As reported by Le Progrès, Ligue 1’s technical director of refereeing, Pascal Garibian, told the paper that Lucas Paquetá’s late goal for Lyon against Lille this weekend shouldn’t have been disallowed by VAR. He also confirmed that only one angle of the incident was offered to referee Clément Turpin which affected his decision. Garibian said: Read more about Lyon goal against Lille ruled out by VAR should have stood says LFP referee director[…]

The LFP – French professional football’s governing body – has announced an agreement with representatives of clubs and player unions to introduce changes to youth players’ first professional contracts. With clubs previously only able to offer academy graduates contracts of up to three years, 18-year-olds will now able to sign five-year deals. For 19-year-old players, Read more about French clubs to be able to offer five-year contracts to youth players[…]

According to L’Équipe, PSG’s President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi will appear in court in Switzerland this week, following an appeal after his acquittal in October 2020. This comes in the week when the Parisian side will take on Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16. The Qatari, who is simultaneously the president Read more about PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi to appear in court[…]

Foot Mercato report this morning that the negotiations between 18-year-old French midfielder Rayan Cherki and his club, Lyon, are not advancing as quickly as hoped. The player is reported to be claiming a significant revaluation of his salary as a result of his recognised talent and potential. The club, however, disagree and would like to Read more about Lyon encounter difficulties in Rayan Cherki contract extension[…]

Lyon have announced today that a charity match will be organised in May at their Groupama Stadium to raise funds to help protect Ukrainian children amid the Russian invasion. The game will see a UNICEF legends team take the field against a line-up of former Lyon players, in the second edition of the “Match des Read more about Lyon to organise charity match for Ukrainian children[…]

As reported by Le Parisien, former PSG coach and player Antoine Kombouaré, now manager of Nantes in Ligue 1, has agreed to auction off digital art relating to his famous 1993 goal for PSG against Real Madrid. The art will include NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. The collection will include 11 3D videos of the goal Read more about Antoine Kombouaré’s 1993 PSG goal against Real Madrid to be turned into NFT art[…]

Following Rennes’ elimination from the Europa Conference League last night by Leicester, Bruno Génésio spoke to the press about the notable lack of VAR in the competition. “The first feeling is disappointment,” said the Frenchman. “Unfortunately, we we lacked a bit of maturity. We lacked efficiency because we had opportunities to score the third goal and Read more about Bruno Génésio: “We were missing VAR.”[…]

As reported by Le10Sport, contradicting reports from Spain, PSG forward Kylian Mbappé will not sign for Real Madrid this week. Although a verbal agreement may exist, say the outlet, between Madrid and the player over the 23-year-old joining the La Liga club should he leave PSG on a free transfer this summer, Mbappé is still Read more about Kylian Mbappé will not sign for Real Madrid this week and wants to listen to PSG offer[…]

Following the boos directed towards Lionel Messi and Neymar last Sunday during Paris Saint-Germain’s home league fixture against Bordeaux, the latter’s compatriot, Ronaldinho, has had his say on the behaviour of the Parisian ultras. In an interview with Fox Sports, Ronaldinho spoke in Spanish, saying, “It’s one of those moments when the fans were sad because they Read more about Ronaldinho understands boos targeted at Lionel Messi and Neymar[…]

 20 minutes report this morning that following his heated clash with the ultras during yesterday’s 2-0 defeat to Montpellier, Bordeaux goalkeeper Benoît Costil has told teammates he is leaving the club. Costil was the subject of incessant booing and whistling on the part of the Bordeaux ultras, starting from an incident where he reprimanded defender Anel Read more about Benoît Costil could leave Bordeaux following clash with ultras[…]