NANTES NEWS

Pressure growing on struggling Nantes ahead of trip to Ligue 1 leader PSG

Sarcastic accusations of laziness targeted the Nantes players by their own fans at home when they warmed up before last Sunday’s Ligue 1 game against Le Havre

NOVEMBER 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nantes loses 2-0 at home to Le Havre in a match interrupted by angry fans. Lille beats Rennes

Le Havre won 2-0 at Nantes in the French league on Sunday in a match interrupted and then restarted during second-half stoppage time after disgruntled home fans tried to get on the...

NOVEMBER 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Source: Jets fire GM Joe Douglas The Jets have gone 30-64 with no playoff appearances during Douglas' watch, including a 3-8 record this season.

NOVEMBER 19 • NEWSDAY.COM

Montpellier draws with lowly Nantes and finishes with 9 men

Montpellier finished with nine men in a 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Nantes in the French league

APRIL 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nantes brings back coach Antoine Kombouaré amid relegation fight in French league

Struggling club Nantes has appointed Antoine Kombouaré, as his new coach with the mission of avoiding relegation for one of France’s most storied sides

MARCH 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado Rapids sign Lamine Diack on loan from Nantes | MLSSoccer.com TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing The Colorado Rapids have acquired defensive midfielder Lamine Diack on a six-month loan from Ligue 1 side N...

FEBRUARY 1 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Leader PSG beats Nantes to stretch winning streak to 8 games in Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain has beaten Nantes 2-1 for an eighth straight win in the French league

DECEMBER 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sports minister reacts to Nantes soccer fan's death by mooting idea of travel ban for away games

France’s sports minister wants "a global and extraordinarily determined response” to violence in soccer after the death of a Nantes supporter over the weekend

DECEMBER 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nantes supporter dies before league game in latest incident to mar French soccer

Nantes says one of its supporters has died following an assault before the club’s 1-0 win over Nice in the French league, amid reports the fan was stabbed

DECEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nantes hands Nice first loss, Lens beats Lyon in French league after Arsenal nightmare

Hiring new coach Jocelyn Gourvennec brought an immediate reward to Nantes

DECEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nantes beats Strasbourg 2-1 to move up to 8th place in French league

Two second-half goals helped Nantes earn a 2-1 win at Strasbourg in their mid-table French league match

OCTOBER 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA orders Cardiff to pay Nantes final instalments of transfer fee for player who died in crash

FIFA has ordered Cardiff to pay French club Nantes the remaining instalments for the transfer fee of Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash in 2019 before he could join the Welsh...

JUNE 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nantes fines Egyptian striker for refusing to wear rainbow numbers on jersey

Nantes has fined striker Mostafa Mohamed for refusing to play against Toulouse on Sunday when teams across France wore rainbow-colored numbers on their jerseys to support the fight...

MAY 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blas and Nantes chasing French Cup glory amid struggles

Ludovic Blas and his Nantes teammates are returning to the Stade de France on Saturday to take on Toulouse in the French Cup final

APRIL 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toulouse reaches French Cup final after 2-1 win at Annecy

Midfielder Farès Chaïbi scored a late winner as top-flight Toulouse won 2-1 at second-tier Annecy to reach the French Cup final

APRIL 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blas scores winner as holder Nantes reaches French Cup final

Nantes is on course to retain its French Cup trophy after beating Lyon 1-0 at home in the semifinals

APRIL 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Cup 'clasico' in Spain; Man United hosts Brentford

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will look for a reaction from his team in a home match against Brentford in the Premier League

APRIL 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nantes player dropped after refusing to break Ramadan fast Nantes defender Jaouen Hadjam was dropped by head coach Antoine Kombouare after maintaining his fast for Ramadan. Hadjam, 20, represents the...

APRIL 3, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Lacazette nets 150th goal for Lyon in 1-1 draw with Nantes

Lyon has overcame conceding an early own goal to draw Nantes at home 1-1 in the French league thanks to striker Alexandre Lacazette’s 150th goal for the club

MARCH 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Newcastle at Forest, Gladbach eyes landmark win

Newcastle will look to move a point off the Premier League’s top four when it visits relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest

MARCH 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Openda scores fastest French league hat trick in 50 years

Lois Openda has scored the fastest French league hat trick in 50 years to help Lens move into third place with a 4-0 win over Clermont

MARCH 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Arsenal visits Fulham; Lewandowski back for Barca

Arsenal will try to restore a five-point cushion atop the English Premier League when it travels across London to face Fulham

MARCH 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time top scorer

Kylian Mbappe has become Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer after netting in added time of the 4-2 win over Nantes in the French league

MARCH 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Arsenal, City in action; Mbappé eyes record

Arsenal will look to at least maintain its five-point lead atop the English Premier League when it hosts Bournemouth

MARCH 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rare home win for Marseille against rival PSG in French Cup

Marseille has celebrated its first home win against Paris Saint-Germain in more than a decade to reach the quarterfinals of the French Cup

FEBRUARY 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS