Column by Magda Soltani

Four games on the bench, just one Premier League start and a sharp drop in playing time: Noussair Mazraoui is enduring a difficult spell at Manchester United, where his place in Michael Carrick’s pecking order looks increasingly precarious.

The Moroccan international has signed a one-year extension despite a difficult start to the season.

After a series of crises that rocked Moroccan basketball, the sport is looking to turn a corner. Now renamed the Dislog Basketball League, the top men’s competition has a new partner and an ambitious roadmap focused on professionalization, a national training center, financial recovery and greater television coverage. The Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB) wants to turn its plans into results and get the sport back on its feet.

The Moroccan goalkeeper placed third in 2023 and fifth in the previous edition of the award honoring the season’s best goalkeeper.

Morocco’s futsal national team won its fourth consecutive Africa Cup of Nations title on Wednesday night in Rabat. Behind this dominance stands Hicham Dguig, who has shaped the team since 2010 and continues to set his sights higher.

Despite rumors of a possible postponement, the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations remains scheduled for June in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In an exclusive interview with Le360 Sport, Hussein Mohammed, president of the Football Kenya Federation, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the schedule and said preparations are continuing “day and night” for the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by three countries for the first time in AFCON history.

After PSG’s impressive Champions League win in Manchester on Wednesday night, Achraf Hakimi spoke to CBS Sports Golazo about the Ballon d’Or, his nomination and the Paris club’s chances of having one of its players win the award. The ceremony will take place in London on October 26.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will now review the case before issuing its ruling, a process that could take several weeks or even one to two months.

The legal saga over the Morocco-Senegal final moves to Lausanne on Thursday. What will happen at the closed-door CAS hearing, what arguments will the two sides put forward and when could a ruling come? Sports lawyer Renaud Duchêne explains the possible scenarios.