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Ligue 1: PSG given partial stadium closure over homophobic chants

Ligue 1: PSG given partial stadium closure over homophobic chants

The French League (LFP) on Wednesday handed Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain a partial closure of one of the stands in their Parc des Princes ground as sanction for homophobic chants from their fans. The sanction follows a Ligue 1 match between PSG and Strasbourg on October 19, when the home team "ultras" – a section of PSG's fans – were making homophobic chants for about...

Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid star rejects French League mediation proposal in PSG salary row

PSG rejects LFP order to pay Mbappe €55 million in unpaid wages

Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly refused to obey the decision of the French Football League  (LFP) which ordered them to pay their former star, Kylian Mbappe, the sum of €55 million accrued from unpaid salaries and bonuses, Afrosport reports. PSG and Mbappe had been at loggerheads even before his protracted move to Spanish giants, Real Madrid in the summer over unpaid salaries and wages of about three...

Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid star rejects French League mediation proposal in PSG salary row

Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid star rejects French League mediation proposal in PSG salary row

French Striker Kylian Mbappe has rejected a mediation offer by the French league’s legal commission over his unpaid wages and bonuses after a meeting in Paris between his representatives and Paris Saint-Germain officials on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Real Madrid forward is demanding around €55 million, which he claimed to be owed by PSG despite the French champions proposing that Mbappe has agreed to waive the money...

Algeria’s Atal handed seven-game ban over comments on Israel-Hamas war

Algeria’s Atal handed seven-game ban over comments on Israel-Hamas war

Algeria international Youcef Atal has been slapped with a seven-match ban by French Ligue 1 authorities (LFP) over his social media comments about the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. The Ligue 1 authorities confirmed the punishment after the 27-year-old defender was handed an indefinite suspension by his club, OGC Nice last week. In the wake of the Israel-Hamas war this month, Atal pledged his support...