Saint-Etienne defender Leo Petrot branded his side s 8-0 defeat to Nice as a disgrace as their struggles continued in Ligue 1 on Friday.
Dylan Batubinsika s own-goal in the fourth minute was an unfortunate sign of things to come for Olivier Dall’Oglio s side.
Youssoufa Moukoko s brace followed by strikes from Tanguy Ndombele, Mohamed-Ali Cho and Evann Guessand gave the hosts a comfortable half-time advantage.
Nice increased their lead after the interval through Sofiane Diop, with Pablo Rosario s penalty four minutes from time rounding off a convincing triumph.
It was the third time Saint-Etienne had conceded eight goals in a Ligue 1 game after an 8-0 loss to Lille (1946) and a 9-0 defeat to Bordeaux (1951).
Saint-Etienne have now conceded 1…
With the likes of Ligue 1 and the Premier League stealing centre stage on Wednesday night, we have a stacked schedule from across the continent.
Watching the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and French giants PSG all feature on Wednesday night, there are plenty of eye-catching betting markets.
So, for those of you looking to stick on a midweek flutter, we have found a pair of the most intriguing betting tips.
18:00 Lorient vs PSG
Mounting what was a stunning Champions League comeback away at Spanish icons Barcelona last week as they punched their semi-final ticket, PSG have their sights firmly set on making major history this season. Eventually producing an iconic European turnaround in Catalonia as they secured a 4-2 aggregate victory, Luis Enriq…
Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that PSG manager Luis Enrique personally wants Kvaratskhelia. Kylian Mbappe is leaving the French giants, and Kvaratskhelia could replace him on the wing.
Fichajes has claimed that PSG are ready to bid as much as €80 million in transfer fees for Kvaratskhelia. The Ligue 1 champions are ready to ready to offer Kvaratskhelia a lucrative contract. PSG are in talks wth the entourage of Kvaratskhelia, but Napoli do not want to sell the 23-year-old Georgia international winger.
Kvaratskhelia is one of the best young wingers in the world and has been on the books of Napoli since 2022. The youngster has scored 10 goals and given …
Inter were held for the second consecutive Serie A match as a 1-1 draw at Lecce handed reigning champions Juventus an unexpected boost in the title race.
Antonio Conte s men started 2020 with an impressive defeat of Napoli, but they only took a point against Atalanta last week and again failed to register a victory on Sunday.
It had briefly appeared as though 20-year-old defender Alessandro Bastoni would prove the unlikely hero when he headed in the opener his first goal for the club three minutes after arriving from the bench.
However, Lecce captain Marco Mancosu steered past Samir Handanovic with 13 minutes remaining, meaning Juve can go four points clear at the summit by beating Parma later in the day.
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Knowing that they can officially punch their EURO 24 ticket on Thursday night, Scotland will travel to Tbilisi when they meet Georgia.
Georgia
Starting with the hosts, although Georgia might have been last seen on October 15th breezing their way to a routine 4-0 romp at home against Cyprus, Willy Sagnol’s side have continued to struggle with their consistency. Despite drawing a line under their three-match losing rut, the Crusaders should be bracing themselves for another stern examination here. With their Group A issues underlined by a 7-1 drumming at the hands of former world champions Spain back on September 8th, Georgia should at least take some solace from their continued success on home soil. In fact, on what has quickly become…
As Jurgen Klopp sat in front of a tremendously busy media room when he was being presented as Liverpool s new manager in October 2015, he said his mission was to turn doubters into believers.
He felt Reds fans were a little too used to coming so near yet so far, having not won a league title since 1990 at the time, and only winning one trophy the 2012 League Cup since 2006.
Early on in his reign, after his new team had fallen 2-1 behind to Crystal Palace at Anfield, he was aghast at fans leaving the ground with almost 10 minutes to go, saying he felt pretty alone in that moment.
Fast-forward to April 2022, and having won the Champions League, the Premier League, a UEFA Super Cup, a FIFA Club World Cup and an EFL Cup since, it is safe to say that the Liverpool fa…
Market: Ipswich draw no bet
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With all eyes falling on Portman Road this weekend, a high-flying Ipswich will welcome Leeds to East Anglia on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Ipswich might have only made their Championship return this season, the Blues are in the midst of yet another remarkable purple patch. Only continuing to gain a string of plaudits from across England’s tiers, Kieran McKenna’s high-flying squad suddenly have their sights firmly set on mounting another promotion charge this time around. Last seen putting in yet another rugged display as they clinched a 1-0 victory away at QPR, the one-time Manchester United coach certainly finds the mood around Portman Road at a red-hot high. Extending on their EFL Cup adventure…
Aston Villa made a fine return to Europe s elite as they began their Champions League campaign with an accomplished 3-0 victory over Swiss club Young Boys on Tuesday.
Villa, European Cup winners in 1982 and playing in UEFA s premier club competition for the first time since 1983, had to survive some early pressure but were good value for their victory once they made the breakthrough.
Youri Tielemans fired Villa in front in the 27th minute after being picked out by John McGinn s deep cross, and Unai Emery s men never looked back from there.
They doubled their advantage 11 minutes later, Mohamed Ali Camara s terrible back pass selling Young Boys goalkeeper David von Ballmoos short and allowing Jacob Ramsey to tap home.
The visitors had goals by Ollie Watkin…
Clarence Seedorf was disheartened by a lack of job offers in Italy after his stint in charge of Milan as he highlighted how few black coaches are working in professional football.
Netherlands great Seedorf spent 14 years of his playing career in Italy, representing Sampdoria, Inter and Milan, the latter of whom he enjoyed a decade with.
He ended his playing days in January 2014 and became Milan s new head coach but was dismissed less than five months later.
Between January 2014 and the end of the season, Milan collected 35 points – the fourth-most in Serie A – and Seedorf won exactly half of his 22 matches in charge across all competitions.
Prior to Seedorf s arrival that season, Milan s haul of 22 points from 19 games was only the 11th best in Serie…
Gareth Southgate expects a tough encounter against Switzerland but knows England must be better to secure progression to the semi-finals of Euro 2024.
Southgate will celebrate his 100th game in charge of the Three Lions in Dusseldorf, hopeful of marking the milestone with not only a win, but an improved performance.
Southgate may not have overseen his landmark fixture if it wasn t for Jude Bellingham s late intervention to send the game to extra-time against Slovakia.
Bellingham scored England s latest ever goal in normal time at a major tournament in some style, turning home Marc Guehi s header with a stunning bicycle kick.
Harry Kane headed England over the line just 50 seconds into extra-time, reaching a tournament quarter-final for a fourth time u…