The New York Times – Sports:
In dueling statements, the French striker and Paris St.-Germain disputed basic facts about the breakdown of their relationship.
Category: Soccer
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Kylian Mbappé Tells P.S.G. He Will Leave Club Next Summer
The New York Times – Sports:
The star forward has told his French team he will not renew his contract next year. His decision could force a long-awaited move to Real Madrid.
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Champions League: Manchester City Bends the Story to Its Will
The New York Times – Sports:
This season’s City might be Pep Guardiola’s coaching masterpiece: a juggernaut so fearsome that not even Hollywood writers dared suggest it could be beaten.
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Messi and Benzema, Saudis and Soccer, Bread and Circuses
The New York Times – Sports:
Soccer is the ultimate prize in Saudi Arabia’s push in sports. Karim Benzema’s signing offered a glimpse of the price tag. Lionel Messi’s rejection showed its limits.
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Champions League Final: Inter Milan Tries to Live in the Now
The New York Times – Sports:
Inter made the Champions League final with Italy’s oldest squad and its highest debts. Whatever happens in Istanbul cannot stop the financial squeeze to come.
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Lionel Messi, Soccer’s Most Coveted Free Agent, Picks Inter Miami
The New York Times – Sports:
Days after he announced he would not return to Paris St.-Germain, Messi, Argentina’s World Cup hero, said his next stop would be Inter Miami of M.L.S.
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Karim Benzema Joins Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad
The New York Times – Sports:
The acquisition of Benzema is part of a billion-dollar project to lure global stars to Saudi Arabia’s top league and expand the kingdom’s sports profile.
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Saudi Soccer League Creates Huge Fund to Sign Global Stars
The New York Times – Sports:
A coordinated effort financed by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is offering huge paydays to some of the sport’s biggest stars if they join Saudi Arabia’s best teams.