantes’ Leroux suffers injury blow

Louis Leroux (19) has been a key player for a struggling FC Nantes side this season. The France youth international has played in all 12 of Les Canaris’ Ligue 1 games, scoring once and registering one assist. His availability has been crucial for Luís Castro, who has not been able to count on Francis Coquelin and Johann Lepenant due to injuries, as has his versatility, with Leroux filling in at left-back on several occasions. However, both he and Nantes have now suffered a blow. Leroux suffered a thigh injury while on France U-21 duty last Wednesday. It meant that he was forced to leave the camp, without having played in either of Les Éspoirs’ Euros qualifiers. Having returned to Nantes, the diagnosis is not music to Les Canaris’ ears. As per a report from Ouest-Fr...

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9Nov By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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news and sport: Marseille go top as Lens beat Monaco

English duo Angel Gomes and Mason Greenwood scored as Marseille took over top spot in Ligue 1 from Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday with a 3-0 home win over Brest. Gomes fired Marseille ahead in the 25th minute with a free-kick that squirmed through the hands of Brest goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki. Greenwood struck his eighth league goal of the season, from the penalty spot after Igor Paixao was fouled by defender Kenny Lala. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bagged a late third as Marseille shook off their controversial midweek Champions League defeat by Atalanta to go a point clear of PSG in the French top flight. "It's typical of Marseille. We played badly against Atalanta on Wednesday with almost the same team as today," said Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi."But today I think we played a ...

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26Oct By Silver Emmanuel4 Comments

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news sport live: Hakimi leads PSG to victory over Brest

Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi scored a brace to lead his team, Paris Saint-Germain, to a 3-0 away win over Stade Brest on Saturday evening at the "Francis Le Blé" Stadium in the ninth round of the French Ligue 1. With this victory, the Parisian club ended its points drop following draws in the last two rounds against Lille (1-1) and Strasbourg (3-3), regaining its winning momentum in the competition. The reigning champions increased their tally to 20 points, temporarily topping the league table, two points ahead of second-placed Olympique Marseille, who will face Lens later. Meanwhile, Brest remain on 9 points in 12th place. Hakimi opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a right-footed strike from inside the penalty area, following a precise pass from his Portuguese team...

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16Oct By Silver Emmanuel9 Comments

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soccer league: PSG injury update ahead of Strasbourg clash

Luis Enrique Luis Enrique spoke to the press today, ahead of tomorrow's game in which the Parisians take on third-placed Strasbourg in a Friday night clash that has the potential to be a tricky one for the team from the capital. A medical update given before the conference ruled out Ousmane Dembélé, Fabian Ruiz and Joao Neves, all of whose recovery programs have been extended by the club. In better news for the club, however, Desiré Doué was cleared to return to the pitch after a persistent calf issue that kept him out for more than a month, alongside fellow winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who returns after a knock. Answering a question from l’Equipe, Enrique also stated that he cannot guarantee that Doué and Marquinhos (also returning from injury) will be available to start tomo...

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4Oct By Silver Emmanuel4 Comments

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football news: Lille set asking price for Juventus target

Gettyimages 2203399731 612x612 1 Lille has long been recognised as one of Europe’s leading talent factories, consistently producing high-quality footballers who go on to excel at the highest level. The latest name emerging from their system is Ayyoub Bouaddi, an 18-year-old midfielder who is quickly becoming a vital part of their first-team setup. Despite the presence of more experienced figures in the squad, Bouaddi has forced his way into regular contention, underlining his growing importance to the Ligue 1 side. His composure and ability in midfield have attracted attention from several major European clubs, all of whom are tracking his rapid development closely. Among those expressing interest is Juventus, which has increasingly shifted its transfer strategy toward...

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2Oct By Silver Emmanuel4 Comments

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match previews: Metz vs Marseille

Visiting Stade Saint-Symphorien for the first time in over two years, Marseille will look to maintain a top-three position in the Ligue 1 table when they face Metz on Saturday. Metz are the only side without a victory in this competition, playing to a 0-0 draw with Le Havre last week, while OM came from behind to defeat Strasbourg 2-1 on matchday six. Match preview Six games into the new season, and Stephane Le Mignan is still awaiting his side’s first victory after a dismal attacking display last weekend. The third lowest-scoring team in the league so far (five goals) did not register a single effort on the target against Le Havre, failing to score for the third time this season. On the positive side, though, they have points in back-to-back home encounters, conceding only ...

