RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian striker Neymar Wednesday thanked his fans for their support after he suffered a sprained ankle and fractured metatarsal at the weekend. “Thank you for all the messages!!” he wrote in Portuguese, French, and English on his Instagram page. The forward also shared a picture of himself lying on the floor in the moments after he was injured during PSG’s 3-0 win against Olympique de Marseille in […]
Tag: Paris Saint-Germain
PSG announce Neymar suffered sprained ankle, fractured metatarsal
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar suffered a sprained ankle and a fractured metatarsal when he was stretchered off against Marseille on Sunday, the Ligue 1 leaders announced on Monday. The Brazilian, who signed in a world-record move from Barcelona last year, now faces a fight to be fit for the Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes on March 6. PSG trail in the tie after […]
Football: Birthday boy Mbappe stars as PSG down Caen
by Martyn Wood Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe celebrated his 19th birthday on Wednesday with a goal and an assist as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-1 victory over Caen in Ligue 1. The French teenager has enjoyed a stratospheric rise in 2017 and rounded out a memorable year in style by setting up Edinson Cavani to fire PSG ahead on 21 minutes, before adding a goal of his own on the hour. Spanish […]
PSG’s Khelaifi to be quizzed in Swiss World Cup probe on October 25 – lawyer
PARIS, France (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain president and beIN Media chief Nasser al-Khelaifi will be questioned by Swiss prosecutors on October 25 in a World Cup media rights probe, his lawyer told AFP Wednesday. Khelaifi, a Qatari, “wanted to be heard as soon as possible by the Swiss attorney general’s office,” the lawyer said, adding that his client “denies any corruption” over the sale of rights for future World Cups. Swiss prosecutors revealed last week that Khelaifi, […]
Barcelona prepare to face PSG
IN the last eight, Barcelona prepared on Tuesday (April 14) to face Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the French capital in the Champions League quarter finals. Barca coach Luis Enrique told reporters the game against Laurent Blanc’s team wouldn’t be a walk in the park. “We had the opportunity of facing Paris St. Germain many times in the last few years. They always showed how a good team they were. That put them as one of […]
