The OFFICIAL Monaco and French Riviera Thread.
Jun 12, 2013 | 07:53 AM
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AS Monaco chases Ronaldo
Could AS Monaco be on the verge of making a record breaking bid for football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo? If the rumours prove to be true, Monaco’s newly promoted side could be gearing up to make an astonishing 100 million euro offer in order to snag the Portuguese player and add to the team’s aspiring ranks.
What started as a mere rumour has now taken the entire football transfer world by storm. British newspaper The Independent has reported that AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev is preparing to make the world’s largest ever bid in an effort to persuade Cristiano Ronaldo to make the move east.
AS Monaco, an increasingly ambitious side, was recently promoted to France’s League 1 and has since ended a period of serious recruiting, which has already seen the team splash out over 110 million euros on an array of international players.
Now, if reports turn out to be true, the Principality’s favourite team has set its sights on the champions of all champions, Portugal’s Ronaldo.
With a superb record at Real Madrid, scoring an unbelievable 199 goals in 201 games since he joined the side four years ago, Ronaldo is second to only Lionel Messi in terms of global reputation and style.
But Ronaldo is eager to regain his position as “player of his generation” and is reportedly disillusioned with life in Spain. So could a change in location be on the cards for the famous forward?
When Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid from Manchester United back in 2009, the transfer broke all existing world records. If Ronaldo was to make a move, Real Madrid would no doubt be keen to make a profit on the massive 80 million euros they originally paid out.
AS Monaco has been steadily adding star players to its swelling ranks since the Mercato window opened. Colombians Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez are a done deal, as well as Portuguese players João Moutinho and Ricardo Carvalho.
While the team has recently been linked to England’s John Terry, their boldest move yet, a play for Ronaldo, is expected in late July or early August.
Should Ronaldo chose to head to the glamourous Principality, tax breaks would allow the player to become the world’s highest paid footballer ever, with an estimated annual wage of around 20 million euros.
AS Monaco supporters will be holding their breath as they wait to see how this latest rumours plays out.
Cristiano Ronaldo
AS Monaco chases Ronaldo
Could AS Monaco be on the verge of making a record breaking bid for football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo? If the rumours prove to be true, Monaco’s newly promoted side could be gearing up to make an astonishing 100 million euro offer in order to snag the Portuguese player and add to the team’s aspiring ranks.
What started as a mere rumour has now taken the entire football transfer world by storm. British newspaper The Independent has reported that AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev is preparing to make the world’s largest ever bid in an effort to persuade Cristiano Ronaldo to make the move east.
AS Monaco, an increasingly ambitious side, was recently promoted to France’s League 1 and has since ended a period of serious recruiting, which has already seen the team splash out over 110 million euros on an array of international players.
Now, if reports turn out to be true, the Principality’s favourite team has set its sights on the champions of all champions, Portugal’s Ronaldo.
With a superb record at Real Madrid, scoring an unbelievable 199 goals in 201 games since he joined the side four years ago, Ronaldo is second to only Lionel Messi in terms of global reputation and style.
But Ronaldo is eager to regain his position as “player of his generation” and is reportedly disillusioned with life in Spain. So could a change in location be on the cards for the famous forward?
When Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid from Manchester United back in 2009, the transfer broke all existing world records. If Ronaldo was to make a move, Real Madrid would no doubt be keen to make a profit on the massive 80 million euros they originally paid out.
AS Monaco has been steadily adding star players to its swelling ranks since the Mercato window opened. Colombians Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez are a done deal, as well as Portuguese players João Moutinho and Ricardo Carvalho.
While the team has recently been linked to England’s John Terry, their boldest move yet, a play for Ronaldo, is expected in late July or early August.
Should Ronaldo chose to head to the glamourous Principality, tax breaks would allow the player to become the world’s highest paid footballer ever, with an estimated annual wage of around 20 million euros.
AS Monaco supporters will be holding their breath as they wait to see how this latest rumours plays out.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Jun 17, 2013 | 04:07 AM
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French Riviera NEWS
That was about time......
Thousands mobilised for police operation
More than 1,000 police and customs officers have been mobilised for a large scale operation to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration on the Côte d'Azur. Four helicopters and hundreds of police patrols, including a unique mobile laboratory, were deployed, arresting 128 suspects.
The vast police operation, named "Gazalp", took place on Thursday 6th June in the Alpes Maritimes, the Var, the Alpes de Haute Provence and the Hautes Alpes.
Around 1,200 police and customs officers were mobilised, under an initiative by the Alpes Maritimes authorities. The Franco-Italian operation targeted drug and goods trafficking, as well as illegal immigration.
