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  • Mbappe gets three-game ban for Coupe de France red card

    Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe has been given a three-match suspensionby the French Football Federation (FFF) after his red card in the Coupe de France final defeat to Rennes, while an investigation has been opened into Neymar’s post match altercation with a spectator.

    Mbappe, 20, was dismissed towards the end of extra time for a high challenge that caught Damien Da Silva on the knee as PSG were beaten 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 draw last weekend.

    He has already served one match of his ban, having sat out the defeat at Montpellier earlier this week, and will miss games against Nice and Angers but be available again for those against Dijon and Reims.

    Neymar, who appeared to hit a member of the crowd while on his way to collect his runner-up medal, could face a ban of up to eight matches, with a verdict likely next week.

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    PSG have already started to prepare a defence for the Brazil international, and communications chief Jean-Martial Ribes told Globo that Stade de France security personnel should not have allowed the incident to happen.

    “It was a space reserved for the prizes, to celebrate the players from both teams, not for verbally abusing our players,” he said.

    “There was a clear lack of security on the part of the organisers — this person went too far. We will discuss with the FFF that he is banned from French stadiums.”

    The spectator has made a complaint of defamation against journalist Pierre Menes of Canal+ after he described him as “a crook.”

    Menes confirmed that complaint on social media and expressed surprise that the PSG players had not yet complained about the spectator’s behaviour.

    PSG teammates Dani Alves and Marquinhos, however, have criticized Neymar for his actions.

    A domestic ban would impair his ability to prepare for the summer’s Copa America in Brazil as well as disrupting the start of next term.

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  • Neymar’s altercation with fan indefensible, says Dani Alves

    Paris Saint-Germain’s Dani Alves has urged teammate Neymar to display more self-control after his altercation with a fan following last weekend’s Coupe de France final penalty loss to Rennes.

    Alves and Neymar featured as PSG lost again on Tuesday, this time 3-2 away to Montpellier in Ligue 1 with the former admitted that he was unable to defend Neymar’s recent behaviour.

    “It was a delicate moment,” he said. “We had just lost a title and he was hot-headed.

    “It was a reaction and one that I think was not right in that moment. You cannot get involved in this sort of thing. You have to show more control.

    “I believe that you have to make mistakes to improve. Not necessarily like this, but this mistake will cause him to reflect a bit. Neymar is an exceptional guy, but he can be a bit rash at times.

    “This sort of reaction, no matter how friendly we are, I cannot be in favour of it. I believe that he has learned, and I hope that it will not happen again.”

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    PSG led twice in Montpellier but were pegged back and ultimately lost to a late Souleymane Camara goal.

    Neymar played the full 90 minutes but was unable to prevent his team from going down to their third Ligue 1 defeat in their last four matches.

    Marquinhos, who captained the side in Thiago Silva’s absence, believes that Neymar knows he made a mistake at Stade de France last Saturday.

    “I think that Neymar knows that he made a mistake,” he said. “When you attack somebody, it is a mistake. He is not a boy anymore — he knows when he is in the wrong.

    “It will serve as a lesson for him. We already know that things with Neymar are amplified — he is used to that. Mistakes happen and are there to be learned from.”

    PSG have four Ligue 1 matches left before the end of what will be their least successful season since the 2011-12 campaign — the maiden term under Qatari ownership.

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  • Breaking: PSG wins sixth consecutive Ligue title

    Paris Saint Germain have retained the Ligue I title following second-placed Lille scoreless draw with Toulouse.

    The draw means Lille sit 16-points behind PSG, making it mathematically impossible to upstage the leaders with six games to go.

    Read Also: UCL: PSG should listen to me more, says Alves

    It is the sixth consecutive title for PSG who now boast of eighth titles overall.

    The Thomas Tuchel-coached side welcome Brazilian super star Neymar back in the game against Monaco later today.

     

  • Neymar to Miss Champions League clash against United

     

    Manchester United have been handed a huge boost with the news that Neymar will miss both of their Champions League clashes with Paris Saint-Germain.

    The forward picked up a foot injury in the French Cup match with Strasbourg on January 23 and had scans and further assessment at PSG’s Ooredoo Training Center.

    A team of medical experts have concluded that Neymar has damaged the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.  As a result, he will be absent for the next 10 weeks.

    That means he will not be available when PSG visit united on February 12 or for the return last-16 Champions League clash at the Parc des Prince on March 6.

    Neymar will not require surgery on the injury, but his absence will be a huge blow for the French giants.

    A PSG statement said: ‘Paris Saint-Germain wishes to show its player all his affection, his strongest support and his greatest encouragement to overcome this injury, with the courage and determination he has always shown.’

