Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara: “I hate modern football.” (L’Éq) Thiago: “We see less magic. As the players are faster. There is no need to do as much dribbling, because the players are faster, more physical. The players are more developed in every way, but you are missing those players who can bring you intake of breath moments in the game.”

Breaking | PSG vs Istanbul Basaksehir suspended following alleged instance of racism on the part of the 4th official towards the Turkish side’s assistant manager. Pierre Webo, former Cameroonian attacker, was the assistant coach & individual sent off & who is understood to have been the victim of racist language on the part of the 4th official. Demba Ba led his teammates to refuse to continue play.

St Étienne bid farewell to William Saliba, no cup final last dance. bit.ly/SalibaDance Has the William Saliba affair damaged the relationship between Arsenal & St Étienne?

Undoubtedly - AFC were incredibly heavy-handed throughout the entirety of the season-long loan, constantly insisting on check-ups or monitoring that wasn't in the original contract. (1/3)

Result | St Étienne 4-1 OGC Nice - Les Aiglons soundly beaten as Claude Puel's men, led by the sparkling Denis Bouanga, put last week's Europa League elimination behind them. Yesterday's thread on Lyon's problems was well-received, so here comes another, this time a deeper dive into OGC Nice's woes.

We were listening to the @arseblog this afternoon to check in on the situations of Koscielny, Guendouzi (who has done a lot of press in France recently) & Lacazette - but something ended up striking us regarding Emery's treatment of Özil & parallels with PSG. (1/4) By the end of his tenure at PSG, Emery was reportedly a laughing stock in the dressing room - he succeeded in ruining captain Silva's confidence, Neymar no longer listened to him, Dani Alves was bemused by his treatment of Ben Arfa, Ben Arfa had an all out war with him... (2/4)