Lyon have agreed a one-year contract extension with Steed Malbranque.
The 32-year-old retired from football in 2011 just a month after joining Lyon s fierce rivals Saint-Etienne.
However, the former Fulham and Sunderland midfielder, who started his career as a trainee with les Gones, returned to Stade de Gerland this summer.
Malbranque has quickly become an important figure in Remi Garde s young team and is enjoying the role of elder statesman.
I was very happy to come back to the Gerland, he told Uefa.com.
I came here with no special aim other than to bring some of my experience to the team regardless of where I play and to enjoy the season.
And his form since returning has not gone unnoticed, with club advisor Bernard Lacombe quick t…
TORO, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND ONE THING , I AM NOT SUPPORTERS LIKE YOU PEOPLE WHO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE CLUBS COS OF A CERTAIN PLAYER OR COACH. IF TRULY YOU ARE THE TYPE I MENTIONED , THEN I GUESS YOU SHOULD BE ON YOUR WAY TO INTER NILAN NOW COS OF MOURINHO AND LAMPARD. ITS BETTER YOU PRAY TO HAVE A FAN LIKE ME OK.
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MY SON IS A BLUE FAN
MY FATHER A BLUE FAN
MY WIFE A BLUE FAN
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT TILL DEATH DO ME AND CHELSEA APART, I WILL AND WILL REMAIN A BLUE FOR LIFE.
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Juventus winger Milos Krasic will leave Italy at the end of the season, according to one of his agents.
The Serbia international has been strongly linked with a move away from Juventus after falling down the pecking order at the club following Antonio Conte s arrival before the start of the season.
A move to the Premier League is reportedly a strong possibility, but a transfer to another Serie A outfit is apparently out of the question.
It is certain that he will leave Juventus, Dejan Joksimovic told Tuttomercatoweb. He wants to leave, he has not been playing regularly and because of this his spell in Turin is over.
His time in Italy has come to an end, and he is ready to go to another country.
Tottenham or Liverpool? There is not a specific …
Xavi has shown faith in the different Ousmane Dembele and Miralem Pjanic to play important roles for his side, following Barcelona s 2-2 draw with Juventus on Tuesday.
Pjanic made a strong first appearance for the pre-season while Dembele scored a poised brace and performed well despite the result, reflecting the confidence shown in him since Xavi took over as Barcelona s head coach last November.
The 25-year-old s first of the night was a particularly impressive solo action, showing his trademark dexterity on a mazy dribble, wriggling his way past three Juve defenders before finishing from an acute angle.
The Barca boss demanded more consistency from the France international post-match, but is buoyed by both his talent and new-found enthusiasm after extending hi…