Paris: Paris St Germain duo Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva have been named on a four-man short-list for the French Ligue 1 player of the year award alongside team mate Blaise Matuidi, the players union UNFP said on Thursday.
St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the league's second top-scorer behind Ibrahimovic, is also in contention to succeed Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard who won the award the last two seasons when playing for Lille. Sweden striker Ibrahimovic and Brazil centre back Thiago Silva, who both joined the wealthy capital club last year from AC Milan, have been key figures in putting PSG on the brink of their first title since 1994.
The Ligue 1 leaders have a seven-point advantage over second-placed Olympique Marseille with three games left and could win their third domestic title this weekend. Ibrahimovic has scored 27 goals, a total no Ligue 1 player had achieved since former France striker Jean-Pierre Papin in 1992.
Thiago Silva has marshalled the best defence in the league with only 21 goals conceded from 35 games. PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti has made the list for the manager of the year award and Italian midfielder Marco Verratti was one of four nominees for the young player prize....
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08:27 PM, May 09, 2013
Paris: Olympique Marseille midfielder Joey Barton was handed a two-game suspended ban for calling Paris St Germain's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva an "overweight ladyboy" on Twitter, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday. "The National Ethics Committee has handed a two-match suspended ban to Joey Barton for 'inappropriate comments' after his tweets about a Paris St Germain player," OM said on their website. Barton, who has more than two million...
11:36 AM, May 07, 2013
Rome: Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has claimed that Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani is not a transfer target of the French football club. French media reported on Tuesday that the Ligue 1 leaders had already agreed a deal to sign the Napoli forward, reports Xinhua. Leonardo dismissed those reports on Wednesday insisting that the Partenopei goalscorer is not on their wish-list. "Now is not the time to talk about the...
02:34 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Beckham is likely to feature in the PSG squad for the first time when the Ligue 1 leaders take on arch rivals Olympique Marseille. ...
04:07 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has confirmed that AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has agreed to join the Ligue 1 club. The Sweden international's agent has spent the last few days in the French capital trying to work out a transfer after the Rossoneri agreed to sell the 30-year-old and team-mate Thiago Silva to PSG. Italian reports suggest that Ibrahimovic has agreed to a 13 million-a-year deal with the...
11:48 PM, Jul 17, 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
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, although the clubs have yet to reach an agreement. After missing out on signing David Beckham from the Los Angeles Galaxy and striker Alexandre Pato from AC Milan, big-spending PSG are still in the market for a star player. "Everyone knows we want a striker. Carlos Tevez is a great opportunity for us to have a...
11:41 PM, Jan 19, 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: David Beckham is not yet a Paris Saint-Germain player, with French reports that a deal has been completed being described as "premature" by his management company. The 36-year-old former England captain has been in talks with the French capital club, but could still accept an offer to stay at the Los Angeles Galaxy where his five-year deal ended after winning his first MLS Cup last month "No agreement has...
01:44 PM, Dec 21, 2011
