https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed While PSG fans will no doubt lament the departure of a legend, many in France won't be too sad to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic walk away, because he earned and said far too much. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160513/why-france-might-not-be-too-sad-to-see-zlatan-ibrahimovic-go Fri, 13 May 2016 13:18:51 +0200 why-france-might-not-be-too-sad-to-see-zlatan-ibrahimovic-go Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed what exactly it will take to convince him to stay in France beyond next summer, after sealing another goal record for his Paris Saint-Germain side. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/this-is-what-zlatan-wants-to-stay-in-psg Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:08:14 +0100 this-is-what-zlatan-wants-to-stay-in-psg Paris Saint-Germain's star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed a €700,000 ($760,000) monthly pay rise making him by far the highest-paid footballer in France, Le Parisien newspaper reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160127/psg-doubles-zlatans-already-huge-salary Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:02:27 +0100 psg-doubles-zlatans-already-huge-salary Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his return to hometown club Malmö as Paris Saint-Germain ended the Swedish team's Champions League dream on Wednesday after routing their Group A rivals 5-0 in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151126/psg-cruise-to-victory-on-zlatans-malm-return Thu, 26 Nov 2015 01:22:59 +0100 psg-cruise-to-victory-on-zlatans-malm-return One of Sweden's most infamous serial attackers claims he once returned home to fetch a gun after spotting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's car illegally parked on a pavement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150508/swedish-killer-planned-to-shoot-zlatan-ibrahimovic Fri, 08 May 2015 12:28:37 +0200 swedish-killer-planned-to-shoot-zlatan-ibrahimovic French club PSG reacted angrily on Friday to the four match ban handed down to star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his angry rant at a referee in which he was heard saying 'France is a shit country'. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150410/psg-blast-severity-against-ibrahimovic Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:33:03 +0200 psg-blast-severity-against-ibrahimovic PSG's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was hit with a four match ban on Thursday for a post match rant at a referee in which he blasted France as "a shit country". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150409/france-is-shit-zlatan-banned Fri, 10 Apr 2015 01:46:00 +0200 france-is-shit-zlatan-banned Sweden's star striker has insisted he enjoys living in France and won't be dragged down by critics, while speaking at a press conference ahead of his national side's European Championship qualifier against Moldova on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150325/zlatan-defends-france-jibes-on-home-soil Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:55:00 +0100 zlatan-defends-france-jibes-on-home-soil After Zlatan Ibrahimovic unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade, in which he described France as a "shit country", The Local looks at what might have really been behind the big Swede's outburst. Some folk may be sympathetic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150316/why-is-zlatan-ibrahimovic-mad-at-paris-and-france-shit Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:45:00 +0100 why-is-zlatan-ibrahimovic-mad-at-paris-and-france-shit PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic called France a "shit country" in an angry rant on Sunday after his team lost at Bordeaux. The National Front's Marine Le Pen responded by saying he was welcome to leave. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150315/ibrahimovic-slams-france-as-a-st-country Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:25:55 +0100 ibrahimovic-slams-france-as-a-st-country PSG will have reason to believe they can progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League after outplaying Chelsea in the first leg of their last 16 tie in Paris on Tuesday. Although with the match tied at 1-1, Chelsea will be favourites. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150218/psg-chelsea-champions-league-first-leg-hope Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:20:35 +0100 psg-chelsea-champions-league-first-leg-hope Paris Saint-Germain leapfrogged Marseille into top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday by coming from behind to beat Nantes 2-1 at the Parc des Princes thanks to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141207/ibrahimovic-brace-takes-psg-top Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:42:00 +0100 ibrahimovic-brace-takes-psg-top Paris Saint-Germain will play Chelsea in the last eight of the Champions League after the big spending Paris club were draw against the English team in Friday's draw. If PSG win the Champions League their players will each pick up a record €1 million bonus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140321/psg-draw-in-champions-league-quarters Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:15:00 +0100 psg-draw-in-champions-league-quarters Zlatan Ibrahimovic baged a double as PSG beat bogey team Saint Etienne in Paris on Sunday to continue their march towards the title. Elsewhere Monaco can thank the referee for their win over Lyon in a controversial match. Catch up on the latest Ligue 1 action. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140317/ibrahimovic-bags-double-as-psg-march-on Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:08:36 +0100 ibrahimovic-bags-double-as-psg-march-on PSG relied on their star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to maintain their five point gap over Monaco at the summit of Ligue 1 on Sunday when the Sweden international fired in a hat-trick against Toulouse. Catch up on the latest action from Ligue 1. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140224/ibrahimovic-treble-keeps-psg-flying-high Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:30:00 +0100 ibrahimovic-treble-keeps-psg-flying-high French champions PSG continued their impressive march towards the title with a 5-0 thumping of Nantes on Sunday. Catch up will all the latest action from Ligue 1, where Lyon maintained their recent unbeaten run. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140120/psg-march-on-with-rout-of-nantes Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:57:59 +0100 psg-march-on-with-rout-of-nantes Monaco's Emmanuel Riviere, pictured above, scored the winner against Ajaccio on Sunday to lift his team into second place. Here's a round-up of the weekend's action including a resounding victory for PSG and a defeat for Marseille that prompted the sacking of their coach. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131209/monaco-psg-ligue1-marseille Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:20:00 +0100 monaco-psg-ligue1-marseille French magazine France Football published on Tuesday the names of 23 footballers, including three PSG players, who are in the running for the prestigious 2013 Ballon d’Or award for the best footballer in the world. But who deserves the gong the most? https://www.thelocal.fr/20131029/psg-players-in-the-running-for-2013-ballon-dor Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:01:00 +0100 psg-players-in-the-running-for-2013-ballon-dor France's Ligue 1 resumes this weekend after the international break. Joint league leaders Paris Saint-Germain are facing the possibility of taking on Bastia on Saturday without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has a thigh problem. Rivals Monaco play Sochaux on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131018/ligue-1-preview-psg-sweat-on-ibrahimovic-fitness Fri, 18 Oct 2013 18:28:00 +0200 ligue-1-preview-psg-sweat-on-ibrahimovic-fitness Zlatan Ibrahimovic cooly converted a penalty to give PSG a 2-1 win over their bitter rivals Marseille in 'Le Classique' on Sunday. PSG's win sees them stay level on points with Monaco at the top of Ligue 1. Here's a round-up of all the action from Ligue 1. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131007/ten-man-psg-beat-marseille-in-le-classique Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:29:00 +0200 ten-man-psg-beat-marseille-in-le-classique