Hugo Ekitike would “waste time” staying at Reims says club president

In speaking with Europe 1 this weekend, Stade Reims president, Jean-Pierre Caillot, discussed the future of sought-after 19-year-old striker Hugo Ekitike. Caillot explained: “In Hugo’s case, he would waste time staying with us. We refused an offer of €35m this winter, which is a lot of money for a club like ours. That money will …

Record attendance for women’s club football match at Parc des Princes

PSG Women’s match against Olympique Lyonnais Women at the Parc des Princes was the most well attended women’s club match on French soil, with 43,254 filling the stands according to Ouest France. Lyon Women won 2-1 on Saturday night in the return leg of their Champions League semi-final, advancing to the final, which is to …

Philippe Clement: “It’s up to us to fill the stadium.”

Speaking in Friday’s pre-match press conference before Sunday’s match against Angers, AS Monaco manager Philippe Clement broached the topic of the atmosphere at the Stade Louis II.  Monaco have the lowest average attendance in Ligue 1 this season (5,712). Despite this, Clement confessed that he was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere in the stadium when …

Kylian Mbappé pushing to be at UNFP awards and skip PSG training camp in Qatar

RMC Sport report that Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain are in talks over the forward’s desire to be at the French Players’ Union (UNFP) awards next week, with the club heading to Qatar for a training camp at the same time. The 23-year-old is one of the nominees for Ligue 1 player of the year, a …

Nantes’ Antoine Kombouaré on winning the Coupe de France: “It’s almost a miracle.”

Speaking after his team’s win over NIce last night to win the Coupe de France, Nantes manager Antoine Kombouaré reacted to winning a trophy with the team that first brought him to mainland France as a player in 1983. His words transcribed in L’Équipe, the coach spoke of a “miracle”, as he took Les Canaris to …