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      Watch Sergio Ramos receive RED CARD for dissent as PSG defender just can’t stop complaining in Reims draw

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      SERGIO RAMOS was sent off for Paris Saint-Germain after being shown two yellow cards in the space of TEN seconds.The Spanish defender talked his way into the book five minutes before half-time in PSG’s Ligue 1 clash at Reims.
      Sergio Ramos was booked TWICE for dissentCredit: Reuters
      The defender was shown two cards in the space of 10 secondsCredit: AFP
      IT’S ALL KICKED OFF! PSG’s complaints towards the referee resulted in Sergio Ramos talking himself into a red card 🟥The champions are down to 10. pic.twitter.com/bllBPfcagU— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 8, 2022

      But as the referee brandished the yellow card in Ramos’ direction, the 36-year-old didn’t take the hint.
      He continued his dissent, and 10 seconds later the red card was out and Ramos sent on his way for an early shower.
      It’s the 28th time in his career that Ramos has been given his marching orders.
      But the defender was left in disbelief at ref Pierre Gaillouste’s decision, despite him being booked for dissent just seconds earlier.
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      Initially Ramos refused to leave the pitch as he continued to remonstrate with the official.
      He was captured repeatedly saying “Why?” to the referee after being sent off.
      Eventually he trudged towards the tunnel, shaking his head as he left the pitch.
      In the end, his dismissal just before the break proved to be costly.
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      The 10-man visitors couldn’t break down Reims, who have won just once this season, and could only draw the game 0-0.
      Lionel Messi missed the match through injury, but Les Parisiens will still be frustrated by the result.
      Especially considering Neymar should have won the game for the Ligue 1 leaders.
      The Brazilian ace somehow fired wide in the second-half after being put clean through on goal.
      Ramos shook his head as he trudged off the pitchCredit: AFP More

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      Ex-Arsenal star Lacazette will be hauled in for Lyon showdown talks after he gives awkward answer about manager’s future

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      EX-ARSENAL captain Alexandre Lacazette is set to be hauled in for crunch showdown talks with Lyon. The Frenchman re-joined the Ligue 1 side in the summer after leaving Arsenal on a free transfer.
      Alexandre Lacazette’s Lyon future is under threatCredit: AFP
      However, just a few months after joining his future already looks bleak.
      Manager Peter Bosz revealed he would be speaking to the striker, but denied there was a rift between the pair.
      During a press conference, he said: “I will speak to him about that, not to you (a journalist).
      “In response to your question: is there a fracture (between me and Lacazette)? – no.”
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      Lyon have struggled this season and currently sit down in seventh in Ligue 1 with 14 points from 10 games.
      Bosz is coming under increased pressure to improve results at the club, and could see his managerial duties relieved by the World Cup if they do not.
      In an interview with Prime Video Lacazette gave a cryptic answer when asked about whether the team understood the manager’s instructions.
      He said: “You are asking that question to the right person. I don’t decide that. Ask the person who makes the decision.”
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      Lacazette has four goals and two assists from 10 games this season.
      However, his comments will come as a big blow given the 31-year-old’s position as captain in the team. More

