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PSG star forward Kylian Mbappe capped his 25th birthday with a matchwinning brace during their 3-1 home win over Metz tonight, while his teenage brother and midfielder Ethan was afforded a few minutes from the bench to make his maiden senior appearance on a memorable night for the Mbappe household. Continue reading “Birthday boy Mbappe nets brace in 3-1 Metz win, younger brother Ethan debuts”
PSG’s 17-year-old midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery now has goal contributions in his last five club appearances after thumping home the second in a comfy 3-0 home win over Montpellier overnight – with marauding fullback Achraf Hakimi notching two assists on an evening where overlapping runs were devastating. Continue reading “PSG 3-0 Montpellier: Zaire-Emery on target as Hakimi stars in comfortable win”
Gareth Southgate shuffled the pack and watched as his England side recovered from an early goal down to seal their place at next summer’s European Championships in Germany with a 3-1 win over Euro 2020 winners Italy. Harry Kane’s brace – sandwiched between Marcus Rashford’s mazy second-half finish – secured their passage early, as two Group C games still await next month.
Continue reading “England 3-1 Italy: Kane’s brace seals Euro 2024 qualification with comeback win”
Karim Benzema’s 17-minute hat-trick sent the Bernabeu into raptures, as Real Madrid produced the seemingly improbable: recovering from 1-0 down on the night, and 2-0 on aggregate, stunning PSG to progress into the Champions League quarter-finals. The visitors, ahead after Kylian Mbappe’s near-post finish six minutes before half-time, capitulated again. Continue reading “Real Madrid (3) 3-1 (2) PSG: Benzema’s second-half hat-trick secures unlikely comeback”
After saving two penalties to help Italy clinch Euro 2020 on Sunday, highly-rated goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is a free agent no longer: having agreed terms on a five-year deal to join Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain. Unveiled as their fifth summer acquisition yesterday, the 22-year-old made a bold but brave move likely to age well in a few years’ time. Continue reading “PSG move caps a summer Gianluigi Donnarumma will never forget”
Milan vice-captain and first-choice goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has just two months left on his existing deal, though is no closer to a formal contract renewal per Italian reports. They’ve offered €8m annually (£6.9m) but his agent Mino Raiola hasn’t accepted their proposal – with Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan on their radar as a possible replacement and he’s interested. Continue reading “Gianluigi Donnarumma renewal talks rumble on; Milan target Mike Maignan”
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