BENZEMA HITS BRACE IN VALENCIA WIN

January 22, 2022 Karim Benzema

France international Karim Benzema was back to his best with two goals as he helped his Real Madrid team to a convincing 4-1 home win over Valencia in a Spanish La Liga game. The big victory over Los Che ensured that Real Madrid opened up an eight-point lead at the summit as they bounced back from the defeat to Getafe.

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2022 didn’t start on a good note for Real Madrid who were beaten 1-0 by Getafe in their first La Liga game of the New Year. EnesUnal scored the only goal of the game to give resurgent Getafe a big win over the 13-time European champions.
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MBAPPE MAKES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HISTORY

December 16, 2021 Kylian Mbappe

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) attacker KylianMbappe made Champions League history following his two-goal performance against Belgian champions Club Brugge on Tuesday night. The France internationalscored two goals in the first seven minutes as he helped PSG to a 4-1 home win over Club Brugge in their final Group A clash.

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The France national team star scored the first of his brace in the second minute as he produced a good finish after the deflected shot from teammate Nuno Mendes fell into his path. With the goal, the France international became the youngest player to reach 30 Champions League goals thus beating the record of the great Lionel Messi, who’s now his teammate at PSG on the back of his free transfer move in the summer.
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ZIDANE INTERESTED IN PSG JOB

November 11, 2021

France football legend Zinedine Zidane is interested in taking the Paris Saint Germain (PSG ) job if it becomes vacant. This is according to the report from Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo which stated that Real Madrid legend Zidane is ready to return home (France) to take the PSG job.

Zidane has previously been linked with the France national team job, but there’s no indication that current recipient Didier Deschamps will lose his job. Deschamps is in a strong position after leading France to a second World Cup title. more

NATIONS LEAGUE: FRANCE SECURE SPAIN MEETING

October 26, 2021

World champions France will face Spain in the UEFA Nations League final after they saw off the Red Devils of Belgium in their last four clash. France scored three goals in the second half to overcome a two-goal deficit from the first half.

France were second best in the first half and they paid dearly for their poor performance by conceding two goals in three minutes towards the end of the first half. Atletico Madrid forward Yannick-Ferreira Carrasco scored the opening goal in the UEFA Nations League semi-final matchup on 37 minutes via a deflection before Chelsea striker RomeluLukaku added a second Belgium goal three minutes later. The goals from Carrasco and Lukaku gave the Red Devils a comfortable lead at the half-time break. more

GRIEZMANN RETURNS TO ATLETICO MADRID

September 24, 2021 Antoine Griezmann

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In one of the most surprising transfers on deadline day, France striker Antoine Griezmann has returned to Atletico Madrid from fellow Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona on loan. The France national team player is back at Atletico Madrid after spending two years at Barcelona.

As revealed by the official statement from Barcelona, France striker Griezmann has signed for Atletico Madrid on loan for one year with the option of another year on loan. Atletico Madrid are obligated to pay a fee to sign him permanently at the end of the loan spell.
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MADRID PREPARE FOR MBAPPE TALKS – REPORT

August 20, 2021 Kylian Mbappe

Real Madrid are preparing for transfer talks with French giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on KylianMbappe. This is according to the report from media portal 90min which revealed that the Spanish La Liga club would like to sign the France national team player this summer.

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France player Mbappe has no plans to sign a new contract extension at PSG as reported by several media outlets and this could be problematic for PSG who are keen to hold on to his services. PSG will have to make a decision on Mbappe and whether to sell him or not. If they decide against his sale this summer, Mbappe will leave PSG as a free agent next summer when his contract ends as long as he does not sign a new deal.
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FRANCE TARGET KNOCKOUT STAGE BERTH

July 3, 2021 Cristiano Ronaldo

World champions France have a knockout stage spot in their sights ahead of the meeting with hosts Hungary in Group F of the Euro 2020 currently being played in 12 different cities across the European continent. France have one win in the bag already from their opening game against home team Germany and they can seal a place in the round of 16 with another win over Hungary.

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Group F is the unarguably the group of death with three former winners of the Euro tournament namely France, Germany and defending champions Portugal. Portugal won the last edition in France by beating the host nation 1-0 in the final thanks to the extra time goal from ex-Swansea City striker Eder.
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LEICESTER CLOSING IN ON £15M STRIKER

June 25, 2021 Odsonne Edouard

FA Cup holders Leicester City are reportedly closing in on a move for highly rated Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard. The report from the stables of The Sun stated that Leicester City have agreed a deal in principle for the £15m France striker and that the player will leave Celtic to join the Foxes this summer.

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Leicester City and Arsenal were reported as the two main teams interested in the player and the new development would be a big blow to the Gunners who recently missed out on the signing of Emiliano Buendia from Norwich City.
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MADRID INJURY BOOST AHEAD FOR CHELSEA

May 23, 2021 Karim Benzema Sergio Ramos Zinedine Zidane

Real Madrid have been handed a double injury boost ahead of their Champions League semi-final clash with Premier League outfit Chelsea following the news that Ferland Mendy and club skipper Sergio Ramos are fit for the game.

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France international Mendy and Spanish player Ramos both travelled with the Real Madrid squad for the second leg of their last four tie with West London giants Chelsea. France player Mendy has been out of action for some weeks, while Ramos has not played since the March international break.
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FRANCE STAR LINKED WITH PSG EXIT

May 4, 2021 Marca

With the summer transfer window closing inpretty fast, it’s only normal for clubs to start bracing themselves to engage in some transfer activity. While some clubs will be preparing to secure the signings of players that will come into the squad and provide more firepower, there are other clubs who will have to try so hard to keep good of their star players and not allow them to leave.

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There are also some clubs whose star players have already been linked with bigmoney exits who may have no option but to allow their key player(s) complete moves away once a suitable offer comes in from another club. One of those clubs that would have a lot of work in their hands to keep hold of their star players is French outfit Paris Saint-Germain.
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