Month: March 2023

Speaking to OGC Nice TV, Ivorian international winger Nicolas Pépé was asked about his time at Arsenal during his first interview as a new OGC Nice player. “There were ups and downs. In the first season I managed to win two titles, the FA Cup and the Community Shield, which is no mean feat. The following …

Read More “Nicolas Pépé reflects on time at Arsenal: “I want to get back to enjoying football.””

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes will perform better next weekend in Saudi Arabia than last time out in Bahrain, thanks to the fast-flowing and less abrasive nature of Jeddah’s track. At Sakhir, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished respectively 5th and 7th, the Mercedes pair outpaced not only by an unassailable Red Bull squad but also …

Read More “Mercedes not expecting miracles but W14 better suited to Jeddah”

Legendary All Black Dan Carter admits the sacking of Dave Rennie caught him by surprise but backs the coach to return to the highest level. Rennie was sacked earlier this month after a poor Autumn Nations Series on the back of an average season. The New Zealand-born coach boasted a 38% win rate throughout his …

Read More “Dan Carter: All Black great backs Dave Rennie to return to Test rugby”

L’Équipe report that Marseille striker Bamba Dieng is closing in on a move to Lorient, who have been interested in signing him since July with his current club looking to move him on to streamline their attacking options. The 22-year-old much prefers the option of going to Brittany over moving to a Premier League side – …

Read More “Marseille’s Bamba Dieng favours Lorient over move to Premier League”

According to Foot Mercato Serie A side Atalanta have rejected a loan bid from Leicester City for winger Jérémie Boga – who joined the club from Sassuolo for €20m last summer. The Italian club politely refused the offer from the Foxes, who plan to come back in the next few hours with a second offer, this …

Read More “Atalanta reject Leicester loan bid for winger Jérémie Boga”

As quoted by L’Équipe, speaking after his Lyon side’s shock 3-1 loss to Lorient last night in Ligue 1, coach Peter Bosz was furious with his team’s performance. Bosz explained: “We defended very badly, played very badly with the ball. It was nothing like the OL we have seen this season so far. We lost …

Read More “Lyon coach, Peter Bosz: “I wanted to change 8 players at half time.””

Ireland kicked off their Six Nations title charge with an impressive bonus-point victory over Wales as they ran out 34-10 winners in Cardiff. Tries from Caelan Doris, James Ryan, James Lowe and Josh van der Flier saw the Irish home, with Johnny Sexton and Ross Byrne adding extra points. For Wales they endured a nightmare …

Read More “Six Nations: Dominant Ireland begin with bonus-point triumph over wasteful Wales”

As reported by Le10Sport, PSG have been considering an approach for Rennes centre-back Warmed Omari, but face competition with many a European club also interested in the 22-year-old defender. Omari was one of the surprise breakthrough players of the Ligue 1 season last year having been handed more game time than expected amid injury and …

Read More “Could PSG sign Warmed Omari outside the transfer window?”

France head coach Fabien Galthie said despite his team’s bonus-point triumph over Italy in their Six Nations opener in Rome on Sunday, he had been left with a “bitter taste”. Les Bleus made a bright start and raced into a 19-6 lead midway through the first half, before the Azzurri launched a brave fightback and …

Read More “Six Nations: Fabien Galthie left with ‘bitter taste’ after France edge out Italy”

Speaking to RMC Sport, former French international full-back and current Georga national team manager Willy Sagnol has revealed that the in-form Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had been offered to Ligue 1 clubs over the summer. The 21-year-old has impressed during his time in Campania so far and has four goals in six games. The Azzurri …

Read More “Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was offered to Ligue 1 clubs this summer”