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PSG win historic title as Messi breaks Ronaldo record

May 28: Lionel Messi scored another record-breaking goal as Paris St-Germain won an unprecedented 11th Ligue 1 title with a draw at Strasbourg. Messi's strike, a fine finish from Kylian Mbappe's pass, is his 496th in Europe's top five leagues - taking him past Cristi

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Cristiano Ronaldo to captain Saudi All-Star XI in friendly against Messi’s PSG

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: After going to Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo is almost certain to play in his first game, and it may pit him against Lionel Messi in a friendly game between the Saudi All-Star XI and Ligue 1 powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain, as reported by GOAL.com. As per GOAL.com, on January 19, PSG will play […]

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Ronaldo likely to make his Al Nassr debut against Messi

Rudi Garcia, the coach of Al Nassr, has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo will make his debut for the Saudi Arabian club as part of an exhibition team in a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), which could pit him against Lionel Messi.

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World Cup 2022: How family unity has helped Kylian Mbappe to stardom

The 23-year-old will run out for France against Argentina on Sunday at Lusail Stadium with the chance of becoming the youngest player to win a second World Cup since Pele did so aged 21 in 1962. He is joint leading scorer in the tournament - level on five goals with Sunday's rival Lionel Messi - and has already scored nine goals in World Cup matches, making him joint 15th highest scorer in the tournament history. In fact, only one male player in French history has scored more World Cup goals - Just Fontaine, with 13 goals, all in 1958 - as the lightning quick Paris St-Germain striker threatens to break all records before him. But to understand Mbappe's love for football, you need to go back all the way to the beginning. The France number 10 was born in Bondy, a little city in the north suburbs of Paris. The Mbappe family - Kylian, father Wilfried, mother Fayza and adopted brother Jires Kembo-Ekoko - lived in a council estate opposite the Bondy FC home ground. Younger brother Ethan, now 15, would arrive later. There was only one street to cross and the pitch was Kylian's to play on for hours with his friends. His dad was heavily involved in the local grassroots club, where he coached different teams and had a respected voice and reputation in the Parisian football microcosm. His son was not interested in anything else but football. All he wanted was to hit a ball and be around his dad's teams. Football became a constant in the household, whether watching matches on television, playing competitively or with friends, at school, at Bondy or anywhere else. Mbappe breathed, lived and slept football. On the walls of his bedroom, you could find posters of Cristiano Ronaldo, his idol. It was clear from early on that the young Kylian had a gift. From the age of 10, all around Paris, people would talk about this prodigy from Bondy. The conversation was soon going beyond the French capital. As well as pretty much every Ligue 1 club, all the big European teams were alerted by their scouts. The Mbappes, though, had a clear plan. They were adamant Kylian would spend the next few years in France, not abroad, but they wanted to see him against the best. So they accepted an offer from Chelsea, who took Kylian for a week of training at the age of 11, and from Real Madrid, who did the same when he was 12. Both European giants tried to convince him and his parents to move to London or to Spain, ready to offer pretty much anything. But all the Mbappes wanted was to test their son. And everywhere he went, he was the best, even at the Clairefontaine academy - the elite set-up for young Parisian players. After being selected among hundreds of 13-year-olds, you live at the academy for two years and, at the weekend, you play for your grassroots club, like Kylian, or for the professional club who recruit you. Clubs queued for Mbappe but, unlike every other team-mate, he waited until the end of his two years at Clairefontaine to choose his next move. Caen believed for a while that he was theirs before he chose Monaco. In the principality, he was told that he would have a pathway to the first team. Mbappe was 15 and all he wanted was to play football; his passion for the game was extraordinary. At the Monaco academy, as he was starring in the youth teams, he dreamed of making his debut, playing in the Champions League, walking in the footsteps of his hero Ronaldo. But to understand his success, it is important to understand the importance of his family. They do everything together. Soon, they lived together in Monaco. When they felt he was not given a first-team opportunity despite being excellent at training, they protested. And Leonardo Jardim finally gave him his debut in December 2015. Mbappe, aged 16 years and 347 days, surpassed Thierry Henry's record as Monaco's youngest-ever first-team player. It wasn't long before he beat Henry's record as the club's youngest goalscorer, finding the target against Troyes - aged 17 years and 62 days - in February 2016. From then on, nothing could stop him. His first France cap came on 25 March 2017 against Spain, when he was aged 18 years and 95 days, His first goal followed in the next international break. Real Madrid did everything they could. They arranged many trials, friendly matches, meet and greets with Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo himself. They offered everything they could but it was not enough. Their efforts have not stopped. Mbappe chose PSG, initially joining on a season-long loan in August 2017 before completing a £130m move, and has helped them win four Ligue 1 titles in five seasons since. The rest is history. Mbappe goes into Sunday's final as France's main man. Only turning 24 two days after the World Cup final, he has already struck 33 times for France - just 20 behind team-mate Olivier Giroud, who holds the men's goal record for his country. But the most important thing for the 2018 World Cup winner, what drives him, is his love for the ball and for the game. Since he was a baby, he had a ball at his feet - and now his feet are doing the talking. (with inputs from BBC)

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Lewandowski wins Best Fifa Men's Player of the Year award

