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Seixas en avance sur Pogacar !

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30 Sep 2025 - Le Télégramme (Vannes) Antoine Suard Treizième des Mondiaux élite à Kigali, Paul Seixas s’est une nouvelle fois révélé au plus haut niveau, à seulement 19 ans. Au même âge, Tadej Pogačar n’en était qu’à ses débuts en Continentale. Le parallèle est saisissant, même s’il appelle à la prudence.Photo archives/AFPEn terminant 13e des Mondiaux, remporté par le Slovène Tadej Pogačar , Paul Seixas prouve une nouvelle fois qu’il faudra compter sur lui dans les années à venir. Sur les hauteurs du Mont Kigali, la sélection française a résisté avec courage mais sans miracle. Dans ce championnat du monde considéré comme l’un des plus exigeants de l’histoire, seuls 30 coureurs ont rallié l’arrivée. À 19 ans tout juste, - il les a fêtés le jour du contre-la-montre par équipes, terminé à la 2e place - Paul Seixas a tenu sa place jusqu’au bout pour prendre une remarquable 13e position, meilleur Français de la journée, à 9’07’’ du vainqueur, Tadej Pogačar . « J’ai tout donné jusqu’à la ...

BODO/GLIMT - The Arctic Circle stars

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Norwegian champions...  Bodo/Glimt 1 Oct 2025 - World Soccer One of four debutants in this season’s Champions League – along with Pafos, Union SG and Kairat – the yellow-clad team from north of the Arctic Circle have been busy imposing a freeze on Norwegian opposition in recent times, winning four league titles since 2020.   For a substantial period, Rosenborg were the face of Norwegian football , totally dominant in the Eliteserien and good enough to reach the Champions League quarter-finals in 1996-97. But now the baton has passed to small-town club extraordinaire Bodo/Glimt, whose population (approximately 55,000) would fit into most Champions League venues with much room to spare. Under the inspirational leadership of long-serving coach Kjetil Knutsen , the Yellows already have a European record to be proud of, progressing to the quarter-finals of the Conference League in 2021-22 and semi-finalists in last season’s Europa League , where they lost to eventual winners To...

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - Happy to be here

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Europa League winners ...Tottenham Hotspur 1 Oct 2025 - World Soccer Since beating Manchester United in last season’s Europa League final to secure a Champions League spot , Spurs have been an epicentre for changes and shockwaves.  First, manager Ange Postecoglou was fired almost instantly , his fate sealed by an abysmal 17th-place finish in the English top flight, their worst-ever Premier League placing , with Thomas Frank duly appointed to take over.  Then, just a fortnight before the Champions League was due to kick off, chairman Daniel Levy departed the club. And there were earthquakes on the pitch too. First, legendary Korean attacker Son Heung-min opted to move to LAFC after a decade in North London , then outstanding playmaker James Maddison tore his ACL in pre-season , sidelining him for the bulk of the upcoming campaign. European football will be something of a bonus for Spurs in the months ahead. Their priority should be to restore their Premier League credentials a...

Raphaël Jeune: «Je connais le coeur de cette équipe»

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Raphaël Jeune (à g.) prend les rênes de l’équipe Cofidis en lieu et place de Cédric Vasseur.  À dr., sur le dernier Tour, Bryan Coquard, l’une des figures de proue de la formation nordiste,  sur home-trainer, avant le chrono de Peyragudes. Raphaël Jeune, responsable du sponsoring chez Look, remplace Cédric Vasseur à la tête de l’équipe Cofidis. Il revient sur ses ambitions pour la formation nordiste. “Le seul objectif qui va m’animer,  c’est de faire en sorte que l’équipe  soit déterminée et confiante '' 30 Sep 2025 - L'Équipe THOMAS PEROTTO Depuis plusieurs semaines, les dirigeants de Cofidis réfléchissaient à un remaniement de leur formation au sens large. Cédric Vasseur (55ans), en poste depuis 2017, a donc été écarté hier. Celui qui a également été coureur dans l’équipe nordiste de 2002 à 2005, paierait son manque de résultats puisque l’équipe est en passe de perdre son rang en World Tour à l’issue de la saison 2025 (21e sur la saison en cours, 20e sur une périod...

