Raphaël Jucobin

Freelance sports journalist based in France

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Breaking my Twitter silence with a little portfolio update/recap of 2025, starting with an interview with Laurent Koscielny for @guardian

We discussed his job as Lorient sporting director, nearly convincing Olivier Giroud to sign, and his Arsenal exit:
https://t.co/WYObwLAeKl

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🇲🇽🇫🇷 Happy to announce that I'm accredited for the World Cup, and will be at the opening game in Mexico City as well as France's matches for @GFFN!

Feel free to get in touch if your outlet is looking for on-site coverage from CDMX/the East Coast:

📭 [email protected]

[Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc]

🇲🇽🇫🇷 Happy to announce that I'm accredited for the World Cup, and will be at the opening game in Mexico City as well as France's matches for @GFFN!

Feel free to get in touch if your outlet is looking for on-site coverage from CDMX/the East Coast:

📭 [email protected]

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Pogback, Nice’s near miss, Thauvin’s renaissance: The Ligue 1 season in review.

✍️ w/ @rafajuc for @guardian x @GFFN

https://t.co/Nh0tzkNNjz

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João Neves following up a Champions League final man-of-the-match performance by answering questions in Spanish, then French, then Portuguese, then English - impressive stuff

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PSG fans making their presence felt at the Puskás Aréna with under 90 minutes to go until kick-off, just as several Arsenal players have walked out onto the pitch

Match coverage to come on @GFFN

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Javier Pastore makes an appearance in the PSG fanzone:

“It’s great that PSG are playing in Europe’s most important match again. They’re making history.”

“A prediction? My heart is with PSG, 3-1 would be a good result, but it will be a tough match.”

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"Every year, I have less and less control"

🇭🇺 Ahead of the Champions League final, I wrote about PSG's relatively laidback preparations, Luis Enrique's squad management, and the irritation that the team's perceived preferential treatment has prompted:

https://t.co/B1efFKmd9t

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Wavin’ Flag a notable inclusion in Arsenal’s training playlist here

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Luis Enrique on the differences between PSG and Arsenal in their styles of play:

"They also score a lot of goals, and we also defend very well. We've just taken different paths to get to that."

🖋️@rafajuc in Budapest
https://t.co/YKP5ceUblv

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"Every year, I have less and less control"

🇭🇺 Ahead of the Champions League final, I wrote about PSG's relatively laidback preparations, Luis Enrique's squad management, and the irritation that the team's perceived preferential treatment has prompted:

https://t.co/B1efFKmd9t

[Raphaël Jucobin @rafajuc]

Lens win the first Coupe de France of their 120-year history

What a first season it’s been for Pierre Sage - second place in the league and the club’s first trophy in nearly 30 years

50k Lens fans at the Stade de France tonight, 20k more than the population of the town itself

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Just over 20 minutes to go until the Coupe de France final kicks off

Lens fans decisively outnumbering the Nice support - seems like the entire town has made the trip to watch what could be their first ever cup win

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Luis Enrique on Ousmane Dembélé coming off in the first half against Paris FC:

"We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see exactly what it is, but I think it's fatigue."

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An unusual trophy ceremony this year, as PSG celebrate their Ligue 1 title in front of their fans in the away end at Paris FC (just metres away from their own stadium) before kick-off

Coverage of the Paris derby and the rest of the Ligue 1 final day on @GFFN

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Didier Deschamps defends Kylian Mbappé after the forward's criticism of France's far-right:

"You have freedom of expression, as do my players. I won't tell them not to speak. They are well aware that there are sensitive topics."

🖋️@rafajuc in Paris
https://t.co/CWtSQvu1is

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Deschamps on Mbappé's recent comments about the far-right:

"He is a footballer but also a citizen. I wouldn't [speak on those topics?], but I’m not saying he should do the same as me. He's criticised when he speaks and when he doesn't. I will judge what he does on the pitch."

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Didier Deschamps is about to arrive for his final press conference in France as head coach of the national team

Camavinga a notable absentee from the World Cup squad he has just announced, while Mateta and Lacroix both made it

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Didier Deschamps is about to arrive for his final press conference in France as head coach of the national team

Camavinga a notable absentee from the World Cup squad he has just announced, while Mateta and Lacroix both made it

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PSG clinched their fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title last night in Lens, but their season-long rivals would have had more to play for had the league authorities not postponed the match by a month.

Latest article for @GFFN x @Guardian from Lens:
https://t.co/YpZjTBUpdE

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There would have been more at stake tonight had this match been played when it was initially scheduled – instead, a draw here will suffice for PSG to retain the title

Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia, and Barcola all start for PSG, Thauvin on the bench for Lens

Coverage on @GFFN

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PSG have the edge in the Ligue 1 title race, but face seven matches in 23 days during which their backup players will need to step up

This week’s @GFFN x @Guardian column, with reaction from the Parc des Princes:

https://t.co/b3ORU3L2CY