Footballer hopes to own world’s most expensive camel ‘I’ve watched my fair share of races on YouTube,’ he says It is known as the sport of the sheikhs, with thousands of fans packing desert tracks to watch robot jockeys compete for huge prizes. Now professional camel racing has a new high-profile investor: Paul Pogba. The Monaco midfielder said he had become a shareholder in the Saudi Arabia-based Al Haboob, the world’s first professional camel racing team competing across the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf, because he wanted to “elevate the sport on to a global stage”. Continue reading...

Frenchman has never been far from the headlines since 2023 but he is finally back gliding across a football field By Get French Football News How much can you learn from Paul Pogba’s nine-minute cameo? Perhaps just that he does indeed exist and not only in columns, fitness updates and social media posts. That is where he has existed for the past 26 months, since his final game for Juventus in September 2023: equally at the centre of our gaze and absent from it. Between his four-year doping ban, reduced to 18 months on appeal, his release from Juventus, and the extortion and kidnapping case that led to his brother being sentenced to three years in prison, his name has been constantly uttered but his face has been rarely seen – at least not on a football pitch. Continue reading...

Les Bleus fended off a major scare from Fiji Saturday after the game drew equal following France's early 21-point lead. A pair of crucial tries from centre Nicolas Depoortère secured France's victory and brought the team's four-game losing streak to an end.

On their return to Paris two years on from winning the World Cup, South Africa outclassed France 32-17 on Saturday night despite going a man down before half-time.

A fourteen-man South Africa beat France 32-17 in Paris on Saturday after Lood De Jager's shoulder charge on full-back Thomas Ramos saw the South African lock given a red card. Although les Bleus took an early lead in the second half the South African side fought back to win the Autumn Nations Series match.

France host South Africa at the Stade de France on Saturday night for a blockbuster clash to kick off their Autumn Internationals campaign. Les Bleus will be facing the Springboks for the first time since narrowly losing in the same stadium to the eventual champions in the 2023 World Cup quarter-final.

Arne Slot now finds himself tasked with turning his team’s victory over Real Madrid into a solid platform for recovery Arne Slot called for a repeat of Liverpool’s performance against Real Madrid when the Premier League champions visit Manchester City and will no doubt repeat himself in the coming days. For Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior on Tuesday, read Erling Haaland on Sunday. Nullifying another of the game’s finest strikers, while keeping a third clean sheet in a row, would reinforce Slot’s post-Madrid message that Liverpool remain in the chase for the biggest prizes. They do not include the Carabao Cup. The Champions League victory over Xabi Alonso’s La Liga leaders, who had 13 wins from 14 games before their arrival at Anfield, was the perfect remedy for a Liverpool team looking to heal the wounds of the worst run of Slot’s reign. It was also perfect preparation for what awaits at the Etihad Stadium: an opponent that wants to play out, that will not sit in a low block and carries an obvious, rampant threat. Continue reading...

⚽️ Updates from the clásico (3.15pm GMT kick-off) at the Bernabéu ⚽️ La Liga table | Email Billy There is major star power on both sides at the Bernabéu today in Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal. Barcelona’s teenage sensation has been poking the bear a bit this week with comments on an online stream that Real Madrid “rob and complain”. Xabi Alonso was asked about those comments in his pre-match press conference yesterday. “It’s an important match ... important enough,” he said. “It has many ingredients for us to play well, for us to enjoy it. And that’s what excites us the most, the biggest incentive for tomorrow.” Continue reading...

France moved three points closer to qualification for next year's World Cup with Kylian Mbappé, Adrien Rabiot and Florian Thauvin all on target in a comfortable 3-0 Group D win over Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday. Mbappé is set to miss their next qualifier against Iceland on Monday after taking a knock to his ankle.

Mbappé scores and assists as Dean Huijsen sees red Borussia Dortmund cruise past 10-man Heidenheim Kylian Mbappé scored and provided the assist for Arda Guler as Real Madrid weathered a second-half storm to beat Real Sociedad 2-1, maintaining their perfect La Liga start despite playing most of the match with 10 men. The visitors got off to a flying start with Mbappé opening the scoring from a quick counter in the 12th minute, but their task became significantly harder when the defender Dean Huijsen was shown a straight red card after the half-hour mark for hauling down last man Mikel Oyarzabal. This story will be updated Continue reading...

Two of the summer’s biggest transfer moves from Germany to the Premier League are starkly contrasting prospects What must a footballer who costs €80m, €100m or more be able to do and prove? He should be a promising prospect at the age of 17 to 20; occupy a clear position on the pitch; be one of the five most important players in a team; perform consistently over many years; prove himself in international competition; and be physically strong. This applies to virtually all those for whom this price has been paid: Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Ousmane Dembélé. Two German footballers moved to the Premier League for such a sum in the summer. One of them meets these criteria. Florian Wirtz’s career has been impressive. He caught the football’s attention as a teenager. It was only a matter of time before he made his breakthrough. Continue reading...

France beat Iceland 2-1 after a difficult match. Les Bleus take the lead in their qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup.

2022 World Cup finalists France almost shocked the Parc des Princes crowd, relying on a fortunate disallowed goal to scrape past Iceland in the World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. Les Bleus nevertheless gained three points, firmly positioning themselves at the top of their group.

France host Iceland in World Cup qualifiers without injured stars Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé.