Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The 2020 Champions League final tournament has triggered a renaissance of a long-forgotten footballing value. Fans and pundits are fascinated as the upward trending team-spirit seems to have driven all four of the semi-final participants to maximum output. While Paris and Bayern could count on …
Read More »Mbappe: Neymar destined to be world’s best
Lisbon, Portugal | XINHUA | Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has backed teammate Neymar to be named the world’s best player by FIFA this year. Neymar has struck a rich vein of form in 2020, guiding PSG to a domestic treble and to within one victory of their first UEFA …
Read More »Dortmund’s ‘Yellow Wall’: the ‘gigantic monster’ lying in wait for PSG
Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Packed with passionate home fans, Borussia Dortmund’s imposing south stand – dubbed ‘The Yellow Wall’ – is the ‘gigantic monster’ lurking to test Paris Saint-Germain stars like Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in the Champions League on Tuesday. “It’s just a fantastic feeling that I haven’t had …
Read More »Could Neymar, Mbappe antics derail PSG as season enters crunch time?
Paris, France | AFP | While Neymar has been partying with an injured rib, and Kylian Mbappe has been making no attempt to hide his displeasure with his coach, Paris Saint-Germain supporters could be forgiven for having that sinking feeling. This has been the time of year when the French club’s …
Read More »Rapinoe named but Modric, Neymar miss out on Ballon D’Or shortlist
Paris, France | AFP | While Megan Rapinoe is the leading candidate for the second ever women’s Ballon D’Or, the holder of the men’s award, Luka Modric, and the world’s most expensive player Neymar missed out as France Football unveiled nominees in four categories on Monday. Modric, fresh from guiding Croatia …
Read More »‘I’ll give my life to PSG,’ says Neymar
Paris, France | AFP | Brazilian superstar Neymar pledged Saturday to “give my life to PSG” after his goal kept the French giants top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win at Bordeaux. Neymar, the world’s most expensive footballer, had been strongly linked to a return to Barcelona over a tumultuous …
Read More »Spain court takes on Neymar-Barca contract dispute
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | A Spanish court will on Friday attempt to untangle a bitter multi-million-euro contract dispute between Brazilian star striker Neymar and his former club Barcelona. Although a court spokesman said the 27-year-old was obliged to show up person, his lawyers have said nothing although Spanish newspapers published …
Read More »Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion in Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP | Police in Sao Paulo said Tuesday they will bring extortion and slander charges against a Brazilian model who accused football star Neymar of rape. Najila Trindade filed a rape complaint with Sao Paulo police upon her return from a trip to Paris in May in …
Read More »Neymar fulfils ‘dream’ with cameo in Netflix drama
Paris, France | AFP | Neymar announced on Tuesday he had “realised” his dream with a cameo appearance as a monk in his favourite Netflix show. The Brazilian was originally edited out of two episodes of La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) by Netflix pending the outcome of his rape case. …
Read More »PSG and French football braced for Neymar exit
Paris, France | AFP | The saga of Neymar’s seemingly inevitable departure from Paris Saint-Germain is proving a long, drawn out affair bringing the curtain down on what will ultimately feel like a fleeting and failed experiment. Having arrived in France in 2017 hoping a world-record transfer to PSG would help …
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