The FC crew answer your tweets on Brendan Rodgers’ new job at Leicester, Jadon Sancho beating out Kylian Mbappe in the Player Power Rankings and more.

The guys respond to your questions about memorable run-ins with referees, whether they’d rather a team with Lionel Messi playing or Pep Guardiola managing and more.

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says the club’s new shirt deal adds to their financial resolve, and that he’s ‘not worried’ about Financial Fair Play.
Paris Saint-Germain are considering renaming Parc des Princes in a big-money sponsorship deal, sources have told ESPN FC.
The sources said PSG were looking at further ways of bringing in revenue after last month’s AccorHotels sponsorship deal and adding a sponsor’s name to their home ground.
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Welcome to the 2018 FC 100
ESPN FC’s experts ranked the best men’s players and managers in world football. Check out the list.

Your guide to football’s dark arts
Sergio Ramos is a master, Wilfried Zaha knows how to win a free kick and chicanery from corners can be crucial.

The greatest game never played
When Boca Juniors and River Plate were set to meet in Argentina’s most important match, Buenos Aires lost its mind, writes Wright Thompson.

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PSG chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been open to the idea in the past and told Le Parisien that a sponsored rebranding of the Parc des Princes was a possibility at some stage.
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The FC crew answer your tweets on Brendan Rodgers’ new job at Leicester, Jadon Sancho beating out Kylian Mbappe in the Player Power Rankings and more.

The guys respond to your questions about memorable run-ins with referees, whether they’d rather a team with Lionel Messi playing or Pep Guardiola managing and more.

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says the club’s new shirt deal adds to their financial resolve, and that he’s ‘not worried’ about Financial Fair Play.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani will miss Saturday’s game at Caen and is a doubt for next week’s Champions League match against Manchester United as he recovers from a hip problem, coach Thomas Tuchel has said.
Uruguay international Cavani missed the 2-0 first leg win at Old Trafford and has not featured since facing Bordeaux at the Parc des Princes last month.
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Welcome to the 2018 FC 100
ESPN FC’s experts ranked the best men’s players and managers in world football. Check out the list.

Your guide to football’s dark arts
Sergio Ramos is a master, Wilfried Zaha knows how to win a free kick and chicanery from corners can be crucial.

The greatest game never played
When Boca Juniors and River Plate were set to meet in Argentina’s most important match, Buenos Aires lost its mind, writes Wright Thompson.

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Earlier this week, Tuchel said he hoped Cavani could return against Caen, but told a news conference on Friday he had been “a…

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Alexis Nunes and Craig Burley weigh up their predictions for the week’s Champions League round of 16 matches.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks ahead to Manchester United’s Champions League Round of 16 clash with PSG.

With Edinson Cavani picking up an injury against Bordeaux, the FC panel examine how PSG would line up if he’s ruled out against Manchester United.
MANCHESTER — Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel has rejected the idea that Neymar and Edinson Cavani’s absences will change the Ligue 1 club’s approach for the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Neymar misses out because of a second fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot in as many years, while Cavani injured his right hip just last weekend, but Tuchel was adamant that his PSG side will still look to attack.
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Edinson Cavani had to leave the game early.
Edinson Cavani came off injured in the first half of Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 home game against Bordeaux on Saturday, three days before the side travel to Manchester United in the Champions League.
The Uruguay striker left the pitch on the stroke of half-time holding his thigh, just after opening the scoring with a penalty in the 42nd minute.
Thomas Tuchel’s side will also be missing Brazil striker Neymar, who has been ruled out with a foot injury.

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Thomas Tuchel said he is “worried” about the injury Edinson Cavani sustained during Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 home game against Bordeaux on Saturday, and thinks it will be hard for the striker to play against Manchester United in the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday.
The Uruguay striker left the pitch on the stroke of half-time holding his thigh, just after opening the scoring with a penalty in the 43rd minute.
And PSG coach Tuchel told TF1’s Telefoot on Sunday morning: “There is…

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Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed they will almost certainly be without striker Edinson Cavani for Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 first leg away at Manchester United, while right-back Thomas Meunier has also been ruled out.
Cavani, 31, was hurt taking a penalty to score the only goal of the match in Saturday’s 1-0 Ligue 1 home win over Bordeaux.  A PSG statement read: “Medical examinations have revealed an injured tendon in Edinson’s right hip.
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Welcome to the 2018 FC 100
ESPN FC’s experts ranked the best men’s players and managers in world football. Check out the list.

How Mourinho unravelled at Man United
Fear, paranoia, difficult behaviour and constant battling with club officials and players led to the inevitable, writes Rob Dawson.

The greatest game never played
When Boca Juniors and River Plate were set to meet in Argentina’s most important match, Buenos Aires lost its mind, writes Wright Thompson.

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– Fantasy: Set lineups, check scores!

“The treatment of this injury and…

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Moussa Dembele and Nabil Fekir were the architects of Lyon’s stunning comeback as they handed PSG their first defeat in Ligue 1 of the season.
Paris Saint-Germain deservedly lost for the first time in Ligue 1 this season when they went down 2-1 to Lyon at Groupama Stadium on Sunday.
Angel Di Maria opened the scoring inside the first 10 minutes but OL levelled through Parisien youth academy graduate Moussa Dembele before half-time and won it with a Nabil Fekir penalty early in the second half.
Positives
After such a disappointing performance, more so than the result, there were very few plus points. One that cannot be debated, though, is…

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Check out how Europe’s top clubs fared at the weekend, including PSG’s 9-0, a big night for Arsenal and another win for Manchester United.

When you add a pair of assists to a hat trick, the odds of you being No. 1 in Player Power Rankings are pretty good. Our global editors pick their top 10 performers from the weekend.

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Also receiving votes: Luis Muriel (Fiorentina), Fabian Serrarens (De Graafschap), Tiquinho Soares (Porto).

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