    They added: ‘The Brazilian international was in total agreement with the treatment plan.’

    ‘It’s going to be very difficult, that is clear,’ manager Thomas Tuchel said shortly after the injury. ‘It’s too early to talk about a return date.

    ‘We have to wait for the first week, which is very important, and its reaction to treatment. Only after that can we be more precise, but it’s going to be very difficult [for the united match].’

     

     

     

  • Neymar dreams Camp Nou return one year after departure

    Barely a year after moving to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in a whooping €222 million deal, Brazil international Neymar is reportedly eager to head back t the Nou Camp.

    One of the reasons that propped up during the said transfer in August 2017, was Neymar desire to according to some analyst walk away from the shadows of Lionel Messi who is said having a domineering figure in the club.

    The dream return however appear to be head for the rocks as the Catalan giants are said to be reluctant to bring their former man back to the Nou Camp.

    Neymar, 26, scored 105 goals in 186 appearances for Barcelona between 2013 and 2017, before completing a world-record move to PSG in last summer’s transfer window.

    The Brazilian has netted 32 times in 35 appearances for PSG since his arrival, but suggestions that the attacker is unsettled in France have gathered pace in recent months.

    According to Mundo Deportivo, Neymar almost instantly regretted his move to Paris, and is not happy with the emergence of Kylian Mbappe, who has taken some of the limelight away from the Brazilian.

    The report claims that the attacker also feels targeted by opposition defences in Ligue 1, and is determined to secure a return to Camp Nou.

    However, it is understood that Barcelona are not currently interested in re-signing the forward, with Real Madrid his most likely destination if PSG agree to sell.

    Ousmane Dembele – signed to replace Neymar – has impressed for Barcelona in the early stages of the 2018-19 campaign.

  • Real Madrid denies 272m Euros Mbappe deal

    European champions Real Madrid have denied reports of a world-record 272 million Euros (316 million dollars) deal with Paris Saint-Germain to sign forward Kylian Mbappe.

    Mbappe has been one of the standout performers for France at the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

    He joined PSG in 2017, on an initial loan deal that will become permanent this summer in a transfer that will see him become the second most expensive player in history.

    However, Madrid has been closely linked with the 19-year-old attacker.

    It has been claimed in France that he is on his way to the Spanish capital this summer to replace Cristiano Ronaldo, who is reportedly set to join Juventus after his shock revelation that he wants to leave.

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    The Spanish club, however, insisted on Wednesday that no such deal was in place, though, said the reports were simply false.

    “Given the information published in the last few hours referring to an alleged agreement between Real Madrid and PSG for player Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid says they are flatly false,” a statement on the club’s website read.

    “Real Madrid has not made any offers to PSG or the player and regrets the dissemination of this type of information that is not contrasted with the parties.”

    Madrid has been closely monitoring Mbappe since his days at Monaco and the principality club’s vice-president had said they made an offer worth 180 million Euros only to be knocked back as he opted to return to Boyhood Club PSG.

    Mbappe scored 21 times in 44 games for the French club in his first season and had played a key role for the national team at the World Cup, having netted three times in four games.

    The statement comes just a day after the Champions League holders made an announcement to clarify that talk of another world record deal with PSG had been struck.

    This was after it was reported that they were set to sign Neymar this summer for 310 million Euros (360 million dollars).

    NAN also reports that just like Mbappe, the Brazilian is continually being linked to the Santiago Bernabeu outfit since arriving at the Parc des Princes team.

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  • Unbeaten runs in Europe

    Barcelona have joined the longest unbeaten run in Europe alongside AC Milan who still retain the longest unbeaten run in Europe’s top-five leagues.

    Barcelona may have suffered a painful League defeat at the hands of Levante, but Ernesto Valverde’s men have written their names into the Europe history books nonetheless.

    The Spanish Champions, having stretched their unbeaten run to 43 games got crashed out from completing their unbeaten run stead in a thriller 5-4 match against the lowly Levante side early May.

    Barcelona are similarly in elite company as a result of their new landmark, joining the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Bayern Munich in holding a European league record. They currently ranked 10th on the list of clubs with the longest unbeaten run in Europe’s top-five leagues.

