The French Football Show

France have incredible depth in talent and are looking very 💪💪 After impressive wins over Brazil and Colombia in the US, @mattspiro asks @tomwfootball & @andpscott if Didier Deschamps’ charges are favourites to win the World Cup 🇫🇷⚽️ #podcast 🎧 pod.link/1834019548/epi…

Two years after nearly losing his life, Nabil Bentaleb is not only playing again with Lille, he’s playing the best football of his career. Our experts now want to see the 31-year-old midfielder pulling the strings for Algeria at the World Cup 🏆🇩🇿 📺 youtu.be/Q3npI1VzoDw?si…

🚨Breaking... Lens/PSG, initially 11/4, postponed til 13/5 to help PSG focus on Liverpool. Lens, who're a point off PSG & still in cup, will have 2 weeks off, before playing 7 (or 8) games in final month, ending with: 9/5* Nantes (h) 13/5 PSG (h) 16/5 Lyon (a) 22/5 cup final?

@redandbluepsg @tomwfootball It's an interesting and complex situation. Listen to our whole chat if you get the chance and let us know what you think: youtube.com/watch?v=5eeZ9l…

@FrenchFootShow @tomwfootball I don't understand what's embarrassing about this, honestly I don't. We need french teams to do well in Europe and get the money streams associated, and this allows a potentially decisive Lens-PSG to be played in the last week of Ligue 1, which could be plenty exciting. Win-win.

Postponing Lens vs PSG would be 'embarrassing' for French football, says @tomwfootball. The French League is set to make a decision today 🤔 Watch the full chat here: youtube.com/watch?v=5eeZ9l…

@zay4337 @redandbluepsg @tomwfootball I think the outrage is being aimed at LFP, and not at PSG. Of course they are within their rights to ask. And they would be mad not to given the recent decisions. It feels like LFP are putting Ligue 1, their own competition, behind UCL. Which is not right.

@redandbluepsg @FrenchFootShow @tomwfootball Why do they care about what we do. It's our right,we asked. Both clubs were moved. This is why the English are in every business

Ligue 1 commentator @mattspiro has been impressed with Mamadou Sangaré – the Malian midfielder is a huge talent inspiring Lens' title push 🇫🇷⚽️🔥🔥 Subsribe on Youtube for more content: @TheFrenchFootballShow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@TheFrenchFoot…

Should the LFP accept PSG’s request to postpone the Lens game? What’s more important for French football: ▪️PSG enjoying European success? or ▪️Ligue 1 having a competitive title race? @mattspiro @tomwfootball & @andpscott give their thoughts 👇 youtu.be/5eeZ9lpMus4?si…

PSG have requested their game against Lens be postponed so they can focus on the Liverpool tie. Lens determined to play potential title-decider as scheduled on April 11. What should the LFP decide? @mattspiro @tomwfootball & @andpscott discuss 🇫🇷⚽️ 🎧shorturl.at/dR1KG

Tonight launching my friend Philippe Auclair’s brilliant book ‘The Mbappe Project’ - not a biography but a study on the impact and legacy of a uniquely “curated” career

Communiqué du Racing Club de Lens Le 6 mars dernier, la programmation de la rencontre opposant le Racing Club de Lens au Paris Saint-Germain a été arrêtée, officialisant un cadre auquel chacun était alors convié à se conformer. Dans un esprit de responsabilité et de mesure, le Racing Club de Lens a, dès les premières sollicitations, fait connaître au Paris Saint-Germain son intention de ne pas voir cette date modifiée. Fidèle à une certaine idée de la stabilité sportive, le club avait également choisi de s’astreindre à toute communication publique sur ce sujet. Cependant, la multiplication récente de prises de parole, d’interventions et de suggestions diverses nous conduit aujourd’hui à sortir de cette réserve. Il nous apparaît en effet qu’un sentiment préoccupant tend à s’installer : celui d’un championnat de France progressivement relégué au rang de variable d’ajustement au gré des impératifs européens de certains. Une conception singulière de l’équité sportive, dont on peine à trouver l’équivalent dans les autres grandes compétitions continentales. Modifier aujourd’hui la date de cette rencontre reviendrait, pour le Racing Club de Lens, à être privé de compétition pendant 15 jours puis enchainer des matchs tous les trois jours — un rythme qui ne correspond ni à celui défini en début de championnat, ni aux moyens d’un club qui pourrait absorber sans conséquence ce type de contraintes nouvelles. Il serait donc entendu que le dixième budget du championnat devrait s’adapter aux exigences des plus puissants, au nom d’intérêts qui, manifestement, dépasseraient désormais le cadre domestique, lequel a déjà été allégé ces dernières saisons (L1 à 18 clubs, arrêt de la Coupe de la Ligue). Au-delà de ce cas particulier, la question posée est plus essentielle : celle du respect dû à la compétition elle-même. Car il est permis de s’interroger lorsque, sur son propre sol, le championnat semble parfois relégué derrière d’autres ambitions, aussi légitimes soient-elles. Le Racing Club de Lens demeure attaché à l’équité, à la clarté des règles et au respect de tous les acteurs. Des principes simples, pour un football français loyal et respecté.

Folarin Balogun is injury-free and finally delivering on his HUGE potential with Monaco. Our latest ‘World Cup Watch’ with @mattspiro @tomwfootball and @andpscott #ASM #USMNT youtu.be/kTPR9K4GEIs?si…

Why Rayan Cherki Can DEFINE Football For A Generation. youtu.be/q22qpn_JCl4?si… via @YouTube #MCFC

‘PSG very, very keen on Barco’ Our host @mattspiro thinks Chelsea will miss out on midfielder Valentin Barco who is ‘unlikely’ to stay at Strasbourg beyond this summer 👀 🇦🇷 #CFC #RCSA #BlueCo

Over the last year or so, PSG have knocked out Liverpool, Villa, Arsenal & Chelsea (8-2 😲) – as well as putting 4 past City & 5 past Tottenham. As @vincentduluc put in today's L'Equipe, 'they have planted their Farmers League flag in the land of the football inventors.'

A kind reminder that Warren Zaïre-Emery turned 20 less than 10 days ago. Bounced back wonderfully after a difficult season last year in Ruiz’s shadow. Now a versatile CM/RB, 170 games for PSG & 9 caps for 🇫🇷. One of the best youngsters in world football. #CHEPSG

Lorient Deal Lens Title BLOW | Ligue 1 Review with @mattspiro @tomwfootball & @andpscott 🇫🇷⚽️ youtu.be/8fajAsOVaaw?si… via @YouTube

Rayan Cherki is a sensational footballer, but - after a strong start at #MCFC - Pep has benched him. Is there still room for mavericks in modern football & could Cherki be France's next superstar? @mattspiro @tomwfootball @andpscott investigate 🧐 🎧 shorturl.at/UGuKU

Rennes striker Nordan Mukiele scored his first goal vs Nice on Sunday. His brothers Nordi and Norvin play for Sunderland & Versailles respectively. His sister is Normélie, his Dad Norbert. Coincidentally, Nordan came on for... Arnaud Nordin on Sunday 😅👏