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A new survey has revealed the most valuable players in the five major European Leagues with PSG’s French wonderkid Kylian Mbappé topping the charts. The survey was conducted by The CIES Football Observatory which takes into account a wide array of variables such as age, contract, position, minutes, goals, international status and team results, and also featured a host of Premier …

Last night, Liverpool did the unthinkable as they defeated Barcelona by 4-0 to advance to the Champions League final. Klopp’s men had to overturn a three-goal deficit at Anfield without two of their key players in Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah but completed the most remarkable of turn arounds thanks to a double from Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum. The …

PSG were defeated in the final of the Coupe De France on Friday night blowing a 2-0 lead to lose to Rennes 6-5 on penalties in what was a disastrous night for the French Champions. Thomas Tuchel’s men were looking for their fifth Coupe De France in a row and raced into a two-goal lead after just twenty minutes as …

Former Stoke City striker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting was guilty of arguably the worst miss of all time last night during PSG’s draw with Strasbourg in Ligue 1. The French giants were looking to clinch their sixth domestic title in seven seasons with a victory however Strasbourg spoiled the party picking up a well-earned 2-2 draw. The Cameroonian striker had given his …

Manchester United sealed their place in the last eight of the Champions League following a dramatic away goals victory over PSG on Wednesday night. United became the first team to overcome a two-goal home defeat in the competition’s knock-out stages to see off the French champions in Paris. Romelu Lukaku scored twice before Marcus Rashford’s dramatic late penalty following a …

Last night at Old Trafford, Olé Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United fell to French Champions PSG in a performance reminiscent of Mourinho-esque days of old. The home side were thoroughly outplayed in Solskjaer’s first European game at the helm of the Manchester club, with PSG showing the world that even in Neymar and Cavani’s absence they are still one of the elite teams …

Neymar will miss both legs of Paris Saint-Germain’s upcoming Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester United after the French club confirmed on Tuesday that the world’s most expensive player would be out for 10 weeks with a metatarsal injury. However, Neymar will not undergo an operation, with PSG saying the Brazilian had instead agreed on “a conservative treatment” that could …

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel has admitted Neymar is unlikely to be fit in time for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester United next month. “It’s going to be super difficult”, Tuchel told Canal+ when asked if Neymar would return from a metatarsal injury in time for the game at Old Trafford on February 12. …

Paris Saint-Germain talisman Neymar has suffered a fresh injury to his right metatarsal, the club said Thursday, marring the holders’ advance to the last 16 of the French Cup with a 2-0 win over Strasbourg. A fractured metatarsal curtailed the Brazilian’s last season, and the recurrence comes just three weeks ahead of the first leg of PSG’s crunch Champions League …

Paris Saint-Germain were seen as heavy favourites to beat Manchester United when the sides were drawn together in the last 16 of the Champions League less than a month ago, but fans of the French giants may not be so confident right now. While United fired Jose Mourinho in the wake of that draw and have since enjoyed a resurgence …

Spanish champions Barcelona confirmed their interest in signing Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot in a statement on Sunday but have denied any transfer irregularities. “In response to information published in France, FC Barcelona affirm that they have not broken any rule concerning the transfers of players from PSG,” said the statement published only on the French language section of their …

Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes Mohamed Salah is now among the world’s top five players, despite failing to sign him when he was in charge of Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners boss will be in opposition to the Liverpool forward when his Arsenal side face the unbeaten Premier League leaders at Anfield on Saturday. Egypt international Salah, 26, has scored 59 …

Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal for Juventus to dump further hurt on crisis club Roma and keep the champions unbeaten and on track for an eighth straight Italian league title. The Croatian World Cup runner-up headed in the winner 34 minutes into the match in Turin to put Juventus back eight points clear of Napoli. The defeat could have …

Paris Saint-Germain have refused press conference entry to journalists from popular sports daily L’Equipe ahead of a French League Cup match, the newspaper said on Monday. L’Equipe claims the measure was taken as a reprisal after they published an article titled “Financial Fair Play: PSG under pressure to sell Kylian Mbappe or Neymar if they’re punished”. In a statement L’Equipe …

French champions PSG have quashed reports the club could be forced to sell either Kylian Mbappe or Neymar in a bid to circumvent eventual Financial Fair Play (FFP) sanctions. Qatar-owned PSG are one of a number of clubs under scrutiny from UEFA’s FFP regulations after splashing a combined total of more than 400 million euros in 2017 for Brazil star …

Paris Saint-Germain could pip Manchester City to the signing of Ajax and Netherlands midfield star Frenkie de Jong in a record 75 million euro deal, a Dutch newspaper report said Friday. “It is almost certain that De Jong, 21, will exchange Ajax for Paris Saint-Germain,” popular tabloid De Telegraaf said. If the deal goes through, it will be “the most …

Paris Saint-Germain’s home Ligue 1 game against Montpellier on Saturday has been postponed after a request from police in the French capital, the club revealed on Tuesday. The match was due to be played at 4:00 pm (1500 GMT) at the Parc des Princes but will be rescheduled to a later date because of security concerns. “In order to be …

Liverpool centre-back, Virgil Van Dijk believes his side should not be described as ‘s***’ following three successive away defeats in Europe. The premier league outfit fell to a 2-1 defeat to PSG this week, a result that leaves the red men needing a win against Napoli if they are to qualify for the last 16. Despite facing the possibility of …