Romain Molina

Romain Molina wrote that Red Star was in the top positions of Ligue 2 for the second consecutive season. He linked this performance to the arrival of Grégory Dupond as the football director, specifying that he had previously been a fitness coach and performance manager at Real Madrid and with the French national team, particularly during the 2018 World Cup. Molina also added that Dupond was part of Zinedine Zidane's staff this season. #Ligue2 #RedStar #Football (translated)

Romain Molina believed that the goal could restore Diomandé's confidence and solidify his place in the squad, whether as a starter or the twelfth man, especially after Vinicius's expulsion. He described this opportunity as a way to stand out in a challenging collective context. #Football #Diomandé #Performance (translated)

Romain Molina wrote that Brahim had gone from starting in the Champions League against Inter to a lasting role as a substitute, with the management insisting, according to him, that Diomandé should have more playing time. He added that the Ivorian would have a new opportunity against Villarreal tonight, after his good performance in the Madrid derby, while Vinicius would start on the bench. Molina estimated it remained to be seen whether Diomandé would play on the left or the right. #LigueDesChampions #Football #Villarreal (translated)

Romain Molina announced that a full video would be published at 8:30 PM to explain, according to him, why the CAF was reversing its decision and wanted to organize the AFCON every two years again. He also stated that Patrice Motsepe had lost the little credibility he had left with other African leaders, due to the real reasons for this return to a biennial cycle, and not the cycle itself. #CAF #CAN #FootballAfricain (translated)

Romain Molina wrote that the CAN would return to a two-year cycle, as he had announced earlier that morning. He specified that he did not know when the decision would be made official, but that it would apparently be quite soon, and encouraged his readers to stay confident. #CAN #football #sport (translated)

Romain Molina wrote that Cristiano Ronaldo's statement largely reiterated what he had explained a few days earlier in a video. He indicated that a document validated by Ronaldo had been sent to Jorge Jesus, so that he would acknowledge in a press conference that he was wrong to warm up a player of the caliber of Pelé or Maradona without bringing him in, and that he would act differently today. Molina added that the Portuguese federation had also exerted pressure in this regard, given the economic interests associated with the player. #Ronaldo #Football #Sport (translated)

Romain Molina wrote that he has been fighting for years to reveal pedocriminal scandals in French and international football. He expressed joy that the silence is gradually lifting with the revelations about Eric Olhats's practices, sometimes linked to drugs according to him. He reminded that the scout had been convicted of sexual offenses against minors. Molina criticized the FFF for doing almost nothing regarding the number of cases, apart from setting up the "J’alerte" platform, which he deemed ineffective. He added that the fight continues and called for hope to be maintained. #Pédocriminalité #Football #Justice (translated)

Romain Molina wrote that the players from Benin could, in his opinion, demand a participation bonus for their match against Argentina, given the conditions of their travel. He stated that this request was increasingly the subject of rumors and wondered whether the leaders of the Beninese federation would present it to their Argentine counterparts. He also mentioned problems at the hotel and with the equipment, as well as very long journeys on commercial flights. #Bénin #Football #Copa2023 (translated)

Romain Molina wrote that the Saint-Martin team had never been as strong, with a large majority of expatriate players. He stated that the federation, affiliated with the FFF and a member of CONCACAF, should be promoted to Group B of the Nations League in the event of a victory against the Bahamas on Tuesday, after having beaten the Baha Boys 8-0 a week earlier. Molina also specified that Jean-Claude Darcheville had been the coach for a year. #SaintMartin #LigueDesNations #Football (translated)

Romain Molina wrote that the Beninese national team was facing organizational problems in Argentina, following the scandal related to Burkina Faso. He mentioned a flight of about 25 hours on commercial flights, which reportedly caused dizziness and a temporary loss of consciousness in a video analyst, according to Mega Sports Media. He also claimed that not all of the team's equipment had been received yet. Molina added that one floor of the hotel had no hot water, that the sauna was out of service, and that the gym only had, according to Mega Sports Media, two treadmills and two bikes. He reported that three Beninese players had still not arrived and that discontent was growing within the delegation. Finally, he asked why the Argentine Federation should receive all the revenue from the match presented as Messi's last game, while Benin would receive nothing, and he suggested that the leaders of the Beninese Federation should also address this question. #Bénin #Football #Sport (translated)

The Burkina Faso national team 🇧🇫 is still stuck in Morocco and has not yet joined Argentina 🇦🇷 while the match is scheduled for this weekend... On two occasions in recent days, the players were ready to leave the hotel with their luggage, but there has always been an issue related to the flight. As was the case against Mauritania last March, the Argentine Federation has hired a company (Eurodata Sport Ltd) managed by Jairo Pachon, a FIFA match agent, to handle the matches - the AFA paying the costs and travel but not giving any participation bonus or a share of the revenue generated by the match to its opponent. The proposed travel conditions are simple: a commercial flight (the cheapest possible). However, Mauritania had refused given the number of travel hours and had taken a private flight at its own expense. For Burkina Faso, uncertainty remains as the players have not trained while coach Amir Abdou wished for it. Time is now pressing to reach Buenos Aires... #BurkinaFaso #Football #AFA (translated)

Departure of Cristiano Ronaldo: why? I tried to provide a complete overview of the situation knowing that the federation did not want this, especially given its economic difficulties (and how much CR7 remains a cash machine...) #CristianoRonaldo #Football #Transferts (translated)

Seeing Krépin Diatta sign a small contract with Watford in the English second division in October... This is a concrete example of a VERY poorly managed transfer window by the player's representatives who did not have realistic salary demands at the beginning of the summer and were overwhelmed by people who spoke on behalf of Diatta everywhere. #Mercato #Football #KrépinDiatta (translated)

The owner of FC Rouen, Tarkan Ser, is among the 450 Turkish officials 🇹🇷 under investigation for illegal betting. Let's see what the investigation results will say, but we can applaud the efforts of the judiciary to (finally) try to clean up the backstage of Turkish football. #FCrouen #FootballTurc #Justice (translated)