Stoke in deadline day effort for Giannelli Imbula
Premier League side Stoke City are preparing a deadline day move for Frenchman and FC Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula, according to multiple reports. The former Marseille man went nuclear on Saturday when he posted a link to an article on…
Newcastle interest confirmed by Samuel Umtiti’s brother
Contacted by our colleagues at Foot 01, Lyon central defender Samuel Umtiti’s brother and representative Yannick Umtiti confirmed an interest on the part of Newcastle for the French youth international’s services. He had the following to say: “I was contacted in recent…
Team spirit is truly broken at Marseille
Ligue 1 Talking Points writer Paul Bathurst explains the gravity of the situation developing at Marseille, with manager Michel’s position rapidly becoming untenable. Last week I spoke about the struggles that head coach Michel is currently experiencing. Steve Mandanda was at…
Nanocomposite paints for microwave absorption
A new study reports on the functional properties of zinc-nanographite based nanocomposite paints for 2–9 GHz microwave absorption. Nanographite-zinc particles in various ratios were synthesised by high energy ball milling and dispersed in epoxy based aero grade resins for studying…
Rihanna Just Singlehandedly Started a Blood-Red Eyeliner Trend
Rihanna has made it very clear to us that she can pull off a reverse cat-eye — and anything else she so pleases. Case in point: a portrait circa September 2020 of RiRi looking off into the distance while wearing…
Euro-Bleu Tracker – The Race to Clairefontaine – Week 4
With France’s final two in-season friendlies now in the books, this week’s Les Bleus Tracker takes a look at which players included in the squad did the most to hurt and help their chances of inclusion come the summer. Given…
Your Guide to Sunday’s Ligue 1 Action
Sunday: Lille vs Monaco (13:00 GMT) Lille will be aiming to continue their recent good form and put a dent in Monaco’s Champions League hopes as the two sides clash at the Stade Pierre Mauroy on Sunday afternoon. The hosts…
Updates on Coronavirus
Time to read: 3 min Last month, we were busy advising customers about the predictable supply chain disruption related to the celebration of the Lunar New Year in China and helping ensure that everyone’s parts could be delivered on time.…
Manchester City & Liverpool after Jonathan Ikoné
According to France Football, PSG’s 17 year old attacker Jonathan Ikoné is being chased by Manchester City and Liverpool, after the capital club failed to convince the Frenchman to sign a professional deal. Aside from the Premier League duo, Juventus have also…
Vitorino Hilton signs 1-year Montpellier extension
38 year old central defender Vitorino Hilton has signed a one year contract extension with Montpellier until 2017. The fantastically charismatic and larger than life character has been at the club since 2011 and Montpellier’s famous Ligue 1 win. Click…