Is it too soon to start a poll when Laurent Blanc will be fired as Paris Saint-Germain coach? Blanc has just walked into a no-win situation in Paris as PSG club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi told him that he must win the French league again next season: In his introductory press conference Al-Khelaifi made no effort […]
Ligue 1
Any doubt about the feelings of distaste that the French League (LFP) has towards AS Monaco had to be removed after the LFP docked the big spender two points for crowd trouble during a Ligue 2 game against Le Mans last season. Fireworks were set off during Monaco’s last home game against Le Mans and […]
The French League today released the 2013-14 fixture list, and they did champions Paris Saint-Germain no favors, as they will kick off the new season away to Montpellier on August 9. In each of the last three Ligue 1 seasons, the title holder has failed to win their first match, and PSG will be looking […]
The Independent newspaper are reporting that Monaco are ready to make a world record €100m (£85m) bid for Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo has just two years left on his contract at Madrid and has made it known that is not happy at the Santiago Bernabeu. Monaco are owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, and […]
Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo was on Thursday handed a nine-month suspension by the Ligue 1 disciplinary committee after being found guilty of pushing a referee. Leonardo was found guilty of pushing referee Alexandre Castro in the tunnel following PSG’s 1-1 Ligue 1 draw against Valenciennes on 5 May, with the incident being caught on […]
Just days after signing Porto duo James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho from Porto for €70 million, Ligue 1 club AS Monaco are set to splash more money this week with the signings of Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao and Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Falcao is the big name. The Colombia striker scored 28 goals this […]
Recently promoted Ligue 1 side Monaco is wasting no time making its intentions known signing Porto’s midfield duo Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez for a combined €70m. Both players have agreed to five-year deals with the club. Porto said Rodriguez was valued at €45m and Moutinho at €25m, with the deal “the biggest in Portuguese […]
Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year as the Swede and his team-mates dominated the awards. “I came to a new country. It was not an easy situation, but everything went well. We worked hard. Now is the time to enjoy it,” said the former Barcelona forward. Ibra […]
Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo for most of the season and they are preparing a mammoth offer for him with the hope of hijacking his move to back to Manchester United. According to ‘L’Equipe’, PSG will offer Real Madrid €100m for the striker and that the French Champions will offer […]