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named 2021 Best Fifa Men's Player of the Year, while Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award. Lewandowski, 33, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year after scoring 69 goals. He won ahead of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Paris St-Germain's Lionel Messi. Ronaldo was lauded for being the men's international all-time top scorer. Barcelona's Alexia Putellas won the Best Fifa Women's Player of the Year. Lewandowski broke the late Gerd Muller's 49-year record for scoring the most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year with 43 in 34 league appearances. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel won the award for the Best Fifa men's coach for guiding Chelsea to their second Champions League title after only joining the club in January. Former Tottenham winger Erik Lamela - sold to Sevilla in the summer - won the Fifa Puskas award, which recognizes the best goal in world football during the year, after his 'rabona' finish in the north London derby against Arsenal last March. Chelsea's Edouard Mendy won the award for the Best Fifa men's goalkeeper after a successful first season with the club, including a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League final. The Denmark national team and their staff won the Best Fifa fair play award for their swift response after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during the Euro 2020 game with Finland. On a successful night for Chelsea, Emma Hayes also won the award for the Best Fifa women's coach as her side won a treble of domestic trophies. As for the collective awards, Manchester City's Ruben Dias and Kevin de Bruyne joined Chelsea's N'Golo Kante and Jorginho, and Ronaldo, in the Best Fifa men's team of the year. Men's world XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan/PSG/Italy), David Alaba (Bayern Munich/Real Madrid/Austria), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Italy), Ruben Dias (Man City/Portugal), Kevin de Bruyne (Man City/Belgium), Jorginho (Chelsea/Italy), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea/France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Man Utd/Portugal), Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Norway), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Poland), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/PSG/Argentina). (BBC)

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Kylian Mbappe hat-trick for PSG upstages Lionel Messi on his own turf

Kylian Mbappe netted a sublime Champions League hat-trick for Paris St-Germain to upstage Barcelona's Lionel Messi on his own turf and draw comparisons with Brazilian Ronaldo. At the age of 22, Mbappe has already won the World Cup with France and his latest showing signalled his capabilities of being the heir to Messi's throne. A display of ice-cold finishing allowed PSG to take a commanding 4-1 lead into the last-16 second leg at Parc des Princes on 10 March. "It is clear that he is a great footballer, today he has shown it with this hat-trick," said PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino. "The great players are creating a path and these three goals put him in the media spotlight. "We had no doubts and we are happy for him, it's normal, there are going to be rumours [about him leaving]. What is clear is that he is happy in Paris and we all want to find the best way." 'The alpha dog in football' Mbappe had netted just one goal in nine previous knockout games in the competition with PSG but turned that statistic on its head in ruthless fashion. The night started with Messi opening the scoring from the penalty spot but he was left watching as his superiority slipped away. Mbappe, whose contract with PSG ends in 2022, danced past fellow Frenchman Clement Lenglet to smash in the equaliser, stroked home from 10 yards for the second and curled in a delightful third. "You say he's the future, but he is now," former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves said on BT Sport. "PSG have to lock him down real quick. Everyone will find enough money for Mbappe. "It was a performance like the old Brazilian Ronaldo. You're not signing anyone other than Mbappe at the moment. He ripped the life out of every Barca player. In that form at 22 with a year left on his contract, he is an absolute diamond." And the numbers make pleasant reading too. Mbappe became the first player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick against Barcelona in the knockout stages. He is only the third player to score a Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona, after Faustino Asprilla for Newcastle and Andriy Shevchenko for Dynamo Kiev (both in 1997). He has now scored 24 Champions League goals. Only Messi, with 25, has scored more before his 23rd birthday. Of players with 20 or more Champions League goals, Mbappe has netted the highest proportion in away matches (71% - 17/24). Ex-England midfielder Joe Cole added: "Mbappe is the best player in the world at the moment. His link-up play, his work-rate off the ball - he is the alpha dog in football. "If you want to build a team you go and get Mbappe. He is the most influential player on the planet. How good can he become? At 22 you compare his stats to the other greats and he has got 10 or 15 years ahead of him. "Any of the big clubs, he is my number one target." Antoine Griezmann was left disappointed at full-time but gave his French compatriot the biggest compliment by saying: "Kylian Mbappe had a great night. PSG has a great star for the future, who will be at the level of Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo." Barcelona 'a shadow of its former self' The future looks bright for Mbappe and PSG, but Messi and Barcelona are in a dark period. The Argentine is 33 and his future at the club is far from certain having requested a transfer last summer and coming to the end of his current deal this season. Manager Ronald Koeman has tried to mend an ageing squad but they look far from their imperious best with the league title looking lost too, eight points adrift of leaders Atletico Madrid who have a game in hand. The defeat against PSG meant they lost back-to-back home games in the European Cup for the first time in their illustrious history, while they were also defeated by a margin of three or more goals for only the sixth time in the competition. "We have to admit that they have been superior," said Koeman. "They have shown that they have a more complete team than us. We have to accept it, improve things." Hargreaves said: "Barca had no power, no togetherness. Messi looks disinterested, it's hard to criticise him but tonight he didn't look emotionally invested in the game. "You'd have to do your due diligence before signing Messi, whether he is carrying an injury or not feeling well. The 34-year-old Messi, if he plays like that, it will be a gamble." Barca can look to 2016-17 when they turned around a 4-0 first-leg deficit to stun PSG 6-1 in the second leg, but another turnaround looks almost impossible with no Neymar or Luis Suarez at their disposal any more. Cole added: "It is not his [Koeman's] fault, I don't think it's his fault at all. It's a thankless task. That was the best team in the world for a long time and it is now a shadow of its former self." BBC

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