Paris: Big-spending Monaco are considering a move to bring former Marseille star Samir Nasri back to Ligue 1 this summer according to reports in the media. The Manchester City midfielder has not had the best of times since his big-money move to the Etihad Stadium from Arsenal in 2011. Former City boss Roberto Mancini admitted he found Nasri's mixed performances frustrating, and new manager Manuel Pellegrini is unlikely to keep...
10:26 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Samir Nasri and defender Gael Clichy should be available after injury for City's Premier League trip to Norwich City. ...
09:45 PM, Dec 28, 2012
The Frenchman agreed it was difficult when top players walked away, especially when they were reaching their prime. ...
09:02 PM, Dec 13, 2012
London: For Arsenal it seemed their chickens came home to roost as their proud record of never having lost to foreign opposition at the Emirates Stadium ended with a whimper on Wednesday. Their 2-0 defeat by Schalke 04 may not prove terminal to their hopes of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League but the manner of it left a pall of gloom hanging over the under-achieving north London...
06:35 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Amsterdam: Ajax came from behind to stun Manchester City 3-1 after goals from Siem de Jong, Niklas Moisander and Christian Eriksen on Wednesday, leaving the English club last in Group D of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund lead the group with seven points after beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the other game. Madrid is a point back. Ajax is next with three points, two ahead of Man City. Ajax put...
02:39 AM, Oct 25, 2012
Birmingham: Manchester City scored three second-half goals to beat 10-man Chelsea 3-2 on Sunday in a bad-tempered Community Shield, the traditional start to the English football season. Fernando Torres put Chelsea ahead in the 40th minute, but the game turned after his team-mate Branislav Ivanovic was sent off just moments later. Three goals in 12 minutes from Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri put City firmly in control before...
08:46 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Paris: The French Football Federation banned midfielder Samir Nasri on Friday for three matches because of his undisciplined behavior at the European Championship. Nasri issued an expletive-laced rant at a journalist following France's 2-0 defeat to Spain in the quarterfinals. He previously made a sarcastic gesture with his finger over his mouth and yelled "Shut your mouth!" at another journalist after scoring in the opening Group D match against England....
08:56 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Paris: The French Football Federation has opened disciplinary proceedings against players Samir Nasri, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jeremy Menez and Yann Mvila for misbehaving at Euro 2012, the FFF said on Tuesday. The federation added that Didier Deschamps, who has just left his job at Olympique Marseille, had asked for time to think about taking over from Laurent Blanc as France coach. Deschamps has until the end of the week to...
05:03 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Paris: France midfielder Samir Nasri on Tuesday issued an apology for insulting a journalist after his team was knocked out of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals by Spain last Saturday. "Too many untruths circulate at the moment. May the fans, and the children in particular, know that I regret sincerely that my words may have shocked," he said on his Twitter feed. Nasri, who was a second-half substitute in France's 2-0...
05:10 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Paris: Samir Nasri could face a two-year ban from international duty, as the French Football Federation (FFF) prepare to discuss the midfielder's behaviour at Euro 2012, L'Equipe reports. The Manchester City man made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when he celebrated his goal against England with an outburst toward the French press, before challenging a journalist to a fight during a heated exchange in the mixed zone after...
04:04 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Donetsk: France midfielder Samir Nasri reportedly aimed an expletive-laced rant at a journalist following Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Spain in the European Championship quarter-finals. Nasri was walking through the post-match interview area when the heated exchange took place after the journalist asked him for a reaction to the defeat. Reports added that Nasri, as the row escalated, then challenged the journalist to take their argument further. Nasri, who came on...
08:59 AM, Jun 24, 2012
Donetsk: Alain Boghossian, an assistant coach for France, insists the matter has been dealt with and his team's full attention is on beating Spain in the European Championship quarter-finals. Two years after France's strife-torn World Cup, a new rift has emerged in the form of a heated locker-room exchange after Tuesday's 2-0 defeat by Sweden. The team met the next day to ease tensions. "The fire's been put out. Nothing's...
11:20 AM, Jun 22, 2012
Donetsk: A partisan home crowd isn't the only thing France have to keep quiet when they play Ukraine at the European Championship on Friday. A resurgent Andriy Shevchenko has shrugged off a combination of back pains and criticism to steal the spotlight at the tournament, scoring two superb headers to give Ukraine a 2-1 win over Sweden in their opening Group D match. The 35-year-old Shevchenko's time on the international...
09:09 AM, Jun 14, 2012
Donetsk, Ukraine: England held on for a 1-1 draw with France on Monday at the European Championship, giving the Group D favourites one point each. Joleon Lescott put England in the lead with a header in the 30th minute, and Samir Nasri levelled for France shortly before half-time with a strike into the bottom corner of the net. France still have not won a match at a major tournament since...
11:21 PM, Jun 11, 2012
