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France's bid to clear Michael Olise ahead of their World Cup quarter-final has been rejected, and that yellow card stands. Morocco, meanwhile, will be without Ismael Saibari for the Boston Stadium showdown, but with Achraf Hakimi leading the charge, Les Lions de l'Atlas are nobody's easy night out.
Speaking of Morocco and France, this one has genuine weight — a rematch energy, a nation with something to prove, and a squad built on pace and defensive steel. Hakimi alone is the kind of player who can flip a match in ninety seconds flat, and France know it better than anyone.
Shifting to club football, Girona have moved quickly and quietly, bringing in Iván Morante on a free, locking him in until June two thousand twenty nine. The León-born central midfielder is twenty four years old, tactically sharp, and gives Girona a genuine engine room presence heading into what shapes up as a pivotal rebuild season.
And in Nice, the Terem Moffi situation is as uncomfortable as it sounds. Sporting director Roger Ricort made it plain — the club will respect the player, but not the man. Moffi is back from Porto, but his future at the Allianz Riviera is already over before it restarts.
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