The boss of French football’s financial regulator has hit back at criticisms made by Lyon owner John Textor, accusing the American of a “clear and persistent lack of understanding” of the rules.

There has been a new twist in the Crystal Palace ownership saga, with a second group granted exclusivity to complete a deal with John Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings. Sportsbank, a sports ...

Textor, who failed with a bid to buy fellow Premier League club Everton, is also the main shareholder of cash-strapped Lyon. Highly-rated Cherki is among the most valuable players in the squad ...

Lyon's American owner John Textor was highly critical of Nasser Al Khelaifi, the Paris Saint-Germain president, and Vincent Labrune, the head of Ligue 1, in an interview for French radio RMC on ...