Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Paris St Germain

Hatem Ben Arfa Has a Bad Attitude

2008-10-27T17:30:19+00:00

Let's say you're a talented player with a history of conflict with teammates and a reputation for having a bit of an attitude. You are left out of the starting lineup despite having scored in the past three games. Do you: A) Do everything you can to show by your behavior that you [...]

Ngog signs - please let him be better than Boumsong!

2008-10-06T08:18:09+00:00

Liverpool have today confirmed the signing of French starlet David Ngog from Paris St Germain for a bargain fee of around £1.5 million on a 4-year contract. The 19-year-old striker only managed 3 goals in 25 appearances for Paul Le...

Americans Abroad: Wednesday Rewind

2008-09-24T23:58:38+00:00

It took a while, but Freddy Adu finally made his first start for AS Monaco. The U.S. Olympic midfielder made the starting XI in Monaco's French Cup match against Paris St. Germain. It could be Adu's last start for a while after a goal from one-time Chicago Fire target Fabrice Pancrate gave PSG the win, thus ending Adu's potential source for major playing time.

Top 5 Summer Transfer Winners

2008-09-06T19:48:00+00:00

Having had a few days to do some studying and weigh all need factors specific to the clubs, I will now present my list of best summer shoppers of 2008... #5 - Paris St. Germain Despite not spending nearly as much as many clubs, rebuilding PSG added a strong veteran, winning influence with the arrivals of Ludovic Giuly, Mateja Kezman and Claude Makalele.

Aston Villa 0 - 0 LiverpooL

2008-09-01T07:01:00+00:00

Rafael Benitez suffered a torrent of abuse and saw his Liverpool side miss out on the chance to go top of the Barclays Premier League after a goalless draw at Villa Park.

Aston Villa fans taunted the Reds boss with chants of 'There's only one Gareth Barry' after the collapse of the England midfielder's move to Liverpool, and some of the crowd aimed personal insults at the Reds manager.

UEFA Cup draw for Turkish Teams...

2008-08-29T13:44:00+00:00

The Turkish team's opponents for the UEFA Cup first round were determined on Friday, Galatasaray, who failed to qualify to the Champions League, will play against AC Bellinzona of Switzerland

Besiktas will play against Ukranine's Metalist Kharkiv, while Turkey's third representative, Kayserispor will play against Paris St Germain of France.

Au Revoir, Lilian (OR: Why I’ll Always Love Thuram)

2008-08-10T00:13:32+00:00

There's a fair amount of France news, but I'm finding that I can't focus on anything else until I do a tribute to one of my all-time favorite players (probably second only to Zizou), Lilian Thuram.

As you probably know by now, Thuram officially retired a little over a week ago because of that recently-diagnosed heart defect.

Hungarian Coach Says Nemeth Must Leave Liverpool To Progress

2008-08-03T05:03:00+00:00

Hungarian National coach Erwin Koeman has claimed that Liverpool youngster Krizstian Nemeth must look for a loan deal in the Championship rather than play another season in the Anfield reserves if he wants to improve.

19-year-old Krizstian Nemeth is amongst a group of young players on the fringes of the first-team at the Reds, along with Paris St Germain Signing David Ngog and Daniel Pacheco.

Daily Dose 08.02.08

2008-08-02T23:21:00+00:00

Something to read while you put some clothes on... Jewell or Belichick: Which sex tape is worse? (Dave's Football Blog) A surprisingly convincing argument for 3-6-1 (Gramsci's Kingdom) Previewing the Olympic ladies (USA WCB) Reinventing PSG (Just Football) But why do they call him Billy? (Milan Offside) Jerson dos Santos - late starter (Sniffing the Touchline) Sepp Blatter denies saying that thing [.

Lillian Thuram retires

2008-08-01T16:41:00+00:00

I just saw an article on ESPN.com that Lillian Thuram has retired from soccer due to a heart condition. He had retired from the French National Team once again and was going to move from Barcelona to Paris St. Germain for at least one more season, but has to retire due to a heart condition. Thuram is one of the last members of the great French teams from the late 1990's and early 2000's to still have been playing and was there for all of those great moments.

Transfer Market Update: A Look At Tottenham, PSG, Ajax and More

2008-07-31T14:33:54+00:00

Though Paris St Germain were in a relegation battle last season, they did manage to win the French League Cup, which qualifies them for the UEFA Cup competition. In preparing for their season, PSG has made some bold moves in the transfer market. Their first signing of the summer was Ludovic Giuly from AS Roma.

Paris Saint-Germain and the Art Of Reinvention

2008-07-29T06:21:00+00:00

One of the great things about football, one of the things that in my opinion is fundamental in sustaining the umbilical cord that acts as a near permanent bond between team and fan, is the consistency with which the chance arises for a club to reinvent itself and with it renew interest from both fans and onlookers.

Ngog Takes Tips From Torres

2008-07-29T01:31:00+00:00

Fernando Torres has already taken Liverpool's new French teenage striker David Ngog under his wing.

Ngog, 19, joined the club for £1.5million from Paris St Germain last week, and could well make his debut in Wednesday's friendly game against Villarreal - a match that may also see the first appearance of Robbie Keane in a Liverpool shirt.

What's Going On . . . in the Emirates Cup

2008-07-28T12:42:00+00:00

What's Going On with the Emirates Cup? Well, at the moment, not much; but that will all change this coming weekend. For those of you not familiar with the Emirates Cup, it is a two-day exhibition tournament that dates back to the middle ages, if you consider last year to be the middle ages, and has continued until this day.

