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PSG players celebrate after the Champions League semifinal, second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Paris joins Inter in Champions League final after extraordinary two days of football

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal 2-1 on Wednesday night, sealing their place in the Champions League final at the end of May in Munich. They will face Inter Milan, the…

Most titled clubs in Ligue 1

French football offers many betting opportunities due to its competitiveness and unexpected results

The football economy is infected with all kinds of glorified rackets – but confronting the social parasitism of betting would be a good start. (Getty)

By tackling gambling sponsorships, Mbappé has broken a comfortable silence

The football economy is infected with all kinds of glorified rackets – but confronting the social parasitism of betting would be a good start

PSG face backlash over mockery of train travel option

Galtier and Mbappe were asked at a press conference whether they had discussed an offer from the state railway group to provide travel for them to away games

The perverse irony of the Super League-haunted semi-finals

The welcome ring of the Champions League anthem next week will be tainted by developments off the pitch

Seismic decision: Manchester City fans have another reason to celebrate — the Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned Uefa’s decision to ban the club from European football for two years. (Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Manchester City CAS ruling counts for everything and nothing

It may leave a sour taste in the mouth, but the lack of sanction for Manchester City, aside from a fine that amounts to small change, doesn’t affect the bigger picture

Marcelo Bielsa manager of Leeds United crouches during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Cardiff City at Elland Road on December 14, 2019 in Leeds, England. (Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Return to glory: Leeds United’s masterplan is in its final phase

The once-great Elland Road club is set to become one of the most valuable entities in English football

The Turin giants start their quest for a ninth consecutive title in Parma on Saturday. (Massimo Pinca/Reuters)

Juventus are aiming for more flair

Juventus have spent big, giving Sarri a stellar squad to target a 36th Scudetto and their first Champions League title since 1996

While Neymar’s creative spark was sorely missing in a dour 0-0 draw with Venezuela during the group stage, Brazil gradually grew into the tournament. (Andrew Boyers/Reuters)

No Neymar, no problem as Brazil begin new Copa reign

As Brazil geared up for the Copa America last month, a Neymar-induced pall of doom and gloom threatened to scupper the host nation’s chances

A frustrating season for Brazil’s former captain Neymar. (Reuters)

Neymar’s ‘troubled’ year

The Brazilian forward has had a poor year in football and will want to forget it as quickly as he can

Solskjær’s wasted no time in setting out to prove he was up to the task. (Reuters/John Sibley)

Solskjær to steer Man U forward

The Norwegian has officially taken the wheel with a three-year contract as the permanent manager of Manchester United

On camera: The video ref might give us a fairer game but not necessarily a better watch. (Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

The great VAR whine begins

The video assistant referee makes things fairer but Fifa needs to address problems it’s raising.

The 20-year-old allayed any fears among PSG fans that his immediate future could lie elsewhere in the wake of the club’s latest European failure. (Reuters/Christian Hartmann)

Mbappé agonises over Man Utd defeat

”I’m stunned. I haven’t been able to sleep,” Mbappe told TF1 said in an interview

Solskjær’s wasted no time in setting out to prove he was up to the task. (Reuters/John Sibley)

‘We can go all the way,’ says Solskjaer after United’s last-gasp PSG stunner

​Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his side ‘can go all the way’ in the Champions League after their stunning 3-1 win

Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s first two months as caretaker manager have rekindled memories of Manchester United’s glorious past. (Reuters/Scott Heppell)

PSG power shows how far Man Utd have fallen

Barring an incredible comeback in Paris in three weeks’ time, United will miss out on the Champions League quarter-finals for the fifth straight year

After winning a third consecutive Champions League title, Real generated a record £674.6-million, giving them the Money League top spot for the 12th time, and the first since 2014-2015. (Reuters)

Real Madrid take top spot from Man Utd in ‘money league’

Real Madrid have knocked Manchester United off the top of Deloitte’s Football Money League

En garde! Paris Saint-Germain’s forward, Kylian Mbappé, has a certain style, and has the makings of a ruthless Messi or Ronaldo. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)

Mbappé and the City of the Fight

The ultras remain the heartbeat of the PSG fan base and they have a vexed and complex history

Unai Emery believes Mohamed Salah is now among the world’s top five players. (Reuters)

Salah now in Emery’s top five after PSG snub

The Gunners boss will be in opposition to the Liverpool forward when his Arsenal side face the unbeaten Premier League leaders at Anfield on Saturday

Paris St Germain’s Thiago Silva and Gianluigi Buffon celebrate with coach Thomas Tuchel at the end of the match (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

‘Humble’ PSG keeping cool heads after making Champions League last 16

PSG finished the group stage on 11 points, two ahead of second-placed Liverpool and Napoli, who were eliminated due to their defeat at Anfield

Paris St Germain’s Neymar in action with Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri and Joe Gomez (Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters)

Neymar inspires PSG to leave Liverpool in danger in Champions League

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hit out at the referee and Neymar as his side slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday