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4 unusual facts about Paris Saint-Germain F.C.


Colony Capital

On April 10, 2006, it acquired French professional football (soccer) team Paris Saint-Germain.

FC Vaduz

In 1996, Vaduz qualified for the first round proper with their first European victory, winning 5–3 on penalties against Universitate Riga of Latvia, after a 2–2 aggregate scoreline, although Vaduz lost their first round tie to Paris Saint-Germain of France 7–0 on aggregate.

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.

Since 1995 the club competes in European club competitions, and has the highest rank among all Israeli clubs, with some outstanding achievements, such as wins against Chelsea, Milan, Hamburg, Paris Saint-Germain, Rangers, and Celtic.

Johan Neeskens

Two current players were named after Johan Neeskens, Neeskens Kebano of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and John Neeskens Ramirez of Villarreal CF.


2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final

On 1 March 2010, it was revealed that the French government was considering moving the final to another venue in response to the fan violence that occurred during the annual Le Classique match in which the supporters of both Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille clashed resulting in a supporter being hospitalized, going into a coma, and later dying due to severe head injuries.

Antonio García Robledo

Antonio García Robledo (born 6 March 1984) is a Spanish handball player for Paris Handball and the Spanish national team.

Football in Mali

Other notable players currently on European squads include, Mohamed Sissoko (Paris Saint-Germain), Sammy Traore (Paris Saint-Germain), Adama Coulibaly (AJ Auxerre), Kalifa Cissé (Bristol City), and Dramane Traoré (Lokomotiv Moscow).

K.R.C. Genk

After defeating PSG in the quarter-finals, Waterschei lost the first leg of the semi-final 5–1 at Pittodrie Stadium, home of the eventual winners, Aberdeen F.C. A 1–0 victory in Waterschei, courtesy of Eddy Voordeckers, could not reverse the position.

Kenza Dali

Kenza Dali (born 31 July 1991 in Sainte-Colombe) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine.

Kevin De Bruyne

De Bruyne also played the first half against French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain at Yankee Stadium, New York.

Lésigny, Seine-et-Marne

The town is well known for its affluence and for the Château de Grande Romaine that hosted the Brazilian national football team (during the FIFA World Cup 1998), as well as many famous European football teams, like Paris Saint-Germain FC, Olympique de Marseille, AS Monaco FC and Chelsea FC.

Mariane Amaro

Mariane Goux Amaro (born 17 September 1993 in Montmorency) is a French football defender of Portuguese descent currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain in the French First Division.

Mevlüt Erdinç

After the takeover of PSG in 2011 by the Qatar Investment Group and a number of high profile arrivals such as club-record signing of Javier Pastore for €42 million, Mevlüt's place in the team looked in danger.

Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy

33 players live at CFA Omnisports and 26 players live in or around Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

The Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, serves as the home facility for the capital club's youth sides, which play their home matches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre.

Vahid Halilhodžić

Regarded as one of the best Bosnian players in the 1970s and 1980s Halilhodžić had successful playing spells with Velež Mostar, Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain before retiring in the mid-1980s.


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