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India Today
08-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Kylian Mbappe drops moral harassment case against PSG and seeks reconciliation
Kylian Mbappe has officially withdrawn his civil case against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, where he had accused the club of moral harassment during his final season in France. The decision was confirmed by his lawyer, Pierre-Olivier Sur, on Monday, July 8.'We are withdrawing our civil action,' Sur told AFP, just days before Mbappe's current club, Real Madrid, is set to face PSG in the semifinals of the FIFA Club World dispute between Mbappe and PSG had been simmering since his high-profile move to Real Madrid ahead of the 2024–25 season. Central to the fallout was Mbappe's claim that he was subjected to 'lofting' — a practice in French football where players are isolated from the main group for disciplinary, administrative or sporting reasons. Mbappe had alleged that after he informed PSG of his decision not to renew his contract, he was effectively frozen out. He was excluded from the club's pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea and made to train with a separate group of players. PSG also attempted to engineer a record-breaking transfer to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal, reportedly worth 300 million euros, which the forward situation deteriorated further when Mbapp was booed by home fans at the Parc des Princes in his final appearance for the club. He was even left out of the squad for PSG's Ligue 1 opener but returned to action later following talks with club joining Real Madrid, Mbapp has enjoyed a stellar season, scoring 31 goals in La Liga to win the Golden Boot and tallying 44 goals and five assists across all PSG have flourished under manager Luis Enrique. The Parisian club made history by claiming their first UEFA Champions League title, completing a continental quadruple with wins in the domestic league, the French Cup, and the French Super Cup — becoming the first French side to achieve the Club World Cup semifinal now sets the stage for a dramatic reunion between Mbappe and his former employers.- EndsMust Watch
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Business Standard
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Gonzalo Garcia's header sends Real Madrid to Club World Cup quarterfinals
Breakout tournament star Gonzalo Garca scored his third goal of the Club World Cup to power Real Madrid past Juventus 1-0 in the round of 16 and into the quarterfinals. Garca has started all four of Real Madrid's matches because of a gastrointestinal illness to star striker Kylian Mbapp. The 21-year-old broke a second-half tie with a header in the 54th minute on Tuesday, giving him a goal contribution in every match of the tournament. Garca subbed out in the 68th as Mbapp checked in, making his Club World Cup debut after he was briefly hospitalized with the illness. He missed Real Madrid's three group stage matches. Garca's header Tuesday came after Real Madrid had forced Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio into consecutive spectacular saves in the opening minutes of the second half. It was an incredible performance from the Italian goalie, whose 10 saves kept the match close. It was a scoreless and evenly contested first half, the first time either team had been held without a goal in the opening half of a match in the tournament. Both sides had chances, including Randal Kolo Muani's effort that went over the bar seven minutes in and Federico Valverde's shot that was denied by Di Gregorio before the end of the half. But Real Madrid overwhelmed Juventus in the second half, finishing with 11 shots on target to 2. Key moment There were loud cheers from the 62,149 fans at Hard Rock Stadium when Mbapp came into the game. Many were wearing his jersey and yelling Mbapp! Mbapp! Takeaways Real Madrid will face the winner of Tuesday night's match between Borussia Dortmund and Monterrey, on Saturday at MetLife Stadium for a spot in the semifinals. What they said"I know this is an incredible opportunity in my life, so I'm doing what I can to be able to take advantage of that," Garca "What changes when Mbapp gets on the pitch? Well, it's like when you drive a car. Real Madrid drives at 200 kilometers, but with Mbappe, they speed up even more," Juventus coach Igor Tudor through an interpreter. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Business Standard
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe likely to make Club World Cup debut vs Juventus
Star striker Kylian Mbapp could make his Club World Cup debut when Real Madrid faces Juventus in the round of 16 on Tuesday, coach Xabi Alonso said. I don't know how much, but a big possibility, Alonso said Monday at Hard Rock Stadium about the prospect of Mbapp being available. Mbapp suffered a gastrointestinal illness before Real Madrid's first Club World Cup match and was treated at a hospital. He sat out all three group-stage matches as Madrid went 2-0-1. His return would bring star power to a tournament that took a hit when Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were eliminated in the first knockout round by Mbapp's former club, Paris Saint-Germain. Alonso also said captain Dani Carvajal and defender der Milito would start Tuesday, adding to a back line that has needed new signings Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen to start every game thus far. Carvajal has not played since tearing his ACL and undergoing surgery last fall. I could be on the bench at the disposal of the manager, so I'm very happy about that, Carvajal said Monday at Real Madrid's training center in Palm Beach Gardens.
