PARIS (AFP) -- Neymar was "in negotiations" on Sunday, Aug. 13, to become the latest football superstar to decamp for Saudi Arabia, leaving Paris Saint-Germain just as Kylian Mbappe was brought back in from the cold by the French champions. Brazil's Neymar. (AFP) A source close to PSG told AFP that...
PARIS (AFP) -- French superstar Kylian Mbappe has been left out of Paris Saint-Germain's season opener on Saturday, Aug. 12, deepening the stand-off between the France captain and the Ligue 1 champions. France's forward Kylian Mbappe. (AFP) As Mbappe's contract dispute with the Qatari-backed club...
PARIS (AFP) -- Uncertainty over the future of Kylian Mbappe hangs over French football ahead of the new Ligue 1 season, which starts this weekend. Kylian Mbappe. (AFP) The Paris Saint-Germain superstar has won France's player of the year award four times in a row and been Ligue 1's top scorer...
PARIS (AFP) -- Portugal attacker Goncalo Ramos has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Benfica on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy, the French champions announced on Monday, Aug. 8. Benfica's Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos. (AFP) Ramos, 22, came through the Portuguese club's academy and...
Confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 increased by P120 million, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Aug. 3. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (RTVM screenshot) Budget Secretary Amenah...
SAO PAULO (AFP) -- Brazilian winger Lucas Moura, formerly of Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain, finalized a deal on Wednesday, Aug. 2, to return to his boyhood team, Sao Paulo, the club said. *Brazil's Lucas Moura. (AFP)* "Lucas is back!" Sao Paulo FC said in a statement, making the 30-year-old...
MIAMI (AFP) -- United States international Timothy Weah scored the first goal of his Juventus career as the Italian giants defeated Real Madrid 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 2. *Timothy Weah. (AFP)* Weah, who joined Juventus from Lille last month, tucked away a...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez confirmed on Tuesday, August 1, that Ousmane Dembele is poised to leave the Spanish giants after receiving an offer from Paris Saint-Germain. *Barcelona's French midfielder Ousmane Dembele looks on ahead of the preseason friendly football match...
TOKYO (AFP) -- Inter Milan scored twice late in the second half to come from behind and beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in a preseason friendly in Tokyo on Tuesday, August 1. *Inter Milan's Italian midfielder Roberto Gagliardini (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning goal during...
OSAKA (AFP) -- The specter of superstar striker Kylian Mbappe loomed over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, July 25, as they played out a 0-0 draw with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr in Osaka. *Kylian Mbappe. (AFP)* Mbappe was sensationally left out of the squad on the eve of PSG's departure for their...
OSAKA (AFP) -- Paris Saint-Germain have received a world record bid of 300-million-euro ($333 million) for Kylian Mbappe from Saudi club Al Hilal, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Monday, July 24. *Kylian Mbappe. (AFP)* Real Madrid -- the club widely thought to be leading the chase for...
OSAKA (AFP) -- Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos said on Sunday, July 23, he hoped the club would solve its dispute with Kylian Mbappe and welcome the France superstar back into the squad for the upcoming season. *Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe (right) returns the captain...
