PSG president writes Aberdeen a glowing letter after decking Celtic as Scottish Cup exploits impress world's best
Dave Cormack has revealed he received a personal letter of congratulations from Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi following Aberdeen's shock Scottish Cup triumph over Celtic.
Against all the odds, Jimmy Thelin 's men fought back from a goal down to win the trophy for the first time since 1990 via a penalty shootout, with Dimtar Mitov keeping out Alistair Johnston 's spot-kick to send the Red Army inside the national stadium wild.
That victory has also guaranteed the club a European campaign next season that will last until Christmas at the earliest, with the Reds entering the play-off qualification stage of the Europa League next month.
An estimated 100,000 people lined the streets of Aberdeen on the following day to welcome their heroes home as Cormack, Thelin and the players paraded the trophy along Union Street.
As well as reigning Champions League winners PSG -taking notice, the Atlanta-based software business tycoon revealed that the Aberdeen also obtained a touching letter from the board at 2022 Europa League winners' Eintracht Frankfurt, with the two clubs developing a healthy relationship from their group stage clash in the Conference League in the 2023/24 season.
In an interview with Ally Begg ABTV, he said: "You get to know directors of other clubs when you play in Europe.
"The guys at Frankfurt looked after us the last time we were over there in the group stages. They are great guys.
"When they came to Aberdeen, we booked out Maryculter House (for them), and the old-dining room in there that goes back to 1225 and the Knight's Templar.
"Germans love their whisky. Axel (Hellman) is the CEO and when we played them at Pittodrie and won 2-0, he was staying on in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for three days after it to go on a whisky tour. Thankfully he had a driver!
"We gave them a five litre bottle of whisky.
"We then got a lovely letter from all the board and the sporting director Markus Krosche congratulating us on winning the Scottish Cup and they said 'now is the appropriate time for us as a board to open the bottle of whisky'.
"I (also) got a lovely letter from Nasser Al-Khelaifi who is president of PSG and also the chairman of the ECA (European Club Association).
"Aberdeen is a well-known club in Europe."
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