Clare Hunt had hardly left Australia at the start of the year. Now she’s a regular for the national team and plays in Europe for one of the world’s biggest clubs.
A late double for Erling Haaland ensured the holders avoided a slip-up against Swiss club Young Boys but there were no such issues for the French giants,who hosted AC Milan.
Defending champions Manchester City also got their campaign off on the right foot but it was a mouth-watering Group F clash garnering most attention as Europe’s top competition returned.
Paris Saint-Germain have given Al-Hilal permission to negotiate directly with the French striker,who is expected to become a free agent at the end of the upcoming season.
World Cup winner Lionel Messi could be on an AFC Champions League collision course with A-League clubs should he join old rival Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.
Paris Saint-Germain’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League could be good news for Australian soccer fans,with the French club in line for a possible trip to Sydney later this year.
Police said two men on a motorcycle fired at least a dozen shots and left a message for Lionel Messi at a family-owned supermarket in Argentina.
Neither Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have anything left to prove - except perhaps to one another. Qatar 2022 will be their World Cup swansongs.
Paris Saint-Germain have described as “complete nonsense” reports that they hired a digital agency to smear potential critics,including their own star forward Kylian Mbappe.
Shakhtar Donetsk went ahead one minute after half-time but they were denied a famous victory when Antonio Rudiger levelled five minutes into stoppage time.
A rift appears to have opened up within the French national team between superstars Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé over allegations that the former paid a sorcerer to cast a spell on the latter to injure him - stunningly made by his own brother.