Brest boss Eric Roy has explained why rivals preferred to face the Paris Saint-Germain of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe rather than Luis Enrique’s class of 2025. The Ligue 1 giants mimicked the ‘Galactico’ recruitment model of Real Madrid at one point, as they assembled a squad of superstars, but are now considered to…
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday condemned France’s detention of a Russian-linked ship as “piracy”, vowing a “significant” response to what he called European threats as tension flared. The Russian leader’s warning came after the French navy on Saturday detained and boarded an oil tanker that has been blacklisted by the European Union for being part…
OGC Nice play host to Serie A side AS Roma at the Allianz Riviera tonight, as both teams get their Europa League campaigns underway. The Ligue 1 side return to continental football, looking to work over the memory of last season’s League Phase failure, while the Serie A outfit arrive under Gian Piero Gasperini with…