Kylian Mbappé helped France seal qualification for next year’s European Championship by scoring twice in a 2-1 win over the Netherlands on Friday for a perfect sixth win in Group B. There had been talk before Friday’s match at the Johan Cruyff Arena of the 24-year-old France captain being out …
Read More »Belgium, France and Portugal become the first teams to qualify for the 2024 European Championship
Kylian Mbappé and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice to help France and Portugal secure a spot at next year’s European Championship with a perfect record in qualifying, with Belgium also clinching a berth in Germany on Friday. The three European powerhouses all needed a win to qualify for the tournament …
Read More »Ligue 1 top scorers: 2023-24: Kylian Mbappe, Folarin Balogun & players with most goals in France
GOAL brings you this season’s leading marksmen in the MLS – who will come out on top? The 2023-24 French top-flight season is ongoing and the heated race for the Ligue 1 crown has begun, as well as the battle to earn the crown of the league’s top goal-scorer. Kylian …
Read More »France defense hit by injuries ahead of European qualifier against the Netherlands
PARIS (AP) — Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi have been called up as injury replacements ahead of France’s match against the Netherlands in qualifying for the European Championship. The two players replace defenders Jules Kounde and Dayot Upamecano, the French soccer federation said on Monday as the French squad gathered …
Read More »France World Cup winner Pogba faces four-year ban after testing positive for testosterone
The career of France international Paul Pogba was hanging in the balance on Tuesday after Italian anti-doping authorities provisionally suspended the midfielder for testing positive for a banned substance. Though he was an unused substitute, Pogba went for doping controls after Juve’s 3-0 Serie A season-opening victory at Udinese on …
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