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Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist and a successful entrepreneur, has been confirmed as a speaker at Global Sports Week Paris. He will be joining a highly prestigious international line-up of speakers gathering from February 1-5, 2021 at what is billed as the ‘rendez-vous of the year’ for …

Paris Saint-Germain have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as it’s new head coach. The Argentine has signed a contract with the club from the French capital until June 30, 2022, with an option for an extra year. The 48-year-old Mauricio Pochettino has history at Paris Saint-Germain where, as a …

Days after it had been speculated and unofficially confirmed by the French media, Thomas Tuchel is no more Paris Saint-Germain head coach. PSG in an official statement wrote, After an in-depth analysis of its sporting situation, Paris Saint-Germain decided to terminate Thomas Tuchel’s contract. Thomas Tuchel became PSG coach in …

OneFootball, the world’s largest owned and operated digital football media business, and the German Football Association (DFB) have today announced a distribution partnership to further grow the international reach of Germany’s premier cup competition, the DFB-Pokal. With immediate effect and for the entirety of the 2020-21 season, OneFootball will exclusively …

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 ceremony, held as a virtual event from the Home of FIFA in Zurich, crowned two household names, Lucy Bronze and Robert Lewandowski, as the game’s outstanding players on the women’s and men’s side respectively. Poland and FC Bayern München striker Lewandowski was named The …

French and European football is mourning the much-respected coach Gérard Houllier, who has passed away at the age of 73. Houllier established his coaching credentials during a six-year stay at northern French club Nœux-les-Mines before taking charge of RC Lens in 1982. He moved on three years later to Paris …

The draw of the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League – Final Round of 32 was carried out earlier today at the UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland. The 16 home and away ties would be played with the first leg on February 18 and the return legs on February 25. Amongst the …

The draw of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League – Final Round of 16 (Pre-Quarterfinals) was carried out earlier today at the UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight home and away ties would be played with the first leg on February 16/17, and the return legs on March 9/10. The …