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28Sep By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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soccer updates: PSG hit with double injury blow pre-Barca

Ligue 1 heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain have on Saturday been dealt a pair of blows on the personnel front. As much has thrown the status of another two leading members of Luis Enrique’s squad into doubt for next week’s showdown with Barcelona. The reigning Champions League holders are facing up to nothing short of a personnel crisis at present. This comes with the likes of Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué and Marquinhos all condemned to the treatment table with respective ailments. Safe to say, then, that yet further setbacks were the last thing which Luis Enrique needed this weekend. But as alluded to above, on Saturday, this is precisely what PSG were forced to deal with.En route to a 2-0 Ligue 1 victory over Auxerre, both Vitinha and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were force...

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22Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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latest soccer updates: Club Brugge reward young defender with new contract

Club Brugge have announced that young defender Joaquin Seys has signed a new deal at the club. The 20-year-old is just the latest young talent to come through the club and was a standout player during the 2024/2025 campaign. As a result, Club Brugge have now rewarded Seys with a new contract which will run until 2029. The right-back has come through he academy at the club and has impressed in both the Pro League and the Champions League. Last season the Belgian youth international made 40 appearances for Club Brugge in his debut season with the first team. Prior to that, Seys had played in the second tier for Club Brugge’s second team Club NXT. After 27 appearances during the 2023/2024 season, with one goal and three assists, he was promoted to the first team as a te...

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13Sep By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Match analysis: Pavard nets Marseille debut against Lorient

Benjamin Pavard French World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard scored on debut as Marseille hit the net four times without reply in a commanding win over Lorient in Ligue 1 on Friday. Lorient played for most of the match with 10 men after Darline Yongwa was shown a straight red card for a professional foul after just 10 minutes. Mason Greenwood put Marseille ahead from the penalty spot immiediately after and Pavard, who signed on loan from Inter Mlian before the international break, headed home from a corner seven minutes later. Angel Gomes flicked up a loose ball outside the box and volleyed a stunning third. Marseille dominated the second period but it took until stoppage time for the fourth goal, a Nayef Aguerd shot deflecting past the stranded goalkeeper. The result came just a week after L...

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12Sep By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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football match previews: Brest vs Paris FC

Brest Meeting for the first time on the Ligue 1 stage, Brest welcome Paris FC to Stade Francis-Le Ble in Brittany for a Sunday matinee affair. A 3-1 defeat at Lens the last time out kept Les Pirates winless on the season, while the side from Paris claimed their first victory of the new campaign, 3-2 over Metz. Match preview For a second successive occasion, Brest have begun a Ligue 1 campaign poorly, currently one of two teams in the top flight that have yet to earn a victory alongside Metz. Similarly to last season, their defending has been rather suspect, with Eric Roy’s men conceding eight goals after three matchdays, tied with Paris FC for the most in the competition. Dating back to the previous campaign, they have conceded a combined 14 goals in their last four Ligue 1 matches, whi...

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10Sep By Silver Emmanuel6 Comments

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upcoming football fixture: Marseille vs Lorient

Roberto De Zerbi Lorient can claim their first away victory in Ligue 1 since March of 2024 when they travel to the Stade Velodrome on Friday for a date with Marseille. Before the international break, OM were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Lyon, while Lorient got hammered 7-1 at home against Lille on matchday three. Roberto De Zerbi’s second season in charge of Marseille has not started smoothly, with his side in the middle of the pack, sitting in 10th place, having lost two of their three league outings. Only twice over the last 40 years have we seen this team lose three of their opening four league fixtures, with the previous occasion coming in the 2015-16 season. They will be happy to know that their next two matches in the top-flight take place at the Stade Velodrome, where this team have won...

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5Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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paris saint germain ligue 1 : Dembele injury

Ousmane Dembele France have been hit with a blow as Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele is set to miss their opening World Cup qualifier against Ukraine. According to L'Equipe, the attacker, who suffered a hamstring issue during his club’s 6-3 win over Toulouse, skipped Wednesday’s closed-door training session at Clairefontaine and continued working individually. While he is expected to be back for the following match, France national boss Didier Deschamps is unlikely to risk him from the start in what many regard as the toughest fixture of Les Bleus’ qualifying campaign. With Dembele sidelined, Doue and Maghnes Akliouche are competing for the right-wing role in Wroclaw. This is more than just a fitness concern, Dembele’s absence comes at a time when his stock has nev...

