Kylian Mbappe has confirmed that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season.
Mbappe, who joined PSG on a permanent deal from Monaco in 2018 after spending a season on loan, has made 305 appearances for the club, scoring 255 goals, 42 of which came in European competition.
The 25-year-old helped them win Ligue 1 six times, including this season, three Coupe de France titles and two Coupe de la Ligue trophies.
Mbappe, who is out of contract this year, will not be staying at the Parc des Princes at the end of the season, with reports suggesting he could join Real Madrid.
In a message posted on his social media channels, Mbappe said: I ve always said that I would speak with you when the time comes, and so I wanted to announce to you all that i…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp evoked memories of their famous win over Barcelona in 2019 during their “thunderstorm” second-half comeback to beat Luton 4-1.
Trailing to Chiedozie Ogbene’s 12th-minute header, Klopp’s side were a different prospect after the break with Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott bringing up 100 goals for the season.
While it by no means matched the magnitude of their Champions League semi-final comeback after losing the first leg 3-0 to the Catalan giants, it was significant in terms of the title race – re-establishing a four-point lead over Manchester City – and the invigorating atmosphere which the team will undoubtedly have to lean on during the run-in.
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Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to end the season with a domestic treble by winning the Coupe de France on Saturday, but coach Luis Enrique is cautious ahead of facing Lyon.
PSG won the Ligue 1 title for a third time in a row, having already clinched the Trophee des Champions in January.
Lyon, who went 10 games without a win at the start of the season, improved their form after Pierre Sage took charge in November.
And Luis Enrique is anticipating a stern test.
I think Pierre Sage has won 20 games out of 27. They have incredible statistics. He turned it around for a team that started with many difficulties, he told reporters on Friday.
Next season they will certainly be competing for the title with us. They are a top opponent and we are ready.
Arsenal want to sign Declan Rice from London and Premier League rivals West Ham United in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that the Gunners will do their utmost to get a deal done for the England international, who has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders around but can also operate as a defender.
Rice has been on the books of West Ham United since 2014 and has been a big player for the London club over the years. The 24-year-old has made himself a key figure in the England team, and it would not come as a surprise to anyone if he left the Hammers for a bigger and more ambitious club in the summer of 2023.
Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 50 points from 19 matches, five points clear of…
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Atletico Madrid and Sevilla will face each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Los Colchoneros and Los Nervionenses will be held at Estadio Metropolitano and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Saturday.
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Atletico Madrid are one of the biggest clubs in Spain and regularly challenge for the La Liga title and compete in the UEFA Champions League. Diego Simeone’s side were expecting to at least compete with Barcelona and city rivals and defending champions Real Madrid for the La Liga title this season, but they will probably have to be happy with just a spot in the UEFA Champions League place.
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Manchester City have tied one of their star youngsters to a new deal, with Phil Foden putting pen to paper on a new contract running to 2024.
Foden is yet to start a Premier League game but is considered one of the brightest talents in England, although the 18-year-old has rejected comparisons to Barcelona icon Andres Iniesta.
City have lost out on some of their prized talent of late with Jadon Sancho moving to Borussia Dortmund, who he has helped to top the Bundesliga table, earning England caps in the process.
Brahim Diaz is also expected to follow Sancho away from the Etihad Stadium with Real Madrid reportedly lining up a deal for the teenager, whose contract is set to expire next year.
Stockport-born Foden committing his future to City is therefore a …
Spain coach Luis Enrique is refusing to look at the negatives from his side s loss to Japan, instead pointing to how well La Roja played across their World Cup group stage games.
Japan beat Spain 2-1 on Thursday to secure top spot in Group E, setting up a last-16 tie with Croatia while also condemning Germany to an early exit.
Spain had 82.3 per cent of the possession and attempted 1,058 passes to Japan s 228, and had 12 shots, with five hitting the target.
However, Spain s efforts only accumulated to 1.04 expected goals (xG), whereas Japan s six attempts added up to a combined xG of 1.45, with Ritsu Doan and Junya Ito scoring in the space of three second-half minutes.
If reports in the Spanish media are to be believed, former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique…
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson assessed that everything went wrong for the Reds in the 3-0 Premier League defeat to Brighton.
Jurgen Klopp s side suffered a sixth top-flight defeat of the season as Danny Welbeck added to Solly March s brace to seal a memorable win for the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium.
The Reds have now started a calendar year with two league defeats in a row for the first time since 1993, while they have also lost as many as five away league matches in a single season for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign.
They could end the weekend 10 points adrift of the top four and Henderson wants to see a reaction from his team-mates in their next few games.
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Erik ten Hag says Manchester United are not ready for the start of the Premier League season ahead of their opener against Fulham on Friday.
The Red Devils had a mixed pre-season, winning just two of their five games and losing the other three, before narrowly missing out on penalties in the Community Shield after a 1-1 draw with Manchester City last weekend.
Ten Hag was also unable to work with his full squad during their tour of the United States due to players getting extended breaks following their involvement in the Euros and the Copa America.
Having recently brought Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui to the club on Tuesday, the Dutchman admitted United have not had a lot of time to gel as a group before their first Premier League match.
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North Macedonia head coach Blagoja Milevski believes England have some of the best players in the world and admits his side need a “miracle” to get a result in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Old Trafford.
England top Group C having won their opening three games and can take a large step to reaching the finals in Germany next summer if they continue that run in Manchester on Monday night.
North Macedonia, meanwhile, let a two-goal lead slip to lose at home to Ukraine on Friday night and Milevski knows things are not about to get easier.
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“We shouldn’t waste words talking about the quality of this England team,” he said.
“Individually or as a team, they are one of the best, have…