Chelsea not too old, says Ballack

2008-07-26T21:24:00+00:00

Ferguson said that he did not expect to see "outstanding progress coming from a team in their 30s". But Blues midfielder Ballack, 31, said: "Our team can still improve. If you are 30 or 31 you are not old.

"Claude Makelele was 34 and played well last season. This sort of banter occurs between people during the summer.

The Lad Can Play: David N'Gog

2008-07-25T12:00:00+00:00

Excuse our indifference but we've been through this before.

No matter how hyped up the transfer of David N'Gog is, it is hard to get excited. Any flattery lavished on the French sounds far too similar to the praise devoted to the likes of Anthony Le Tallec and Florent Sinama Pongolle before they joined.

Thursday's signings: Liverpool, Sunderland

2008-07-25T07:41:45+00:00

Liverpool have brought in another teen, signing David Ngog from Paris St Germain. Marton Fulop looks available for Stoke City after Sunderland manager Roy Keane signed Nick Colgan.

My grounds list - total 159

2008-07-23T22:50:00+00:00

I fail to see that anyone aside from myself might be interested in this but that hasn't stopped me before! So just for the record here is the list of grounds I've seen matches at:

Italy (4)

Inter Milan (San Siro)
Juventus (Stade Delli Alpi)
Brescia (Stadio Mario Rigamonti)
Empoli (Stadio Carlo Castellani)

Belgium (4)

Anderlecht (C.

Liverpool FC To Complete David N’Gog Deal

2008-07-23T10:35:00+00:00

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez expects to seal a deal for teenage French forward David N'Gog today.

The club return to Melwood today after a three-match tour of Switzerland and Germany which concluded last night with a 0-0 draw against Hertha Berlin.

Although Liverpool extended their unbeaten run in pre-season to four games, a third victory could have been recorded had Andriy Voronin not seen his 50th-minute penalty saved by Christian Fiedler.

Paris St. Germain sign Makelele and Giuly

2008-07-23T04:03:00+00:00

Some interesting news from the French Football League as Paris St. Germain have signed both Claude Makelele and Ludovic Giuly for next season. On the surface these seem like good signings, but I think it might be about time that Paris St. Germain start to develop a more long term plan for success. They have the potential to be one of the biggest clubs in Europe by playing in Paris with virtually no competition in terms of other big clubs to draw fans away from them (unlike London or Moscow for example).

Liverpoolfc.tv amuses me

2008-07-23T01:19:00+00:00

Seems a bit cruel to show a picture of Voronin from today's game above that headline.

I didn't see today's match and I'm not holding a missed penalty against him but Voronin had been decent in the three before. I've written that he did the same last year only to disappoint by May, but I'm holding out hope he's actually progressing.

PSG to Arsenal captain - Give us a call someday

2008-07-22T08:36:00+00:00

Much like a shy teenager, Paris St Germain want William Gallas- but they want him to make the first move. After a rumor came out that PSG and Barcelona were interested in the Frenchman, PSG's president Charles Villeneuve sounded like...

A sad, sad day

2008-07-21T17:45:25+00:00

I'm think I'm going to be sick.

Makelele First Big Name to Leave Chelsea - More to Follow

2008-07-21T16:12:00+00:00

Premiership Talk was the first to announce that Claude Makelele was leaving Chelsea for Paris St. Germain on Friday, and today he was unveiled in Paris. Makelele is the first big name player to leave under new manager Felipe Scolari's tenure.

More Chelsea exits are expected to follow - especially with Didier Drogba's future unclear.

Claude Makélélé - Nobody Does it Better

2008-07-21T15:13:11+00:00

Claude Makélélé is all set to be announced a Paris St Germain player this afternoon, after five good years in the Premier League with Chelsea. It's almost impossible to overstate the importance of a man who has a position named after him. The defensive midfield role exited pre-CM and will exist post-CM, but it's now [.

PSG move for Chelsea veteran: Will Lampard leave as well?

2008-07-21T13:52:45+00:00

Fallen French giants Paris St Germain have sealed a homecoming deal for Chelsea's 71-cap veteran midfielder. 35-year-old Claude Makélélé is set to be unveiled as a PSG player on Monday after Chelsea agreed to let him leave on a free transfer. PSG announced the deal to bring the Congo-born midfielder to .

Monday Ticker: Chelsea deny Kaka bid, Makelele to PSG and the Olympic call-up mess

2008-07-21T12:57:32+00:00

It was an interesting weekend in the soccer world to say the least.

From the New England Revolution's flight to remember, to the big fan brawl at the Columbus Crew-West Ham friendly, there was plenty of off-field activity to talk about. Fortunately, there was also some on-field stuff to talk about as well, including the completion of SuperLiga group play and the MLS schedule, which finished with five ties (yes, all five games this week finished tied).

Makelele returns to France with PSG

2008-07-21T11:30:00+00:00

Claude Makelele will end his five-year spell at Chelsea by completing a move to Paris St Germain.

Arsenal in SHOCK £5m approach: I didn’t see this coming!

2008-07-20T18:52:24+00:00

Wenger's troubled captain has become a surprise target for two interested parties, but will the Gunners boss decide to cut his losses and sell him? Arsenal captain William Gallas has emerged as a £5million target for Barcelona and Paris St Germain. Gallas, 31 next month, joined Arsenal two years ago from Chelsea .

Arsenal's Arsene Might Cash in on Gallas

2008-07-20T18:28:00+00:00

Arsenal fans are bracing themselves for another possible exit from their club. Captain - former captain, that is - William Gallas could be leaving the Emirates Stadium for Barcelona or Paris St. Germain. This move is being helped by the fact that Arsene Wenger has decided to strip the Frenchman of the captaincy as he is anxious to hand that responsibility to Cesc Fabregas.