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30Aug By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Marseille sign Hamed Traore from Bournemouth

Hamed Traore Olympique de Marseille have added some more attacking punch to its squad.On Friday, the club announced the signing of Hamed Traore (25), who featured prominently last season on loan at AJ Auxerre. The Ivorian international was the joint-top goalscorer in Ligue 1 for Christophe Pélissier’s men, as he and Gaëtan Perrin (29) each scored 10 times. Traore had been under contract with Premier League Bournemouth before officially signing at Marseille. Roberto De Zerbi, his new manager, said that the attacking midfielder had been on their radar throughout this transfer window. “This summer, we immediately thought of Traore. He is a very good player, he has already played in France, I have already trained him (in Empoli, between June 2018 and May 2021) he can occupy two...

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25Aug By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Ligue 1: AS Monaco falls to Lille after Giroud’s stoppage-time winner

Olivier Giroud Undone by a stoppage-time goal from Olivier Giroud, AS Monaco conceded their first defeat of the season against LOSC Lille at the end of the second matchday in Ligue 1 (1-0). On the road at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, the players from the Rock met a LOSC outfit that will certainly be a serious competitor in the race for the Champions League. After 90 minutes of fierce battling, it was Giroud that found the breakthrough at the death, sealing Lille’s triumph with a late strike, which served as a devastating blow for ASM and their supporters, who were present in large numbers in the away section to support their team. While the heat was on early, AS Monaco did not give in and were dominant to start proceedings, with Caio Henrique particularly impressive on the left flank to give...

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18Aug By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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latest football news:Lee Kang-in starts for PSG 1-0 Nantes

Lee Kang In Lee Kang-in, the 24-year-old midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, started in PSG’s 1-0 win over FC Nantes in the opening match of the 2025–26 Ligue 1 season. Lee was named in the starting lineup for PSG in their away match against FC Nantes held on Sunday at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France. He played as a midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha. Lee completed 57 of 62 passes for a 92 percent success rate, created three chances and recorded two shots, according to football statistics platform FotMob. He was substituted out in the 61st minute. The match featured a rare sight for Korean football fans: three Korean players on the pitch. Nantes midfielder Kwon Hyeok-kyu also started and played 79 minutes, notably clearing a cross from Lee in the 9t...

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14Aug By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Inaki Pena remains first choice for new Como goalkeeper

Inaki Pena Como interest in Inaki Pena, and negotiations continue for the Barcelona goalkeeper, even if they have two alternatives as well. The shot-stopper is down to the final months of his current contract at Camp Nou, which will expire in June 2026, so a sale is likely this summer. Como do need a new Number 1 and that was confirmed by coach Cesc Fabregas in a press conference this week, so now it’s just down to finding the right candidate. Inaki Pena is in a hurry too, as he has other offers on the table, so a decision one way or another is expected very soon.Como are looking at two other options for the role, but are continuing negotiations for the Barcelona man. The 26-year-old came through the Barcelona youth academy and had a loan spell with Galatasaray in 2022, ...

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14Aug By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Luis Enrique: PSG didn’t deserve to win Super Cup

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said his side "didn't deserve" to win the UEFA Super Cup after they produced a dramatic late rally to beat Tottenham Hotspur in a penalty shootout on Wednesday. Nuno Mendes converted the clinching spot kick in the shootout to complete a PSG comeback that looked unlikely when Tottenham held a 2-0 lead in the 85th minute of regulation in the annual match between the most recent winners of the Champions League and Europa League. And Luis Enrique said the contrasting fitness levels of the two teams was evident, with his side having only just resumed training following their run to the final of the Club World Cup last month. "For 80 minutes we didn't deserve that, I think Tottenham deserved to win the match because they were in form, they were training for...

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9Aug By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Lille reach agreement with Real Betis for Romain Perraud

Romain Perraud According to a report from Foot Mercato and confirmed by L’Équipe, Lille OSC reached an agreement last night to sign Romain Perraud (27) from Real Betis for €3.5m, including bonuses. This is the same amount that the Spanish club paid for the left-back last summer when they signed him from Southampton FC on a contract lasting until 2029. Perraud is reportedly expected to arrive in Lille today and will travel with the squad for tomorrow’s preseason friendly against West Ham United at the London Stadium. His arrival marks the end of Lille’s hunt for a new starting left-back, which had been a priority for the club following the departures of Gabriel Gudmundsson, Mitchel Bakker, and Ismaily. Lille had been considering a move for David Møller Wolfe (23). However, they were u...

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