Kylian Mbappe

Cruyff to Cristiano - deal bonanza

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and the rest of the world's top footballers may earn eye-popping salaries but the sums they make from long-running boot deals can be equally astounding. In July 2017 the new face of French football, Kylian Mbappe, pursued by Europe's elite clubs, caused a frenzy of excitement by announcing on Twitter he had a big announcement to make.Read more

Neymar shines on return as PSG beat Rennes

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Neymar starred on his return to the Paris Saint-Germain line-up after two games out with two goals and two assists in Saturday's 4-1 defeat of Rennes in Ligue 1. The world's most expensive player missed last weekend's win over Lille due to suspension and sat out Wednesday's French League Cup clash at Strasbourg after travelling back to Brazil to dealRead more

Monaco look to revive French Ligue 1 title challenge

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Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco head to Saint-Etienne on Friday hoping to put a recent slump in form firmly behind them with a third straight Ligue 1 victory. The reigning French champions sit nine points adrift of league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who visit Rennes on Saturday, after following back-to-back defeats with successive wins over lowly Angers and Troyes. They should face aRead more

Real Madrid tie a 'wonderful opportunity' for PSG

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery is confident his side have what it takes to get the better of title holders Real Madrid after the teams were drawn together in the Champions League on Monday. The sides will meet in the last 16, surely not the tie PSG would have wanted after winning their group ahead of Bayern Munich. Real, theRead more

PSG sink managerless Lille to halt slide

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Runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain shook off the absence of the suspended Neymar on Saturday (Dec 9) to end their recent wobble with a 3-1 win over managerless Lille in Ligue 1. Angel Di Maria nodded in a cross from Kylian Mbappe on 28 minutes at a chilly Parc des Princes, with Javier Pastore powering in a second just after half-time.Read more

PSG coach Emery happy with Mbappe

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery is satisfied with Kylian Mbappe's performances in the French capital as the teenage forward prepares for a "special" meeting with his old club Monaco on Sunday. "It will be good for him to go back to Monaco. He is happy with the work he did with them and Monaco are happy for him for hisRead more

I'm no saviour, Mbappe warns

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Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe warned he is "not a saviour" ahead of France's crucial trip to Bulgaria in their penultimate 2018 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. The 1998 world champions lead Sweden by one point in Group A with two matches to play, but France need little reminding of the pain inflicted upon them by the Bulgarians in one ofRead more

Versatile Mbappe in Deschamps's thoughts

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France coach Didier Deschamps enthused over the attacking versatility of teenage starlet Kylian Mbappe as Les Bleus look to secure World Cup qualification this weekend. Deschamps's team face Bulgaria and Belarus in their final two World Cup qualifiers, knowing a pair of victories would book France's ticket to Russia. The pacey Mbappe has mostly operated as a central striker or,Read more

PSG win again but tensions simmer between Neymar, Cavani

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Paris Saint-Germain kept their perfect start to the season going on Sunday, but the 2-0 win over Lyon also laid bare certain tensions in their all-star front line. PSG were leading 1-0 at the Parc des Princes when they won a penalty with 10 minutes remaining for a foul on Kylian Mbappe, making his home debut. Having already scored threeRead more

Mbappe nets debut strike as PSG thrash Metz

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Kylian Mbappe scored on his debut as Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 5-1 away thumping of 10-man Metz in Ligue 1 on Friday. Neymar's pin-point through ball created the opening goal for Edinson Cavani in the 31st minute, only for Emmanuel Riviere to head in an equaliser before half-time. But the game was all but ended in the space ofRead more