Fulham have not wasted anytime in bringing in a top class reinforcement as they prepare for life in the Premier League, after spending the last four years away from the English top flight. In signing Jean-Michael Seri, The Cottagers have managed to bring in a midfielder with superb pedigree. During the last twelve months the […]
Posted on July 12th, 2018 by scott
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You’d be forgiven to think that the only problems surrounding PSG would be how they deal with the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. In the summer the Ligue 1 giants brought in two of the hottest names currently in the game in Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. They’ve won six out of six in the French top […]
Posted on September 18th, 2017 by scott
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It’s not often we get to January and you find a French internationalist reach the last six months of their contract. But unfortunately for Stade Rennais FC that’s exactly the predicament they find themselves in with their exciting left winger Paul-Georges Ntep reaching the end of his current deal. Premier league clubs should have scouts in Brittany and […]
Posted on January 3rd, 2017 by scott
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Premier League leaders Chelsea are flying high at the moment. They’ve just recorded their eleventh straight league win. Newspapers reports suggest that Blues boss Antonio Conte doesn’t want to rest on his laurels and has drawn up a transfer wish-list ahead of the January transfer window. Supposedly PSG’s midfield maestro Marco Verratti is top of […]
Posted on December 18th, 2016 by scott
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When Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev bought a majority shareholding in AS Monaco back in 2011, a lot of people thought that the Rouges et Blancs would be serious challengers to PSG’s title ambitions for most seasons. Big transfer fees were splashed out on the likes of Joao Moutinho, James Rodriguez, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Radamel Falcao but the […]
Posted on November 26th, 2016 by scott
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At times I started to believe that I was the only one left in thinking that Mario Balotelli actually still had talent and wasn’t a complete waste of space. Others have openly mocked the twenty-six year old. Former Liverpool defender and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher had a dig on Twitter: Balotelli on a free […]
Posted on September 13th, 2016 by scott
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In the summer PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi stated that the French champions were now starting ‘a new cycle’ and were embarking ‘on a new chapter’. Manager Laurent Blanc was sacked despite winning three Ligue 1 titles in a row and also adding eight other domestic cups to the Parc des Princes trophy cabinet. It was felt that the Frenchman […]
Posted on August 2nd, 2016 by scott
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Ever since Paris Saint-Germain were taken over by QSI (Qatari Sports Investment) in 2011, the Parisian club have harboured ambitions of becoming one of Europe’s top clubs. They have won three Ligue 1 titles since the takeover. Last season PSG added the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue (the French domestic cup competitions) […]
Posted on June 18th, 2015 by scott
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French football writer Andrew Gibney is my best friend in the football writing world. The good sign for every lasting friendship is that you can agree and disagree with everything the other person says, yet you still remain best of chums. Andrew is fantastic and we’ve had so many football discussions that we always seem […]
Posted on December 11th, 2014 by scott
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This time last year AS Monaco had already spent over €100m on new and exciting talent. This summer has seen the Principality club sell the likes of James Rodriguez, Emmanuel Riviere and Eric Abidal. In return they have still to sign anyone of note. As time marches on this summer, the Ligue 1 runners up […]
Posted on July 23rd, 2014 by scott
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