Ligue 1
2024/25
Côte d’Ivoire’s Wahi denied Canada visa for World Cup match amid fixing allegation
<ul><li><p>Striker will miss match against Germany in Toronto</p></li><li><p>Was arrested over alleged ‘organised fraud’ in Ligue 1</p></li></ul><p>The Côte d’Ivoire striker Elye Wahi, who is being investigated for alleged fixing, has not been authorised to travel to Canada for his team’s World Cup match against Germany, the Côte d’Ivoire football federation (FIF) said on Thursday.</p><p>FIF said Wahi would not be able to travel with the squad for Saturday’s game in Toronto because “the necessary administrative authorisations for his entry into Canadian territory could not be obtained at this stage”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/18/elye-wahi-cote-d-ivoire-canada-entry-visa-world-cup-2026">Continue reading...</a>
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Ligue 1 manager Eric Roy dies aged 58 as family release statement
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Crystal Palace confirm Pierre Sage as head coach and plan to back him on transfers
<ul><li><p>Sage joins after winning Coupe de France with Lens</p></li><li><p>‘We come here with a lot of ambition,’ Sage says</p></li></ul><p>Crystal Palace are determined to hold on to their best players this summer after confirming the appointment of Pierre Sage as their manager, with the Frenchman to be backed in the transfer market to prepare for their Europa League campaign.</p><p>Sage has signed a three-year contract to replace Oliver Glasner, having led Lens to second place in Ligue 1 last season and won the French Cup. He emerged as Palace’s preferred candidate after they missed out on Andoni Iraola and it is understood that the 47-year-old’s preference to play a 3-4-2-1 system was a key factor in his appointment.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/15/crystal-palace-confirm-pierre-sage-head-coach">Continue reading...</a>
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Ligue 1 season awards: the big hits, misses, shocks and flops of 2025-26
<p>It was a season to remember for Vitinha, Pierre Sage and Florian Thauvin but one to forget for Paul Pogba and Nice </p><p>By <a href="https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/">Get French Football News</a></p><p>“I like feeling the match go through me,” said Vitinha at the end of December. It’s an apt way for the 26-year-old to interpret his role at PSG, given that everything the team produces on the pitch involves him in some way or another.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/02/ligue-1-season-awards-hits-misses-shocks-flops-2025-26-vitinha-sage-paul-pogba-nice">Continue reading...</a>
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