Official | Marseille sign defender Leonardo Balerdi for €8m from Dortmund

Ligue 1 side Marseille on Saturday announced the signing of 22-year-old Argentinian central defender Leonardo Balerdi on a permanent deal from Dortmund – the player has signed a 5-year contract with OM. The deal has cost OM €8m, according to La Provence, with Pablo Longoria succeeding in negotiating the option to buy of the initial loan …

Supervisor Blasts Suffolk IDA's Approved Tax Breaks For The Enclaves

SOUTHOLD, NY — The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency has approved $2.7 million in tax breaks for the proposed $43.9 million project, “The Enclaves.” For months, residents have cried out against the project, citing concerns about impacts on the bucolic canvas of Southold Town. Last week, the IDA granted the tax financial assistance, including $1,818,078 …

AEW Collision Ratings Report (1/27): House of Black vs. FTR & Garcia, Kingston vs. Willie Mack, Mariah May vs. Lady Frost, Danielson vs. Nagata, Cassidy vs. Komander

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last Saturday’s (1/27) episode of AEW Collision on TNT averaged 300,000 viewers, down from 441,000 the prior week. Saturday’s episode went up against WWE’s Royal Rumble PLE, which was available on the Peacock streaming service. It’s the second-lowest rating for the series ever and the …

Watford/Udinese now in talks for Brandon Soppy

After interest from Celtic, it is the Pozzo family via Watford and Udinese that is showing an interest in signing 19-year-old Rennes right-back Brandon Soppy, who has 12 months remaining on his existing contract, according to L’Équipe. Soppy featured for Rennes on Saturday at left-back, during a 3-3 friendly draw with Standard Liège. Celtic remain interested …

McMahon and TKO both issue statements regarding lurid allegations by former WWE employee of sex trafficking

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Vince McMahon, issued a statement to Deadline through a spokesman that characterized the lawsuit filed against him today alleging sex trafficking of a former female employee (2019-2022), Janel Grant, as “replete with lies.” The full statement follows: “This lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up …

Metz to sell Thierry Ambrose to KV Oostende for sub €1m

L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side Metz have accepted a sub €1m bid from Belgian outfit KV Oostende, who are part of the Pacific Media Group multi-club project that also owns Barnsley and Ligue 2 side AS Nancy. The 24-year-old forward, who spent much of his youth academy days at Manchester City, failed to make …

School Budget Looks 'Difficult' Again For Lacey This Year: Officials

LACEY, NJ — The 2023-24 budget was a difficult one for the Lacey Township School District. After fighting for months to restore state funding, the district still came up $1.3 million short, cutting jobs and programs. And unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the district will see any improvements in the upcoming school year. READ MORE: …

Nîmes forward Aribi to leave for Ésperance Tunis

L’Équipe report tonight that Nîmes forward Karimi Aribi is set to leave the club after a year in France, to sign for Ésperance Tunis. The Algerian international is set to move for a sum of around €400,000, according to Echabakasport and La Gazette de Nîmes. In his sole season in Ligue 1, Aribi made 13 appearances for Les …