Koné extends to 2028, Bajard strikes for U19s Decathlon Daily: Yousouff Koné has penned a new deal with Lille to take him through to the summer of 2028 as a reward for his fine recent performances worth £1m a year. An optional one-year extension features among the clauses which also include a…

Internationals: Pépé Rescues Côte d’Ivoire Decathlon Daily: Ivory Coast captain Nicolas Pépé had to lead by example to rescue a point in their opening World Cup qualifier in Guinea after the dismissal of Jean-Philippe Gbamin before a Sory Kaba brace threatened the AFCoN runners-up with defeat.…

Josh Kane Hits Maiden Ireland Goal Decathlon Daily: Summer signing Josh Kane hit an 89th minute winner for the Republic of Ireland away at Kosovo in their opening qualifying match for next summer's U21 European Championships. Labinot Bytyqi (Rapid Vienna) opened the scoring midway through the…

Meité, Larsonneur & Michelin Lille’s new Stars LOSC manager GS introduced his three new signings to the media this morning after yesterday's transfer deadline day action. Soualiho Meité (#28) returns to the club from Strasbourg for £4.8m after ten full years away following a £7m move to Zulte…

Transfer Deadline Day: 3 in, 4 out! The transfer window has closed for Ligue 1 teams and across much of western Europe, with Lille welcoming three new players to the club as four head out of the Decathlon Arena door, two permanently. OGC Nice made a combined offer of £20m for centre-back Oumar…

Ligue 1 Matchday 5 – PSG & Monaco 100% A pair of second-half Arthur penalties got the weekend off to winning ways for PSG as they maintain their 100% run and sit top on goal difference ahead of Monaco on goal difference. Lorient (3rd, 13pts) and Lyon (5th, 11pts) remain the only other unbeaten…

LOSC 1-3 Guingamp • Collapse Concerns GS Lille manager GS had some tough words for his side's resilience and mental fortitude after once again going ahead early on, but then being hit twice on the counter which completely turned the tide in the favour of their opponents as they went down 1-3 at…

Match Preview: LOSC v Guingamp LOSC return to the Decathlon Arena after a wake-up call defeat at Angers last week where they'll entertain Guingamp who sit level on points with them and are managed by former manager Wesley Lautoa - sacked last May. Alexis Mac Allister has passed a fitness test…

Champions League : Group Stage Draw Reining UEFA Champions League holders PSG will face Inter (winners in 2010), Bayer Leverkusen (runners up in 2002) and Slavia Prague as they seek to win an astonishing five consecutive titles. Ligue 1 have three other representatives in the continent's premier…

International Callups : Ten Dogues Picked Ten players will be on international duty at the start of September, with five of those called-up to their senior international squad , including Jan Repas plus AFCoN duo Nicolas Pépé and Yousouff Koné. Romain Jeanne (France U21) Joshua Kane (Ireland U21)…

Untitled LOSC will learn their CdL opponents on Saturday after tonight's Second Round ties saw six teams progress. There was no upset as Grenoble lost 0-2 in Caen thanks to a Moussa Sylla brace, but Tours made it into the draw after a shootout win over Béziers. Coupe de la Ligue : Second…

Dogues Digest : Wins for U19 and Lille B LOSC U19 ran riot at home to Boulogne yesterday with a 8-1 win over their struggling opponents as Kingsley Nestor scored a fine hat-trick with the first and third goals of the game, and then the ninth and final one in the last minute. Khalid Aarab scored a…

Ligue 1 Matchday 4 – PSG, Monaco Top PSG and Monaco are the last two remaining sides with a 100% record after wins over Nice and Amiens respectively. Betancur, Almada and Mbappe got PSG underway on Friday night, while goals either side of the break from Diallo and Pavon for Monaco saw them win on…

Ligue 1: Angers 3-2 Lille • Disappointing Defeat Defeat for LOSC on matchday four of the Ligue 1 season despite taking an early lead as Angers exploited their hosts on the break and hit them with what proved to be a killer blow right before the break. It was an unchanged XI for Lille, with the…

Ligue 1 Preview • Angers v LOSC LOSC head to newly-promoted Angers tomorrow for matchday four of the Ligue 1 season buoyed by wins over Lens and Saint-Étienne after the opening day defat by Nice. Angers sit level with LOSC on 6 points from their first three games, with first day defeat at home by…

Midweek European Action Olympiacos and Club Brugge are two of the teams with one foot in the UCL Group Stage draw after winning the first-leg of their Playoff ties this midweek. Franco Soldano's goal midway through the first half was enough for Olympiacos to win at CSKA Sofia, while a Teun…

