Paris: Paris St Germain continued their march towards a first French league title since 1994 with a 1-0 win at Evian Thonon Gaillard on Sunday, yet the mood around the club is one of gloom not glory as their coronation approaches.
The victory took PSG nine points clear with four rounds remaining but the game ended on a sour note when Marco Verratti and David Beckham were sent off late in the second half and a mass brawl erupted after the final whistle.
Adding to the negativity surrounding PSG is the cloud of uncertainty hanging over coach Carlo Ancelotti's future at a club whose success has been fuelled by an outlay of more than 200 million euros on transfers in two years.
"With Verratti and Beckham's red cards, it is true that we lost control by the end," Ancelotti was quoted as saying in French media on Monday....
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04:18 PM, Apr 29, 2013
The French league leaders want to sign another star forward to strengthen their attacking line-up. ...
01:44 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Paris: Zlatan Ibrahimovic will become the first player since Jean-Pierre Papin to score at least 30 goals in a French league season, the former France striker predicted on Tuesday. Swedens Ibrahimovic, who joined Paris St Germain from AC Milan during the close season, has already netted seven goals in the opening six rounds of matches and is on course to break the 30-goal barrier Papin was the last to reach...
04:39 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Paris: Eden Hazard is set to join European champions Chelsea, who appear to have beaten Premier League winners Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign one of football's brightest young talents. The 21-year-old Belgium winger had a brilliant season for Lille, scoring 20 league goals " one behind French leaders and Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud " and topping the list with 15 assists. He scored a first-half...
08:53 AM, May 29, 2012
Liverpool: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has revealed that he would be open to a move to Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The Uruguayan has recently been linked with a switch to the club, who have significant financial backing, and admitted that he would relish the chance to play with national team captain Diego Lugano. Yes, I could go to Paris, like many big teams, Suarez told Canal+. There are...
03:38 PM, Mar 13, 2012
London: Real Madrid and Barcelona are soccer's biggest moneymakers for the third straight year and look set to top their rivals for the foreseeable future. The annual review of soccer finance by Deloitte shows Madrid topping the list for the seventh straight year with revenue of $636.5 million for the year ending June 30, an increase of 9 percent from the previous 12 months. English champions Manchester United were again...
02:39 PM, Feb 09, 2012
London: European football's January transfer window closed on Tuesday with clubs reining in the lavish spending of recent years in an apparent response to UEFA's strict new financial controls. While 225 million Pounds were spent last January by English clubs alone, barely 50 million Pounds was outlayed by them this month. "It looks like economically the whole of Europe is becoming a bit more cautious," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said....
11:59 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain continued their spending spree by signing Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta from Inter Milan on Tuesday. PSG said that the 29-year-old Motta will be presented at PSG's Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday. No financial details were given, but reports in France and Italy estimated the transfer at 10 million Euros - taking PSG's outlay for the season comfortably over 100 million Euros. The player's represenative, Alessandro Canovi,...
11:15 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Paris: Eden Hazard is likely to leave French champions Lille this summer and sign with an English club. Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal have all reportedly been tracking Hazard, who Lille are resigned to losing the winger next season. "I'll head to England because I think the style of football fits me and it's where I can learn the most," Hazard said on a French talk show on...
12:13 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain extended their spending spree by signing Brazilian defender Alex on Friday, taking the French club's outlay this season to nearly 100 million Euros and with another signing still possible before the transfer window shuts. Alex signed a 2-year deal to move from Chelsea, with the transfer fee widely reported to be worth 5 million Euros. "Everywhere I've played I've won trophies and titles and I want to...
02:45 AM, Jan 28, 2012
Manchester: Kia Joorabchian, the representative of Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, has stated that the Argentina international could join Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season if he does not leave his current club in the January transfer window. PSG director Leonardo revealed earlier this week that the Ligue 1 giants had ended their pursuit of Tevez as no agreement could be reached, but the transfer could be back...
06:32 PM, Jan 27, 2012
Milan: AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has declared the club will decide whether to sign Manchester City's Carlos Tevez or Catania's Maxi Lopez on Friday. The Serie A champions have reached an agreement with Catania for Lopez, but they will only sign the former Barcelona striker if they fail in their efforts for Tevez. Despite Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak declaring he is unimpressed over the manner in which...
03:41 AM, Jan 27, 2012
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain appear no closer to signing Carlos Tevez from Manchester City, with the player's adviser Kia Joorabchian reportedly saying there is still some way to go before an agreement could be reached. The big-spending French club is desperate to sign a big name after missing out on former England captain David Beckham and AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato. PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti has made Tevez his priority, but...
11:23 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Madrid: Kaka has denied a newspaper report claiming he has reached an agreement to sign with Paris Saint-German in January, saying he is committed to Real Madrid. Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Wednesday that the Brazil playmaker had agreed to personal terms with the French club after the two clubs had agreed a 25-million-Euros deal. Kaka wrote on his Twitter account: "It isn't true that I have made...
05:35 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain took the next step in their quest for European domination by announcing Carlo Ancelotti as their new coach on Friday. Having secured Qatari backing, and spent 82 million Euros on players, PSG's next objective was to recruit a coach of world renown, who will help attract star players to the club. Ancelotti, the former Chelsea, AC Milan and Juventus manager, replaced Antoine Kombouare, who left his job...
12:24 AM, Dec 31, 2011
London: Girondins Bordeaux are interested in re-signing former striker Marouane Chamakh from Arsenal but have not been able to make contact with either club or player, Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud said on Tuesday. "In the last two months I have been leaving messages with Marouane. I also left messages with (Arsenal manager) Arsene Wenger but I got no answer," Jean-Louis Triaud was quoted as saying by local radio Gold FM....
03:29 AM, Nov 16, 2011
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey was optimistic about his team's chances of qualifying for the playoffs after their stunning win over Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday. We got three big games, you never know, we could sneak into the finals [playoffs], Hussey said after he led his side to a four-wicket win with an unbeaten 35-ball 65 at the PCA stadium. Hussey was...
11:00 PM, May 22, 2008
Paris St Germain have suspended midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo after the player publicly challenged coach Guy Lacombe. ...
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