Football: Mbappe winner as France beat Spain in Nations League final

MILAN (REUTERS) – World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday (Oct 10). After a subdued fist half, the game sprung into life in the 64th minute when France full-back Theo Hernandez struck... » read more

Football: Mbappe not ruling out PSG stay, clears the air with Neymar

PARIS (REUTERS) – Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday (Oct 5) fell short of saying he would leave Paris St Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said he was optimistic the France striker would join the Spanish giants. The 22-year-old told the Ligue 1 club he... » read more

Football: PSG rubbish L’Equipe report of Messi’s ‘giant 110 million’ salary

PARIS (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain’s sporting director Leonardo angrily dismissed as “very far from reality” a story in L’Equipe on Saturday (Sept 18) claiming the Qatar-owned club were paying Lionel Messi a “giant” salary of €110 million (S$170 million) over the next three seasons. Leonardo’s forceful denial of the veracity of the French sports daily’s... » read more

Football: Real Madrid increase bid for PSG’s Mbappe to over $280m

MADRID (REUTERS) – Real Madrid have increased their offer to sign Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe to €180 million (S$286 million) after having an initial €160 million bid rejected, French newspaper L’Equipe reported on Thursday (Aug 26). L’Equipe said the amount would include €10 million in bonuses. Sky Sports had earlier reported an improved... » read more