Les Verts: Last News

PARIS : With a 10th Ligue 1 title in the last 12 seasons, Paris St Germain have made their dominance in French football a matter of routine rather than a contest.

Chelsea have completed the signing of France Under-21 international central defender Wesley Fofana from Leicester City, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. Fofana, 21, has signed a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge, the London outfit said. The transfer fee is undisclosed but reports in the UK said Chelsea would pay their Premier League rivals 70 million pounds ($81.3m) plus bonuses for the former Saint-Etienne player.

Wesley Fofana joins Chelsea… Photo: Twitter/Chelsea

William Saliba may finally get to make his Arsenal debut after pledging his future to the club and expressing a desire to prove himself to the fans.

Goals from Aïssa Mandi & Youcef Belaïli ensured that Algeria started their 2024 African Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a 2-0 win over Uganda on Saturday evening.  Algeria, the champions of the 2019 edition of the tournament were sensationally dumped out in the group stages of the 2021 tournament in Cameroon, and were looking for a strong start with pressure reportedly on coach Djamel Belmadi.  Les Verts made a dream start just before the half-hour mark with the contest's opening goal. Youcef Belaïli picked out Islam Slimani at the back post, his looping header was eventually turned in from close range by Villarreal defender Mandi.  Uganda did have some chances and could have easily found parity just five minutes later from the penalty spot. Farouk Miya stepped up for the visitors but saw his tame effort saved by the outstretched boot of keeper Moustapha Zeghba.  Deep into the second half, Algeria secured all three points thanks to a moment of magic from Youcef Belaïli.

Former Sunderland winger Wahbi Khazri was among the St Etienne players forced to take refuge in the tunnel after fans invaded the pitch and threw flares after their relegation to Ligue 1. Auxerre won promotion through the Ligue 1 relegation play-off after winning 5-4 on penalties.

St Etienne lost their top flight status in the French League, which led to a violent pitch invasion where the team's players were assaulted with flares and fireworks.

Saint-Etienne suffered a violent pitch invasion at the conclusion of their Ligue 1 relegation play-off loss against Auxerre on Sunday, as the club dropped to the second tier of French football for the first time in almost two decades.