Tigres’ French Connection
André-Pierre Gignac moved from Olympique Marseille to Tigres and became a hero at the Mexican club. He was later joined by former Marseille teammate Florian Thauvin.
Tigres’s French connection working in training
French teammates André-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin are already finding each other in training. Both Tigres players have been called up to represent France at the Tokyo Olympic Games. ...read more
Pitchside: Tigres’s French duo shines against Toluca
Florian Thauvin and André-Pierre Gignac scored a goal each as Tigres beat Toluca 3-1 in the 2022 Apertura. ...read more
Thauvin and Gignac share OM’s charity match skill with Tigres teammate
Florian Thauvin and André-Pierre Gignac showed to their Tigres teammate Javier Aquino a skill preformed by rapper Jul during a charity match organised by their former club Olympique Marseille. In that same game, Didier Droga scored a hat-trick. ...read more
Thauvin on his adaptation at Tigres
Florian Thauvin spoke about how he’s adapting to life in Mexico as a Tigres players and his desire to play alongside fellow French player André-Pierre Gignac, who is returning from injury. Thauvin also addressed the differences between Mexican and French football. ...read more
Thauvin reveals how was the phone call with Gignac that made him move to Tigres
Florian Thauvin looks back to the moment he knew he was going to move to Tigres. Former teammate at Olympique Marseille André-Pierre Gignac convinced him over the phone. Thauvin then announced his decision to his wife, which was reluctant at first, but then they started to talk ...read more
Thauvin reunites with Gignac in his first Tigres training
New signing Florian Thauvin joined his Tigres teammates, fellow French player André-Pierre Gignac amongst them, in their pre-season training camp. ...read more
Gignac and Thauvin restart training with Tigres
After playing for France in the Olympics, André Pierre-Gignac and Florian Thauvin are back in Mexico training with Tigres. ...read more
Thauvin vs Gignac in Tigres exhibition game
French teammates Florian Thauvin and André-Pierre Gignac faced each other in an exhibition game. Tigres men and women’s teams were mixed together. In this video, goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán links up with Thauvin and Belén Cruz to score an amazing goal. ...read more