In France, Paris Saint Germain are king. Since 2011, and the takeover of Qatar Sports Investments group, they have had a budget dwarfing any other team in the league, and most in Europe. They flexed those considerable financial muscles in the summer, luring Neymar from Barcelona for over double the previous world record fee and […]
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Paris Saint-Germain prove they are more than just pretenders with victory over Chelsea
Paris Saint-Germain dispelled the belief that the perceived lack of competition in Ligue 1 would hinder their chances in the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea at the Parc des Princes this evening, despite giving up a one goal lead inside the first half. Much was made of the attacking qualities […]
Le Classique: a brief history
A couple of weeks ago, something really got to me. All over European football media, there were reports dubbing Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Monaco as the biggest game of the season in terms of French club football and a great advert for Ligue 1. It’s not. For me, the biggest game of a season is […]