SEIXAS - Plus qu’une première

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Paul Seixas, maturité confirmée Le jeune Français a validé sa première sélection chez les Bleus d’une 13e place dimanche dans une course très dure. Une aventure appelée à durer, dès le week-end prochain au Championnat d’Europe, en Drôme-Ardèche. “Paul, ce n’est pas une sélection,  c’est un projet"    - LE SÉLECTIONNEUR THOMAS VOECKLER “Ça va me servir dans les années futures  si  jamais je dois assumer un rôle différent ''     - PAUL SEIXAS 30 Sep 2025 - L'Équipe ALEXANDRE ROOS KIGALI- Les rues de la capitale rwandaise reprenaient peu à peu leur rythme normal hier matin, au lendemain d’un Championnat du monde magique, qui avait vu le meilleur coureur du monde, Tadej Pogačar , conquérir un deuxième maillot arc-en-ciel pour la première sur le sol africain, dont la symbolique aura été plus forte que le déroulé, attendu, de la course.Pour son premier Mondial en Élite, Paul Seixas s’est bien battu dimanche sur le difficile parcours de Kigali....

QARABAG - Second time’s the charm

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1 Oct 2025 - World Soccer If there was a trophy for the club in Europe infused with the most pride and faith in themselves , the Azerbaijani champions for the past 4 seasons would be a major contender. A total squad value of only ˡ 25m maybe chickenfeed by the standards of the European elites, but that will not deter long-serving head coach Gurban Gurbanov and his resilient group. This will be their second taste of the Champions League proper . In their first campaign back in 2017-18, they failed to record a single win in a group that also contained Roma, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid . A better outcome is the aim this time around. Highly-skilled Algerian number ten Yassine Benzia left in the summer for Saudi outfit Al Fayha .  How difficult will he be to replace? In two-and-a-half years at Qarabag , Benzia proved himself a class act, and the loss of his flair and vision leaves Qarabag needing much more than a sticking plaster solution. The man with the responsibility of taking o...

FC COPENHAGEN - Relying on a wonderkid

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New striker... Youssoufa Moukoko 1 Oct 2025 - World Soccer All teams compiled by Nick Bidwell The Danish champions’ new German striker Youssoufa Moukoko , recruited this summer from Borussia Dortmund , will be having a reunion with his old team-mates earlier than he thought, with Copenhagen due to imminently host the Ruhr giant son Matchday 3 . The 20-year-old unwittingly paved the way for the get-together, on target with a penalty as his new club beat Basel 3-1 on aggregate in the final qualification round . Copenhagen clinched a record 16th domestic league title last season , just seeing off holders Midtjylland in an enthralling head-to-head contest . This is their seventh appearance in the group/ league phase, eliminated early on four occasions and twice reaching the last 16 , where they lost to Chelsea in 2010-11 and Manchester City in 2023-24. Sadly for supporters, their two most marketable talents shipped out in the close season, winger Roony Bardghji moving to Barcelona and mi...

Spurs head to far north in search of creativity

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Frank says lack of chances is down to new front four with team preparing to take on Bodø/Glimt again tonight The artificial pitch has drawn a lot of attention, but Frank played down its significance 30 Sep 2025 - The Guardian Jonathan Wilson  Bodø - No game is an island ; every game is inevitably coloured by what has gone before. It is not quite five months since Tottenham last came north of the Arctic Circle and, for all that Thomas Frank insisted this is a “new situation”, that previous meeting with Bodø/Glimt in the semi-final of the Europa League can not but colour this one in the league phase of the Champions League . There was an odd echo, too, in the buildup. Back then, the Glimt full-back Fredrik Sjøvold was dismissive of Tottenham’s pressing, which clearly riled Ange Postecoglou. Frank is not somebody who gets riled, but he seemed taken aback by a (non-critical) comment from the Bodø goalkeeper Nikita Haikin expressing surprise at how much focus Spurs place on long...