PROFILE | Moïse Bombito – Jesse Marsch’s world-beater fills Nice’s Jean-Clair Todibo-shaped hole Moise Bombito has taken a highly unorthodox path to European football, never integrating a football academy and only turning professional at the age of 19. Vaunted for his physical attributes,...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | Nice’s Melvin Bard silences the doubters Melvin Bard had been in a continuous state of having to prove his credentials, week in, week out for months on end. For two consecutive seasons, he had to contend...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | OGC Nice’s Evann Guessand – the managers’ pet Every cloud has a silver lining. The ACL injury suffered by Nice’s top scorer in Ligue 1 last season, Terem Moffi, was a huge blow for Franck Haise’s side. But...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | Morgan Sanson – the revival and the relapse 2024 has been something of a microcosm for Morgan Sanson’s whole career. It all started rather well. After getting his career back on track at Strasbourg the previous season, he...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | Veteran journeyman Florian Sotoca falling out of favour at Lens? Florian Sotoca has earned the descriptor of having aged like fine wine. The forward who turned 34 in October had spent the majority of his career before joining Lens in...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | Tanguy Ndombélé shows flickers of revival after Nice pick him out of Tottenham wilderness Ligue 1 is often a starting point for many young players who then go on to thrive abroad, but it is also a league in which many players have revived...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | Youssouf Ndayishimiye looking to rediscover form after disruptive 2024 Having initially impressed following his move to Nice in January 2023, Youssouf Ndayishimiye has stagnated somewhat. The Burundi international reportedly had a minor falling out with now-former manager Francesco Farioli,...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | Same Jonathan Clauss, new team The conditions for Jonathan Clauss to thrive have been very far from optimal this year, and despite that, firstly at Marseille and then at Nice, he has kept at a...Add to your bookmarks
‘I’m gritting my teeth’ – Tanguy Ndombélé opens up on playing through injury After months, even years of stagnation, Tanguy Ndombélé (27) is once again playing regular first-team footballl. Since joining OGC Nice on a free transfer, following the mutual termination of his...Add to your bookmarks
PROFILE | Jérémie Boga’s influence dwindles after stellar first season at Nice Goals were at a premium for Nice in Ligue 1 last season, with the Riviera club scoring just 40 across the entire campaign. That means that Jérémie Boga’s 12 goal...Add to your bookmarks