Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has dismissed allegations made against the club in light of documents released by whistleblowers Football Leaks.
The Ligue 1 champions issued a forthright denial last week following claims made via Mediapart that they engaged in a fraudulent attempt to avoid severe Financial Fair Play (FFP) punishments from UEFA.
PSG and Manchester City reached settlements with the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) in May 2014 following respective breaches.
The club statement that insisted PSG always acted in absolute compliance with the laws and regulations issued by sports institutions and Al-Khelaifi told RMC Sport in the aftermath of Tuesday s 1-1 Champions League draw against Napoli that he was more concerned with Sunday…
Mesut Ozil has moved to calm fears that he could miss the World Cup due to a back injury.
The 29-year-old did not feature in Arsenal s 5-0 Premier League win over Burnley on Sunday, although he watched on from the stands as the Gunners paid tribute to departing manager Arsene Wenger.
Ozil thinks he will likely sit out their last two league games of the season against Leicester City and Huddersfield Town but is confident he will be fit for Germany s opening match in Russia against Mexico on June 17.
It s a pity I missed yesterday s match with my back injury. It ll need some time but I m sure I ll fully recover in time for the World Cup, he wrote on his official Twitter account.
Ozil, who was signed by Wenger from Real Madrid in 2013, went on to describe…
Tom Davies scored for Everton after just 30 seconds of their game against Leicester City to equal the record for the fastest goal scored in the Premier League this season.
Kevin Mirallas surged forward and beat two Leicester players in the opening moments at Goodison Park and, after the Belgian was brought down, Davies pounced on the ball and poked it past Kasper Schmeichel and into the net.
The 18-year-old became the third player in the division to score after 30 seconds this season, after Chelsea s Pedro achieved the feat against Manchester United in October and Everton teammate Romelu Lukaku did the same against Bournemouth in February.
The goal was Davies second for the club after he opened his Toffees account with the third in a 4-0 win over Manchester City …
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said the Gunners are still eyeing a top-four finish in pursuit of Champions League football following their Premier League win over rivals Tottenham in the north London derby.
Alexandre Lacazette s second-half penalty helped Arsenal beat Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday as Arteta celebrated his first Premier League win over Spurs since taking charge.
Erik Lamela s stunning rabona goal put Tottenham ahead just past the half-hour mark before Martin Odegaard equalised on the stroke of half-time.
Tottenham midfielder Lamela went from hero to villain – sent off in the 76th minute after Lacazette completed the turnaround 12 minutes earlier.
Arsenal are 10th in the Premier League standings – 10 points adrift of the top four with 10 rounds…
Karim Benzema described Aurelio De Laurentiis as crazy after the Napoli president said the Real Madrid striker was too old to be a transfer target.
De Laurentiis rejected speculation Benzema and Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani could move to Napoli, calling the pair old men .
Benzema had been linked with signing for Napoli to reunite with former Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, with whom he won the 2013-14 Champions League.
But the possibility of Benzema joining Napoli is not remote, it s very remote according to De Laurentiis, with the French striker unimpressed by this assessment.
Another crazy joins the list, wrote 30-year-old Benzema on his Instagram story, alongside a media report of De Laurentiis comments.
De Laurentiis added that Ca…
Manchester United have completed the signing of free agent goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
The Spain international has been without a club since ending his lengthy association with La Liga giants Barcelona at the end of last season.
Valdes was expected to link up with Ligue 1 side Monaco when his deal at Barca ended, but a serious knee injury sustained last March put an end to that move.
The 32-year-old was subsequently linked with a move to United s Premier League rivals Liverpool, before he started training with Louis van Gaal s men in October to finish his rehabilitation.
And United have now confirmed Valdes has penned an 18-month deal at Old Trafford, with an option for a further year.
It is a real honour to sign for Manchester United. I would lik…
Marseille have completed the signing of Kevin Strootman from Roma for an initial fee of €25million.
The Netherlands international has agreed to a contract of undisclosed length with the Ligue 1 club, who are coached by former Roma boss Rudi Garcia.
Marseille announced the news with a Twitter video appearing to show the player parachute into the training ground, where he was met by sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta.
The footage ends by showing Strootman in a Marseille shirt, as though he had been playing himself in the popular video game Fortnite.
C était écrit. Venu de l eau pour mettre le feu
— Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel)
The midfielder joined Roma – who confirmed the fee, which could rise by another �…
Lukaku or Morata for Manchester United?
are gearing up in what has so far been a frustrating transfer campaign as Jose Mourinho appears to be pressuring the club management into boosting the squad during summer.
Manchester United in Need of a Striker
Having only brought Victor Lindelof this summer, Manchester United boss is expected to add some fresh blood to his forward line as the Red Devils look for replacements for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney who is on the verge of re-joining his boyhood club Everton.
And after months of speculation that got almost every big-name striker connected to the Old Trafford club, there are the two players who appear to have been pinpointed as the most likely arrivals. Manchester United appear to be split between Everton f…
Champions League matchday two continues on Wednesday, with Paris Saint-Germain facing Bayern Munich in a massive fixture.
Both sides made the knockout stages last season and are among the favourites to challenge holders Real Madrid in 2017-18 as they face each other for the first time in 17 years.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are away to Atletico Madrid in a Group C heavyweight clash, while Barcelona travel to Sporting CP as the top two sides in Group D do battle.
Here, we look at the Opta numbers from Wednesday s fixtures.
PSG v Bayern Munich
1 – Paris Saint-Germain have only lost one of their last 43 home matches in Europe and have failed to score in only one of their last 29 continental games at the Parc des Princes.
8 – Bayern Munich may have…
Real Madrid have confirmed Dani Ceballos will spend a second consecutive season on loan at Premier League side Arsenal.
The 24-year-old Spain midfielder spent the 2019-20 campaign at Emirates Stadium, though his season was interrupted by a hamstring injury.
Nevertheless, Ceballos still managed to make 37 appearances across all competitions.
He scored two goals for the Gunners, most notably netting a last-gasp winner against Sheffield United in an FA Cup quarter-final.
¡¡¡¡¡¡ SIIIII !!!!! Felicidades
— Arsenal (@Arsenal)
Ceballos, who signed for Madrid from Real Betis in 2017, then started in both the semi-final against Manchester City and the final against Chelsea as the Gunners secured their 14th FA Cup triumph.