Ligue 1

French league proposes mediation in Mbappe-PSG salary row

The French football league (LFP) has offered to act as a mediator between Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain in their dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses for the striker, the club announced on Wednesday.

Man Utd set to seal move for Lille's Yoro

Manchester United are set to sign Lille's promising teenage defender Leny Yoro in a £52 million ($69 million) swoop, according to reports on Wednesday.

Napoli say Kvaratskhelia not for sale as PSG lurk

Napoli insisted on Monday Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is not for sale as the star Georgian winger's agent pushes for a move away from the Serie A club, reportedly to Paris Saint-Germain.

Mbappe to bring curtain down on PSG career in French Cup final

Kylian Mbappe will bring the curtain down on his Paris Saint-Germain career on Saturday and has the chance to sign off with another trophy in the French Cup final against Lyon.

Departing Mbappe backs good friend Dembele to become Ligue 1's best

Kylian Mbappe has backed winger Ousmane Dembele to be a success at Paris St Germain and fill his boots after he exits the club, as he won his fifth successive Ligue 1 Player of the Year award.

Mbappe wins award for France's player of the year

Mbappe, 25, picked up the prize for the best player in Ligue 1 at the UNFP (French players' union) Trophies gala for the fifth time in a row after a season in which he has scored 44 goals in all competitions for PSG.

Mbappe bids farewell to PSG fans with defeat in final home game

Real Madrid is expected to be the next destination for a player whose departure from Paris had been an open secret since February, when he privately informed the club of his intention to move on.

Mbappe says he will leave PSG at end of season

Kylian Mbappe confirmed on Friday that he will leave French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, with Real Madrid expected to be his next destination.

After Ligue 1 triumph, Mbappe and PSG have sights set on treble

"Of course that's something we are talking about. It's a source of motivation for us," Luis Enrique said.

October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023

Messi should have own Ballon d'Or category, says Guardiola

Pep Guardiola says Lionel Messi should have his own category at the Ballon d'Or but admitted the World Cup winner and Manchester City hotshot Erling Haaland would both be deserving winners of the prize.

September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023

Mbappe scores twice but PSG slump to first defeat

"Throughout the match they were fresher than us," said Luis Enrique after his first loss as PSG coach.

September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023

Deadline day upon Europe’s big guns

European heavyweights will be on their toes to execute eleventh-hour acquisitions as the summer transfer window for Europe's top five leagues is set to close tonight, from 10pm to 4am (Bangladesh Standard Time).

August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023

Mbappe scores on return but PSG held 1-1 by Toulouse

Mbappe came off the bench to bury a spot-kick he earned just past the hour mark, but Toulouse equalised with a penalty of their own via Zakaria Aboukhlal four minutes from the end

August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023

PSG held by Lorient in season opener with Mbappe sidelined

After a summer of flux at the Parc des Princes filled with new arrivals and Lionel Messi's departure, it is the Mbappe stand-off that continues to dominate the headlines

August 12, 2023
August 12, 2023

Saudi Pro League here to stay!

Links of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid, rumours of Neymar returning to Barcelona have been the commonalities of the transfer market over the past few years. This summer, however, in addition to the aforementioned sagas, the emergence of one major entity -- the Saudi Pro League -- has taken the transfer market by storm.

August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023

Mbappe contract dispute overshadows start of Ligue 1 season

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 in five straight seasons, but his contract dispute with the champions has dominated headlines all summer

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

French players' union backs Mbappe amid PSG contract row

 France's National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) has slammed Paris Saint-Germain after the Ligue 1 champions excluded Kylian Mbappe from their pre-season tour to Asia as a contract standoff between the forward and the club rumbles on.

July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023

Benjamin Mendy signs for French club Lorient after sex trial acquittal

Benjamin Mendy signed for French club Lorient on Wednesday after the former Manchester City and France defender was acquitted in a sex offences trial in England last week.

June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023

Asensio and Ugarte set for PSG moves after passing medicals

Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio and Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte are set to join Paris Saint-Germain after passing their medicals, a source at the Ligue 1 champions told AFP on Monday.