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Court Directs PSG to Pay Mbappé €61m Over Unpaid Salaries, Bonuses
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Real Madrid and France captain Kylian Mbappé has been awarded €61m after a Paris labour court ruled in his favour in a long-running financial dispute with his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by the Conseil de prud’hommes de Paris, France’s employment tribunal, responsible for workplace and contract disputes. It followed months of legal arguments over wages and bonuses allegedly left unpaid by the club.
The forward had initially demanded more than €263m, claiming PSG breached his contract by failing to pay salaries and bonuses and subjected him to unfair treatment as his contract neared its end. He also sought damages linked to alleged harassment and contractual misconduct.
PSG challenged the allegations and filed a counter-lawsuit, demanding up to €440m in damages. The club stated it endured financial losses when Mbappé rejected a €300m transfer offer from Saudi club Al-Hilal in 2023 and subsequently left on a free transfer in 2024. The club also accused him of breaching principles of good faith and loyalty by not informing the club earlier about his decision not to renew.
After reviewing the case, the court dismissed most claims exceeding €100m from both sides but found that PSG had failed to pay three months of Mbappé’s salary between April and June 2024, along with contractually agreed-upon ethics and signing bonuses. The tribunal ruled that these payments were due, awarding Mbappé €61m.
Kylian Mbappé’s legal camp called the victory an “important” one, adding that the decision reaffirms that labour law applies even at the highest level of professional football, insisting that the player fulfilled all contractual obligations.
In 2023, tensions between Mbappé and PSG escalated after he declined to renew his contract, which was set to expire in 2024. Even after signing a lucrative deal in 2022, he was excluded from the pre-season tour, trained apart from the first team, and omitted from early league games.
After several discussions with the club, he returned for his final season. The club denied harassment claims, stating that Mbappé played in over 94% of matches in the 2023–24 season and trained in accordance with professional football regulations.
Throughout his seven years at PSG, he set a record as the club’s all-time leading scorer, finding the net 256 times in 308 games and helping secure 15 trophies during his time there.
Spain are the latest team to confirm their place in the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
The European champions thrashed Austria 3-0 in their Round of 32 clash on Thursday evening.
It was a display of complete dominance by Luis de la Fuente’s men, as they lived up to their pre-tournament billing as favourites.
Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring for Spain in the first half, before Pedro Porro doubled their advantage in the 66th minute.
Oyarzabal continued his fine scoring form with a second late on.
They will now face the winner of Portugal.
Other teams confirmed in the last 16 are: USA, England, Belgium, France, Brazil, Norway, Morocco, Paraguay, Canada and Mexico.
Spain coasted past Austria and into the World Cup last-16 on Thursday, thoroughly outclassing their opponents in a 3-0 knockout win with a brace from Mikel Oyarzabal and a Pedro Porro header.
The European champions controlled possession and sliced through the Austrian defense in a typically dominant performance in Los Angeles, as Hollywood stars Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and singer Rosalia cheered on.
The win — which could have been by a greater margin, with a disallowed goal and a free kick off the woodwork — sets up a tantalizing round-of-16 clash with either Portugal or Croatia.
The SoFi Stadium was a sea of red and excitement was sky-high over the first visit by a bona fide World Cup favorite to America’s second city.
Spain ratcheted up the pressure gradually through the first half, creating a string of chances after the first hydration break.
Marc Cucurella thought he had scored from a Lamine Yamal corner, but Pau Cubarsi was judged to have encroached on Austria’s goalkeeper.
Alexander Schlager then made a superb diving save, pushing Oyarzabal’s low shot around the post.
Austria’s defense finally buckled in the 36th minute. Pedri pinged a ball wide left to Cucurella, whose cross to Oyarzabal was calmly side-footed past the ‘keeper.
Spain’s dominance grew further, with Yamal tormenting the Austrians, mainly from the right flank.
An Alex Baena free kick hit the crossbar, and Yamal’s close-range follow-up shot was well saved.
Austria spurned a rare chance at the other end. Romano Schmid played in a late-arriving and unmarked Stefan Posch, but a terrible first touch meant he lost the ball before even attempting a shot.
‘Ole’
After the break Spain continued knocking on the door without quite putting the game to rest.
Austria sent on two giant strikers — Sasa Kalajdzic and Marko Arnautovic — and immediately went long, with Kalajdzic putting a header over the bar.
But in the 66th minute, Spain struck again. Baena lifted a cross onto the head of Pedro Porro, who nodded in his first goal for Spain.
Some dogged defending kept the scoreline respectable, including a goalline clearance by David Alaba from Yamal, who was substituted off to rest moments later.
Spain sprayed passes around the pitch as the final minutes ticked down, eliciting “Oles” from the crowd, as attention turned to a sterner test on Monday in Dallas.
In the 89th minute, a pinpoint Cucurella cross found a completely unmarked Oyarzabal in the penalty area, who slotted the ball home.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
Ex-Arsenal striker, Ian Wright, has named the only team that can stop France from winning the 2026 World Cup.
Les Bleus qualified for the last 16, thanks to a 3-0 hammering of Sweden, with captain Kylian Mbappe scoring twice.
Mbappe is leading the race for the Golden Boot with six goals and two assists.
France will take on Paraguay in the next round, as they seek to play in their third consecutive World Cup final.
Didier Deschamps lost the 2022 tournament to Argentina on penalties and Wright has claimed only Lionel Messi and co can stop them again.
“It’s going to take something [to beat France],” Wright said.
“It’s going to take an Argentina because of the warrior nature of Argentina.”
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