Nearly 500 arrested after looters raid shops in the Champs-Élysées area and burn cars in the city
Victory caps Gulf state’s 14-year effort to convert French club into a football superpower
Plus, the stadium arms race goes up another gear
Champions League final comes just a year after US firm seized control but club has not made an annual profit for a decade
The city was once too snooty for football — no longer
French football star takes Qatari-owned club to court
Lawyers for French football captain unveil raft of actions in escalation of dispute with former club
President Paul Kagame’s government has made sport a key focus of its international soft power campaign
Southern France drinks brand’s withdrawal follows anger from rival Olympique de Marseille supporters
Partnership with private equity group CVC has not yet borne fruit, leaving clubs facing cash crunch
World’s top player joins club football’s most successful side
French striker has previously flirted with joining Real Madrid
Deal valuing football club at more than €4bn signals commercial push by Qatari owners
Also in this week’s newsletter, Jon Rahm defects to LIV, disappointment for John Textor and Arctos buy PSG stake
Plus, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia strike the gong
Qatari owners bring in sports-focused US private equity group
Offer comes as Qatari-owned club tries to force French player to end or extend his contract to cash in lucrative fee
The prices of trophy assets usually leap when an auction room is visited by cash-rich whales
Figure discussed in talks with potential investors over stake sale would set new benchmark for a football club
President Macron was among those who persuaded the footballer to spurn Real Madrid
This week in the business of sport: CVC secures La Liga deal, sport’s risky crypto trade, and more
This week the Argentine left Barcelona, the ailing club that has been his home for 20 years
Move comes days after Argentine footballer bid tearful farewell to former club
Auction fiasco places finances of Ligue 1’s 20 clubs under severe pressure
The football club once symbolised a divided city. But with Qatari millions — and a shot at Champions League glory — all that has changed
