CWC XI: Finals GOAL US looks at the main storylines from the semifinals, and previews the PSG-Chelsea final in the Club World Cup XI Well, that was a rude wake up call. Anyone who knew anything about football could have told you that it was going to be a rough afternoon for Real Madrid in the Club World Cup semifinals. PSG are miles better, and Los Blancos are a tactical mess in their own righ...Full Story »

Gonazalo Garcia Raul Gonzalez Real Madrid Gonzalo Garcia is living his dream at Real Madrid, with four goals at the Club World Cup sparking comparisons to club legend Raul. The 21-year-old Castilla product says he's honoured by the praise and is determined to keep scoring as Los Blancos eye silverware under Xabi Alonso in the United States. The striker has now opened up on the comparisons with ...Full Story »

Nick Woltemade Nick Woltemade is set for a massive pay rise if he joins Bayern Munich this summer. The striker has already informed Stuttgart that he wants to play for the Bundesliga champions, who are keen on signing the rising star. Stuttgart want to retain the player beyond this summer and have already offered a new contract, however, the Bavarian side's staggering bid might convince him to ...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain had arguably the most dominant Champions League final win in the tournament's history. Beating Inter Milan 5-0 in the Munich final, it is a performance that will be talked about for many years to come. With a core of exciting young players, this PSG side could dominate Europe for years. The city of Paris finally has a European champion, and their team is expected to go f...Full Story »

Yamal rejects Ronaldo comparison amid Ballon d'Or talk Lamine Yamal was asked if he thinks he deserves to win the Ballon d'Or, in a question that referenced Cristiano Ronaldo's supposed arrogance. The Portugal international sparked debate earlier this year when he declared himself the Greatest Of All Time, placing himself above Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, and Pele. The teenager, a Ballon d'...Full Story »

TYSON FURY has jetted for an Italian getaway with wife Paris - and treated himself to a Serie A title decider. The former heavyweight champion of the world took a private jet to Como on Friday morning. The Gypsy King flew in to watch the game with wife Paris The pair enjoyed a romantic trip out onto the lake Fury, who announced his retirement from boxing in January, treated his wife of 16 ye...Full Story »

Arsenal warmed up for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Paris St Germain with a shock 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth.Declan Rice fired the Gunners ahead after 34 minutes but Andoni Iraola’s visitors staged a spirited second-half comeback at the Emirates.Dean Huijsen equalised in the 67th minute and eight minutes later Evanilson bundled in the winner to help Bourne...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal are capable of producing a special moment to overturn their first-leg defeat against Paris St Germain and reach the Champions League final.Arsenal will head to the French capital next week trailing by a single goal in the last-four fixture after Ousmane Dembele stunned the Emirates when he struck inside four minutes.Although Mikel Merino had a second-half goal ruled...Full Story »

Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Champions League were dealt a blow after Ousmane Dembele fired Paris St Germain to a 1-0 win in the opening leg of their semi-final at the Emirates.Dembele opened the scoring inside four minutes before Arsenal had a second-half goal disallowed when VAR adjudged Mikel Merino’s header from Declan Rice’s free-kick was offside.PSG substitute Goncalo R...Full Story »

Aston Villa’s Champions League dream is hanging by a thread after losing 3-1 at Paris St Germain in the first leg of their quarter-final.Villa, playing at this level of European football for the first time since 1983, had enjoyed a serene run to the last eight but faced their toughest challenge yet against the recently crowned French champions.They were dreaming of another famous night whe...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his side will travel to Paris for their Champions League quarter-final first leg with confidence after racking up a seventh win in a row.Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 to boost their chances of returning to Europe’s biggest stage next season thanks to goals from Morgan Rogers and Donyell Malen in the opening 15 minutes.They have real momentum as they set ...Full Story »

Liverpool’s Champions League dreams were ended by Paris St Germain in a penalty shoot-out after the French champions won their last-16 tie at Anfield.Ousmane Dembele made it 1-1 on aggregate with an early goal and the teams played each other to a standstill over 120 minutes.Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones were the unfortunate ones who were denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma as PSG won the shoot-...Full Story »

The experienced Germany international could leave on a free transfer this summer once his contract expires and with Arsenal's Thomas Partey set to leave this summer, he has been linked with a move to North London to fill the gap for manager Mikel Arteta. However, PSG have admired the 30-year-old for some time and have now reportedly made a contract proposal according to Metro Uk talks have b...Full Story »

Liverpool pulled off a barely comprehensible 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain as substitute Harvey Elliott struck late on after the Ligue 1 champions had dominated for 87 minutes.How Arne Slot’s side came through their Champions League last 16 first leg will take some analysing but it came down to sheer force of will, an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Alisson Becker and seizing t...Full Story »

WAYNE ROONEY was spotted at Disneyland Paris, just as his former side were causing one of the great FA Cup giant-killings. The Manchester United legend was joined by wife Coleen and two of their kids for the wholesome family day. The Rooneys were spotted trying to pose for a wholesome family photo Coleen got into the spirit of things by embracing a Piglet characer The teenage sweethearts hav...Full Story »

French heavyweights Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain meet in the principality for the final Ligue 1 game of 2024 on Wednesday. This fixture has been moved forward two weeks because the two will compete in the French Super Cup in Qatar during matchday 16 at the start of January. A good week got even better for PSG manager Luis Enrique when they beat Lyon 3-1 at the Parc des Princes on Sunday, con...Full Story »

France booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Nations League after a goalless draw with Israel in Group A2 at Stade de France, where there were clashes between fans and security guards in the stadium amid heightened tensions.Extra security measures had been put in place around the match, with authorities on high alert following violence in Amsterdam before and after a Europa League matc...Full Story »

Tony Docherty revealed Dundee midfielder Mo Sylla rushed back to Scotland from Paris on Saturday following the birth of his son Kasim so he could play against Kilmarnock.The Frenchman played the entire 90 minutes with the Dark Blues coming back from two goals down to secure a dramatic win thanks to a stoppage-time goal by Ziyad Larkeche.Dundee boss Docherty admitted he was incredibly proud of al...Full Story »

Ousmane Dembele’s early goal helped Paris St Germain maintain their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 as they beat Lens 1-0.Despite taking the lead through Dembele just minutes into the game, PSG were left frustrated as Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba made a series of great saves throughout the match.Lens had chances of their own, but their bid for an equaliser took a blow when Abdukodir Khusanov was di...Full Story »

Vivianne Miedema netted a debut goal and Jess Park scored twice as Manchester City brushed off Khadija Shaw’s unintended absence to thrash Paris FC 5-0 in their season-opening Champions League qualifier.City’s hopes of reaching the group stage for the first time in four seasons got off to a rocky start when it emerged that Shaw had not obtained the necessary visa to travel for the fi...Full Story »