LOSC in for Larsonneur? · GK Options Explored La Provence are reporting that Lille are considering a bid for Real Madrid goalkeeper Gautier Larsonneur as a permanent replacement for Mike Maignon who moved to Bordeaux in a £6m transfer last month. 28-year old Larsonneur has been at Real since a…

Superclásico De Las Américas 2025 Two goals in three first-half minute from Brenner and Ederlane saw Brazil win La Superclásico over Argentina with a 2-1 victory at Audi Field in Washington DC. Former PSG striker Brenner, now playing for Jiangsu in the Chinese Super League, scored his first…

Dogues Digest · U19s Beat PSG, Boula to Betis? Monday 18 August: Lille's U19 side scored either side of the interval to see off reigning national youth champions PSG, with Valentine Afolabi and Youness Abdellaoui finding the back of the net. The result lifts Lille ahead of PSG into 4th with 9…

Ligue 1 Review 25/26 · Matchday Three Monaco, PSG and Lorient top the table after the third weekend of the new season as the three clubs to boast a 100% record in Ligue 1. Monaco got the weekend going with a 2-0 win at home to Nimes on Friday night, Lorient then won at Montpellier with a Yoane…

LOSC 2-0 Saint-Étienne · Match Report #3 A fine finish from Xavier Chavalerin midway through the first-half and a Nicolas Pépé penalty five minutes after the interval saw off a Saint-Étienne team that came to the Decathlon Arena, huffed and puffed, but failed to blow much wind at Lille's house.…

Matchday 3 Preview · Les Verts head to LOSC Saint-Étienne head to the Decathlon Arena tomorrow in the third round of Ligue 1 fixtures, with Lille buoyant after their 3-1 win at neighbours Lens last time out. The hosts will be without new signing Alexis Mac Allister who was withdrawn from that win…

UEFA Competitions · Playoffs Await UCL/UEL Ten more sides have been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after the 3Q Phase, providing us with the final sixPlayoff ties with winners entering the lucrative Group Stage. Both representatives from the British Isles are out as Rangers lost 0-3 at…

Werder Bremen Accept Pascal Stenzel Bids Werder Bremen have accepted bids of £5m from both LOSC and Eintracht Frankfurt for their 29-year old full-back Pascal Stenzel, who they signed from Freiburg for £3.8m five years ago. The German defender, with three U21 caps, had spent the entirety of last…

Coupe de la Ligue · First Round Results Three third-tier teams are through to the Second Round of the FFF League Cup after tonight's twelve matches with Grenoble and Tours through on penalties, plus Béziers beating Niort 2-1 on the night. The R2 draw sees Tours and Béziers face each other for a…

Decathlon Daily · Monday 11th August Monday 11 August: After the three main squads have returned to Lille after all playing on the road this past weekend, the medical team have reported that new signing Alexis Mac Allister could miss up to four weeks after twisting his ankle in the first team's…

Ligue 1 Review · Matchday 2 Matchday 2: Monaco, Lille, and PSG were the big winners of the second weekend of Ligue 1 football in 25/26, all winning 3-1 away from home at Toulouse, Lens, and Amiens respectively with PSG topping the table on goal difference. Khouma Babacar (Saint-Étienne) and Wesley…

LOSC Take Nord Bragging Rights (3-1) A much-changed LOSC side came away from RC Lens with their first win there in 2½ years with a Wesley brace and a poacher's finish from Yannick Carrasco sealing a 3-1 win at their nearest rivals in the first Derby du Nord of the season. GS rang the changes from…

Match Preview · Derby Du Nord (Away) Lille make the short-trip to fierce local rivals RC Lens tomorrow in their first televised match of the new Ligue 1 campaign, eager to bounce-back from midweek defeat at home to Nice. Alexis Mac Allister has stolen the headlines today with a sudden season-long…

Alexis Mac Allister Loan Deal Complete Hours after the Rodri deal appeared to hit the skids, and a fortnight after a deal with Brighton appeared to be dead in the water, LOSC have confirmed that Alexis Mac Allister is moving to Lille on loan for the season, with the club covering 30% (£25,000) of…

Rodri Deal Roadblock · Wage Proposal Rejected The £5m move bringing Rodri from Valencia to Lille has hit a significant hurdle with the player's representatives dismissing LOSC's contract offer out of hand despite the clubs agreeing a deal. Rodri, transfer listed by Valencia having spent the last…

LOSC 0-2 Nice • Defeat in Ligue 1 Opener The league campaign opened at home with defeat to OGC Nice, with the Coupe de France winners scoring in either half and having an imperious performance from goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni to keep the hosts at bay. After an energetic opening half-hour where LOSC…