India Today
27-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Kylian Mbappe accuses PSG of 'moral harassment, files legal complaint vs ex-club
Kylian Mbapp has accused Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment in a legal filing, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed on Real Madrid star is at odds with his former club, arguing PSG owes him 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid is also unhappy with the way he was treated by the Ligue 1 club when the France captain was sidelined before the 2023-24 season, following his decision not to extend his club The prosecutor's office said Mbapp is "denouncing the 'lofting' he claimed to have been subjected to at Paris Saint-Germain.' The word lofting is used in France to describe a practice that involves isolating a player from the main squad for sporting, administrative, or disciplinary joined Real Madrid last summer on a free transfer after scoring a club-record 256 goals in seven years at PSG, which won the Champions League without him this relationship with PSG ended amid deep tensions, and some fans booed him in his last home game at Parc des Princes. PSG felt let down by Mbapp after offering him the most lucrative contract in club history when he signed a new contract in Mbapp was frustrated because he felt promises to sign key players were not kept. When he signed that deal, he was paraded in front of fans holding up a jersey with 2025 on it. Mbapp was reportedly annoyed because the contract was until 2024 — with a player's option for an extra stunned PSG in June 2023 by informing the club he would not take the option for an extra year. With his contract effectively into its final year, it put PSG in the position of needing to sell Mbapp to avoid losing him for nothing when the contract PSG career could have ended that summer amid a tense transfer telling the club he would not extend, Mbapp was left off a preseason tour to Japan and South Korea and forced to train with fringe players. PSG said it would rather sell him than let the player leave for free in 2024, but he rejected a 300 million euro move to Saudi Arabia team left Mbapp out of the opening league game of that season but he soon returned to the lineup following legal team said in April it would start an action against PSG for harassment because of the way he was treated at the time.- EndsMust Watch
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Business Standard
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Mbappe files harassment complaint against PSG as investigation continues
Kylian Mbappe has accused Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment in a legal filing, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed on Thursday. The Real Madrid star is at odds with his former club, arguing PSG owes him 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages. Mbapp is also unhappy with the way he was treated by the Ligue 1 club when the France captain was sidelined before the 2023-24 season, following his decision not to extend his club contract. The prosecutor's office said Mbappe is "denouncing the lofting' he claimed to have been subjected to at Paris Saint-Germain. The word lofting is used in France to describe a practice that involves isolating a player from the main squad for sporting, administrative, or disciplinary reasons. Mbappe joined Real Madrid last summer on a free transfer after scoring a club-record 256 goals in seven years at PSG, which won the Champions League without him this year. Mbappe's relationship with PSG ended amid deep tensions, and some fans booed him in his last home game at Parc des Princes. PSG felt let down by Mbapp after offering him the most lucrative contract in club history when he signed a new contract in 2022. But Mbapp was frustrated because he felt promises to sign key players were not kept. When he signed that deal, he was paraded in front of fans holding up a jersey with 2025 on it. Mbapp was reportedly annoyed because the contract was until 2024 with a player's option for an extra season. Mbappe stunned PSG in June 2023 by informing the club he would not take the option for an extra year. With his contract effectively into its final year, it put PSG in the position of needing to sell Mbapp to avoid losing him for nothing when the contract expired. His PSG career could have ended that summer amid a tense transfer standoff. After telling the club he would not extend, Mbappe was left off a preseason tour to Japan and South Korea and forced to train with fringe players. PSG said it would rather sell him than let the player leave for free in 2024, but he rejected a 300 million euros move to Saudi Arabia team Al-Hilal. PSG left Mbappe out of the opening league game of that season but he soon returned to the lineup following talks. Mbappe's legal team said in April it would start an action against PSG for harassment because of the way he was treated at the time.
