Paris Saint Germain Crest (Google Creative Commons)
Paris Saint Germain can wrap up the French Ligue 1 title this afternoon with victory over Lyon with two games to spare. Currently on 74 points with a game in hand on Marseille, the Parisians have not ran away with the league but have certainly stamped their superiority on their anticipated crown.
Thiago Silva the best defender in the world? is a post from: Just Football
In my latest piece for FourFourTwo, where I write as a feature columnist on French and African football, I take a look at Paris Saint-Germain's brilliant centre backThiago Silva and his rise to becoming one of if not THE best defender in the world.
Paris Saint-Germain drawn in UEFA headquarters on March 15, 2013 in Nyon, Switzerland (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
The Champions League now has its final eight contestants.
Paris Saint-Germain have had a pretty nice campaign so far. Since the purchase of the team by the Qatar Investment Authority, the goal has always been to win a Champions League title.
Bacary Sagna of Arsenal (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
Paris Saint-German, an ambitious Ligue 1 club, are looking to sign yet another key player to their squad this summer. Bacary Sagna, a right back, is looking for a way out of Arsenal this summer and PSG seems the most likely destination.
SWOL analyst Mohamed Al-Hendy continues his countdown of the best U21 footballers in the world that you should watch in 2013 as we close out the 70′s with places 75-71.
Ricardo Van Rhijn of Ajax (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
75. Ricardo Van Rhijn
Quality full-backs are a real rarity in world football.
You know, someone should've thought of this idea sooner: put Joey Barton and Zlatan Ibrahimovic on rival clubs in the same league, and everybody will come out a winner. Neither men has been known to hold their tongue for very long.
Joey got his in last night during a cup game in France, telling Zlatan that he has a "big fucking nose.
PSG v Olympique Marseille Coupe de France LIVE STREAM is a post from: Just Football
After a typically tense and dramatic 'Classique' at the weekend in which Paris Saint-Germain beat rivals Olympique Marseille 2-0, the two teams do battle once again tonight in the last 16 of the Coupe de France at the Parc des Princes.
David Beckham of PSG (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Paris Saint-German made a pretty big splash in the transfer market this winter. Signing English midfield legend David Beckham, PSG snatched all the headlines. PSG has had a habitat of being big spenders in the transfer windows, since Qatar Investment Authority became the sole shareholder of the club.
Statistical Analysis: Paris ain't the man against Ligue 1 big guns is a post from: Just Football
by Steve Wyss
There is a big fixture in Ligue 1 this weekend: 'Le Classique', where Paris Saint-Germain welcome Olympique Marseille to the Parc de Princes in what could be a crucial title showdown.
Mousa Dembele of Spurs (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)
Basketball is not the only sport where buzzer beaters happen.
Tottenham Hotspurs's midfielder Mousa Dembélé proved it on Wednesday's crash against Lyon. The 25-year-old netted a 90' minute goal to seal the Spurs's berth in the Europa League's round of 16 on a 1-1 draw.
Gareth Bale of Spurs (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
For the last four matches, Gareth Bale has been one of the best players in the world.
The Tottenham left winger has collected six goals in his last four matches, including his masterful two-goal performance in the first leg of the round of 32 against Lyon.
Only moments ago, former Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder passed a medical at Paris Saint-Germain, making official what many speculated for months.
In the fall, the 37-year-old superstar made clear he would not be renewing his contract with the Galaxy after just short of six seasons in the MLS.
Newcastle's French Fancies Player Analysis of Newcastle United's Ligue 1 Signings is a post from: Just Football
Newcastle United have been very active in the January transfer window, doing almost everything in their power to asset strip France's Ligue 1 as thoroughly as possible.
The 10 Series 10 Exciting Young Footballers to watch in France Ligue 1 in 2013 is a post from: Just Football
10 of the most exciting young football players to watch in Ligue 1 in 2013, rising stars breaking through in France. Part of The 10 Series brought to you by Just-Football.
Going into the Ligue 1 campaign, there were a few clubs expected to be able to challenge nouveau-rich PSG, and two of these such clubs are Lille and Montpellier. Lille lost lots of quality over the past two seasons when Gervinho left for Arsenal and Eden Hazard left for Chelsea, however they were able to buy French maestro Marvin Martin and Ivorian winger Salomon Kalou, two players expected to soften the blow left by the departure of Gervinho and Hazard.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic of PSG (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Paris Saint-Germain have a not-so- easy task on Sunday. They have to beat Lyon to reclaim the top spot in the French Ligue 1. PSG and Lyon face off at Parc des Princes at 3 p.m. ET.
Leonardo, the PSG director not the Ninja Turtle, isn't exactly having a fine few weeks. After Thiago Silva was sent off for lightly placing his hands on the referee last week, Leonardo decided it would be a smart idea to bump the referee in the tunnel. This may result in a suspension or worse, a points deduction for PSG.
At this point it's fairly obvious there are very few ways of stopping Zlatan. The man scores goals everywhere he goes no matter what the defense may try. So Nice defender Renato Civelli went a little off book and decided maybe Zlatan can be stopped with love and affection. No, he can't he can't only be utterly bewildered.
What is easily the biggest transfer news of deadline day has become the best: David Beckham's move to Paris will see him net nothing, as all of his salary will go to a local children's charity.
David Beckham has revealed he will donate all the wages from his five-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain to charity.
Champions League Recap: Barca Need Away Goal To Best PSG is a post from: Serie A Weekly Champions League Recap: Barca Need Away Goal To Best PSG is a post from: Serie A Weekly Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League after another draw with PSG meaning they progressed on the away goals rule.
There are a number of things in this world which are worthy of a hunger strike. Poverty. War. Racism. Ligue 1 stadium bans are somewhere in there too, apparently. At least according to Jo Bonavita, Bastia's 73 year old official, who will be doing without the supple fruits of this world in protest over his beloved club's stadium ban for multiple instances of violence.
Those look like some sort of concept shoe Nike whipped up for a Cristiano Ronaldo versus a diamond-encrusted Koenigsegg commercial or something. But they're not they're Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's warm-up booties from Monday's match against Lyon. They have Swarovski crystals delicately placed atop the actual shoe, and cost 3,000 euros to custom bedazzle over the span of 50 hours.
Flu Campeão! Fluminense win Al Kass International Cup 2013 is a post from: Just Football
After two weeks of exciting football involving the youth teams of some of the biggest clubs in world football, Brazilian champions Fluminense have won the Al Kass International Cup 2013 beating Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.
Of all the lands one would not expect this from, France is it. The French have this almost mystical ability for upsets in their domesticc cup competitions, ushering a couple of geezers loosely organized into the semi-finals of one of them almost annually it seems. But Rennais isn't a small club by French standards it's a Ligue 1 club, which is enough.
