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 Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced on Friday that he would be leaving PSG at the end of the season. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160513/zlatan-to-leave-psg-as-a-legend Fri, 13 May 2016 11:45:50 +0200 zlatan-to-leave-psg-as-a-legend 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 Zlatan Ibrahimovic was among the scorers as Paris Saint-Germain opened up a seven-point gap over their nearest rivals at the top of Ligue 1 with a 4-1 victory over Saint-Etienne on Sunday. Here's a look at the weekend's action in Ligue 1. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151026/psg-go-seven-points-clear-with-saint-etienne-win Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:22:52 +0100 psg-go-seven-points-clear-with-saint-etienne-win 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 Top French clubs Paris Saint Germain and Marseille are boycotting a leading French broadcaster for showing film of incidents which led to bans for star players Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Dimitri Payet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150415/top-french-clubs-boycott-tv-over-incriminating-film Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:35:06 +0200 top-french-clubs-boycott-tv-over-incriminating-film Paris Saint-Germain's controversial Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hit out at his four-match suspension for an anti-French outburst last month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150411/zlatan-calls-suspension-a-farce Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:30:53 +0200 zlatan-calls-suspension-a-farce 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 Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, with an impressive hat-trick that sent the team to a 4-1 French Cup semi-final victory over Saint-Etienne as their epic quest for a four-trophy sweep continued apace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150409/zlatan-past-100-mark-with-stunning-hat-trick Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:08:28 +0200 zlatan-past-100-mark-with-stunning-hat-trick 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 UEFA President Michel Platini predicted on Thursday that Paris Saint-Germain were destined to go all the way and win the Champions League after advancing to the quarter-finals past Chelsea. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150312/are-psg-set-to-win-champions-league Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:43:02 +0100 are-psg-set-to-win-champions-league Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has told reporters that his star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was wrong to take his shirt off to celebrate a goal as part of a United Nations anti-hunger campaign. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150216/zlatan-tattoo-publicity-stunt Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:54:03 +0100 zlatan-tattoo-publicity-stunt It's often said Zlatan Ibrahimovic's number one fan is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, so it's no surprise that he was over the moon to see his waxwork model unveiled at the Grevin Museum in central Paris on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150210/zlatan-ibrahimovic-proud-to-be-cast-in-wax Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:49:00 +0100 zlatan-ibrahimovic-proud-to-be-cast-in-wax 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 Zlatan Ibrahimovic has spun on his goal-scoring heels and agreed to meet the Swedish King and Queen for a banquet in Paris, after previously turning down an invitation to dine with the royals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141202/zlatan-swedish-king-paris-banquet Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:22:00 +0100 zlatan-swedish-king-paris-banquet Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has turned down an invitation to dine with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and France's President Francois Hollande on Tuesday night, according to reports in the French media. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141201/zlatan-snubs-swedish-kings-paris-banquet Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:10:00 +0100 zlatan-snubs-swedish-kings-paris-banquet Zlatan Ibrahimovic took centre stage as reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain had to come from behind to claim a 2-2 draw with Reims in the opening game of the new season on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140809/eventful-night-for-ibra-as-psg-open-with-draw Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:46:00 +0200 eventful-night-for-ibra-as-psg-open-with-draw