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AS Nancy Lorraine
Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French Association football, football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, France, Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomblaine in the inner suburbs of Nancy, and currently competes in the Ligue 2 from 2025–26, the second tier of Football in France, French football, following crowned champions on May 2, 2025 and secure promotion from Championnat National in 2024–25 Championnat National, 2024–25 season. The club was founded in 1910 by Maurice de Vienne under the name of Union sportive Frontière, then was later renamed Association sportive Lorraine in 1928. In 1967, following the collapse of FC Nancy, the club created a professional section and as such changed its name to become Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine. The club currently plays at the Stade Marcel-Picot, a 20,000 seats capacity stadium located in the town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thistles
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the planton the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. These prickles protect the plant from herbivores. Typically, an involucre with a clasping shape similar to a cup or urn subtends each of a thistle's flower heads. The typically feathery pappus of a ripe thistle flower is known as thistle-down. The spininess varies considerably by species. For example, '' Cirsium heterophyllum'' has very soft spines while '' Cirsium spinosissimum'' is the opposite. Typically, species adapted to dry environments are more spiny. The term thistle is sometimes taken to mean precisely those plants in the tribe Cardueae (synonym: Cynareae), especially the genera '' Carduus'', '' Cirsium'', and ''Onopordum''. However, plants outside this tribe are sometimes also called thistles. Biennial thistles are particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the second-tier competition of UEFA competitions, European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Conference League. Introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup, it replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. From the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, 2004–05 season a group stage was added before the knockout phase. The competition took on its current name in 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, 2009, following a change in format. The 2009 re-branding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup, producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and a change in qualifying criteria. In the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, 2024–25 season, the group stage was replaced with an expanded league phase of 36 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Michel Moutier
Jean-Michel Moutier (born 18 March 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Damelevières, Moutier played for Lunéville, Nancy B, Nancy and Paris Saint-Germain. He later worked in executive roles at Nancy, Paris Saint-Germain, Rennes, Châteauroux Châteauroux ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Châteauroux te ... and the United Arab Emirates national team. References 1955 births Living people French men's footballers AS Nancy Lorraine players Paris Saint-Germain FC players Ligue 1 players Men's association football goalkeepers AS Nancy Lorraine non-playing staff Paris Saint-Germain FC non-playing staff Stade Rennais FC non-playing staff LB Châteauroux non-playing staff 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-goalkee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cascarino
Anthony Guy Cascarino (born 1 September 1962) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for various British and French clubs and internationally for the Republic of Ireland national team, with whom he competed in UEFA Euro 1988 and two World Cups in 1990 and 1994. Since retirement, he has presented on TalkSPORT radio and written for both ''The Times'' and Ireland's ''Hot Press'' magazine. He has worked for both Sky Sports in England and TV3 and Today FM in Ireland. He was a winning participant in the fourth season of the '' Celebrity Bainisteoir'' reality television series. Early life Cascarino was born in St Paul's Cray, Kent, on 1 September 1962 to an Italian father and an English mother. Prior to his professional football career, he worked as a hairdresser and labourer. Club career Cascarino joined Gillingham in 1982 from Crockenhill, and according to Cascarino Gillingham donated tracksuits and training equipment to Crockenhill in lieu of a tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Vairelles
Tony Mickaël Patrice Yves Vairelles (born 10 April 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career A centre-forward, Vairelles started his professional career with hometown club AS Nancy before moving to RC Lens in summer 1995. After four seasons with considerable success (one league and one cup title) he joined Olympique Lyonnais who sent him out on loan three times and finally sold him to Stade Rennais. From then he changed clubs every season. Before the 2008 Major League Soccer season he had a trial with Toronto FC but did not fit into their plans and was not signed. In 2009, he joined FC Gueugnon after a stint at F91 Dudelange. He also became the club's main investor. International career Vairelles represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He made his senior debut for France in an August 1998 friendly match against Austria and went on to earn eight caps, scoring one goal. He played his final international game in April 2000 agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Rouyer
