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Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (black jersey) tackles Brandon Williams of the Dallas Mavericks on April 14, 2024 in Oklahoma City. Joshua Gately / AFP The surprise lasted until the end. After 82 games of the regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder players have managed to maintain their number one spot and therefore home court advantage for […]

Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizo tackles Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette at the Groupama stadium in Lyon on April 14, 2024. LAURENT CIPRIANI / AP Seven goals, two players sent off and a penalty after 16 minutes of added time: Olympique Lyonnais beat Brest 4-3 at the end of a crazy game on Sunday, April 14, in […]

Manchester City’s Belgian winger Jeremy Doku was surrounded by four Luton Town defenders during his side’s 5-1 win at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Saturday. Andrew Boyers/Action Pictures via REUTERS This is a crossover worthy of a summer Saturday afternoon on the Autoroute du Soleil. Thirteen times in the English football championship this season, […]

Norway’s forward Ada Hegerberg celebrates her goal with her teammates after leading Olympique Lyonnais in their Champions League group stage match against Brann in Bergen, Norway, Dec. 21. PAUL S. AMUNDSEN / AFP Olympique de Lyon (OL) didn’t win, but the hardest part is over. Sonia Bompastor’s men were held to a 2-2 draw by […]

Facade view of the municipal swimming pool of Meudon (Hautes-de-Seine), in 2022. Julien de Rosa / AFP Learning spaces, recreation or competition spaces, islands of innovation… it’s hard not to see swimming pools as “No habitable places”. At least that’s how Ekaterine Leonidas, vice president of the National Association of Elected Sports Officials (Andes) describes […]

Bernd Reichart, CEO of A22, at the launch of the Super League on December 21, 2023 in Madrid. Susanna Vera / REUTERS It was on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an expected decision on the dispute between the Super League […]

Cameroon Football Federation President Samuel Eto’o on July 13, 2023 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP Cameroonian journalist Jean-Bruno Tane did not choose the publication date of December 13 by chance. Fraud (Les Editions du Schabel). This coincides, in two days, with the second anniversary of the election of Samuel Eto’o as president […]

Christophe Galtier, March 8, 2023. Andreas Schaad / AP Former Nice coach Christophe Gaultier was acquitted on Thursday (December 21) after a trial that turned into a settlement of discrimination and harassment against mainly Muslim football players. “No crime is typical”, – clarified the Nice Criminal Court when issuing its decision. At a hearing on […]

The A22 organization offered, on Thursday, December 21, “New Open European Competition” football, with “64 clubs divided into three leagues” For the men’s tournament and “32 clubs divided into two leagues” For the women’s edition, based on the decision of the European Justice on the Super League. This structure, created in October 2022 after the […]

Luka Modric of Real Madrid and Ilkay Gundogan of Barcelona during the match between the two teams on October 28, 2023 in Barcelona. NACHO DOCE / REUTERS Four days before Christmas, were Real Madrid and Barcelona going to open their presents a little early? The question has tormented the world of football, which has been […]