WRITTEN ON SAND
In general, two months before a World Cup, the list of the France team for the World Cup seems engraved in stone. Not this time, due to the many absences, the date…
2. Defense, a central issue
If he wants to double the positions with his three behind system, Didier Deschamps could be forced to bring up to ten defenders. World champion in 2018 with 23 players, eliminated in…
The debates of the list 1. Giroud has strengthened his chances
The tricolor staff, convinced of the level of the AC Milan striker, must assess whether he can be satisfied with a role of understudy. Since Didier Deschamps announced that he was continuing his reflection on…
3. Fofana is ahead
Behind Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté, if they are there, then Aurélien Tchouaméni and Adrien Rabiot, the site is vast in the middle, where Didier Deschamps tried a lot of things between June and September….
Hit but not sunk
Fifteen internationals had to give up the last gathering of the Blues due to injury. Many will return between now and the World Cup. Didier Deschamps had to do without fourteen…
goals and flaws
After a very lackluster first period, English and Germans parted ways with a spectacular score that cannot reassure them. LONDON – Only those who have only watched the score will think that…
Spain wants to dispel doubts
Unrecognizable against Switzerland on Saturday (1-2), La Roja is playing its place in the Final Four tonight as much as a good part of its confidence before Qatar. BRAGA (POR) – If the Spaniards have memory,…
Ronaldo and the others
Substitute at Manchester United, the Portuguese captain has also been less influential in the national team for several months. BRAGA – His appearance in training with a swollen face yesterday could not…
The Park awaits its prince
Tonight, the Parisian enclosure will only have eyes for Neymar, author of an exceptional start to the season with PSG. The announcement of his name on Friday in Le Havre caused hysteria among the 25,000…
Tunisia under fire
Compact and resilient formation, the selection of Jalel Kadri is measured tonight by the Brazilian offensive force. Presentation of three of its strengths. A sold-out Parc des Princes, a…
Cherki’s good pass
Failing to succeed in becoming a starter at OL or in Espoirs, the young Lyonnais, double decisive passer against the Belgians, takes advantage of each entry into play in club and in selection to offer goals….
Morel: “It’s my turn to transmit”
The defender decided to end his career, at 38, after twenty seasons in pro, more than 600 matches and stints at OM and OL in particular. He recounts his decision. At the end of the contract in Lorient this…
PLATINI AT THE ÉLYSÉE, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO INVITE
On June 18, 2019, Michel Platini was taken into custody by the police from the Anti-Corruption Office. At the center of their investigation, a lunch at the Élysée with President Sarkozy, whom the former…
BASKET
They settle their accounts
The affront of the semi-final of the Tokyo Games is washed away: Les Bleues dominated Japan yesterday (67-53) and will play the quarter-finals of the competition. Defeating Serbia today would…
BASKET
Siamese twins
Childhood friends, inseparable, Marine Fauthoux and Iliana Rupert (both 21) have strengthened their bond against Japan. They will be called upon to reign, shortly, in the France team. SYDNEY –…
BASKET
Blois on a cloud
Promoted for the first time in its history in the elite, the club of Loir-et-Cher, winner Friday in Roanne (90-94), receives today Asvel, triple champion of France in title. BLOIS – It’s not…
RUGBY
The worried summer of the All Blacks
Less than a year from the opening game of the World Cup in France against the Blues, the New Zealanders have won the Rugby Championship. But they were not reassured. Ian Foster’s epigastrium…
RUGBY
The Springboks in search of depth
Beyond the second place in a Rugby Championship that they would have liked to win, the world champions have tested new players to build their squad and give themselves more options for the…
AUTOMOBILE
Van der Poel back home
The Dutchman, worried by the police after an altercation in the corridor of his hotel, the day before the World Cup, pleaded guilty and was authorized to leave the country. BRIGHTON (AUS) – After his…
AUTOMOBILE
Ferrari in Hypercar mode
Antonello Coletta, director of Ferrari’s endurance programs, explains the ins and outs of the Hypercar project, which will compete from 2023 with Toyota, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Porsche and…
