According to Le Parisien, Jean-Manuel Nedra, 29, who plays for Aiglon du Lamentin in Martinique’s first division, was found at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport with 100kg of cocaine in his luggage. Nedra and his partner were arrested and was placed in pre-trial custody.
Nedra isn’t the most well known footballer in the world, but he has represented his country at international level.
Benfica are under investigation for MATCH-FIXING related to the period between 2016-2020.
Rui Costa, the club’s president is one of the individuals involved.
(Source: @MailSport)
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Lucas Pérez paid half of his own transfer fee to secure a move away from Cádiz to his hometown team Deportivo, who are in the third division of Spanish football.
Sunday, he scored twice in his second debut for the team 
Hugo Lloris has made more appearances (20) at the men’s World Cup than any other goalkeeper in the tournament’s history.
◉ 145 caps
◉ 1x Nations League
◉ 1x World Cup
And he captained his nation 121 times. 
Al-Nassr head coach Rudi Garcia has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut in Saudi Arabia is set to be in a friendly against PSG and Leo Messi.
(Source: @SkySports)
145 games. Four World Cups. Two World Cup finals. One World Cup trophy.
France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris announces he’s retiring from international football 
44-year-old Gianluigi Buffon started in goal for Parma against Inter Milan at the San Siro in the Coppa Italia today.
It’s been 25 years since he made his Coppa Italia debut for Parma in 1997.
Buffon turns 45 years old later this month. One of the all-time great GKs.
Manchester United haven’t won a major trophy since 2017.
Erik ten Hag has only been in charge six months and has got them into the Premier League top four and into the semifinals of the Carabao Cup 
Newcastle haven’t won a major domestic trophy for 68 years.
Eddie Howe’s side are three games away from glory in the Carabao Cup 
Official. Former Atletico Madrid and Brazil captain Miranda has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38 
Good luck with your future, João!
Over 2 million people requested tickets to witness Cristiano Ronaldo’s first game in Saudi Arabia against PSG, sources have told ESPN 
FIFA have opened an investigation into Argentina’s World Cup final antics that caused uproar across the globe.
The organisation have “opened proceedings” against the likes of Lionel Messi and Emi Martinez for potentially breaking FIFA’s disciplinary code.
During the celebrations, the Aston Villa ‘keeper was spotted making several jabs at Kylian Mbappe, who was the top goalscorer of the competition after netting a hat-trick on the final day.
FIFA have issued a statement confirming their investigation, saying: “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association due to potential breaches of articles 11 (Offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play) and 12 (Misconduct of players and officials) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, as well as of article 44 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Regulations in conjunction with the Media and Marketing Regulations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, during the Argentina v. France FIFA World Cup final.”
