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Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after being benched during match with Norway

Portugal's leading goal scorer said he will 'tell the truth' for his 'reasons for leaving the national team' and wished his teammates well.

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Manchester City found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules

Both a Premier League investigation and an independent commission Manchester City FC guilty of serious breaches of financial rules over a period from 2009 to 2018. City have said they will appeal against the decision.

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Olise's late strike gives Zidane's France 1-0 win in Belgium

Les Bleus play host to Italy next at the Stade de France on Friday, in what will be a homecoming for France's new coach Zinédine Zidane.

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FIFA forgot about car it had made available to French football boss Le Graët

Last spring, FIFA sought to recover a vehicle it had made available to the former head of the French Football Federation, Noël Le Graët, for his visits to Paris.

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Zidane wins on France coaching debut, but Mbappé injury clouds victory

France secured a 1-0 victory in Turkey under their new head coach on Friday, thanks to a goal from Kylian Mbappé. However, the French captain is set to miss the team's next three group matches due to a knee injury.

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Mbappé scores but suffers knee injury as Zidane gets debut France win

Kylian Mbappé, France's all-time top scorer, scored the only goal of the France-Turkey match. It was new coach Zinédine Zidane's first game in charge. France will now go to Brussels to face Belgium on Monday.

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Zinédine Zidane takes charge of first match as France manager

France plays away to Turkey in the Nations League on Friday for Zidane's first match as a manager since he left Real Madrid in 2021.

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PSG's Achraf Hakimi will be tried for rape, high court confirms

The court dismissed an appeal from the Moroccan vice-captain of Paris Saint-Germain.

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Guy Lacombe, former footballer, coach and trainer: 'Above all, Zinédine Zidane seeks to win players over, without imposing his views'

Before his first match as French national football team head coach on Friday, September 25, in Turkey, Zidane welcomed his players to Clairefontaine on Monday. In an interview with Le Monde, his former mentor discusses the coaching method favored by the…

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Mbappé says having Zidane as new France coach 'like a film'

Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane will take charge of Les Bleus for the first time since replacing Didier Deschamps on Friday in their Nations League match against Turkey in Izmit.

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Torres on target again as PSG beat 10-man Marseille in Ligue 1

Spain World Cup final hero Ferran Tores scored the opener as the French and European champions won 2-1 over rivals Marseille, who have now suffered four straight Ligue 1 defeats and five losses in a row in all competitions.

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PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi under investigation in France for conflict of interest

The probe is linked to his twin stewardship of the Champions League title holders and the beIN Media Group and involves a meeting on broadcasting rights with the French football league's representatives in July 2024.

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New France boss Zidane confirms Mbappé as captain after naming first squad

Zidane's first matches in charge come in the UEFA Nations League, beginning with a trip to Turkey next Friday and then a meeting with Belgium in Brussels on September 28.

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Kylian Mbappé leaves Nike and signs with On

Swiss sportswear brand On is making a major move into the football market with the signing of the Real Madrid forward.

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PSG's Qatari owners buy Belgian club Eupen

Several months after taking control of Eupen, a Belgian second-division outfit that had long been used as a springboard for young talents, Qatar Sports Investments cemented its purchase of the club.

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Kylian Mbappé targeted by the far right after refusing to join a campaign supporting residents of Ceuta

French far-right political parties, all the way to fringe groups, unleashed a wave of criticism and insults at the footballer after he reluctantly wore a T-shirt, half hiding the message of support to residents of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

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Mbappé, Vinicius and Konaté partially hide Ceuta message before Real Madrid match

The three Real Madrid footballers rolled up their T-shirts to conceal a message of support for the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where tension over migration remains following a surge of arrivals from Morocco at the end of July.

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Philippe Diallo on the FFF withdrawing support for Gianni Infantino: 'He has become a divisive figure and has seriously damaged football's image'

In an interview with Le Monde, the head of French football explains why his organization withdrew its support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino. He also discusses Zinédine Zidane's appointment as head coach of the French national team.

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French Football Federation withdraws support for embattled FIFA President Infantino

During a meeting of its executive committee on Thursday, the FFF formally ended ties with the head of world football's governing body, who has faced widespread criticism following his failed commercial partnership project and is seeking re-election in March…

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PSG thrash Slovan 6-1 in Champions League opener

Paris Saint-Germain, which is hoping to become the fourth club to win three European Cups in a row, will visit Manchester City and host Barça in their next two European games.

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