…supporters have been waiting decades for someone like Balogun, who plays for Monaco in France's Ligue 1."We haven't had that type of player - a top-five league striker that you can just put in there and know he's going to score," he said. "That's pretty hard to do in the current football environment and we're lucky to…

…brand revenue - for years. There was the Brazil team's memorable airport scenes ad from France '98, not forgetting Adidas' Jose +10 offering from 2006 in which two children built their dream teams by selecting their favourite footballers.Sports brand strategist James Kirkham says adverts like these still resonate with…

…City Lionesses on a two-year deal after leaving Paris St-Germain. The 33-year-old left France after two seasons upon the expiry of her contract, having made 22 appearances in the Premiere Ligue this season.She kept 12 clean sheets as PSG finished third in the table, 13 points behind champions Lyon."I feel the club alig…

The maths whizz turned teen star who chose Morocco over FranceImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ayyoub Bouaddi has been linked with Arsenal, Paris St-Germain and LiverpoolByCiaran KellyFootball reporterPublished19 June 2026Olivier Giroud knows a prodigious talent when he sees one."I played with Kylian Mbappe whe…

…other big markets around the world ads are being used too, including in Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.The broadcasters in those territories will not be able to charge prices as high as Fox Sports, and not all are running them for th…

…on the ATP TourByJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporterPublished19 June 2026France's Corentin Moutet has lost almost his entire Queen's prize money after being fined $40,000 (£30,325) for swearing seven times in a live BBC television interview.The 27-year-old has been given the maximum punishment for unsportsma…

…in a Uefa club competition. He's also the youngest to have played a top-flight game in France in the 21st Century.Morocco haven't lost a game in two and a half years. There's an asterisk beside that stat, of course. They were defeated by Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in January only to be awarded a…

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…seeking further information about his legal status amid an ongoing investigation in France into alleged spot-fixing. Wahi, who started Ivory Coast's opening 2-1 win over Ecuador, was arrested last month as part of a probe into allegations that he deliberately received a yellow card while playing for Nice against Metz i…