James Eastham

James Eastham

James Eastham is a specialist writer covering French football. He has written for The Guardian, The Independent and When Saturday Comes magazine. He’s interviewed many leading figures in the French game, including Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappe. For a decade he also worked as a freelance football scout, covering games at all levels from U16 to the senior national team across France

Latest articles by James Eastham

Roger Milla

Roger Milla on Italia '90: "I didn't think my legs were up to it, to be honest"

By James Eastham last updated

World Cup 1990 The Cameroonian icon tells tells James Eastham how he went from amateur football to World Cup legend – at the age of 38

World Cup 1990
Monaco Thierry Henry

What's happened to Monaco? Why struggling Thierry Henry is still searching for his first win

By James Eastham published

Ligue 1 With only seven points on the board after 13 games, Les Monegasques are in the Ligue 1 relegation zone and their new manager is suffering. James Eastham gets to the root causes

Ligue 1
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Remy Cabella: 'Newcastle were interested in January - the Premier League is fantastic'

By James Eastham last updated

Rémy Cabella James Eastham catches up with Montpellier midfielder Remy Cabella to discuss winning the league, those Newcastle rumours and why he's used to dealing with eccentric chairmen...

Rémy Cabella
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Dimitri Payet: How to be a playmaker

By James Eastham last updated

Dimitri Payet The West Ham playmaker explains the method in his magic, so you too can evade defenders and rack up assists

Dimitri Payet
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