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1 day ago · Jordan Brand’s creative director for the Summer Olympic Games discusses why he’s created a space for young people in Paris to build community. 26June 2024. Text Kleigh Balugo. When Youssouf Fofana was a child, “only the cool kids wore Jordan.”. The fashion designer vividly recalls a time when he could only dream about wearing the brand.
- His Start to The Season
- How He Started Out in Football
- His Role Within The Club
- His Life Off The Pitch
Youssouf, after the victory in Eindhoven (1-2), then the win against Montpellier (3-1), can we say the Monaco steamroller of last season is off and running? That’s exactly right, although we didn’t have such a bad start to the season. It came down to some fine-tuning, especially in front of goal. When we manage to be decisive, it frees us up and we...
Which player inspired you when you were younger? He didn’t play in my position. It was Didier Drogba. I have Ivory Coast roots and at the time he was a national hero because of everything he achieved in his career. I was influenced by a few other players here and there, but I didn’t have a typical role model. When did football first become an objec...
You signed your first professional contract not so long ago, but it feels like you are one of the old hands already… I hear that a lot (smiles). I signed late with a professional club but I signed a professional contract early. I had a clear path and I never lost sight of it. I kept my feet on the ground. The contract was not the final destination,...
How do you spend your free time? I do what I can’t do on weekdays. I go out, go for walks, explore Monaco and the Riviera. I’m also into series and films. But when I have days off, I like to get out of my routine. What is your favourite series, one you would recommend? Prison Break, Game of Thrones, but I would recommend Peaky Blinders. I finished ...
May 29, 2023 · In a round-table interview, attended by Get French Football News prior to the defeat against Olympique Lyonnais (19/05/23), Fofana spoke about France’s elite academy system, his passage at Strasbourg, his World Cup experience, and his future, which if reports are to be believed, may lie away from the Principality club.
Sep 16, 2022 · These days Youssouf Fofana is a linchpin in the Monaco midfield who just earned his first France call-up, yet the powerful, hard-running youngster has needed to fight hard to get to where he is today. He sat down to tell us all about it... Interview.
May 29, 2023 · It has been quite the season for AS Monaco’s Youssouf Fofana (24), the France international, who is the beating heart of Les Monégasques’ midfield. The crowning moment was undoubtedly his selection in Didier Deschamps’ World Cup squad, which culminated in an appearance in the World Cup final against Argentina.
Dec 15, 2023 · Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana, speaking in an exclusive interview with TNT Sports, says he is "ready" to take over from Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante in the France midfield, as he opened up...
Aug 29, 2023 · Youssouf Fofana: Monaco’s Box-to-box Midfield Dynamo. AS Monaco sit atop the Ligue 1 table after three matches, level on 7 points with Marseille, after beating Clermont Foot and Strasbourg and clawing their way back from a two-goal deficit and drawing to Nantes.
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