Death of Gabonese international Aaron Boupendza at the age of 28
Gabon and football are in mourning. Striker Aaron Boupendza died Wednesday April 16 at the age of 28 after falling from a building in China where he was living. The international “has just left us after falling from the 11th floor of his building…
Zhejiang FC maintains match hours after Aaron Boupendza’s death
Grief doesn’t stop football. Despite the death of Aaron Boupendza on Wednesday April 16, his club, Zhejiang FC played its Super League (1st division) match at home against Meizhou Hakka the same evening. A decision that affected the supporters and…
Women’s football: Lyon wins ric-rac in London against Arsenal
The 21-year-old Haitian striker left alone to break through the English defense (82e2-1) to snatch victory, four minutes after the English’s well-deserved equalizer. A regular at these summits, Olympique Lyonnais has taken a step towards an eighth…
Women’s Six Nations tournament: jostled, the Blue narrowly win against Italy
France won, not without suffering, its fourth match of the Six Nations Tournament on Saturday April 19 in Parma against Italy (34-21), opening the way to a final against England next weekend. As hoped at the start of the competition, the Blues will have…
First women’s league: PSG winner, Olympique Lyonnais crowned for the 18th time
Three goals from Melchie Dumornay, Kadidiatou Diani and Wendie Renard allowed Olympique Lyonnais to win their 18th French women’s football championship title, their fourth in a row, by winning in the final, at the expense of PSG (3-0), Friday May…
CAN 2025 qualifiers: Burkina Faso, Algeria and Cameroon already qualified
Three countries have already validated their ticket for the final phase of the 2025 African Cup of Nations which will take place at the end of 2025 in Morocco: Burkina Faso, Algeria and Cameroon. The Burkinabè team was the first to obtain qualification…
“The Cup will stay here”: Morocco already confident before the CAN 2025 draw
On the eve of the CAN 2025 draw, it is time for final preparations at the Mohammed V national theater. On the square, municipal employees are carefully sweeping the square with immense palm leaves. At the building level, workers are busy completing the…
Fifa: Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter tried on appeal for fraud
Back in court. The appeal trial of Michel Platini and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, accused of having defrauded FIFA, opened Monday March 3 in the morning before the Swiss courts, almost three years after their acquittal at first instance. Until…
Facing Dortmund, Lille at the foot of a mountain in the Champions League
After the slap received in Paris (4-1) in the league, Lille resumes their European campaign on Tuesday March 4 by facing Dortmund in the round of 16 of the Champions League. Since the start of the season, the Mastiffs have shown a conquering face in C1,…
Champions League: Real takes advantage over Atlético in Madrid derby
A lesson in Realism. Opposed to its neighbor Madrid in the round of 16, Real produced its great classic of the Champions League: a cold, realistic 2-1 victory against Atlético, who had dominated for a long time. The Santiago Bernabeu stadium pulled out…