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Retired Arsenal centre-back Philippe Senderos sat down with Get French Football News to reflect on his former side’s defeat in the UEFA Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain. After winnin...
Retired Arsenal centre-back Philippe Senderos sat down with Get French Football News to reflect on his former side’s defeat in the UEFA Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain. After winning ...
In a recent report, Fichajes claimed that Manchester United are eyeing a move for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta this summer. It has been revealed that the Red Devils are showing interest...
Whilst public opinion logically regards the French team as one of the hot favourites to win the World Cup, Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation (FFF), prefers to frame the issu...
The French Football Federation and France national team players, including Kylian Mbappe, are reportedly engaged in discussions ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. France are among the favorites to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup after reaching the final in each of the last two editions. However, before traveling to the United States, Kylian Mbappe and his teammates are reportedly at odds with federation officials. “The French national team players discussed bonuses and match tickets with FFF president Philippe Diallo on Tuesday, and the second topic caused more tension,” reported leading French newspaper L’Equipe on Wednesday. One issue involves financial compensation. French players will receive performance-based bonuses depending on how far they advance in the World Cup, but the amount remains under discussion. “The Federation asked the players in March to accept a reduction in bonuses due to the much higher-than-expected costs of the World Cup… The issue remains sensitive, and it has naturally resurfaced just a week before the team’s departure for the United States on June 10th,” the report explained. In that context, negotiations between the two sides appear to be moving toward an agreement. “On Tuesday, discussions regarding bonuses were generally positive and constructive,” L’Equipe reported. “One topic of discussion was the possibility of withholding payments before the semi-finals to increase the total amount. An agreement on this matter therefore seems straightforward.” Philippe Diallo, President of the French Football Federation, with head coach Didier Deschamps (R) and assistant coach Guy Stephan (L). France players want more World Cup tickets With the bonus issue seemingly on track to be resolved, another World Cup-related matter has emerged as the players’ primary concern. “It was the issue of match tickets that caused tension among the French players,” the report stated. “Diallo proposed offering two tickets per player, allowing each player to purchase a maximum of six. This would leave a total of eight tickets for family and friends, a number deemed far too low by the players,” added L’Equipe. “However, they readily agreed to a special arrangement with the federation’s partners following these ongoing negotiations.” What’s next for France? Aside from these internal discussions, France are continuing their preparations for the 2026 World Cup. The team has two friendlies remaining before departing for North America: Thursday against Ivory Coast and next Monday against Northern Ireland. After that, Didier Deschamps and his players will set up base at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, as they await their tournament opener on June 16 against Senegal at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. France will then face Iraq and Norway in the remaining Group I matches.
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Described as “a feel-good final” at kick-off by commentator Adam Summerton, last night’s Tin Pot decider between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano could scarcely have been more gloopy. It was a match contested by two clubs that serve as the beating hearts of their respective working class suburbs, while acting as symbols of local identity in different capital cities dominated by the Death Star gravity of superpowers such as Real Madrid or Chelsea. Needless to say, the romance ended there, as Crystal Palace’s vastly superior financial heft ensured they made off with their third trophy in 12 months, further cluttering a silverware cabinet that until last year’s FA Cup final win had consisted solely of a solitary Kent Senior Cup and some thick dust. While both teams were punching above their traditional weight, Palace’s plucky Spanish opponents struggled to lay a glove on the eventual winners and Rayo’s 102-year wait for a trophy goes on. Far from being angry with their team, the tens of thousands of Bukaneros present took Jean-Philippe Mateta’s knockout blow on the chin with commendable stoicism. “I know no greater victory than to be with you in defeat,” read the banner they unfurled within seconds of the final whistle. It was small wonder so many of their players were blubbing salty tears.While she’s busy investigating Fifa, NY Attorney General Letitia James should probably take a look at NJ Transit’s $105 train ride to MetLife? After all ‘no one should be manipulated into paying sky-high prices for seats’ - especially when it’s a commuter train (normally $12.90)” – George Smith.Most hilarious Football Daily ever (yesterday’s edition)! Two good knee-slappers, including ‘sending people emails they are desperate to receive and read’ and Noble Francis’s opinion of his level of pedantry. Keep up the good work. Can we try for three in the next edition?” – Steve Mintz (and, surprisingly, a few others).In the penultimate game of the club season we were treated to a triple post-hit which gave commentators and pundits alike the opportunity to share their outdated exclamations that the ball has hit the woodwork. It has not. It has maybe hit fibre plastic, probably aluminium, but most definitely NOT wood! It may be pedantic but it is irritating week after week that we/they get it wrong!” – Jeremy James (and no others).For those 1,057 of us who are going to take no notice of the coming Trump/Infantino money-making fest and watch the cricket instead, perhaps for the duration you could try to include an alternative non-GWC related item every day. If you could put it first (noted – Football Daily Ed)“ – Bob Cushion.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...
With Oliver Glasner departing and key players coveted by big clubs, Conference League winners’ future is unclearAfter everything Steve Parish has been through over the past 12 months, he was just about able to compose himself. The man who fell in love with Crystal Palace as an 11-year-old schoolboy when they reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 1976 from the old Third Division and stepped in to save his club from administration in 2010 reflected with pride on the journey that has taken them to three trophies under the shrewd management of Oliver Glasner.“It’s incredible,” said Parish after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s goal against Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig sealed their triumph in the Conference League. “An amazing achievement. All the ups and downs … To get to the Europa League, where we deserve to be. It just shows you: sometimes the good guys win. When I bought the club I wasn’t sure we’d ever play in Europe, let alone win a trophy. It’s a dream come true.” Continue reading...
In what was another astonishing night in Crystal Palace’s history, the Eagles were crowned Europa Conference League champions on Wednesday as they clinched a gritty 1-0 victory against Spanish outfit Rayo Vallecano. Just months removed from trying to force his way out of the club, it was Jean-Philippe Mateta who wrote himself into Palace folklore […] The post Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: What Were The Key Talking Points As The Eagles Are Crowned Europa Conference League Champions In Germany? appeared first on Soccer News.
It has been a turbulent campaign, but Oliver Glasner bows out in style and will go down as one of Crystal Palace's greatest managers. Glasner and Palace's glory this term comes despite the loss of two key players - with Eberechi Eze sold to Arsenal last summer and Marc Guehi joining City in January. The Austrian manager has undoubtedly helped Jean-Philippe Mateta take his game to another level - he had scored 11 goals in 80 games for Palace before Glasner's arrival in February 2024, but has netted 46 times in 110 matches under him.
