Tag: France
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Mbappe will play for Real Madrid one day – Benzema
Kylian Mbappe will play for Real Madrid “one day or another”, according to his France teammate and Los Blancos striker Karim Benzema. Media reports say La Liga giants Real Madrid offered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 200 million euros (237 million dollars) on deadline day. It was a whopping sum for a player in the final year…
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Griezmann makes shock return to Atletico Madrid
Antoine Griezmann has rejoined Atletico Madrid from FC Barcelona on loan, just two years after leaving the Wanda Metropolitano. Atletico Madrid sold France striker Griezmann to Barca for 120 million euros (140 million dollars) in 2019, yet he has never managed to recapture his best form at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain…
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Nigeria lose to France in Paralympics’ table tennis team event
The pair of Ahmed Koleosho and Isau Ogunkunle on Tuesday failed to reach the semi-finals of their men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. This was after the duo lost 0-2 to the French side in the quarter-finals of their men’s team Class 4 to 5 event of the…
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Real Madrid close in on Mbappe, secure extension with Casemiro
Kylian Mbappe arrived at the training ground of French clubside Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Friday amid the expectation Real Madrid would push to complete his signing in the coming hours. Mbappe wore a white baseball cap and white T-shirt, and whether by accident or design that only fuelled anticipation of a blockbuster move to Los…
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Hugo Lloris upset with Benzema claims
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is upset with the way he was protrayed by the French media during Euro 2020. Lloris has rubbished claims he was unhappy with the recall of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. He told L’Equipe: “There are so many things that have been said wrongly… But to have said that I would…
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Messi gets hero’s welcome in France ahead of PSG move
Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi received a hero’s welcome after flying to France on Tuesday to join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) following his shock departure from FC Barcelona. The agreement to sign the 34-year-old Argentine is a major coup for wealthy PSG. They will be adding one of the best football players of all time…
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France hand US first Olympic basketball defeat in 17 years
The U.S lost an Olympic men’s basketball match for the first time in 17 years on Sunday when they started the Tokyo Games with a 76-83 loss to France. The American team led by eight points at half-time, but the French roared back in the third quarter where Kevin Durant ran into foul trouble. The…
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My players were heroes in Spain defeat – Swiss coach
Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic says they leave the Euros full of pride after their quarterfinal shootout defeat to Spain. An equaliser by captain Xherdan Shaqiri in the second half cancelled out an early own goal and sent the teams to extra time. Then in the shootout two of the Swiss penalty kicks were stopped by…
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Ex-Madrid boss: I’m sorry for Benzema that France are out
Former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is sorry to see Karim Benzema dumped out of Euro 2020 with France. The Roma coach was hoping for France to go deep into the tournament for the sake of his old Real striker. He told talkSPORT: “He is the reason why I am a little sad that France…
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Pogba breaks silence after France Euro 2020 exit
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has broken his silence since France’s Euro 2020 elimination. The tournament favourites crashed out of the European Championship following a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat by Switzerland in the last 16 on Monday night. Pogba posted to social media: “Sometimes football can be cruel… cruel and also beautiful. “Yesterday, the game…