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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🇲🇽🇫🇷 Happy to announce that I'm accredited for the World Cup, and will be at the opening game in Mexico City as well as France's matches (and maybe a few more)! Feel free to get in touch if your outlet is looking for on-site coverage from CDMX/the East Coast: 📭 raphaeljucobin.pro@gmail.com

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"Every year, I have less and less control" 🇭🇺 Ahead of the Champions League final on Saturday, I wrote about PSG's relatively laidback preparations, Luis Enrique's squad management, and the irritation that the team's perceived preferential treatment has prompted in Ligue 1:

theguardian.com

Luis Enrique keeping chaos for Champions League after PSG’s stroll to Ligue 1 title

Luis Enrique has saved his stars for Europe with French champions benefiting from scheduling tweaks on way to title

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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Luis Enrique keeping chaos for Champions League after PSG’s stroll to Ligue 1 title

Luis Enrique has saved his stars for Europe with French champions benefiting from scheduling tweaks on way to title

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

PSG clinched their fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title Wednesday in Lens, but their season-long rivals would have had more to play for (and the league would have had a better advert) had the LFP not postponed the match by a month. Latest article for GFFN x Guardian from Lens:

theguardian.com

PSG are deserved Ligue 1 champions but Lens put up an admirable fight | Raphaël Jucobin

Pierre Sage has done a great job at Lens and the Coupe de France final next Friday offers them another shot at glory

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Very happy to announce that I'm accredited for this summer's World Cup! I'll be available for any on-site coverage needs (in English ou en français), whether around the French national team or the other teams. Portfolio of recent work in the thread below ⬇️ 📧 raphaeljucobin.pro@gmail.com

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

In theory a more straightforward task for PSG tonight, compared to last year’s trip here

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Gleizes' mother Sylvie Godard doing the ceremonial kick-off for this afternoon's match

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Lens were supposed to be hosting PSG tomorrow for a title-decider. Instead, they'll be playing a friendly to raise money for Reporters Without Borders. I spoke with Lens director Benjamin Parrot about the initiative, rivalling PSG, and how the area's mining heritage shapes their long-term strategy:

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How Lens embraced underdog status to become PSG's main title rivals

Lens have pushed PSG closer than anyone in Ligue 1 this season and, with the sides still to meet again, still hold an outside shot at the title.

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Confirmation from the LFP that Lens v PSG has been postponed at the latter team's request (and despite Lens' refusal) to May 13 Lens will also have the option to play their fixture against Nantes on May 8 instead of May 9, in the event that PSG qualify for the Champions League semi-finals

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Jean-Michel Aulas, Lyon's owner-president for 36 years, leads the polls ahead of the city's mayoral election this Sunday. The 76-year-old has big plans, but has also faced accusations of conflicts of interests and a tense political climate following the death of a far-right activist in the city:

theguardian.com

Jean-Michel Aulas ruffles feathers in Lyon after swapping football for politics

Club’s former owner leads the polls in spiky mayoral race but is accused of putting forward ‘nothing of substance’

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The fact that France conceded almost 100 points over two games will be a worry for later – incredible composure from Ramos to nail that match winning kick

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

That makes it ten consecutive Six Nations fixtures Bielle-Biarrey has scored a try in

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Any kind of win here will be enough for France to win the title, and an 86-point one would send England bottom

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

theguardian.com

Jean-Michel Aulas ruffles feathers in Lyon after swapping football for politics

Club’s former owner leads the polls in spiky mayoral race but is accused of putting forward ‘nothing of substance’

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Thought he’d turned the corner with that steal for France’s first try but that ended up being one of Dupont’s poorest international performances (Moefana also struggled a lot in defence, far too many missed tackles) – Serin coming on earlier might have helped salvage an extra point

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

France managed to slice through Italy at the start and at the end of the game, but in the 60 minutes in-between the visitors gave them their toughest challenge so far this year. Match report from Lille yesterday:

theguardian.com

Bielle-Biarrey and France power past Italy to keep Six Nations grand slam plans on track

Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored in a record eighth consecutive Six Nations match in France’s 33-8 Six Nations victory against Italy

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

France miraculously escaped with a draw when they last faced Italy in Lille, two years ago If Italy’s performance against Ireland is anything to go by, it could be a similarly close game here tonight

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Picked Gaël Dréan as a player to watch from France for this preview – he earns his first cap today as a result of a backline reshuffle following Jalibert’s injury Ramos returns to 10 and Attissogbe takes his place at 15

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

PSG with the chance to reclaim top spot by beating Metz after Lens slipped up against Monaco earlier today; Dro Fernández given his first start since signing from Barcelona

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Roof closed here in Lille for tomorrow’s France v Italy match

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

As ordered by the court, PSG have now published the ruling in full on their website:

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Fabien Brau-Boirie with a fantastic debut, there’s a lot of competition in terms of French centres but wouldn’t be surprising to see him start more matches

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Aleksander Čeferin on Infantino's comments about ending Russia's suspension: "I think this story became big for no special reason. He said we should look into it — of course, we should look into everything." “I don’t want to enter into disputes. UEFA’s position is clear and has not changed.”

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Nasser Al-Khelaifi is asked at the UEFA congress about the World Cup broadcasting controversy in France (which saw beIN win the rights over Ligue 1+): “Yesterday was a historic day for European football [referencing the UEFA-Real Madrid agreement]. I’m not interested in talking about conflicts.”

