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France coach Didier Deschamps insists he has no regrets over his decision to leave Samir Nasri out of his FIFA World Cup squad.

The Manchester City midfielder was among the more high-profile players to be left out of the French party, although his omission was not altogether unexpected.

Nasri, handed a three-match ban by the French Football Federation for an outburst at journalists during Euro 2012, said he was mentally prepared for the snub, with Deschamps stating he did not see the 26-year-old as a first-team player for France .

While Deschamps acknowledged Nasri had been in fine form for his club helping City clinch the Premier League title he hinted other reasons were behind his absence.

I watched his matches (for City). He has a level of performance for hi…

Antonio Conte hit back at criticism of his Inter side and claimed mistakes from officials also contributed to their Champions League exit after a goalless draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Nerazzurri crashed out of Europe on a wet Wednesday at San Siro as Real Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach advanced to the round of 16 following a 2-0 win for Zinedine Zidane s side.

Lautaro Martínez hit the crossbar early on and missed several other chances, while Alexis Sanchez s powerful stoppage-time header struck Romelu Lukaku when it may have been heading for the back of the net.

That summed up Inter s night, which ended with them finishing bottom of Group B and Shakhtar having to settle for a Europa League spot.

It is the first time the Serie A side have come …

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag insisted his defence was not to blame for their opening-day defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford.

The Seagulls found themselves 2-0 up at half-time after Pascal Gross scored a first-half brace.

Ten Hag had opted to leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench due to a lack of fitness, but brought him on in the second period to positive effect and an Alexis Mac Allister own goal set up a tense finish.

Brighton held on though for their first ever away win at Old Trafford, condemning Ten Hag to defeat in his first competitive game in charge of the Red Devils.

However, the former Ajax boss refused to blame his backline for the defeat, telling reporters:  It wasn t the defending. We defend as a team and we made …

French international midfielder and Leicester City enforcer N’Golo Kante is on his way to Chelsea Football Club, according to reports from .

French media outlet report that Paris Saint-Germain have turned their focus away from the 25-year-ols with the arrival of Unai Emery adding that Premier League giants Chelsea have emerged as firm favourites to land the tireless midfielder.

Blues have apparently agreed a fee believed to be in excess of €35 million, which is a significantly improved offer compared to Leicester City’s initial asking price of €26 million for the French international.

Antonio Konte has identified the French midfielder as his top summer target and a five-year deal is already in place for N’Golo Kante.

The French international ha…

Uruguayan side Plaza Colonia completed a Leicester City-like triumph after claiming their first ever top-flight championship on Sunday.

A 2-1 win over second-placed Penarol saw Colonia move five points above the Uruguayan giants with one game left in the season. 

Miguel Murillo cancelled out Nicolas Milesi s first-minute opener for Colonia, before Alejandro Villoldo sealed the historic win with a 79th-minute penalty.

Dale Campeón !!!

— Club Plaza Colonia (@PlazaColonia)

Colonia were bottom of the Uruguayan second division in October 2014 before an 18-match unbeaten run saw them claim promotion to the top flight. 

After finishing 13th in the Apertura, Colonia went on to upstage giants Penarol and Nacional on their way to the Claus…

that Inter are weighing up a move for Cagliari forward Victor Ibarbo.

The Neroazzurri had taken notice of the young Colombian earlier in the season, but it was the player s excellent showing against Andrea Stramaccioni s men that could earn him a move to Giuseppe Meazza.

Inter officials were impressed by the player s speed and ability to take players on and they are now seriously thinking about a summer purchase.

Ibarbo, who can play as a centre forward or on either wing, joined Cagliari in a €2 million deal from Atletico Nacional in the summer of 2011, but hasn t quite managed to nail down a regular starting berth.

The 22-year-old has featured in 28 Serie A games this season, starting 18 of those, and scored a total of 4 goals in the process.