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Yahoo
4 hours ago
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🚨 Official: Facundo Medina joins Marseille
What a blow! It's official: Facundo Medina is a new player for OM! The Phocaeans just announced this Wednesday evening the arrival of the Argentine central defender from RC Lens. At RC Lens since 2020, Medina discovered Europe and the Argentine selection under the Sang et Or colors. He will undoubtedly remain one of the strongmen of RC Lens this decade. Advertisement Medina signs with OM for 22 million euros, including bonuses, according to the latest information. This is the third Marseille recruit since the beginning of the summer, after the free arrivals of Angel Gomes and Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. 📸 FRANCOIS LO PRESTI
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Marseille reach agreement with Lens over Facundo Medina transfer
Olympique de Marseille have reached an agreement with RC Lens regarding the transfer of Facundo Medina (26), according to a report from L'Équipe. Negotiations between the two clubs have been ongoing for several weeks. OM, despite finishing second last season, saw the defensive sector as an area in need of improvement heading into the upcoming campaign. England youth international CJ Egan-Riley has already joined the club on a free transfer and another player is now set to arrive. Advertisement As per L'Équipe, OM have agreed a fee of €22m with Lens. That figure includes bonuses. After negotiations accelerated in recent hours and an agreement subsequently found, the Argentina international is expected in Marseille on Tuesday in order to undergo a medical. Should Medina pass the medical, he will then sign a five-year deal with Les Phocéens. At the heart of the defence, he would link up with international teammate and OM captain Leonardo Balerdi. GFFN | Luke Entwistle
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
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Lens announce return to old transfer strategy
The days of buying an Elye Wahi for €30m or an Andy Diouf for €14m are over at RC Lens, the club's new sporting director has announced. The spending in the wake of the club's UEFA Champions League qualification did not pay off. In fact, they are still paying for it, and it has given rise to a period of austerity at the club, which came into force under Will Still last season. Advertisement Lens, like many clubs in France, continue to struggle with the financial implications of the ongoing TV rights deal. DAZN was the main broadcaster last season but their deal has been cut short after just one season. The LFP are now launching their own channel and are looking to associate themselves with partners ahead of the coming season. The body have, however, admitted that it will be a difficult season financially, with limited TV revenue. Within this context, the new sporting director, Jean-Louis Leca, has announced a return to the old strategy. 'The [version of] Lens that performed well is the one that bought Loïc Badé intelligently, the one that went out and bought Jonathan Clauss, the one that intelligently loaned Arnaud Kalimuendo, without even speaking about the opportunities [seized] by signing Seko Fofana and Deiver Machado in Ligue 2 from Toulouse,' he said in a press conference transcribed by Foot Mercato journalist Sébastien Denis. He added, 'When we went and bought Kevin Danso and Facundo Medina, no one had heard of them. They were transfers worth €3/4/5m. If we can do good deals, we won't hold back, but the version of Lens that performed best was not the one that spent €25-30m because that isn't Lens.' GFFN | Luke Entwistle
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Championship stalwart backs Saints for 'positive season' under Still
CHAMPIONSHIP stalwart turned EFL pundit Jobi McAnuff believes Saints are set for a "positive season" under new boss Will Still. Southampton are aiming for an immediate return to the Premier League, following a historic relegation with 12 points last season. Advertisement They have hired Belgian-born English coach Still, who finished eighth in Ligue 1 with RC Lens last season, to achieve that target. Players are slowly returning from their holidays to undergo pre-season medical tests at Solent University, giving Still a first glimpse of his new squad. Sam Edozie and Kuryu Matsuki, who spent last season away from the club on loan, were among those who returned on Friday. READ: Former Saints coach issues 'good luck' message following departure McAnuff, who made over 450 second-tier appearances during his playing career, is excited by the appointment. Advertisement He told Sky Sports: 'It's a really exciting appointment for Southampton and the league. He's a very young manager; he will be the youngest in the Championship. 'But he's already so experienced. The work that he has done over in France has been brilliant. He will give the club new energy. 'He's a manager who will play an attractive style of football. For those clubs who come down, it's about assessing which players are going to be here. 'Who are the two, three or four that want to run for the exit door. He (Still) needs to get that sorted as quickly as he can. Will Still has plenty of decisions to make before the start of the season. (Image: Stuart Martin/Southampton FC) 'He needs to get to know the group that he is working with. I'm seeing a positive season ahead for Southampton.' Advertisement Saints get their Championship campaign underway on Saturday, August 9, when they welcome newly-promoted Wrexham to St Mary's. It will be Southampton's first game against the Welsh club since 1979, when they won 3-0 in a League Cup tie. German youth defender Joshua Quarshie remains Southampton's only signing this summer, arriving on a four-year deal from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.
Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
For Teal Bunbury, Nashville SC's 2025 MLS season compares favorably to Revolution run of '21
Surridge, the league's leading scorer (15 goals), provides an aerial threat the Revolution have lacked since Buksa's departure on a $7 million transfer to France's RC Lens after the '21 season. Leo Campana, 6-1½, could fill the bill but has been limited by injuries. Nashville displayed a winning formula: a possession style based on quick passing that kept the defense off balance; plus difference-makers Surridge and Hany Mukhtar, whose very presence boosts the team's confidence level. Advertisement Related : Against Nashville, a couple seemingly innocuous misplays, followed by a controversial non-call, proved costly. The Revolution attacked effectively on the wings to start the second half, and Brayan Ceballos headed in Tomas Chancalay's free kick for a 2-1 lead in the 49th minute. Then, near-whiffs on clearances chain-reacted into Surridge equalizing off Mukhtar's corner kick in the 51st minute. Advertisement First, Mamadou Fofana failed to connect with a low-bouncing cross near the top of the penalty area. Peyton Miller followed by blooping the cross over the goal for a corner. No statistic can measure the affect of those miscues, but they are the type of incidents that can become turning points. And that is what happened. Daniel Lovitz headed on the corner kick to the back post, and the ball appeared on the verge of crossing the goal line when Surridge, possibly in an offside position, poked it. Had Surridge not touched the ball, Lovitz would have been credited with the score, and there would have been no dispute. Instead, a VAR replay apparently validated the goal, crediting it to Surridge, a baffling decision that ended up rewarding Surridge for making a questionable play. Caleb Porter's Revolution sit 12th in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference table with 23 points. Barry Chin/Globe Staff 'It seemed like Surridge tapped it in at the back post, but maybe it was over the line before he tapped it in,' Revolution coach Caleb Porter said. 'I think that's what they've ruled. So, was it over the line? I think that's the question. But he was definitely off, and he definitely touched the ball. But they're claiming that it was already over the line when he touched it.' Yet, the Revolution seemed capable of regaining control. But Mukhtar beat Fofana to a cross, earning a penalty kick, converted by Surridge in the 58th minute. The Revolution attempted to rally, aided by the return of Campana and Luca Langoni , but failed to break through over 42 minutes (including more than 10 minutes of added time). Advertisement 'For me, it was just two guys that mis-cleared the ball that led to it,' Porter said of the equalizer. 'If we clear the ball, it's not a corner. It was just very uncharacteristic out of a couple guys at the back that have had really strong, solid seasons.' Related : Positives included two goals off free kicks, both earned by Carles Gil, the first by Chancalay with an impressive left-footer off Gil's feed from the halfway line in the 15th minute. Porter and Revolution players credited Marc Orti Esteban's set piece coaching for the goals. But there were questions about corner kick defending, a man marking/zone mix, but neglecting to place a defender at the back post — where Surridge was positioned on the second goal. The result also revealed Revolution leadership deficiencies, along with the possible effects of family situations. The lack of on-field communication among Revolution players, exacerbated with midfielder Matt Polster (illness) missing, can't be quantified, but is as crucial as any stat. Part of the problem results from reticency, part from differing first languages — the roster lists players from 12 countries. Also, Ceballos and Fofana have been dealing with personal issues. Ceballos celebrated his goal by showing a shin guard with the images of his wife and four-year-old, who have been stuck in Colombia due to visa problems. 'He lost his dad a couple weeks ago and he's traveled a lot on the break,' Porter added. Advertisement The game also featured a duel between former league MVPs — Gil (2021) and Mukhtar ('22) — who exemplify a good profile for MLS imports. They are below the national team radar, but provide highlight-show performances, and never miss action due to international callups. The Revolution defer to Gil's superior technical ability and vision, the only drawback being that can slow the pace because it takes time to get him possession. Nashville allows Mukhtar to pick his spots, meanwhile keeping the ball moving and, when in doubt, going high to Surridge. Might seem like a no-brainer, but give them a couple more Bundesliga and/or La Liga teammates, and you might have a title team. Frank Dell'Apa can be reached at
