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☆ Seven years and 11 trophies, but no Champions League: Has Kylian Mbappé’s time at Paris Saint-Germain been a success?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He’s won six Ligue 1 titles, three French Cups, two League Cups and a record five Player of the Year awards. The closest Mbappé came to winning the Champions League was reaching the final in 2020. Even if Mbappé was to lift one more trophy, can his time in Paris be considered a success if he didn’t achieve the club’s ultimate goal? “He’s their all-time top scorer, he’s won the league’s Player of the Year award five times in a row. “What’s interesting is he’s not necessarily captured the hearts of fans, especially in the way he’s left the club.

Persons: Kylian Mbappé, Germain, Nasser Al, Khelaifi, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Lionel Messi, Neymar, He’s, Julian Finney, ” Mbappé, Mbappé, ”, Raphaël Jucobin, “, ” Jucobin, he’s, Michael Regan, Real, –, Frenchman, Jucobin, “ He’s, Marco, Verratti, Thomas Meunier, L’Equipe, ‘ Kyks, Neymar Jr, Aurelien Meunier, Messi, Vinícius Jr, Jude Bellingham, relishes, It’s Organizations: CNN, Paris Saint, PSG, Monaco, Ligue, Champions League, Qatari, Bayern Munich, League, UEFA, French, Lyon, Real Madrid, FIFA, Mbappé, Independent, Al, Parc des Princes, Toulouse, Qatar, Ouest, European, ”, Los Blancos, French national Locations: Paris, France, €, Saudi, Hilal, Parc des, Ouest France, ” Real Madrid, Real

☆ Women’s tennis returns to China after Peng Shuai boycott
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) kicked off its first tournament in China in more than three years Monday, ending its boycott over the uncertain fate of tennis star Peng Shuai. Peng, a three-time Olympian and grand slam doubles champion, later denied having made the sexual assault claim. But despite the lack of such an investigation, Simon announced this April that the suspension, which he called a “principled stand,” would come to an end by September. The WTA had already pulled its tournaments in China in 2020 due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Cornet had posted an Instagram story saying her season would only resume later in October, the newspaper said.

Persons: Peng Shuai, Peng, Zhang Gaoli, –, Zhang, Steve Simon, ”, Simon, ” Peng “, Alize Cornet, Cornet, ” Cornet Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Tennis Association, United, Communist, WTA, Guangzhou, Olympic, Beijing Winter Games, Human Rights Watch, Reuters Locations: China, Hong Kong, United Nations, Beijing, Ningbo

“Today, this subject obviously came up,” Boquete told The Associated Press when asked if the Rubiales controversy was on the agenda. Rubiales, who said the kiss was consensual, is suspended by world soccer body FIFA during its disciplinary case against him and also accused of sexual assault by Spanish prosecutors. UEFA was silent on Rubiales, one of its six vice presidents each paid 250,000 euros ($270,000) annually, for 10 days after the final in Australia. "We have the opportunity here,” said Boquete, whose 38 goals for Spain is second on its all-time women’s list behind Hermoso. She also has been educated with UEFA’s help on its Masters course to help players build careers in the industry.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, “, Rubiales, Ballon, Alexia Putellas, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Veró Boquete, ” Boquete, Aleksander Ceferin, Rubiales ’, Ceferin, Boquete, ”, Jorge Vilda, Vilda, ___ Organizations: Spanish, UEFA, “, Associated Press, Football Board, FIFA, “ UEFA, AP, Spain, Women’s Champions Locations: NYON, Switzerland, Spain, UEFA’s, Spanish, Portugal, Morocco, Ukraine, Australia, United States, Russia, China, Europe

CNN —Russia as a country has no place at the 2024 Paris Olympics and no Russian flag should be used at next year’s Games, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Speaking to French sports newspaper l’Equipe, Macron added that discussions should be held about the participation of some Russian athletes who “may also be victims of this regime.”“Obviously, there can’t be a Russian flag at the Paris Olympic Games. Because Russia as a country has no place [at the Games] when it has committed war crimes and deported children,” Macron said Wednesday. So far, no decision has been taken on Russian and Belarusian athletes’ participation at the 2024 Olympics. “We are ready to boycott the Olympic Games in Paris if the Russian Federation and Belarus are allowed to participate in the competition,” Shmyhal said.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Macron, ” Macron, Denys Shmyhal, ” Shmyhal, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympic, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Ukrainian, Games, Olympic Games, Russian Federation Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Belarus, Paris

CNN —UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has condemned Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso, describing it as “inappropriate” in an interview with French outlet L’Equipe on Wednesday. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, was provisionally suspended by FIFA, global soccer’s governing body, on Saturday after he forcibly kissed Hermoso during Spain’s victory celebrations at the World Cup on August 20. “Of course, what he did was inappropriate,” said Čeferin, who also serves as one of FIFA’s eight vice-presidents. Rubiales has faced widespread criticism for his actions at the Women's World Cup final. Earlier this week, all 19 of the Spanish federation’s regional presidents called for Rubiales to resign while also offering unanimous support for interim president Pedro Rocha, who stepped into the role following Rubiales’ suspension by FIFA.