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      Top 10 best paid footballers on planet revealed as £115m-a-year Kylian Mbappe beats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE has leapfrogged Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become football’s highest earner.According to American economic magazine Forbes, the 23-year-old Paris Saint-Germain superstar is the new top money maker.
      Mbappe will earn a record-breaking £115 million for the 2022-23 seasonCredit: Getty
      PSG team-mates Messi and Neymar are also in the top ten footballers earning the crustCredit: Reuters
      Forbes estimate the French forward will earn a whopping £115million for the 2022-23 season.
      This figure will be lessened when taxes and agents’ fees hit but will remain a record for the annual ranking of the world’s highest-paid footballer.
      Let SunSport take you through the ultimate top ten list of playmakers and cash generators…
      10 – Kevin De Bruyne – £26m a year
      The 32-year-old De Bruyne has a four-year deal worth around £375k-a-week at Manchester City.
      The Belgian has agreed to stay with the Premier League leaders until 2025 – meaning he will have spent a decade with the club.
      He has 11 brand deals that include Nike, Wow Hydrate, Credit Karma and Therabody.
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      9 – Andres Iniesta – £27m a year
      Iniesta is a shock inclusion on the list now he plays for Vissel Kobe in Japan.
      But the Barca legend is in danger of being relegated as his fairy tale Asian adventure threatens to turn into a nightmare.
      The 38-year-old, who is in his fifth season at the Misaki Park Stadium having joined in 2018, is the current captain of the Cows.
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      8 – Eden Hazard – £28m a year
      Hazard was offered a huge £400,000 a week AFTER tax to join Real Madrid back in 2019.
      The ex-Chelsea star takes home £20m a year plus bonuses at the Bernabeu.
      This despite not getting any game time at the moment in LaLiga.
      7 – Robert Lewandowski – £31.5m-a-year
      Lewandowski, 34, joined Barcelona from Bayern Munich in a £42.5m transfer this summer after declaring his desire to quit the German champions.
      Incredibly, the Poland star will get paid a net £8.6m in the current 2022-23 season – which works out as £165k-a-week after tax.
      This will jump to £215k-a-week next term and then £265k-a-week in 2024-25 before dropping back in the final year, by which time he will be nearly 38.
      Any club wanting to buy Lewandowski during the course of this deal would need to trigger his £430m release clause.
      6 – Erling Haaland – £35m a year
      Haaland is shooting up the table with every goal and endorsement signedCredit: Getty
      Haaland, 22, scored a third consecutive home hat-trick in Manchester City’s 6-3 thrashing of local rivals United last Sunday.
      Two more in the Champions League on Wednesday took his goal tally to a mouthwatering 19 from 11 games since his summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund.
      The red hot striker signed a a five-year contract until 2027, after arriving for £51million in June.
      While Forbes claims he is sixth on the list, the Daily Mail says he makes almost £1million PER WEEK at the Etihad – and that’s without his hat-trick cash.
      According to those reports, the Citizens are showering him with £865k-a-week.
      Haaland earns £3.5m in sponsorship deals which is expected to skyrocket like his form.
      5 – Mo Salah – £48m a year
      Salah took a new pay cheque in the summer, much to the excitement of Liverpool fans.
      The 30-year-old confirmed his own new three-year contract as he almost DOUBLED his wages to £400k-a-week.
      The Golden Boot winner handed Anfield boss Jurgen Klopp a huge boost after fellow striker Sadio Mane joined Bayern Munich.
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      4 – Neymar – £78.5m-a-year
      Neymar recently had his 600k-a-week contract extended to 2027.
      The Brazilian penned a new deal in May last year.
      His whopping PSG salary will last until he is 35.
      3 – Cristiano Ronaldo – £90m a year
      Ronaldo has dropped to third in the listCredit: Rex
      Ronaldo wanted his £360k-a-week Man Utd contract ripped up in the summer so he could join a Champions League club.
      United, however, have no intention of cashing in on the Portuguese superstar and are adamant he’ll see out the final year of his huge deal.
      He also boasts a crazy 486m followers on Instagram along with endorsement deals including his branded PANTS.
      2 – Lionel Messi – £108m a year
      Regarded by many as the ‘Greatest Of All Time’, Messi joined PSG in a shock move from Barcelona in 2021.
      The 35-year-old’s mega £94m PSG contract was ‘leaked’ with a £12.8m-a-year loyalty bonus and a cryptocurrency stake.
      He is set to be offered an extension but will decide his future after the Qatar World Cup.
      1 – Kylian Mbappe – £115m a year
      Mbappe signed a mega three-year deal worth £507M with the Parisians in May.
      The winger snubbed Real Madrid to stay with his hometown team.
      He pocketed a mindblowing £250m signing on fee in the process.
      However, even the eye watering numbers that Forbes report is not enough to put off the LaLiga champions.
      Los Blancos’ pursuit of Mbappe is set to start AGAIN next summer.
      It’s a thrilling top ten of superstars earning eye watering incomes (figures per year) More

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      Toulouse & Montpellier Ligue 1 clash suspended as away fans throw tear gas at home end leaving players unable to breath

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      SHOCKING scenes played out in France as TEAR GAS was released onto the pitch during a Ligue 1 game. The clash between Toulouse and Montpellier was overshadowed as fans, believed to be in the away end, fired tear gas onto the pitch in the second half.
      Shocking scenes in France.The Ligue 1 match between Toulouse and Montpellier has been momentarily halted, reportedly due to the release of tear gas on the pitch. pic.twitter.com/R6l21tfNgj— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 2, 2022

