'The problem is...' - Reliable journo drops 'very dark' Everton claim amid major Usmanov update
Philippe Auclair has identified the dark situation that Everton find themselves in with problems arising on and off the pitch.
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Toasties and Blockbusters: my time with Big Sam and why I hope he saves Leeds
A couple of weeks before the start of the season, the Guardian Football Weekly panel were asked for our most outlandish predictions for the season. Barry Glendenning suggested Liverpool wouldn’t make the top four. Jonathan Wilson thought there was a good chance of Roy Hodgson coming out of retirement and ensuring Crystal Palace’s survival. Philippe Auclair was confident Chelsea would spend half a billion pounds on attacking midfielders, sack Thomas Tuchel and then Graham Potter and bring in Super Frank Lampard to oversee a 100% losing record.
The French football public 'have lost track of Ireland a little bit' - Philippe Auclair
While Monday's Euro 2024 qualifier against France has been looming large for months from an Ireland perspective, it seems that it was little more than an afterthought for the French public at the start of the current international window.
Graham Gartland: Fan patience key for Latvia game amid France focus
If the Republic of Ireland's friendly against Latvia on Wednesday ends up with an underwhelming performance, fans of the Boys in Green should factor in that manager Stephen Kenny will be testing out tactics with an eye towards next Monday's France match according to former Dundee United, Drogheda and Shamrock Rovers defender Graham Gartland.
RTÉ Soccer Podcast: Philippe Auclair on France | Stephen Elliott and Graham Gartland talk Ireland and LOI
French football journalist Philippe Auclair joins Raf Diallo to offer an insight on Ireland's upcoming Euro 2024 qualifying opponents including issues France are facing since the World Cup final.