Plastic bottles banned from French football stadia

The LFP has decided to ban plastic bottles from Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 stadiums from the 2022/23 campaign onwards. Dimitri Payet can rest assured: this season he is unlikely to receive a bottle to the face during the Olympico at Groupama Stadium. After a 2021/22 season marred by several incidents with supporters, and in …

Stormers: John Dobson says Hacjivah Dayimani has ‘exceeded expectations’

Stormers head coach John Dobson has sung the praises of star back-row Hacjivah Dayimani after he shone in his team’s 40-8 victory over the Lions in Cape Town on Saturday. He was named the official man of the match after delivering an outstanding attacking performance as the Stormers outscored their hapless visitors by five tries …

OM’s Jordan Amavi side-lined by Igor Tudor

According to La Provence, Marseille left-back Jordan Amavi (28) has been side-lined by manager Igor Tudor during pre-season. The Toulon-born former Aston Villa and Nice defender returned to the club after a loan-spell with OGC Nice at the start of the summer, hoping to re-establish himself into a new Igor Tudor side that features a …

Alanyaspor to loan Oussama Targhalline from Marseille

As reported by Foot Mercato and other French outlets, Turkish 1st division outfit Alanyaspor are in the process of concluding the arrival of 20-year-old midfield talent Oussama Targhalline on loan from Ligue 1 outfit Marseille for the 2022/23 campaign. The box-to-box midfielder has been one of the only satisfactions of Marseille’s pre-season, which has seen a …

Alexis Sánchez closing in on move to Marseille

L’Équipe report this afternoon that Alexis Sánchez has reached an agreement with the Inter management for his contract to be terminated, with the Chilean forward now set on joining Marseille. Marseille are now confident of getting a deal over the line, after weeks of talks between the former Arsenal and Manchester United man’s entourage and his …

Amadou Onana’s move from Lille to Everton is a done deal

Belgian football correspondent Sacha Tavolieri reports this afternoon that midfielder Amadou Onana’s move from Lille to Everton is now a done deal, with agreements having been reached between all of the parties involved. The Premier League side have struck a deal with Les Dogues over an initial €36m fee, with a potential €4m in add-ons, while …

Sainz: No complaints over Red Bull domination, ‘they deserve it’

Carlos Sainz says Red Bull’s current domination is a fact of life in Formula 1 this season, and one that the Milton Keynes-based outfit fully deserves. In Bahrain, Max Verstappen picked up where he had left off in Abu Dhabi last year, the Dutchman trouncing his rivals onboard Red Bull’s blindingly fast RB19 car. In …

Rosberg: Wolff still the best team boss there is in F1

Mercedes’ hardship from 2022 has unfortunately extended into this year but despite the team’s struggles, Nico Rosberg says that Toto Wolff remains the best team principal there is in F1. Wolff has presided over Mercedes’ destiny in Formula 1 since 2014, the first year of the hybrid engine era in the sport. Under the Austrian’s …

Former Nice director Julien Fournier in talks to join Olympiakos

Former Nice Director of Football Julien Fournier is in advanced negotiations with Olympiakos to join the Greek club as Technical Director, according to sources contacted by Get French Football News. Fournier left Les Aiglons this summer after more than a decade at the club, having first been Director-General on his arrival in 2011. The club …

Mercedes leaving no stone unturned in changing F1 car’s concept

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott says the German outfit will approach its massive task of changing the concept of its 2023 design by analysing every single area of its car and by relying on all the tools at its disposal. After F1’s opening race in Bahrain, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff threw in the towel, …