The Red Star Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Alcione Milano come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Red Star did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Gaëtan Poussin in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Red Star this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Red Star
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Kemo Cissé
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Oumar Diouf
Red Star asked and Sint-Truiden said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market17 Aug 2026
Benoît Pons steps up from the Red Star academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benoît Pons has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Red Star promote Bruno Paul from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bruno Paul has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Christophe Paris steps up from the Red Star academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christophe Paris has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match15 Aug 2026
Damien Durand the difference as Red Star beat Nimes
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Damien Durand. 1‑0 against Nimes, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Squad Dembo Sylla falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Damien Durand takes the honours
- The dugout Frédéric Lefebvre has his say