Blaise Matuidi News

The 25-year-old has been a peripheral figure since PSG's influx of big-money signings, with Javier Pastore, Lucas Moura, Marco Verratti, Blaise Matuidi and Thiago Motta all rivals for a central midfield berth.

IT'S the second coming of the Special One today when Jose Mourinho stages his first press conference since rejoining Chelsea.

Since Paris Saint-Germain clinched their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years, all of the talk surrounding the capital club has been regarding coach Carlo Ancelotti 's future in France.

At a small, homely stadium on the Brittany coast of western France, with seagulls flying overhead and a world away from soccer temples like Manchester United's Old Trafford where fans used to sing his name, Beckham on Sunday officially became his sport's most famous new retiree.

The veteran midfielder was not included in Paris Saint-Germain's squad to play Lorient in Sunday's season-ending game, meaning his tearful farewell at the Parc des Princes last Saturday was Beckham's final match before retiring.

A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.

The 38-year-old Beckham, who said last week he will retire from the sport after the season, will be with French champion Paris Saint-Germain when the team travels to Lorient for the final round.

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's fantastic first year in French football was recognised at the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels awards evening.