Tag: Monaco
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Ligue 1: Marseille break into top four as Monaco edge Rennes
Olympique Marseille broke into the Ligue 1 top four after goals from Boubacar Kamara and Kevin Strootman gave them a 2-0 home win over struggling Strasbourg on Sunday. In the day’s early fixtures, Monaco eased their relegation woes with a last-gasp 3-2 defeat of Rennes while Girondins Bordeaux suffered a 1-0 setback against visiting St…
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Ligue 1: Golovin double earns Monaco first win of the season
AS Monaco’s Aleksandr Golovin scored twice as the principality side beat visiting Nice 3-1 in the Azurean derby in Ligue 1 on Tuesday to claim their first victory of the season. Golovin found the net either side of Patrick Burner’s equaliser with Wissam Ben Yedder wrapping up the win late on to lift Monaco to…
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Galatasaray in talks to sign Radamel Falcao
Galatasaray are in talks to sign Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, the Turkish club have confirmed. The 33-year-old has another year on his contract with Monaco, who signed him from Atletico Madrid for a reported £50m in 2013. After having loan spells with Premier League clubs Manchester United and Chelsea between 2014 and 2016, Falcao has…
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Transfer: Leicester seal £40m Tielemans deal
Leicester City have confirmed the signing of midfielder Youri Tielemans from Monaco for a club-record £40m on a four-year deal. Tielemans spent the second half of last season on loan at the King Power Stadium, making 13 appearances, scoring three goals and adding four assists. Leicester City have confirmed the signing of midfielder Youri Tielemans…
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Ligue 1: Monaco beat Nantes to move out of relegation zone
Monaco beat Nantes 1-0 to record their second home win of the season in Ligue 1 on Saturday to move out of the relegation zone for the first time since September. Leonardo Jardim’s return as coach at the end of January has sparked a turnaround in fortunes for the principality side. They have now won…
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Fabregas scores in Monaco’s first win in seven league games
Cesc Fabregas netted his first goal with Monaco to give the struggling principality side their first Ligue 1 win in seven games as they beat visiting Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday. The Spanish midfielder, who joined from Chelsea last month, fired home in the second half. The goal helped Monaco move from 19th to 18th in…
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Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas reacts to Henry’s sack
Monaco midfielder, has finally reacted to the club sacking manager, Thierry Henry. Henry has said goodbye to Monaco fans, after being sacked and replaced by Leonardo Jardim few days ago. The former Arsenal and Barcelona player replaced Jardim in October, but now the Ligue 1 club has done a U-turn, after he won four of…
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Ligue 1: Managerless Monaco face another defeat at Dijon
Managerless Monaco crashed to another defeat on Saturday, going down 2-0 away to Dijon the day before their former coach returns to the club to try and save them from relegation. Leonardo Jardim will take charge again on Sunday, just three months after he was replaced by Thierry Henry who was himself sacked on Friday.…
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Monaco sack Henry over poor performance
Monaco have sacked manager Thierry Henry after 20 games in charge. The Ligue 1 strugglers announced on Thursday he had been suspended, but BBC Sport understands that is merely procedural and that the France World Cup winner has already left the club. Predecessor Leonardo Jardim is expected to replace Henry, just over three months after…
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Transfer news: Cesc Fabregas joins Ligue 1 side Monaco
Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has joined Ligue 1 side Monaco from English Premier League side Chelsea, the two clubs said on Friday. “Cesc Fabregas has today completed a permanent transfer to Monaco,” Chelsea said on their website, just as Ligue 1 Monaco tweeted a video of Fabregas with a voice-over saying “now it’s time”. The…