It was carried out simultaneously on roads, highways, train stations, ports and airports in the four departments of PACA, and included the use of four helicopters.
Christophe Mirmand, head of the police department of the Alps Maritimes, said it was important to work together with the Italian authorities to make this an effective sweep.
"It is the first time an operation like this has been carried out," Mirmand said to Nice Matin. "Our desire is to improve the coordination of customs and police, in the air, water and on land."
A total of 128 suspects have been arrested. The police reported 15 cases of drug trafficking and 57 others offences. They also noted four customs and 538 road traffic offences.
The new Mobile Criminal Investigation Laboratory has been credited for the speedy operation. The facility, dubbed "Air Force One" by police, is equipped with all the necessary technology to speed up the analysis of samples such as drugs and false documents. Hundreds of passports and IDs were examined by experts.
Due to its great success, police plan to repeat the operation in the future.
Police operation
That was about time......
Thousands mobilised for police operation
More than 1,000 police and customs officers have been mobilised for a large scale operation to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration on the Côte d'Azur. Four helicopters and hundreds of police patrols, including a unique mobile laboratory, were deployed, arresting 128 suspects.
The vast police operation, named "Gazalp", took place on Thursday 6th June in the Alpes Maritimes, the Var, the Alpes de Haute Provence and the Hautes Alpes.
Around 1,200 police and customs officers were mobilised, under an initiative by the Alpes Maritimes authorities. The Franco-Italian operation targeted drug and goods trafficking, as well as illegal immigration.
It was carried out simultaneously on roads, highways, train stations, ports and airports in the four departments of PACA, and included the use of four helicopters.
Christophe Mirmand, head of the police department of the Alps Maritimes, said it was important to work together with the Italian authorities to make this an effective sweep.
"It is the first time an operation like this has been carried out," Mirmand said to Nice Matin. "Our desire is to improve the coordination of customs and police, in the air, water and on land."
A total of 128 suspects have been arrested. The police reported 15 cases of drug trafficking and 57 others offences. They also noted four customs and 538 road traffic offences.
The new Mobile Criminal Investigation Laboratory has been credited for the speedy operation. The facility, dubbed "Air Force One" by police, is equipped with all the necessary technology to speed up the analysis of samples such as drugs and false documents. Hundreds of passports and IDs were examined by experts.
Due to its great success, police plan to repeat the operation in the future.
Police operation
Jun 18, 2013 | 03:35 AM
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French Riviera NEWS
Here is a warning if you are going to drive your car down here this summer....
New speed cameras
Keep your eyes peeled and your speed down this week if you’re driving between Cagnes sur Mer and Beausoleil, as up to 10 different spots are reportedly being watched by mobile speed cameras. It’s part of a nationwide crackdown on speeding - a recurrent problem on France’s roads, with one in three French people admitting to regularly ignoring the legal limit.
Between 17th and 21st June, a number of mobile speed cameras will reportedly be setting up at different points in the Alpes Maritimes, in an effort to curb over speeding on local roads.
According to France 3, on Monday 17th, Avenue des Alpes in Cagnes sur Mer will be monitored by the mobile camera systems in the morning but they will later move to the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
The cameras will set up shop on Boulevard de Montréal and Square Kirchner, both in Nice, on Tuesday 18th, in the morning and afternoon respectively.
The following day, the section of Boulevard Princess Grace de Monaco found in Villefranche sur Mer will be monitored in the morning. In the afternoon of Wednesday 19th, Avenue Prince Rainier III in Beausoleil will be under observation.
Part of Mont Boron’s Corniche André de Joly will be the reported location of the cameras on the morning of Thursday 20th, with the mobile radars later moving to Route de Canta Galet on the outskirts of the city of Nice.
The week of camera action will start winding up on Friday 21st on the Route de Grenoble in the morning and will end on Avenue Maurice Slama, both in Nice, in the afternoon.
Be aware that these are provisional locations, which may be changed without prior warning.
The recent increase in police presence and speeding cameras on local roads, both stationary and mobile, is part of a national crackdown on speeding in France.
Figures show that in 2012, speeding was the principal cause for 26 per cent of fatalities on French roads and around 30 per cent of people admitting to regularly breaking the limit. Men are the worst offenders, committing 65 per cent all of infractions.
However, provisional reports suggest the new campaign may be having some effect. The number of fatal accidents on French roads in May 2013 was nearly 30 per cent less than the previous May of 2012. Non-fatal accidents were also down, with 4,555 incidents last month, compared to 5,193 in the previous time period.
Here is a warning if you are going to drive your car down here this summer....