Persons: Aleksander Čeferin, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales, Hermoso, ”, Čeferin, Pedro Rocha Organizations: CNN, UEFA, Spanish, FIFA, Spanish national Locations: Spanish

☆ France assess flyhalf options in the absence of Ntamack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 15 (Reuters) - France's World Cup prospects have suffered with the injury to flyhalf Romain Ntamack but coach Fabien Galthie has several options to replace him, including Matthieu Jalibert, in-form Antoine Hastoy or even a switch from fullback for Thomas Ramos. It is a combination capable of devastating effectiveness, at eye-jolting pace and with a Gallic flamboyance, and the fact that France cannot use Ntamack will weigh heavily on the rest of their World Cup preparations. He won the European Champions Cup with La Rochelle this year but has won only three caps for France and played a total of 96 minutes of test rugby. France name their World Cup squad next Monday. Reporting by Mark Gleeson and Nick Said, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: flyhalf Romain Ntamack, Fabien Galthie, Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Hastoy, Thomas Ramos, Ntamack, scrumhalf Antoine Dupont, Galthie, Jalibert, Ramos, Allan Alaalatoa, Achilles, Mark Gleeson, Nick Said, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: France, New Zealand, Toulouse, Nations, Scotland, European, La Rochelle, South Africa, Argentina, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Ntamack, Hastoy

☆ Kylian Mbappé: Saudi Arabian club submits world record bid superstar
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Hilal has submitted a world-record bid of over $332 million (300 million euros) for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) striker Kylian Mbappé, according to multiple reports on Monday. CNN has reached out to PSG, Al Hilal and Mbappé’s representatives for comment. The current world record fee is $262 million (€222 million) when Neymar moved from Barcelona to PSG in 2017. Al Hilal reached both the FIFA Club World Cup and the AFC Champions League finals last season. Last month, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced that Al Hilal was one of four Saudi clubs that have been transformed into companies, each of which is owned by PIF and non-profit foundations for each club.

Persons: Al Hilal, Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Mbappé, Nasser Al, Khelaifi, Luis Enrique, “, ” Al, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Al, Paris Saint Germain, PSG, Saudi, FIFA Club, AFC Champions League, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Sovereign Wealth Fund, French Locations: Saudi Arabian, Japan, Al Hilal, Barcelona, Paris, French, Saudi Arabia, Spanish, Real Madrid

☆ WTA set to return to China in September despite uncertainty over Peng Shuai’s situation
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced Thursday that it will return to hosting tournaments in China in the fall after suspending all events in the country in 2021 due to the uncertainty over tennis player Peng Shuai’s safety. Human Rights Watch called the WTA’s decision to return to China a “huge disappointment,” but “not surprising.”“International businesses need to work together to do the right thing,” said Yaqiu Wang, senior China Researcher at Human Rights Watch. “It’s hard to challenge the Chinese government alone, but if businesses band together to address China’s flouting of human rights, the power balance can shift. “After all, sports organizations and companies all want to operate in an environment where the human rights of their players, employees, and consumers are protected and there is rule of law. “The road to expose the Chinese government’s human rights abuses and hold it accountable is difficult and often incurs a cost, and it’s not a straight road.”

☆ Kylian Mbappé tells Sports Illustrated he considered quitting French national team after Euro 2020, citing lack of support after suffering racist abuse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —French superstar Kylian Mbappé says he considered quitting the France national team after Euro 2020, citing a lack of support after suffering racist abuse. The Paris Saint-Germain star said he told Le Graët: “I cannot play for people who think I’m a monkey. “This is the new France … It’s for that that I didn’t give up the national team. Mbappé and the FFF have been at loggerheads over the last year around the image rights for France’s national team players. Three months later, Le Graët told L’Équipe that the agreement on image rights would not change before the World Cup.

☆ Президент ФИФА Инфантино - о Суперлиге: «Когда речь заходит о футболе, мы должны избегать войны»
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-05 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Президент ФИФА Джанни Инфантино на фоне создания Суперлиги заявил, что старается решать спорные ситуации с помощью диалога, а не санкций. «Когда речь заходит о футболе, мы должны избегать войны. Говорят, что клубы должны быть наказаны, но это также может означать наказание игроков, тренеров и болельщиков вовлеченных клубов, которые не имеют никакого отношения к проекту Суперлиги», — цитирует Инфантино L’Equipe. Напомним, основателями Суперлиги должны были стать «Манчестер Юнайтед», «Манчестер Сити», «Тоттенхэм», «Ливерпуль», «Челси», «Арсенал», «Барселона», «Реал», «Атлетико», «Ювентус», «Милан» и «Интер». Первыми от Суперлиги отказались английские команды — «Манчестер Сити», «Манчестер Юнайтед», «Челси», «Ливерпуль», «Арсенал» и «Тоттенхэм».

Persons: Джанни Инфантино, Инфантино Organizations: ФИФА, УЕФА, Суперлига, Манчестер Юнайтед, Манчестер Сити, Тоттенхэм, Ливерпуль, Челси, Арсенал, Барселона, Реал, Атлетико, Ювентус, Милан, Интер

☆ Fotbalul mondial, din nou în doliu! Fostul antrenor la Liverpool și Lyon, Gerard Houllier, a murit la vârsta de 73 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Fostul mare antrenor francez Gerard Houllier a murit luni, la vârsta de 73 de ani, scrie gandul.ro. Fostul antrenor avea probleme cardiace și a fost operat pe cord deschis în octombrie 2001, timp de 11 ore, pe când antrena Liverpool, după ce a suferit un infarct în timpul meciului cu Leeds, informează gsp.ro. Houllier a renunțat la carieră în 2011, când era la Aston Villa, după ce s-a confruntat din nou cu tulburări cardiace. El a jucat însă un rol esențial în dezvoltarea unor cluburi precum RB Leizpig, Salzburg și New York Red Bulls și a fost un consilier pentru Jean-Michel Aulas, președintele lui Lyon. Ultimul meci, în calitate de manager la Aston Villa, a fost cu West Ham, pe 16 aprilie, când a câștigat cu 2-1.

Persons: francez Gerard Houllier, Houllier, gsp.ro . Houllier, Jean, Michel Aulas, Lyon ., Doctorii Organizations: Aston Villa, New York Red Bulls Locations: francez, Paris, Liverpool, Leeds, Salzburg, New York, Lyon, West Ham

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