Olivier Rouyer (born 1 December 1955) is a retired football striker from France. He earned seventeen international caps (two goals) for the France national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of AS Nancy, he was a member of the France national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He coached Nancy from 1991 to 1994. Personal life Rouyer is gay, coming out after retiring as a player and coach. Honours Nancy *Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...: 1977–78 See also * List of LGBT Olympians References French Football Federation Profile 1955 births Living people 1978 FIFA World Cup players AS Nancy Lorraine managers AS Nancy Lorraine players Men's association football forwards FC Sion managers Footballers at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssouf Hadji
Youssouf Hadji (; born 25 February 1980) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He notably had three spells for French side AS Nancy, also serving as the team captain, making 378 appearances and scoring 95 goals for the club. At international level, he represented the Morocco national team earning 64 caps and scoring 16 goals. He is the younger brother of former Moroccan star Mustapha Hadji and the uncle of striker Samir Hadji. In May 2016, he won the 2015–16 Ligue 2 with AS Nancy. Career Nancy Hadji started his career at AS Nancy in Ligue 1 under the guidance of László Bölöni. Nancy were relegated to Ligue 2 in 2000, but Hadji remained loyal and played on for another three seasons. Bastia and Rennes In 2003, Hadji moved to Corsica to play for SC Bastia in Ligue 1. After his old team were relegated at the end of his second season there, he reunited with Bölöni at Rennes. In Brittany, he was not a regular starter but contrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballon D'Or
The Ballon d'Or (; ) is an annual association football, football award presented by French magazine ''France Football'' since 1956 Ballon d'Or, 1956 to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous season. Conceived by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran, the Ballon d'Or was based exclusively on voting by football journalists up until 2006 Ballon d'Or, 2006. Originally, it was awarded only to players from Europe and was widely known as the European Footballer of the Year award. In 1995 Ballon d'Or, 1995, the Ballon d'Or was expanded to include all players of any origin that have been active at European clubs. The award became a global prize in 2007 Ballon d'Or, 2007 with all professional footballers from around the world being eligible; additionally, coaches and captains of national teams were also given the right to vote, before reverting to just journalists in 2016 Ballon d'Or, 2016. Between 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or, 2010 and 2015 FIFA Ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustapha Hadji
Mustapha Hadji (; born 16 November 1971) is a Moroccan football coach and former player. He was named the 50th greatest African player of all time by the African football expert Ed Dove. Early life Hadji was born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco. He emigrated with his family to France at the age of ten. He holds Moroccan and French nationalities. Club career Hadji began playing in France. He signed his first contract with Nancy, where he spent his first season as a youth player before joining the senior squad in his second year with the club. After playing five seasons for Nancy, Hadji joined Sporting Lisbon and then Deportivo la Coruña, but it was with Coventry City where he became well known, especially in Britain, after he was signed by Gordon Strachan in 1999. Hadji was a goal-scoring attacking midfielder with great pace and skill. At Coventry, he was joined by Moroccan international, Youssef Chippo, sparking a brief trend for City fans to wear fezzes to games in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Football Team
The France national football team () represents France in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF; ), the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours and imagery reference two national symbols: the French Flag of France, blue-white-red tricolour and Gallic rooster (''coq gaulois''). The team is colloquially known as ''Les Bleus'' (The Blues). They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis and train at :fr:Centre_national_du_football, Centre National du Football in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. Founded in 1904, the team has won two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships, one CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, two FIFA Confederations Cups and one UEFA Nations League title. France was one of the four European teams that participated in the first World Cup in 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Football
''France Football'' is a French monthly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It is considered to be one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its photographic reports, in-depth and exclusive interviews and accurate statistics of the UEFA Champions League matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues. The magazine was first published in 1946 and is headquartered in Paris. For more than six decades it has presented the Ballon d'Or award to the best football player of the year. Awards Since 1956, ''France Football'' presents the Ballon d'Or (), initially referred to as the "European Footballer of the Year" award. Following the award's merger with the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2010, the magazine awarded the FIFA Ballon d'Or to the world's best player in partnership with FIFA, the sport's governing body, until 2016, when it resumed full ownership of the trophy. Since 1959, ''France Football'' also elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#Asia and Europe, transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe), members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, European Championship, UEFA Nations League, Nations League, UEFA Champions League, Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Europa League, UEFA Conference League, Conference League, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
