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Billy Haisley

Cole Palmer of Chelsea FC celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates Reece James and Joao Pedro of Chelsea during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Chelsea FC v Paris Saint-Germain: Final – FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Bills Week

Cole Palmer Demolished A Bill-Less PSG, And The Rest Is History

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #10 Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring his team first goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi-final First Leg football match between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Emirates Stadium in north London, on April 29, 2025.

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All PSG Needed Was A Half-Chance

Desire Doue of Paris Saint-Germain salutes the fans as he exits the match during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa FC at Parc des Princes on April 09, 2025 in Paris, France.

Paris Saint-Germain v 	Aston Villa FC – UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg

Désiré Doué Is The Coolest Of The Cool

Goncalo Ramos of Paris Saint-Germain reacts after scoring during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at Parc des Princes on January 22, 2025 in Paris, France.

Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City – UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7

Paris Saint-Germain Revived Manchester City’s Woes

Girona's Argentine goalkeeper #13 Paulo Gazzaniga (C) concedes Paris Saint-Germain's first goal during the UEFA Champions League 1st round day 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Girona FC at the Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, on September 18, 2024.

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Brutally Late Goalie Boner Costs Girona In Champions League Debut

Kylian Mbappé of PSG react during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 16, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

FC Barcelona v Paris Saint-Germain: Quarter-final Second Leg – UEFA Champions League 2023/24

PSG And Barcelona Turned A Champions League Feast Into A Soggy Appetizer

Kylian Mbappe of PSG in action during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between Real Sociedad and Paris Saint-Germain at Reale Arena, Estadio de Anoeta on March 5, 2024 in San Sebastian, Spain.

Real Sociedad v Paris Saint-Germain: Round of 16 Second Leg – UEFA Champions League 2023/24

Kylian Mbappé Is Taking The Champions League One On One

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint Germain during the UEFA Champions League match between Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint Germain at the Signal Iduna Park on December 13, 2023 in Dortmund Germany

Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint Germain – UEFA Champions League

Will Kylian Mbappé’s PSG Have Enough Time?

AC Milan's Samuel Chukwueze celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Newcastle United FC and AC Milan at St. James Park on December 13, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Newcastle United FC v AC Milan: Group F – UEFA Champions League 2023/24

Group F’s Final Matchday Was A Chaotic Grindhouse

Miguel Almiron of Newcastle United celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Newcastle United FC and Paris Saint-Germain at St. James Park on October 4, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Newcastle United FC v Paris Saint-Germain: Group F – UEFA Champions League 2023/24

Newcastle Roared To Champions League Life

Neymar Jr of PSG looks on during the pre-season friendly match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Internazionale Milano at the Japan National Stadium on August 1, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

Paris Saint-Germain v FC Internazionale – Preseason Friendly

Neymar To Become The Latest And Saddest Passenger On The Saudi Gravy Train

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain arrives to the stadium for the Ligue 1 match between Stade Reims and Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Auguste Delaune on October 08, 2022 in Reims, France.

Stade Reims v Paris Saint-Germain – Ligue 1 Uber Eats

Kylian Mbappé Wants To Leave A PSG He Couldn’t Make His Own

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (R) celebrates with Paris Saint-Germain's Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Clermont Foot 63 and Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand, central France on August 6, 2022.

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If An Overhead Kick Is Scored In Paris, Does It Make A Sound?

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (L) celebrates with Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe after scoring three goals during the French L1 football match between Clermont Foot 63 and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Gabriel-Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, central France, on April 9, 2022.

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PSG Is Such A Waste

Football players, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazil's Kaka and Argentina's Lionel Messi pose during a press conference prior to the FIFA World Player Gala 2007 award ceremony 17 December 2007 in Zurich.

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The World No Longer Belongs To Ronaldo And Messi

Karim Benzema (L) Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their third goal with teammate Luka Modric (R) during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain: Round Of Sixteen Leg Two – UEFA Champions League

How On Earth Is Luka Modric Still Doing This?

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on February 15, 2022.

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Paris Belongs To Kylian Mbappé

Kheira Hamraoui #14 of Paris Saint-Germain takes the field before playing against Chicago Red Stars during The Women's Cup Third Place match at Lynn Family Stadium on August 21, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Women’s Cup – Third Place Match

The Totally Insane Story About The Attacked PSG Player Has Only Gotten More Insane

Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe celebrate at the end of the UEFA Champions League first round group A football match between Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) and Manchester City at The Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on September 28, 2021.

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PSG Is A Work In Progress

Paris Saint-Germain's Qatari President Nasser Al-Khelaifi (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's Sporting Director Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (R) pose along side Argentinian football player Lionel Messi (C) as he holds-up his number 30 shirt during a press conference at the French football club Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on August 11, 2021. - The 34-year-old superstar signed a two-year deal with PSG on August 10, 2021, with the option of an additional year, he will wear the number 30 in Paris, the number he had when he began his professional career at Spain's Barca football club.

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A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy Forever, My Man John Keats Said That

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Patrick Redford

Referee Felix Brych (R) shows a red card to Paris Saint-Germain's Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye during the UEFA Champions League first leg semi-final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 28, 2021. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Savor The Rich Notes Of PSG’s Latest Champions League Meltdown

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on February 16, 2021

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Kylian Mbappé Is Just Too Much

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (3rd-L) reacts on the lawn during the French Cup round-of-64 football match between Stade Malherbe Caen and Paris Saint-Germain at the Michel-d'Ornano Stadium in Caen, northwestern France on February 10, 2021.

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It’s Happening To Neymar Again

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (C) is challenged by Istanbul Basaksehir's Turkish midfielder Mahmut Tekdemir (back) during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Istanbul Basaksehir FK at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on December 9, 2020.

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