5 h. ago 'Exemplary' John McGinn lauded by French media as Aston Villa captain hits back at PSG doubters

Maxifoot named the Scotland midfielder the man of the match in Tuesday's massive Champions League clash

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26 h. ago Antoine Griezmann targeting big final with star racehorse in Newcastle on Good Friday

The French football star, who has built his own string of racehorses, is set to have Hooking carry his colours at Newcastle on Good Friday.

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6 d. ago Paulo Fonseca: ‘They want to make an example of me for French football’

Lyon’s manager reflects on his nine-month domestic ban for confronting a referee and his Europa League hopes against Manchester United“This kind of motivation can make miracles,” says Paulo Fonseca as he describes the glint in his Lyon players’ eyes before the visit of Manchester United. It is a clash of two giants who have lost their way – although something, at least, is stirring in France’s second city. They have won eight of their 11 games since Fonseca’s arrival less than two and a half months ago and that tells only part of a story with little precedent.The Europa League quarter‑final first leg on Thursday will be a rare opportunity for Fonseca to do what he enjoys best: manage his team from the technical area, cajoling and tweaking from the sidelines. Early in March he was given a nine-month ban from domestic games for aggressively confronting the referee Benoît Millot towards the end of a win against Brest. He is barred from the dugout and from communicating with his bench u...

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6 d. ago Emi Martinez risks wrath of PSG fans with subtle message during Aston Villa clash

Emi Martinez isn't the most popular figure with French football fans after his antics during and after Argentina's World Cup final victory over Les Bleus in 2022

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7 d. ago Aston Villa and PSG fans clash in mass brawl on eve of Champions League tie

PSG and Aston Villa supporters have clashed the night before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie as the French interior ministry battles against rising violence from football fans

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7 d. ago Emiliano Martinez sends French fans a message as Aston Villa arrive in Paris

The Argentina goalkeeper wore a hat celebrating Argentina’s success while covering up a French cockerel emblem.

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9 d. ago Luis Enrique said PSG would improve without Kylian Mbappé. He was right

PSG have been flawless this season – something they never achieved with Leo Messi, Neymar and Mbappé in the teamBy Get French Football News“It’s only the start,” said Lucas Hernández as Paris Saint-Germain wrapped up their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title in muted fashion against Angers on Saturday. To be crowned league champions is the crescendo of a season for many clubs; for PSG, it is merely the starting gun.This isn’t the earliest that PSG have won the title. In March 2016, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four of his 38 league goals that season in a 9-0 win over Troyes, ensuring Laurent Blanc’s side wrapped up the title with eight games to spare. This term though, there weren’t the same fireworks as Désiré Doué’s solitary goal was enough to secure the all-important win but, make no mistake, this has been PSG’s most emphatic title win. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Aston Villa ‘motivated and excited’ for Paris St Germain clash – Unai Emery

Villa head to the French capital on the back of seven straight wins.

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1 week ago French referee says 'I feared for my life' after he was threatened and held CAPTIVE by two players after taking charge of an Under

A young French referee admitted 'I feared for my life' after being threatened and held captive in his locker room by players unhappy with his officiating.

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2 w. ago Marseille’s season is collapsing and Roberto De Zerbi is not helping

If they do not reach the Champions League – which looked certain a few months ago – the manager will pay the priceBy Get French Football NewsAnd just like that, has the magic gone? After losing four of their last five league matches, the lustre has come off Marseille’s season. Their latest defeat – a 3-1 loss against a Reims side that had not won in the league since early November – may be the worst of all of them.Their 3-1 defeat to PSG before the international break bears no shame but losing to Reims, a struggling Lens side and to Auxerre by three goals is worrying for a team who have not only invested heavily in players such as Adrien Rabiot, Amine Gouiri, Mason Greenwood, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Ismaël Bennacer, but also in a manager, Roberto De Zerbi, who they dearly hoped would be a stabilising force after a few tumultuous seasons. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Golden era of French coaching is over, so who will replace Deschamps?

Forget the days of Wenger and Houllier – there is a worrying lack of French coaches in Europe’s elite leagues these daysWhere have all the coaches gone? French sports media address the theme on a regular basis and with good reason: the country’s football managers are no longer wanted abroad. The days when Arsène Wenger and Gérard Houllier opened the door for Jean Tigana, Rémi Garde, Claude Puel and others to coach in England are long gone. In the 2000s and 2010s, French managers could also find work in La Liga and Serie A, as Philippe Montanier did at Real Sociedad and Rudi Garcia at Roma and Napoli – leaving aside Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps, who could not be really considered expatriates at Real Madrid and Juventus.This is no longer the case and takes particular significance now that Deschamps, whose France side face Croatia in a Nations League quarter-final on Thursday and Sunday, has entered the final straight of his 14-year association with Les Bleus and confirmed he w...

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4 w. ago PSG remain unbeaten in Ligue 1 but the chasing pack are improving

Lyon, Brest, Lille and Monaco have done well in Europe this season. There’s no shame in losing to this PSG sideBy Get French Football NewsPSG’s meetings with Marseille have produced one-way traffic in recent years and, based on their encounter at the weekend, we’re likely to see more of the same in the near future. PSG’s 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes on Sunday night was their seventh straight victory against Marseille in the league. The dominance has been near total in the last decade; Marseille have only won one of their last 25 league matches against PSG.Despite sitting fairly comfortably in second place, spurred on by several flashy additions in the form of Amine Gouiri, Adrien Rabiot and Mason Greenwood, Roberto de Zerbi’s side were no match for their opponents. If anything, Marseille required several fine stops from their goalkeeper Geronímo Rullí to keep the margin between the teams respectable. Continue reading...

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