The Première Ligue is a professional women's association football league at the highest level of the French football league system, and is run by the Ligue féminine de football professionnel (LFFP). Its annual competition features twelve teams playing two series of round-robin matches from September to June, to determine the four participants of a single-elimination tournament. The winners of the tournament are crowned champions of France, and contest the Trophée des Championnes match the following season. At the end of each season, the top three teams qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League, while the bottom two teams are relegated to the Seconde Ligue.
Steve Mandanda Mpidi is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is the captain of Ligue 1 club Rennes.
Keilor Antonio "Keylor" Navas Gamboa is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation.
Dimitri Payet is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama. A set-piece specialist known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".
The Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels is the main trade union for professional football players in France. It was founded on 16 November 1961 by Eugène N'Jo Léa and Just Fontaine, two footballers, and Jacques Bertrand, a jurist. As of May 2021, the presidents of the UNFP are Philippe Piat and Sylvain Kastendeuch.
The Trophées UNFP du football are a number of awards given annually by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to players playing in France's Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and Division 1 Féminine, as well as to managers and referees. The most prestigious award is the Ligue 1 Player of the Year. Created in 1988 under the name Oscars du football, they were renamed in 2004 after a complaint by the Academy Awards committee. The ceremony has been broadcast live on Canal+ since 1994.
Marco Verratti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi.
Rhys James Evitt-Healey is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.
Téji Tedy Savanier is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
Neal Maupay is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Premier League club Everton.
Seko Mohamed Fofana is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Brice Lauriche Samba is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in the Republic of Congo, he plays for the France national team.
Nicolas Pépé is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Mike Peterson Maignan is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club AC Milan and the France national team. Considered as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is known for his reflexes, distribution and leadership qualities.
The UNFPLigue 1 Young Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to a player aged 23 years or under at the start of the season whose performances are considered to be the best in Ligue 1, France's top professional football league. The inaugural award was handed to midfielder Zinedine Zidane of Bordeaux, following the 1993–94 Division 1 season. It has been awarded ever since its inception, with the exception of the 2019−20 season, where the competition was abruptly cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to the Ligue 1 player whose performances are considered to be the best of the season. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain winger David Ginola. The current holder and record winner is Kylian Mbappé, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2023–24 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain, his fifth consecutive award.
Mohamed Bayo is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
William Alain André Gabriel Saliba is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the France national team. Regarded as one of the best centre-backs in the world, he is known for his strength, pace, tackling and composure.
Zuriko "Zuka" Davitashvili is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne and the Georgia national team. He also plays as an attacking midfielder.
Georges Mikautadze is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Georgia national team.
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