Tag: France
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Thierry Henry’s contract with France terminated
Thierry Henry has left his role as head coach of the France Under-21 national team. Henry’s decision was confirmed by the French Football Federation on Monday. An official statement said his departure was due to “personal reasons.” Football journalist, Fabrizio Romano, however claimed that Henry had “decided to terminate his contract” with the team. Henry,…
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Paris 2024 Olympics: I’m not happy – Thierry Henry angry after France defeat Argentina
France U-23 coach, Thierry Henry, was not happy despite their 1-0 victory over Argentina in their Olympics football match on Friday night. There was high tension after the game as both sets of players clashed. Jean-Philippe Mateta’s header in the sixth minute proved to be the winning goal of the encounter. Henry’s men have now…
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Euro 2024: Kylian Mbappe under fire as Spain eliminate France
Former French footballer, Frank Leboeuf has criticized Kylian Mbappe after France’s Euro 2024 semi-final 2-1 defeat to Spain on Tuesday night. Leboeuf, a former Chelsea star, insisted that Mbappe didn’t performed well for the Les Blues at the Euro 2024. Mbappe, who recently joined Real Madrid, only scored one goal in five games for France…
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Euro 2024: No third-place play-off final
There will be no third-place play-off final in Euro 2024, TOTAL SPORTS reports. Spain advanced into the final on Tuesday, thanks to a 2-1 win over France. But France will not be waiting around, as they have played their last fixture at the tournament in Germany. The other semi-final tie will see England take on…
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Euro 2024: Supercomputer predicts outcome of semi-final fixtures, team to win trophy
Opta’s Supercomputer has predicted the likely winners of the two Euro 2024 semi-finals taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday. It also revealed which country has the best chance of becoming European champions on Sunday in Berlin, Germany. There are four teams – France, Spain, the Netherlands and England – left after a month of the…
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Euro 2024: Semi-final fixtures confirmed after Saturday’s matches
The Euro 2024 semi-finals fixtures have been confirmed. This follows the conclusion of the quarter-final fixtures on Saturday. England will face the Netherlands in the second semi-final, while Spain will take on France. The Three Lions won Switzerland via penalties shootout after the game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes. Netherlands came from behind to beat…
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Euro 2024: Two countries qualify for semi-final
Two countries have booked their places in the semifinals of the Euro 2024. The two countries are Spain and France. France will play Spain in the Euro 2024 semi-final. The Les Bleus qualified after beating Portugal on penalties shootout on Friday night. Both teams had played goalless 120 minutes. Theo Hernandez scored the winning penalty…
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Euro 2024: What Ronaldo always do for me – Mbappe
France captain, Kylian Mbappe has revealed that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo always give him “advice and keep up to date with what is going with him.” Mbappe stated this ahead of France’s Euro 2024 quarter-final clash with Portugal on Friday night. According to the Real Madrid forward, it is “an honour” to play against the…
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Euro 2024: Three quarter-final fixtures confirmed
Three of the four quarter-final matches at the ongoing Euro 2024 have been confirmed following Monday’s Round of 16 fixtures. Recall that France needed a last-gap own goal from Jan Vertonghen to beat Belgium 1-0 in the first game. Didier Deschamps’ side will now face Portugal in the last-8. Portugal had defeated Slovenia via penalties…
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Thierry Henry confirms country Nigeria-eligible winger Olise wants to play for
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has insisted that Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise wants to play for France instead of England, Nigeria or Algeria at international level. Olise was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother. This means the 22-year-old is eligible to represent all four countries at international level. Just last month,…