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

📍Brussels UEFA’s annual congress and Nations League draw taking place here today

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Hard to see Ntamack getting his starting spot back straight away – what a first half from Jalibert

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Minutes to go until this year’s #SixNations kicks off with France v Ireland in Paris Antoine Dupont making his return to international rugby here tonight, nearly a year on from suffering a knee injury against this very team

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

As expected, it's a Dupont-Jalibert pairing for France for Thursday's #SixNations opener against Ireland An in-form and UBB-heavy backline even with Penaud out, as Attissogbe takes his spot Previewed what to expect from the holders, who remain favourites despite major absences, for The Observer:

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The essential Six Nations preview | The Observer

Rugby journalists from each of the competing nations share their previews and predictions for this year’s tournament, which begins on Thursday

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Mané deservedly got to lift the trophy, but the Afcon final will be remembered for other reasons – VAR controversy, Senegal’s walk-off, and a puzzling penalty Chaos around the pitch as well – Senegal fans tried to invade the pitch, Diouf attacked while protecting Mendy’s towel, journalists arguing…

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Kick-off in 90 minutes and the closing ceremony preparations are underway, now that both teams have familiarised themselves with the pitch The small but vocal contingent of Senegal supporters have been here for a few hours already #AFCON2025

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

🇸🇳🇲🇦 Tonight’s #AFCON2025 final could be decided by one of this year’s breakout Ligue 1 forwards off the bench: Hamza Igamane for Morocco, and Ibrahim Mbaye for Senegal It’s been a very enjoyable and rewarding three weeks covering the tournament in Morocco – all set up for a thrilling finale:

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AFCON final preview | Present and future of Ligue 1 face off in blockbuster finale - Get French Football News

"I think he made that announcement in the heat of the moment. The rest of the country does not agree," Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw said of Sadio Mané's

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

In a tournament which has seen virtually no upsets, it stands to reason that the final would feature the top two seeds – the hosts are now on the cusp of their first title in half a century Morocco and Senegal meet at the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time ever on Sunday #AFCON2025

getfootballnewsfrance.com

The AFCON Review | Morocco and Senegal advance to set up blockbuster final in Rabat - Get French Football News

All eyes will be on Mané again on Sunday in Rabat, in what will be Senegal's first match outside of Tangier. A perplexing suspension rule, however, means that

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Just over 90 minutes to go until kickoff and the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium is filling up The big screen alternating between Senegal v Egypt and footage of the Nigeria squad arriving – the latter met with booing from the locals #AFCON2025

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Spilling that cross was an uncharacteristic error from Djigui Diarra, who had been very reliable for Mali so far in the tournament – Ndiaye on hand to capitalise and put Senegal ahead

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Took a break from AFCON coverage to write about the Paris derby for this week’s Guardian/GFFN column The PSG/Paris FC rivalry has now been revived, but remains cordial for now:

theguardian.com

PSG and Paris FC are just 44 metres apart but they live in different worlds

Paris FC put up a good fight at the Parc des Princes on Sunday but this derby does not yet feel like a rivalry

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

DR Congo narrowly miss out on top spot in their group, but what a performance tonight from Gaël Kakuta against Botswana – two goals and an inspired backheel assist for Mbuku #AFCON

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Tanzania fight back in the second half to get a draw (not exactly against the run of play) and qualify for the last 16 with three points An uninspiring Tunisia will take on Mali next

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Tunisia lead at half-time thanks to an Ismael Gharbi penalty, after a refereeing decision which was much-contested by Tanzania The former PSG man has been his team’s best player, making some nice incisive runs from midfield

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Nearly a perfect evening for Morocco with those two late chances for Hakimi, denied by a great save from Mwanza

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Another overhead kick goal by El Kaabi, his second of the competition! Incredible scenes after the VAR check confirmed the goal

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

First match of #AFCON2025 for me is Morocco’s final group stage game, against Zambia here in Rabat Hakimi starts on the bench, after Regragui confirmed yesterday that the PSG man would return from injury, while Chibi and Masina make their first appearances in the tournament

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Happy to announce that I'm accredited for #AFCON2025 Great to be heading out to Morocco after providing live commentary for CAF competitions over the last few years. Feel free to reach out if your outlet is looking for on-site coverage in English (ou en français): raphaeljucobin.pro@gmail.com

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HIGHLIGHTS | RS Berkane 🆚 Zamalek SC | Finals 1st Leg | 2023/24 #TotalEnergiesCAFCC

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The breakdown of the €61m PSG have been ordered to pay Kylian Mbappé: - 36.6m for the third instalment of his signing-on bonus - 17.25m in wages from April to June 2024 - 1.5m in "ethics bonuses" - 5.54m in paid leave Contributed to BBC Sport's coverage of the ruling in Paris this afternoon:

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Kylian Mbappe: Paris St-Germain ordered to pay France star 60m euros

Paris St-Germain are ordered to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe 60m euros (£52.5m) in unpaid salary and bonuses by a French court.

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This week's GFFN/Guardian Ligue 1 round-up is out - wrote about Strasbourg's struggles, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's return to form, and the campaign calling for French football journalist Christophe Gleizes' release after he received a seven-year prison sentence in Algeria:

theguardian.com

Noël, coal and control: Strasbourg’s festive blip strikes again as Rosenior feels heat

English manager says ‘it’s not the time to panic’ but Alsace club want a return on their €100m+ summer investment

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Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

PSG’s last home game of a memorable calendar year is against Rennes here tonight Lens now out of reach with a four-point lead at the top of the table, but a chance to bounce back after the defeat in Monaco Senny Mayulu leads the line, Zaïre-Emery starts at right-back again

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