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The time has come for the Champions League season to begin, and in one of the matches on the opening day of the campaign, Paris Saint-Germain will be playing host to Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
Neither of these teams have been getting the results their supporters expect lately, and this will be a good opportunity for both to try and turn their fortunes around.
Paris Saint-Germain
The main thing PSG have had their focus on for several months before the start of the season, as well as early on in the Ligue 1 campaign, was the fate of Kylian Mbappe. There was plenty of unpleasantness between the France captain and the French champions in that period as he reportedly made plans to leave next summer to joi…
Juventus have completed the signing of Leandro Paredes on a season-long loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
An official agreement published by the Serie A side on Wednesday stated the deal includes an obligation to buy the player permanently subject to the achievement of certain given sporting objectives by the end of the season for a fee of €22.6million, with a further €3m in add-ons.
Paredes joined PSG from Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2019 and made 117 appearances in all competitions for the French giants, scoring four goals.
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Borussia Dortmund head coach Marco Rose heaped praise on extraordinary teenage sensation Jude Bellingham following the team s 2-1 Champions League victory at Besiktas.
Bellingham opened the scoring against Turkish champions Besiktas in the 20th minute on Wednesday, before setting up Erling Haaland just prior to half-time as Dortmund kicked off their Group C campaign with three points.
England international Bellingham (18 years, 78 days) became the youngest ever player to score in consecutive Champions League games, surpassing Paris Saint-Germain s Kylian Mbappe (18 years, 85 days in March 2017).
The 18-year-old Bellingham also became the youngest Englishman to score away from home in the Champions League.
18y 78d Jude Bellingham is now the youngest Englis…
It is 10 years since the Abu Dhabi United Group s stunning takeover of Manchester City drastically altered the future trajectory of the club and the Premier League.
September 1, 2008 began with news of City s new ownership group funded by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan s lavish wealth and ended with the club-record signing of Robinho from Real Madrid, after an unlikely deadline day tug-of-war with Manchester United for Tottenham s Dimitar Berbatov.
The rate of investment has seldom let up over the subsequent decade, with three Premier League titles, as many EFL Cups and an FA Cup to show for an estimated £1.4billion outlay on playing staff.
Robinho the unlikely trailblazer was not alone in failing to make a telling impact in Manchester following a big-money…
Real Madrid are interested in signing Jobe Bellingham from Sunderland, according to . The report has claimed that Madrid are keeping tabs on Bellingham and should consider making a bid for him if he continues to play well and show the quality of his elder brother Jude Bellingham, who is now a superstar at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Jobe Bellingham has been on the books of Sunderland since the summer of 2023 when he joined from Birmingham City for £5 million. The 18-year-old has established himself as a key figure for the Black Cats and has shown his versatility by playing as a midfielder or as a forward.
Bellingham has made 20 starts and one substitute appearance in the Championship for Sunderland so far this season. The England Under-19 international midfielder has scored…
Lionel Messi appeared set to re-sign with Paris Saint-Germain late last year, but the situation has changed.
There have been reports that the Argentinian World Cup winner is unhappy at PSG, with links to an MLS move.
Messi is contracted until the end of this season and had initially agreed to a one-year extension to stay in the French capital.
TOP STORY – MESSI AND PSG RELATIONSHIP IRREPARABLE
L Equipe claims Messi s relationship with PSG irreparable and he is all but certain to exit at the end of this season, with a return to Barcelona appearing increasingly likely.
Messi spent more than 20 years at Camp Nou, before Barca s financial challenges led to his departure for PSG in August 2021, with the club keen to welcome him back.
The 35-…
Kaka has opened up about the respectful but complicated relationship he had with Jose Mourinho during his time at Real Madrid.
Former Brazil star Kaka rose to prominence after joining AC Milan in 2003, winning Serie A and the Champions League as well as being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007.
His standing in the game led to Madrid making Kaka one of their Galacticos in 2009, but – despite winning LaLiga and Copa del Rey medals under Mourinho – he failed to replicate the same form that made him such a sought-after attraction in Milan.
Kaka, who retired in December 2017 having last played for Orlando City, accepts that despite his best efforts he was unable to fit in under Mourinho at the Santiago Bernabeu.
In 2009 I accepted the proposal …
Wolves earned their first point of the Premier League season following a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.
Chris Wood s towering header was cancelled out by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde s stunning strike as the spoils were shared at the City Ground.
The hosts took the lead in the 10th minute as Wood rose to nod home from Elliot Anderson s corner.
However, the visitors were level just two minutes later in spectacular fashion, with Bellegarde firing a stunning long-range volley into the roof of the net.
Gary O Neil s side had Sam Johnstone to thank after the break, with the debutant producing a strong hand to deny Wood his second goal of the game.
Matheus Cunha curled a shot just wide while the offside flag denied Wood later on, with Forest unable to snatc…
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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table, Manchester City will welcome Sheffield United to the Etihad on Saturday afternoon.
Manchester City
Starting with the hosts, marking their Premier League return in midweek with a crucial domestic boost, Manchester City will be desperate to find some stability in the New Year. Eventually mounting an eye-catching comeback away at Everton as they secured a 3-1 victory, Pep Guardiola’s men know that they face a stern challenge in their bid to make more Premier League history this season. However, although the Sky Blues might have been forced to settle for respective stalemates against Crystal Palace and Tottenham in their last two showdowns at the …
I prefer that when players speak about us they are positive, rather than saying that s the last club I would ever go to, Klopp told Sky Sports News.
From that point of view it s obviously nice, but that s all there s nothing else to say about it.
Those are the words of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in response to a question about Timo Werner s recent praise for the club. The RB Leipzig forward was full of positive things to say about the Reds when the question was brought up, as speculation continues to mount that he is going to be making the jump over to Anfield during the summer transfer window.
Werner, who is one of the hottest strikers in European football right now, has been impressing once again with Leipzig this season and has certainly earned …