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The Canadian PressFrench sports minister calls for sanctions after Monaco player tapes over anti-homophobia badge
PARIS (AP) — France's sports minister has called for soccer club Monaco to be sanctioned after one of its players covered over an anti-homophobia message on the team's shirt during the team's final league game on Sunday. The French league staged its annual campaign against discrimination during this weekend's final round with each team wearing a badge featuring the word “homophobia" crossed out. However, Monaco midfielder Mohamed Camara taped over the badge during his team's 4-0 win over Nantes,
The Canadian PressMarseille coach Gasset, 70, says he will retire at the end of the season
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marseille coach Jean-Louis Gasset said Friday that he will retire at the end of the season. The veteran Frenchman replaced Gennaro Gattuso in February, in the middle of a mediocre campaign for Marseille. Gasset guided the team into the semifinals of the Europa Conference League but was unable to improve the club's poor record on the road this season. Standing eighth in the standings, Marseille plays its final league game on Sunday at Le Havre. “Sunday will be the last ma
The Canadian PressMbappé farewells the French league when PSG visits Metz in final round
PARIS (AP) — Nine years after his debut, Kylian Mbappé bids farewell to the French league when Paris Saint-Germain visits struggling Metz on Sunday. He has a last chance to add to his club-record tally of 256 goals, including 191 in the league. “A page is turning, a chapter of my life is closing," the 25-year-old Mbappé said after being voted by his peers as the French league's best player for the fifth time. “I leave with my head held high, having done all that I could." The French Cup final on
The Canadian PressFIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries
BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA moved Wednesday toward ending decades of soccer tradition by reviewing the rules that currently block domestic league games being played in other countries. Fans are likely to object to their teams' home matches potentially being moved thousands of miles (kilometers) away. The United States and Saudi Arabia are expected to be willing hosts to lure competitive games from top European countries, and FIFA recently agreed to withdraw from an ongoing court case in New York filed b
