Lionel Messi’s Bitter Divorce From P.S.G.
A missed practice, a Saudi vacation and a brief suspension brought a sudden end to a star’s transactional relationship with Paris St.-Germain, and Qatar.
Posted inLigue 1 (Soccer) Paris Football Club (Soccer Team) Paris St-Germain FC (Soccer Team) Soccer
Overshadowed by PSG, Paris FC Tries to Raise Its Game
The team’s owner thinks his city deserves a top-flight soccer rivalry. Can local talent and its own Gulf investors close the gap on Paris St.-Germain?
Posted inBarcelona (Soccer Team) Laporta, Joan Messi, Lionel Paris St-Germain FC (Soccer Team) Soccer
Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Limited Options
The chase for a transcendent star in the twilight of his career requires a new term: GOATwashing.
Posted inDiacre, Corinne Mbappe, Kylian (1998- ) Messi, Lionel Paris St-Germain FC (Soccer Team) Soccer UEFA Champions League (Soccer)
P.S.G.’s Star System Has Run Its Course
Even with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar, the French champion is a Champions League also-ran once again. Is buying local the way forward?