      Players were left unable to breathe after tear gas was thrown on the pitch
      Staff were also affected by the gas
      There was a 15-minute delay before the game was able to resume
      The gas left players unable to breathe and scratching at their eyes as the ugly scenes played out around the 57th minute mark.
      Play was suspended until the gas cleared, seeing a 15-minute delay in proceedings..
      Hosts Toulouse were already winning 4-1 at the time.
      And following the resumption of play Montpellier did manage to cut the deficit by one goal, while Toulouse saw Mikkel Desler sent off for a second bookable offence.
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      The events in France follow on from a Saturday’s tragic incident in Indonesia.
      Riots after a game between Arema FC and derby rivals Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium left at least 125 people dead.
      A pitch invasion had ensued following the game, with riot police using batons and tear gas to try and regain control.
      Harrowing footage showed out-of-control spectators climbing over fences as they tried to escape the smoke.
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      Responding to the tragic events FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “This is a dark day for all involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension.
      “I extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims who lost their lives following this tragic incident.” More

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      Watch Lionel Messi leave Kasper Schmeichel planted with stunning free kick as PSG star forgets Barcelona transfer talk

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      LIONEL MESSI curled a stunning free-kick beyond Kasper Schmeichel as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice.The Argentine is looking full of confidence again in front of goal after producing an underwhelming tally in his debut campaign in France.

      Lionel Messi bends home a free-kickCredit: Reuters
      The Argentine is congratulated by pal NeymarCredit: Reuters
      In the 28th minute of Saturday’s clash, Messi rolled back the years with an amazing effort.
      After Neymar’s dummy run, the 35-year-old caressed a shot into the top corner.
      Such was its accuracy that former Leicester stalwart Schmeichel barely moved as it flew past him.
      Neymar, 30, jumped into Messi’s arms as he celebrated the amazing goal.
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      While it also drew a smile from Kylian Mbappe, who was watching on from the substitutes’ bench.
      The Frenchman was afforded a rest by boss Christophe Galtier, with former Newcastle target Hugo Ekitike given a start.
      PSG weren’t smiling two minutes into the second-half, when they were stunned by Gaetan Laborde’s leveller.
      Mbappe was ultimately called upon ten minutes later, replacing Ekitike to join Messi and Neymar up front.
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      And it was the 23-year-old sensation who eventually swept PSG back into the lead on 83 minutes, with Galtier’s men seeing out a 2-1 win to climb back above Marseille at the top of the table.
      Schmeichel wasn’t the only former Prem player in a Nice starting line-up brimming with them.
      Mario Lemina, Aaron Ramsey and Ross Barkley all lined up for the underdogs as they took on last year’s champs.
      Arsenal loanee Nicolas Pepe was left on the bench, as well as ex-Wigan flop Andy Delort.
      Messi appears to have left PSG exit talk behind, after it was reported that Xavi wanted to bring his pal back to Catalonia in August.
      He has started the campaign with a flourish, scoring seven goals and laying on eight assists in just 11 appearances.
      Kylian Mbappe celebrates his late winnerCredit: AFP More

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      PSG chief admits signing both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe was a ‘mistake’ as pair’s feud hots up

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN made a mistake in signing both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, the club’s sporting director Luis Campos has admitted.The Ligue 1 champions signed Neymar for a world record fee of £198million in 2017.
      Neymar and Mbappe have been team-mates at PSG for five yearsCredit: AFP
      That same summer they agreed a loan deal for Mbappe to join from Monaco.
      Then in 2018, PSG signed the French superstar on a permanent transfer worth up to £165m.
      Both have enjoyed successful spells at the club, albeit without winning the Champions League.
      And Campos has now conceded that it was an error to bring both players in.
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      Speaking to the Rothen s’enflamme podcast, he said: “We made the mistake in the past of recruiting two players in the same position.
      “The transfer window is not good because we lack players in key positions and because we have an overlap of players in other positions.”
      The comments about the pair come after Neymar walked out of an interview earlier this week when asked about Mbappe.
      While away on international duty, the Brazilian was asked about his relationship with Mbappe.
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      And he simply gave the response: “With Kylian? I don’t know.”
      Neymar has scored 111 goals in 155 games for PSG, winning four Ligue 1 titles in the process.
      Mbappe has helped the club win the same four league titles, while contributing 181 goals in 226 matches.
      But the pair are embroiled in a bitter feud which is affecting the PSG dressing room.
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      Reports in the summer suggested Mbappe would be open to seeing Neymar leave.
      Meanwhile, it has also been claimed that Neymar is gobsmacked by the power Mbappe has at the club following his lucrative new deal.
      Yet despite reports of unrest, Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi remain one of the most formidable attacking line-ups in world football. More

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      Lionel Messi slammed after 52 private jet trips in three months causing 150 years worth of CO2 to be released