    Here, we take a look at the longest unbeaten runs in each of the continents top five divisions: the Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and Serie A. They are listed as follows:

    1. AC Milan (Italy), Manager (Fabio Capello)

    58 Games (26/5/1991-21/3/1993)

    1.  Benfica (Portugal), Manager (John Mortimore)

    56 Games (24/10/1976-1/9/1978)

    1. Porto (Portugal), Manager (Bobby Robson)

    53 Games (22/10/1994-23/3/1996)

    1. Ajax (Netherlands), Manager (Louis van Gaal)

    52 Games (28/8/1994-14/1/1996)

    1. Arsenal (England), Manager (Arsene Wenger)

    49 Games (7/5/2011-3/11/2012)

    1. Juventus (Italy), Manager (Antonio Conte)

    49 Games (15/5/2011-3/11/2012).

    1. Barcelona (Spain), Manager (Ernesto Valverde)

    43 Games (11/12/2017-13/5/2018)

  • Neymar to resume training with a ball Sunday

     

    With just over a month to go until the World Cup, Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed Brazil superstar Neymar will resume training with a ball.

    The forward has been out of action since sustaining a broken metatarsal in late February – an injury that required surgery.

    Providing there were no complications during the rehabilitation period, Neymar was widely expected to be fit in time for Brazil’s Group E opener against Switzerland on June 17.

    And it appears the 26-year-old is on course to hit that deadline after PSG provided a brief medical update on Saturday.

    “The examinations carried out today showed a quite satisfactory consolidation of the lesion of the fifth right metatarsal,” a statement read.

    “Tomorrow, Neymar will begin his physical preparation with the ball on the ground of the Ooredoo Training Centre.”

    Domestic treble winners PSG host Rennes on Saturday, before concluding their campaign at Caen next weekend.

    Neymar’s return is coming at a time when Dani Alves has been ruled out of the world cup after sustaining injury in the French Cup final.

    Alves has been a key figure for Brazil for over a decade and was set to start for Tite’s side as they looked to secure a sixth world title.

    He becomes the second Brazil defender to suffer a serious injury in the build-up to the tournament, with Filipe Luis suffering a broken leg while playing for Atletico Madrid back in March.

    Tite is likely to be able to call on Neymar, however, with the PSG forward having returned to France in recent weeks as he steps up his recovery from a broken foot.

    Brazil legend Pele regretted Alves injury describing it as a huge blow, revealing that he is “so sad” to hear Dani Alves will miss the World Cup finals due to injury.

    “I am so sad to hear this,” the 77-year-old tweeted. “Footballers hate missing games but I know first-hand that missing #WorldCup games is the worst feeling.

    Prior to the injury Alves had been tipped to be named captain of the Brazilian team to Russia 2018.

     

     

     

  • Boost for PSG, Brazil as Neymar returns to training

     

    Neymar is back in training with Paris Saint-Germain as the Brazil star aims to recover from injury in time for the World Cup.

    The PSG forward has been out of action since suffering a fractured foot in a game against rivals Marseille at the end of February.

    PSG’s outgoing coach Unai Emery has indicated Neymar has a chance of featuring for the Ligue 1 champions before the end of the season.

    And after flying back to the French capital from Brazil, Neymar was in the gym at the Ooredoo Training Centre on Saturday, building up his fitness levels.

    PSG drew 2-2 at Amiens in Ligue 1 on Friday and are next in action on Tuesday against third-tier side Les Herbiers in the Coupe de France final.

    Winning that match would ensure Emery departs PSG with a domestic treble, his side then completing the campaign with league games against Rennes and Caen on May 12 and 19 respectively.

    Brazil get under way at the World Cup against Switzerland on June 17 before facing Costa Rica and Serbia in their other group games.

    Neymar who joined the French ligue 1 side for world record fee of €222million was recently linked with a move to Real Madrid, he has however played down on the issue insisting he is happy at PSG with a contract running till 2022

    “I have a contract with PSG. I am happy with my team-mates and I only think about my story here,” he told reporters, via Sport .

    PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was also insistent that his star man would not be leaving claiming that the 26-year-old would ‘100 per cent’ still be with the French side next season.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Injured Neymar progressing well ahead of World Cup, doctor says

    Injured Brazil forward Neymar will return “well prepared” at the World Cup, team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar says. Lasmar operated on the Paris Saint-Germain striker’s broken foot in March.

    “Neymar is training very well. He is recovering in the best possible way, within the framework of the defined programme we have set out for him,” the doctor told Brazil’s GloboEsporte.com late on Friday, adding he will “return well prepared” for the World Cup.

    Read Also: Neymar vows to work harder to be ready for World Cup

    Brazil is among the favourites for June and July’s tournament in Russia.

    The newsmen reports that Neymar on March 4, left hospital after undergoing a “successful” operation on his injured right foot.

    The Paris Saint-Germain forward fractured his fifth metatarsal during his side’s 3-0 defeat of Marseille in Ligue 1 on Feb. 25.

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