FIFPRO has raised concerns over the effect of intense heat during the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States by saying that two games -- Paris Saint-Germain-Atlético Madrid and Chelsea-Esperance -- should have been postponed due to extreme heat.
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich tamed Flamengo 4-2 in a tense affair at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday to set up a much-anticipated all-European clash against Paris Saint-Germain at the Club World Cup.
Inter Miami CF left-back Jordi Alba said the team lived up to the expectations of the Club World Cup despite falling 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 to be eliminated from the competition.
At times, Lionel Messi has singlehandedly carried Inter Miami to victory. Against the European champions PSG, the Herons needed more than that.
Last 16: Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Inter Miami European champions expose gulf in quality There were two minutes of Inter Miami’s Club World Cup left and the cameras were out in Atlanta. Here at last was the moment many had come for, one that didn’t matter as far as the match was concerned but that felt almost bigger than all that went before, a comment perhaps on this competition and the dimension of the man everyone was watching now as ever. Lionel Messi stood outside the area, a little to the right, the ball at his feet, a wall built before him. Paris Saint-Germain had been 4-0 up for an hour and his team were long since defeated but maybe he could depart his way, leaving something else to remember him by. He took a step back, ran forward in that familiar way and curled the free‑kick into the bodies dressed in blue. This time it wasn’t to be; this time, reality was something else, implacably imposed by the European champions. The day before, Javier Mascherano admitted his Miami side had not really expected to get the chance to play this game and when it came to it PSG proved the coach right. Continue reading...
Joao Neves scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain swept aside Lionel Messi's Inter Miami CF 4-0 at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday to secure their place in the Club World Cup quarterfinals with ruthless efficiency.
Minute by minute updates on the action in Atlanta Any comments or thoughts? You can email Dom Some vital pre-match reading from our man in the know when it comes to French football, Philippe Auclair. David Beckham is in the building, sporting a sling on his right arm. It’s believed that GoldenBalls recently had surgery on his wrist – an injury that apparently dates back to something he sustained in an England match 22 years ago. Anyway, he looks happy enough as always – he’s another who’s got a foot in both camps this afternoon, as a former PSG player and a current Inter Miami co-owner. Continue reading...
With Paris FC promoted, European champions could lose their monopoly in city if out-of-town move goes through “Ici, c’est Paris” has been the rallying chant of Paris Saint-Germain supporters since the beginning of the 21st century. It has also become an advertising slogan for the club, who appropriated it to the fury of the ultras, who had trademarked it and have launched a lawsuit in response. But fans and marketing consultants, unless they do not fear ridicule, will not be able to use it once PSG carry out their plan to vacate the Parc des Princes, their home since they were promoted to Ligue 1 in 1974. “It’s over now,” PSG’s president, Nasser al-Khelaifi, told reporters in March. “We want to move.” This was confirmed in a statement on 10 June, the day the newly crowned European champions flew to California and the Fifa Club World Cup. “I like the Parc a lot,” Khelaifi, known in France as Nak, said of the 48,583-capacity arena. “Everyone loves it. But [if we stay], we’re dead. In Europe, all the big clubs have 80,000- or 90,000-seat stadiums. If we want to be at that level for our supporters, the stadium must be expanded.” And because an expansion of the stadium is out of the question, it is likely that “Paris” (as the club love PSG to be called in the media) will no longer play in Paris by the time the decade is over, but in one of two towns of the grande banlieue, Massy or Poissy. We will know which come November 2026. Continue reading...
Inter Miami defied expectations by reaching the round of 16 at the Club World Cup. Now comes the really hard part: a date with the European champions ... and Messi's former club.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique warned his players against ignoring the offensive threats of Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in Sunday's Club World Cup match.
Manchester City is the +275 favorite to win the Club World Cup, according to ESPN BET odds, but they've been far from a popular selection.
Brazil’s four teams – Flamengo, Botafogo, Palmeiras and Fluminense – breezed through the group stage “Many people didn’t believe this would happen. It is happening,” said Fluminense manager Renato Gaúcho as he reflected on the performances of the Brazilian teams at the Club World Cup. With Fluminense, Palmeiras, Botafogo and Flamengo all on their way to the last 16, Renato said that Brazilian football and people should be “very proud” of what their clubs have done in the US. The results in the group stage were impressive. Botafogo beat European champions Paris Saint-Germain; Flamengo won convincingly against Chelsea; and the only defeat for a Brazilian team – when Botafogo lost to Atlético Madrid – came when they had an eye on the knockout stage. In all, they played 12 games, lost one and only conceded nine goals. Continue reading...
Kylian Mbappé has accused Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment in a legal filing, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed on Thursday.
Manchester United are looking to make an ambitious move for PSG midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
