The Collectif Ultras Paris calls for the resignation of Nasser al-Khelaïfi

The Collectif Ultras Paris calls for the resignation of Nasser al-Khelaïfi

This is a great first in the history of PSG QSI version. In a scathing statement published on Saturday, the Collectif Ultras Paris (CUP) demanded the departure of President Nasser al-Khelaïfi: “We know what our return (At the initiative of former president Robin Leproux, the ultras associations of the Boulogne and Auteuil stands were dissolved […]

Messi back at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid: a mixed story

Messi back at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid: a mixed story

A few days ago, when talking about PSG’s trip to Madrid on Wednesday, Mauricio Pochettino talked about the « stage fright » from Bernabéu. This concept – literally “the fear of the stage” – was popularized by the former Madrid figure Jorge Valdano to designate the impression produced on the visitor at a time when […]

Competitions on hold after Russia suspended by UEFA and FIFA

Competitions on hold after Russia suspended by UEFA and FIFA

Decided by international bodies, the disqualification of Russia raises many questions: can other teams replace the Russian clubs or the national team, banned from playing? What are the criteria for the potential beneficiaries of this situation? Can the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reshuffle the cards? Detailed review of upcoming competitions for which there […]

“It will always be crazy”, Stan Wawrinka takes a look back at his career

“It will always be crazy”, Stan Wawrinka takes a look back at his career

He arrived on time and by taxi, this February morning, wearing his tartan jacket and the half-smile of those who are not quite awake yet. Came to Paris for the preview, at the Grand Rex, of Retirement homehis first co-production in the cinema, Stan Wawrinka went to have a long breakfast at “L’Équipe” to give […]

Vladimir Putin, judo and the way of roughness

Vladimir Putin, judo and the way of roughness

Vladimir Putin is often referred to as a chess player. True connoisseurs of the Russian world know that this is not the case, he is above all a crude judoka without the notions of respect, who only reasons through the balance of power. It is indeed the school of combat sports that forged his brutal […]

The Dunk Saga (3/4): A Five-Star Contest

The Dunk Saga (3/4): A Five-Star Contest

In the 2010s, the three-point shot became king in the NBA. But an evening always escapes his yoke. Each year, excluding Covid-19, the Saturday of the All-Star weekend maintains the same hierarchy for its contests. The long-distance shooting artists warm up the room before the dunkers enter the scene. An almost immutable order since 1984 […]

Les Bleues construction sites with a view to the World Cup

Les Bleues construction sites with a view to the World Cup

Caps with the effigy of the World Cup screwed on the skull, sign “qualified” in hand, the Blue forces a smile under the flashes. It is almost impossible for them to enjoy the qualification for the September meeting (September 22 – October 1, in Sydney, Australia), after conceding two losses in three matches during their […]

How Jean-Aimé Toupane imposes his method at the head of the Bleues

How Jean-Aimé Toupane imposes his method at the head of the Bleues

Backpack and down jacket on the shoulders, the silhouette of Olivia Époupa (1.65 m) presses into the huge hall of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belgrade. The playmaker swallows the steps that lead to the mezzanine four by four. 10:58. Video session at 11:00 a.m. Is it already too late? During the week, for a […]

Tom Saintfiet, Belgian coach of The Gambia: “The world is beautiful”

Tom Saintfiet, 48, fed the CAN with spicy statements about the hotel where his Gambians were staying, in “six per room”, he said, remarks reversed by his Federation in stride. The Belgian coach of Gambia, who faces Cameroon this afternoon in Douala in the quarter-finals, prefers not to go back on it. Saintfiet is an […]