ARSENAL flop Jeremie Aliadiere has announced a sensational return to French outfit Lorient. The 33-year-old striker was a free agent after spending the last two years in Qatar with Umm Salal. But Aliadiere has answered a distress call from his former club to fill in for controversial forward Benjamin Jeannot, who was handed a ten-game […]
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN ended their three week run without a win as they thrashed Caen 6-0 in Ligue 1. Edinson Cavani was a first-half hero at Caen as he scored four goals in 45 minutes, while Lucas and substitute Jean-Kevin Augustin added in the second half. The French champions had not won since August 21 in all competitions […]
CHARLES N’ZOGBIA is expected to sign a one-year deal with Nantes, according to reports in France. The former Newcastle, Wigan and Aston Villa midfielder has been out of contract since his contract expired at Villa Park in June. French newspaper L’Equipe report that the 30-year-old, who has been on trial at Sunderland over the summer, […]
EL-HADJI DIOUF has fired his latest rant at Steven Gerrard, claiming Mario Balotelli failed at Liverpool because of the “jealous” club legend. Former Reds striker Diouf told French paper l’Equipe he warned Balotelli his career would stall at Anfield thanks to Gerrard. Diouf said: “I told him not to go to Liverpool. It wasn’t made for him, […]
MARIO BALOTELLI scored a brace on his Ligue 1 debut in a 3-2 victory against neighbours Marseille, sending Nice joint-top with Monaco. Balotelli, 26, impressed on his debut as he scored from the penalty spot against Marseille, and headed home Nice’s second in the 78th minute. Florian Thauvin and Bafetimbi Gomis had drawn Marseille level Wylan Cyprien […]