• The Canadian Press

    FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries

    BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA moved Wednesday toward ending decades of soccer tradition by reviewing the rules that currently block domestic league games being played in other countries. Fans are likely to object to their teams' home matches potentially being moved thousands of miles (kilometers) away. The United States and Saudi Arabia are expected to be willing hosts to lure competitive games from top European countries, and FIFA recently agreed to withdraw from an ongoing court case in New York filed b

  • The Canadian Press

    Kylian Mbappé‘s relationship with PSG ending on a sour note after starting amid fanfare

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé's relationship with Paris Saint-Germain started with great fanfare but is ending amid ongoing tensions and without a Champions League trophy. Mbappé joined as a teenage phenom from Monaco in 2017 in a deal worth 180 million euros ($194 million). On Sunday, the 25-year-old superstar played his last home game for PSG and scored in a 3-1 loss to Toulouse. He was loudly jeered by sections of the crowd at Parc des Princes when his name was announced — two days after finally

  • 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