Former All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen believes that Ireland still have plenty to prove when the Rugby World Cup comes around later this year. Andy Farrell’s men will go into the global tournament as one of the favourites after winning the Grand Slam – their fourth in total – on Saturday. They defeated England […]

Premier League side Liverpool have submitted an €80m offer to AS Monaco for French international attacking midfielder Thomas Lemar, according to L’Équipe and confirmed by sources contacted by Get French Football News. The offer includes €8m in bonuses, with the Reds seeking to close the deal this morning if possible, so that they can get Lemar to […]

Ireland attack coach Mike Catt believes that Johnny Sexton is similar to his former England teammate Jonny Wilkinson in terms of being a ‘mental animal’. Catt has hailed the Ireland skipper ahead of the Six Nations Grand Slam decider against England on Saturday, where Sexton will look to sign off his Six Nations career in […]

German international winger Julian Draxler continues to categorically refuse to depart PSG this summer, according to SFR Sport. Dortmund and Arsenal had made enquiries for the player, whilst his agent, under pressure from PSG at the time, tried to place him at Bayern Munich last week, without success. If any move does occur involving Draxler this […]

Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has ruled himself out of the running to replace Ian Foster as the All Blacks boss after the 2023 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand Rugby is set to unveil who will be the next head coach by mid-April, and Schmidt has joined Foster in confirming that they will not […]

Ligue 1 newcomers Amiens are closing in on a loan agreement with AS Monaco for striker Lacina Traoré, according to RMC. The difficulty here in doing a deal is the Principality side accepting the Picardy club’s ability to pay a very small amount of the player’s wages, probably around 20%. Talks continue, with Serge Gakpé understood to […]

Connacht wing Alex Wootton has announced his retirement from professional rugby union and will hang up his boots at the end of the season. Wootton, who joined Connacht from Munster in 2020, has played 40 times for the province since arriving, scoring 18 tries in an impressive stint in green. The England-born finisher played for […]

Ah, where to begin with Lille’s last few weeks? With the transfer window closing earlier this month and the international break having just ended, Lille fans and Ligue 1 followers would have perhaps thought that this would be a period of calm for the Hauts-de-France club. Unfortunately, it was a bit more lively than they […]

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is looking to embrace the pressure that comes with going for the Grand Slam ahead of a tricky clash against Scotland at Murrayfield. Sexton’s side have been brilliant throughout this year’s Six Nations and are the only team unbeaten after winning their opening three games against Wales, France and Italy. Click […]

Speaking in this morning’s press conference ahead of PSG’s match vs Bayern Munich, Italian international and central midfielder Marco Verratti discussed his feelings towards Carlo Ancelotti. “It will be a very emotional moment because he is a great manager, but above all a great human. He has had a great impact on my career. He […]