Managers at Nantes do not last long under Waldemar Kita. Appointed in December, with the side struggling near the foot of the division, former Portuguese international Sérgio Conceição became Les Canaris’ 12th head coach since club President Kita arrived in 2007. Kia’s seemingly volatile and overbearing demeanour has often been a contributing factor in this […]
When Renaud Cohade’s 2014-15 season was cut short due to injury, there were not a few murmurs about the Saint-Étienne man’s career potentially coming to an end, at least at the highest level in Ligue 1. He had played every match in his first season with Les Verts, 2012-13, but the arrival of Benjamin Corgnet […]
OGC Nice President Jean Pierre Rivère told Nice-Matin in an interview in this morning’s paper that manager Lucien Favre will manage the club next season, despite reported interest from the Premier League and Wolfsburg. “Yes, he will be here next season. He is a super manager with whom we are very much enjoying working with.” He also […]
Chiefs and North Harbour fly-Half Bryn Gatland will play his rugby in Japan next year after it was confirmed that he will be joining the Kobelco Kobe Steelers. Gatland will make the shift alongside his Chiefs team-mate, All Blacks second-row Brodie Retallick, who announced his departure to the Steelers earlier this year. Praised by Chiefs […]
Lyon travel to Amsterdam with a real chance at making something of their season. After elimination from the Champions’ League and a string of frustrating losses in the league, Bruno Génésio could yet save his job with a European title. Ajax’s attacking prowess makes them a dangerous proposition, but Lyon were hardly favorites against Roma, […]
The Super Rugby Pacific semi-final schedule has been confirmed, as the last four teams standing are set to battle it out for glory. Number two seeds Crusaders will host the first encounter when they take on fellow New Zealand outfit the Blues. It is a repeat of last season’s final, where Scott Robertson’s men physically […]
Another day, another teenager who leaves PSG after the club has failed to convince him to sign a professional contract with them. Today, it is 18-year-old central defender Mahamadou Dembélé who, according to Goal France, has signed a professional deal with Austrian outlet Red Bull Salzburg. Dembélé had been the subject of interest from Liverpool in recent […]
How times have changed. Just a few years ago, Monaco were splashing all the cash, throwing together a collection of stars as they attempted to rush towards a title. Changing that track to go for younger, hungrier players that they could mould and adapt with the theory of selling them on to continue the process […]
All Blacks centre Anton Lienert-Brown finished off a lovely team score as the Chiefs ran out 43-19 winners over Western Force in Perth on Saturday. Lienert-Brown’s crossing was his team’s second of the night and it was a work of art as the outstanding Shaun Stevenson sparked an end-to-end score. It was the full-back’s break […]
Manchester City have completed the signing of Portuguese attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva after the player passed a medical and put pen to paper for a 5-year contract. As is often the case with large transfers, the fee being reported for the deal varies: Across the channel, British sources like the BBC and the Daily Mail are adamant that […]