New speed cameras
Keep your eyes peeled and your speed down this week if you’re driving between Cagnes sur Mer and Beausoleil, as up to 10 different spots are reportedly being watched by mobile speed cameras. It’s part of a nationwide crackdown on speeding - a recurrent problem on France’s roads, with one in three French people admitting to regularly ignoring the legal limit.
Between 17th and 21st June, a number of mobile speed cameras will reportedly be setting up at different points in the Alpes Maritimes, in an effort to curb over speeding on local roads.
According to France 3, on Monday 17th, Avenue des Alpes in Cagnes sur Mer will be monitored by the mobile camera systems in the morning but they will later move to the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
The cameras will set up shop on Boulevard de Montréal and Square Kirchner, both in Nice, on Tuesday 18th, in the morning and afternoon respectively.
The following day, the section of Boulevard Princess Grace de Monaco found in Villefranche sur Mer will be monitored in the morning. In the afternoon of Wednesday 19th, Avenue Prince Rainier III in Beausoleil will be under observation.
Part of Mont Boron’s Corniche André de Joly will be the reported location of the cameras on the morning of Thursday 20th, with the mobile radars later moving to Route de Canta Galet on the outskirts of the city of Nice.
The week of camera action will start winding up on Friday 21st on the Route de Grenoble in the morning and will end on Avenue Maurice Slama, both in Nice, in the afternoon.
Be aware that these are provisional locations, which may be changed without prior warning.
The recent increase in police presence and speeding cameras on local roads, both stationary and mobile, is part of a national crackdown on speeding in France.
Figures show that in 2012, speeding was the principal cause for 26 per cent of fatalities on French roads and around 30 per cent of people admitting to regularly breaking the limit. Men are the worst offenders, committing 65 per cent all of infractions.
However, provisional reports suggest the new campaign may be having some effect. The number of fatal accidents on French roads in May 2013 was nearly 30 per cent less than the previous May of 2012. Non-fatal accidents were also down, with 4,555 incidents last month, compared to 5,193 in the previous time period.
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Jun 19, 2013 | 04:13 AM
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Cannes NEWS
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Terror suspects rounded up in Cannes
Five suspected members of the radical Islamic network 'Groupe de Cannes' have been reportedly arrested as part of an anti terror police operation in the city. The group, which has been described as “extremely dangerous” by a Parisian prosecutor, has increasingly been the subject of police investigations since a violent grenade attack on a corner shop in France last year.
Anti terror members of the Nice and Cannes police judiciare sectors reportedly worked together on Monday 17th June, as they arrested the five suspects in a range of locations around Cannes.
While some French media has reported Monday’s event as being the dismantling of an underground terrorist cell, provisional police reports suggest that the detainees are suspected of having ‘ties’ or ‘links’ with the group.
The five unnamed suspects are believed to still be in police custody, with the full extent of their charges, if any, yet to be revealed.
The recent arrests are the latest in a line of interventions regarding the Groupe de Cannes. Back in September 2012, a vicious corner shop grenade attack in a suburb of Paris in a predominantly Jewish community led to the arrests of a dozen suspected Groupe de Cannes members a month later.
Earlier this month, a man suspected of being affiliated with the group was arrested in Le Cannet. Not much is known about the suspect but he is believed to be 24 years old and is supposedly a low ranking member of the jihadist network. Reportedly still behind bars, the suspect is believed to be facing charges of 'criminal association with a terrorist organisation'.
G.I.P.N
Good work boys......
Terror suspects rounded up in Cannes
Five suspected members of the radical Islamic network 'Groupe de Cannes' have been reportedly arrested as part of an anti terror police operation in the city. The group, which has been described as “extremely dangerous” by a Parisian prosecutor, has increasingly been the subject of police investigations since a violent grenade attack on a corner shop in France last year.
Anti terror members of the Nice and Cannes police judiciare sectors reportedly worked together on Monday 17th June, as they arrested the five suspects in a range of locations around Cannes.
While some French media has reported Monday’s event as being the dismantling of an underground terrorist cell, provisional police reports suggest that the detainees are suspected of having ‘ties’ or ‘links’ with the group.
The five unnamed suspects are believed to still be in police custody, with the full extent of their charges, if any, yet to be revealed.
The recent arrests are the latest in a line of interventions regarding the Groupe de Cannes. Back in September 2012, a vicious corner shop grenade attack in a suburb of Paris in a predominantly Jewish community led to the arrests of a dozen suspected Groupe de Cannes members a month later.
Earlier this month, a man suspected of being affiliated with the group was arrested in Le Cannet. Not much is known about the suspect but he is believed to be 24 years old and is supposedly a low ranking member of the jihadist network. Reportedly still behind bars, the suspect is believed to be facing charges of 'criminal association with a terrorist organisation'.
G.I.P.N