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Former attempted rape-accused Man United star Mason Greenwood tops Ligue 1 scoring charts with Marseille
Since joining Marseille in July last year on a five-year contract, Mason Greenwood has scored an impressive 12 goals in 18 games which sees him top the goal-scoring charts.
Kylian Mbappe takes PSG wage dispute to French league committee
France star Kylian Mbappe has referred his former club Paris Saint-Germain to the disciplinary committee of the French league in a row over unpaid wages and bonuses.
Mighty Marseille held by Angers in Ligue 1 shock
After opening their first season under Roberto De Zerbi with four wins and a draw in the league, Marseille lost at Strasbourg last week and dropped points to winless Anger on Friday.
Marseille's new striker Mason Greenwood deflects questions about controversial past
Mason Greenwood said he only wanted to look forward when he was asked at his first Marseille press conference about the uproar surrounding his arrival at the club.
Marseille sign controversial Mason Greenwood from Manchester United
The 22-year-old Mason Greenwood was suspended in January 2022 by Manchester United following allegations of attempted rape and sexual assault, but prosecutors dropped charges in February 2023.
Manchester United closing in on ‘generational talent’ Leny Yoro
Manchester United’s squad overhaul is begining to take shape with the reported arrival of teenage French defender Leny Yoro.
Aubameyang announces Marseille departure with Greenwood set to join French club
Manchester United's Mason Greenwood is set to replace former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at French club Marseille.
LGBTQ group file complaint against three Ligue 1 players and clubs
A French group campaigning aganst homophobia in football has filed a complaint against Ligue 1 players Mohamed Camara, Mostafa Mohamed and Nabil Bentaleb and their clubs.
Real Madrid-bound Kylian Mbappe says ‘people made me unhappy’ at PSG
Real Madrid attacker Kylian Mbappe says ‘things and people made me unhappy’ at Paris Saint-Germain before he signed a five-year deal with the Spanish club.
French sports minister condemns Monaco player’s LGBTQ snub
Malian star Amelie Oudea-Camara, 24, covered the logo on the front of his playing jersey with white tape in a French Ligue 1 game on Sunday.
PSG star Kylian Mbappe will join Real Madrid, says La Liga chief Javier Tebas
La Liga president Javier Tebas has claimed that Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe will join Real Madrid next season.
WATCH: Kylian Mbappe confirms he will leave PSG at the end of the season
Kylian Mbappe has confirmed he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, with Real Madrid expected to be his next destination.
TV pundit sorry for saying teen sensation Lamine Yamal will ‘end up at a traffic light’ if his career fails
Television pundit German Burgos has apologised after saying Lamine Yamal would ‘end up at a traffic light’ if his football career failed.
PSG Kylian Mbappe has many ‘problems' but coach Luis Enrique isn’t one
PSG beat Real Sociedad 2-1 to secure a 4-1 aggregate victory and a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2021.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti swerves Kylian Mbappe talk amid links
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has steered away from talk of Kylian Mbappe signing for the Spanish giants in the summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract.
Kylian Mbappe tells PSG directors he plans to leave the club
French World Cup-winner Kylian Mbappe has once again told the Paris Saint-Germain hierarchy he plans to leave the club at the end of the season.
COMMENT: I’m eating humble pie after one of Bafana’s greatest Afcon wins
I’ll be the first to admit that I did not expect Bafana Bafana to reach this deep into the Africa Cup of Nations, writes Morgan Bolton.
Morocco flex their muscles in thumping Africa Cup of Nations win over Tanzania
Morocco cruised to a 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania in San Pedro on Wednesday as they opened their Africa Cup of Nations Group F campaign.
Algerian footballer on trial in France over Gaza post
Algerian international footballer Youcef Atal goes on trial in France Monday accused of inciting hatred over social media posts on the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Paul Pogba, impotence and ‘sacrificing a son’ . . . role of witch doctors in football in France
As long as there are players who look for ‘shortcuts to success’, witch doctors' influence on the game is ‘not going to stop, unfortunately’ said Gilles Yapi Yapo, a former Ivory Coast international football star.
Hugo Broos making it his mission to get Bafana Bafana back in the big time of the Fifa World Cup
Hugo Broos’s Bafana will have to see off the challenge of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Benin, Rwanda, as well as neighbours Zimbabwe and Lesotho in a stacked Group C of Fifa World Cup qualifying.
PSG survive Kylian Mbappe injury scare in Marseille thrashing
Kylian Mbappe appeared to hurt his ankle in winning the free-kick which saw Achraf Hakimi put PSG ahead in the eighth minute at the Parc des Princes.
PSG goalkeeper Sergio Rico leaves hospital after coma from horse riding accident
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico was put in a coma after suffering traumatic brain injury following a fall while riding a horse.
After firing blanks in season opener, PSG reinstate contract rebel Kylian Mbappe to first team
French superstar Kylian Mbappe watched from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain failed to find the back of the net in their Ligue 1 opener on Saturday.
Kylian Mbappe ‘refusing to talk’ to Al Hilal despite €300 million bid
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has refused to meet officials from Al Hilal, which means the €300 million could fall flat.