French U19 coach Francis Smerecki has revealed the 18-player squad that will take part in the U19 European Championships – Elite Stage this summer. Les Bleus kick off the group stage against Sweden on June 5th, face Bosnia Herzegovina on the 7th and then Austria on the 10th. Each of [...]
It looks like being a busy summer for various French international teams. First up this month an U20 side managed by legend Willy Sagnol will compete in the famous Toulon Youth Festival. Hosted in the south of France, this is a great tournament for sides to show off their talented [...]
Ligue 1 Best Player – Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) Also nominated: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ASSE), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Thiago Silva (PSG) Best Young Player – Florian Thauvin (Bastia) Also nominated: Remy Cabella (MHSC), Lucas Digne (LOSC), Marco Verratti (PSG) Best Goalkeeper – Salvatore Sirugu (PSG) Also nominated: Steve Mandanda (OM), [...]
Guingamp’s amazing 7-0 win over Lens puts them a step closer to playing Ligue 1 football for the first time since 2004. They are four points ahead of Angers in fourth. Caen in 5th are five points behind but play Nantes on Monday night. Guingamp were without their star player [...]
One of the most wanted players in France, one of the most likely to leave his club in the summer. His last mission in France is to help Guingamp win promotion. Jonathan Johnson profiled Gianelli Imbula for this year’s Le50, and he is the real deal. Since becoming the youngest [...]
Welcome to the 2nd edition of Le50. This is a collection of the best young footballers currently playing in France – all the players featured were born on or after the 1st of January 1991. The French Football Weekly team have spent the last few months deliberating and voting on [...]
Join Vaishali, Jeremy and Andrew as they discuss the recent international weekend as France beat Georgia and lost to Spain. They discuss the Karim Benzema drought, going over 1000 minutes without a goal. Pogba’s red card, the future of the team and Deschamps tactics. Andrew is then joined by Spanish [...]
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