Former England coach Eddie Jones insists he does not have any regrets from his time at the helm of the Red Rose. Jones’ seven-year reign ended a fortnight ago after the Rugby Football Union was dissatisfied with England’s worst year of results since 2008. Steve Borthwick has since been named England head coach after previously serving as Jones’ assistant with the Red Rose before leading Leicester Tigers to Premiership glory last season. Focus beyond the World Cup The RFU wants England to be competitive in the Six Nations and not just the World Cup, as was always Jones’ focus. “You’ve got to be competitive in the Six Nations, not just…

Speaking to ESPN Hollande in the wake of his transfer to PSV Eindhoven from PSG, Xavi Simons (19) spoke about his experience with the stars at the Parisian club and explained his decision to leave the Parc des Princes.  In an interview transcribed by Canal Supporters, Simons said, “I was training every day with the stars but playing matches is also important. I learned a lot from these players, but I’ve just turned 19, so I think I had to make this step in order to develop.”  Click Here: rugby jerseys On playing with Lionel Messi (35), Neymar (30), and Kylian Mbappé (23), Simons said, “It was truly incredible. I don’t think you’ll see such…

As reported by Foot Mercato, after a low start to the summer transfer window following a change in coach, as Lucien Favre returned to the club to succeed Christophe Galtier who left to join PSG, OGC Nice are looking to accelerate their plans for the rest of the summer. Despite enjoying Ligue 1’s meanest defence last season, the club are looking to strengthen in that area and have made contact with the entourage of Villarreal’s 24-year-old Ecuadorian defender Pervis Estupiñán with Lyon also interested in the player. Nice are keen to sign support for Melvin Bard at left-back, with Bard also seeing interest from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, after Jordan…

Mohamed Toubache-Ter is reporting that Arsenal defender William Saliba (21) has not extended his contract at the London club and currently has no intention of doing so, whilst Marseille continue to keep an eye on the French international.  Saliba has now returned to his parent club for pre-season, keeping true to his promise made in an interview with Téléfoot back in June, where he said, “I belong to Arsenal, and still have two years there. I will be there for pre-season with Arsenal. I have played zero matches for them and I want to show them what I’m made of and have the chance to play for the supporters and for this big…

OGC Nice have made an offer for Rapid Bucharest winger Rares Ilie (19), according to Loïc Tanzi. The Romanian U19 international made 36 appearances in the Romanian top-flight last season.  After a successful domestic campaign, Ilie also featured in the group stages of this summer’s Euro U19 tournament, where Romania failed to advance to the knockout stages. For the international youth side, he has already made 10 appearances, scoring twice.  Accustomed to playing largely on the left wing, he is capable of playing more centrally either in an attacking midfield position or even slightly deeper in the central midfield area. In the Romanian top-flight, he scored six goals last season and registered…

As reported by L’Équipe, Ligue 1 side OGC Nice are expected to imminently complete the signing of their first choice goalkeeping target, Swiss international Yann Sommer. Despite being one of France’s best goalkeepers last season, Nice’s Argentine keeper Walter Benitez was allowed to leave on a free for PSV this summer – such was his form that, having acquired French citizenship, a France international call up had been rumoured. Without Benitez, Borussia Mönchengladbach man Sommer has been favourite to assume number one duties following the arrival of his countryman Lucien Favre as coach earlier this month and the 33-year-old stopper was expected in Nice last night after negotiations progressed yesterday.…

According to RMC Sport’s Löic Tanzi West Ham United have asked to halt talks with Fulham over the transfer of French centre-back Issa Diop, as David Moyes wants to wait to asses the player – even if Diop was told he would be 5th choice in the centre of the Hammers’ defence. Whilst the finalisation of the transfer was very close, now it seems that Fulham will have to wait for the €20m move to go forward. The Frenchman’s move to the fellow London-based side was progressing last week, which was originally valued at around €15m.  Click Here: gold coast titans jerseys Talks were also held with Ligue 1 side…

“He works in the shadows,” explained Lens midfielder Seko Fofana. “He’s incredibly complete in what he does.” Crystal Palace’s new arrival from Lens, 22-year-old Mali international defensive midfielder Cheick Doucouré, isn’t the type of player to race around midfield as an enforcer, intimidating his opponents. Instead, he’s a low-key presence who efficiently and intelligently exerts his influence on games, allowing others to flourish. However, after two seasons in Fofana’s shadow, he’s ready for things to change. Despite that low-key persona, the Malian’s capacity to multi-task without being flustered is perhaps his greatest asset. As the midfield pivot in Lens 3-4-1-2 set-up, Doucouré and his more attention-grabbing partner Fofana are often…

Nantes have announced the signing of Egyptian striker Mostafa Mohamed, who joins from Turkish side Galatasaray on a season-long loan deal with a permanent option. Les Canaris were looking to reinforce their attacking options ahead of the coming season’s Europa League campaign, having been decimated in the off-season following the departures of Randal Kolo-Muani and Willem Geubbels, while Moses Simon could also leave. As indicated by L’Équipe, Nantes had previously made an attempt to sign the former Zamalek man in 2020, having then submitted a €2.5m bid. He has since been the subject of interest from across Ligue 1, having recently been linked with Reims and Toulouse as well, while…

Ouest-France report that Ligue 2 outfit EA Guingamp are on the verge of signing 33-year-old French defender Vincent Manceau from Angers – the player is a free agent after his contract with Le SCO expired at the end of last month. The veteran full-back began his career as a defensive midfielder, but transitioned to full-back. He is capable of playing at left-back, but predominantly turned out for Angers at right-back since their return to Ligue 1. Click Here: Sergio Aguero Jersey Sale Manceau made 389 appearances for Le SCO, having only played for this club throughout the entirety of his career, which began back in 2008. He is expected to…