LOSC £5m Rodri Bid Accepted by Valencia La Voix Du Nord are reporting that Valencia have accepted a £5m offer from Lille for Rodri after the Ligue 1 side negotiated the deal down from an initial request of £8.5m with the player very keen on the move after being deemed surplus to requirements at…

Fully Fit Squad set for Ligue 1 Opener LOSC manager GS has a full first-team squad to pick from ahead of tomorrow night's Ligue 1 opening match against Coupe de France winners OGC Nice after Jan Repas and Xeka have passed fitness tests after recent knocks. Xeka has recently been making appearances…

Decathlon Daily · Wins for Lille B & U19 Monday 4th August: The weekend saw wins for both Lille B and the U19 squad, with the latter hitting 6 for the third match in succession as they maintain their 100% start to the season. Lille B travelled to Heemskerk to play fourth-tier Dutch side ADO '20,…

Untitled An 88th minute winner from Juan Hernández has seen Manchester City win the FA Community Shield for the eighth time, and first since 2023, and means that the two big Manchester clubs have won 12 of the last 16 editions with only Arsenal upsetting the order. Leroy Sané fired City in front…

Ligue 1 Opening Weekend · Nîmes Go Top! Matchday 1: The opening weekend of the new Ligue 1 season is now complete, with just four teams left to play after having their matches delayed due to yesterday's Trophée des Champions between PSG and Nice. Nîmes top the table after a 3-1 win at home over…

PSG Lift TdC in French Curtain-Raiser Ligue 1 champions and four-time Champions League winners PSG have beaten Coupe de France winners Nice 2-0 at the Letzigrund in Zurich this evening in the French domestic season curtain-raiser, Le Trophée des Champions between the two senior domestic trophy…

Match Report · LOSC 4-1 Cercle Brugge (Friendly) Lille's final friendly of pre-season ended in a fifth-straight win under new management as Jupiler Pro League side Cercle Brugge visited the Decathlon Arena and were outplayed for 91 of the 93 minutes, as LOSC ran out 4-1 winners. Captain Nicolas…

Decathlon Daily ‧ Schmisser to Manage Lille B Saturday 2nd August: Baptiste Schmisser has been announced as the new manager of Lille B, with the club having agreed terms with the former-Metz player and Royal Antwerp where he was managing their U21 team. Schmisser's first match in charge will be…

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LOSC Keen on Rodri ‧ Valencia Talks Open Just a day after Lille denied any interest in Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, news comes from the Decathlon Arena that the club have made significant progress into the potential signing of Spanish midfielder Rodri from Valencia. The 25-year old…

Ligue 1 Season Begins ‧ Monaco 2-0 Montpellier Stade Louis II hosted the curtain-raiser of the French domestic season as Ligue 1 football began with last season's runners-up and beaten Coupe de France finalists Monaco hosting Montpellier. After a goalless first-half, the 26,398 in attendance…

GS Dismisses Mac Allister Transfer Rumours Lille fans excited about a rumoured bid for Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister may feel a little disappointed this morning after LOSC head coach GS has quashed the hearsay stating that the club had not and weren't about to make any offer. Mac…

Lille B · Billeaux the Ticket to Winning LOSC's reserves side - Lille B - beat Juventus U23 2-0 this afternoon at Stadium Lille Métropole, with Xeka continuing his return from injury after only playing the final ten minutes of the first-team's victory over Celtic all summer. Daniel Billeaux sent…

UEFA Club Competitions · July Updates This week saw the Second Qualifying Phases of both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, leaving the teams involved two rounds from the lucrative Group Stages. In the UCL ten clubs are now in the 3QP with the winners entering the final Playoff round,…

Decathlon Daily: LOSC Submit Ligue 1 Squad Tuesday 29th July: LFP have requested that all 20 Ligue 1 McDonald's clubs submit their squad lists ahead of the season beginning this coming weekend. Lille have registered 60 players, with the additions of Xavier Chavalerin and Jonathan Bamba to the…

Match Report (Friendly) • LOSC 4-3 Celtic Almost 21,000 fans were treated to a seven-goal thriller at a sunny Decathlon Arena this afternoon as Lille returned home after three matches away and welcomed Scottish double-winners Celtic to town, with the sides serving up a thoroughly entertaining…

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U19 Season Starts: Belfort 2-6 LOSC Lille's U19 team got off to a winning start in FFF Championnat National, the top-tier of academy football in the country, with a 6-2 win at Belfort including a goal after just 44 seconds as Khalid Aarab got the new season off to a flier. His early goal was…