Sassuolo, Union Berlin, Udinese, FC Bruges… Last summer, they all rushed to try to recruit Maxime Estève. But Montpellier did not let go of its 21-year-old defender, valued at €7 million, and he took time to digest. Michel Der Zakarian also relied on others at the start of the season and it was at the … Read more
If we had to bet on a player that Laurent Batlles would absolutely have wanted in his squad, upon his arrival on the Saint-Étienne bench in the summer of 2022, the name of Florian Tardieu would have topped the list. The two men have appreciated each other enormously since Troyes, where they arrived together in … Read more
A year after arriving in Lille from Clermont Foot, Mohamed Bayo should not have a second season in the North. The 25-year-old Guinean international striker (under contract until 2027), who is not in the plans of Paulo Fonseca, the LOSC coach, should not be very bored to bounce back. In Ligue 1, two clubs have … Read more
Greens supporters are no longer brooding. They buy it. The third jersey, made in a “digital” green tinged with black, is snapping up like hot cakes. So much so that the Greens shop achieved its best turnover in July since the big comeback of Le Coq Sportif, their historic equipment supplier, in 2015. AS Saint-Étienne … Read more
The starting lineup lined up on Sunday evening, for Toulouse FC’s sixth and final warm-up match against AS Roma, shouldn’t be far from the typical team that will start the Championship seven days later in Nantes. For a simple reason, according to Damien Comolli, its president: “We started to anticipate possible departures in January, in … Read more
It was the time of folk trips, himself driving the players’ coach, long days and permanent overtime. It was also the time of the beginnings of his collaboration with Rudi Garcia, from 2002 to 2007. A duo which will radically transform Dijon Football Côte-d’Or (DFCO), will seek a double Cup-Championship with Lille (2011) and will … Read more
Arriving on the Rade, in the offseason, Waisea Nayacalevu (32) was preceded by his reputation as a lethal weapon. It will however have taken time to put his game. Laborious beginnings, frayed matches, fallen balls… In the stands of Mayol, some wondered if the Fijian had not “lost his hands”. ” Far from there, rectifies … Read more
We must at least recognize a merit to Todd Boehly: the president of Chelsea does not shirk when he is handed a microphone. But this quality is detrimental to him today, since the English media have not ceased to make fun, in recent days, of his prediction launched at Sky Sports (“We are going to … Read more
As often on the side of Los Angeles, it does not take much for the heart to race, for the Lakers fan to start believing again in the great hours of his franchise, those which had allowed them to seek a title in Orlando’s health bubble in 2020. Tuesday evening, the Purple and Gold offered … Read more
If it does not have a big impact on the standings, with the draws of Sochaux and Metz, the defeat last Saturday on the lawn of Niort (1-3) still did damage to Bordeaux. The face of the Girondins, especially in the first period, was not at all appreciated by all the staff but above all … Read more