• The Canadian Press

    Emotional Mbappé confirms he will leave PSG ahead of an expected move to Real Madrid

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé confirmed what the soccer world was long expecting to hear, announcing on Friday he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain ahead of a widely expected move to Real Madrid. Mbappé said on X that his final home game for PSG will be on Sunday against Toulouse. “I never thought it would be this difficult to leave my country,” he said in the video post. “I think I needed this, a new challenge after seven years." An emotional-looking Mbappé gulped and paused for breath as he addresse

  • The Canadian Press

    Mbappé starts his goodbyes at Paris Saint-Germain as exit looms

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé announced again he's leaving Paris Saint-Germain, an unsurprising move by the French superstar who is expected to join Real Madrid. Mbappé said on Friday on X he will play his final home game on Sunday against Toulouse. “I never thought it would be this difficult to leave my country,” he said in the video post, adding he will face a new challenge after seven years at PSG. Mbappé now captains France and won the World Cup in 2018. becoming the second teenager, after Pelé

  • The Canadian Press

    PSG faces a difficult rebuilding task without Mbappé as the curtain falls on superstar era

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé will become the latest expensive superstar to leave Paris Saint-Germain without a Champions League title. The question now for the French club is how to rebuild without its record scorer: keep pouring money on big-name signings or find another way to compete with Europe's best? When he leaves at the end of the season, Mbappé will join Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, Thiago Silva, Ángel Di María, Neymar and Lionel Messi in having failed to deliver the elusive Champi

  • The Canadian Press

    Late Baldé header steals dramatic 4-3 win for Lyon at Lille

    LILLE, France (AP) — Lyon scored a dramatic stoppage time winner to beat Lille 4-3 in a topsy-turvy French league thriller on Monday. Mama Baldé got the winner with a superb header in the second minute of stoppage time to shock a home side that led 1-0, 2-0, and 3-2. Lyon's fourth win in five league games ended Lille’s run of three consecutive home victories. Bafodé Diakité put Lille ahead with a fine header after 20 minutes, and Edon Zhegrova added a second 16 minutes later when he fired a low