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      LIONEL MESSI has been slammed his private jet made 52 trips in three months causing 150 years worth of CO2 to be released.The Argentine superstar has just returned to Paris Saint-Germain after heading to the United States to play for his country.
      Lionel Messi has been blasted by French media over his global footprintCredit: Instagram
      The 52 private jet trips in three months his plane has made has caused 150 years worth of CO2 to be releasedCredit: Instagram
      The 35-year-old forward was in sensational form for the South American nation as he took his tally to 90 goals in 164 caps.
      Messi fired two in a 3-0 win over Honduras before striking a hat-trick in Wednesday’s 4-0 thumping of Jamaica.
      However, he appears to have scored a major own goal with his carbon footprint.
      Messi leases a stunning £12million luxury jet for his travels, and he often lends it to his family and friends too.
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      Now French publication L’Equipe have taken aim at the Barcelona legend for the whopping carbon footprint it has left on the planet.
      They claim that his jet has made 52 trips all over the planet from June 1 to August 31.
      And they have calculated that means that the aircraft has released as much CO2 as one person would over 150 years in just three months.
      Messi’s plane was made by a company in Argentina and designed for Messi as well as his family.
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      It boasts a number of incredible features, including its very own kitchen and has two bathrooms and enough seats for 16 people.
      Incredibly, the chairs can also be folded up and turned into eight beds.
      To top things off, the steps feature the names of Messi and his family – wife Antonella, plus children Thiago, Ciro and Mateo and also boasts his No10 on the tail.
      The Argentine legend and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo pictured posing inside the £12m aircraftCredit: Reuters More

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      Ramos ‘had to stop Neymar and Mbappe rowing in dressing room’ as feuding PSG duo make ‘pact to keep issues private’

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      SERGIO RAMOS stepped in to stop Neymar and Kylian Mbappe rowing in the dressing room, according to reports.And the feuding Paris Saint-Germain pair have now made a pact to keep their simmering relationship issues private, especially with the World Cup just 52 days away.
      Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are at a standstill with their poor relationshipCredit: AFP
      Sergio Ramos had to restore peace in the changing room after one clashCredit: Getty
      Tensions have worsened between the two superstar forwards in recent years – but in particular in the last few months.
      It is said their relationship has deteriorated from “cold to polar” – and there are at a standstill with no way back.
      And reports suggest Mbappe does not want Neymar in the team at all while the world’s most-expensive player has been “left astonished by the influence the France striker has been given” since signing his £500million contract in May.
      Mbappe and Neymar publicly argued on the pitch during August’s 5-2 win over Montpellier when the Brazilian took the ball off his rival for PSG’s second penalty of the match – after his fellow forward missed their first.
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      AS state the pair clashed in the locker room afterwards and experienced defender Ramos – hardly known for keeping is cool – had to jump in to mediate the situation.
      He is said to have told Neymar to respect the decision that Mbappe is the designated penalty taker.
      Brazilian Marquinhos and Lionel Messi are also said to have intervened to help diffuse the situation – with the Argentine icon regularly acting as peacemaker between the two.
      There are now fears the growing discontent between the stars – who cost a combined £360m in transfer fees – could disturb the harmony within Christophe Galtier’s squad.
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      Mbappe looked on course to leave PSG last summer before completing a dramatic U-turn and signing a bumper contract until 2025, with a £250m bonus and wages totalling a whopping £1.6m per week.
      As well as the huge financial boost, Mbappe was also granted greater influence at the football club with his voice playing a major role in football decisions as the board try to keep the 23-year-old happy.
      But Neymar, 30, has reportedly taken exception to this and allegedly privately accused Mbappe of trying to get the PSG chiefs to sell him this summer so the ex-Monaco ace could be the undisputed No1.
      Both players appear to have called a truce and are trying to keep the trouble under wraps.
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      They continue to celebrate goals together – and there have been plenty of them this term with ten for Mbappe and 11 for Neymar.
      And they refuse to comment on their bond in the media – with the Brazilian blatantly sighing and walking away during an interview during the recent international break.
      Mbappe, though, did admit he felt more “freedom” while playing for France compared to club football.
      It is understood neither player wants to make the situation worse because the World Cup is so close.
      Brazil and holders France will have ambitions of winning the tournament in Qatar so the forwards are keen to avoid any controversy or anything that could hinder their chances of glory.
      Neymar and Mbappe argued over a penalty against Montpellier in AugustCredit: Getty
      The pair continue to celebrate goals together and publicly hide their feudCredit: Reuters More