The newly promoted club have the money and long-term strategy to knock their close neighbours off their perch
A revolution is quietly taking place just 44 metres away from the Parc des Princes, and it could alter the footballing landscape in the French capital. “Paris is Magic,” reads the slogan inside the Paris Saint-Germain stadium. Those three words reflect the monopoly that PSG have held in the capital in recent decades. PSG is Paris; Paris is PSG. But for how much longer?
There is no such slogan pasted atop the Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris FC’s new home, where they swatted aside Lorient 2-0 on Friday, a result that has taken them up to eighth in Ligue 1. They are just six points behind their closest of close rivals, not that challenging PSG is their current reality. What is taking hold at Paris FC is less of a Great Leap Forward and more of a Cultural Revolution as the Arnault family, who bought the club at the end of last year, place their pawns and mould the club in their image.
Continue reading…The newly promoted club have the money and long-term strategy to knock their close neighbours off their perchBy Get French Football NewsA revolution is quietly taking place just 44 metres away from the Parc des Princes, and it could alter the footballing landscape in the French capital. “Paris is Magic,” reads the slogan inside the Paris Saint-Germain stadium. Those three words reflect the monopoly that PSG have held in the capital in recent decades. PSG is Paris; Paris is PSG. But for how much longer?There is no such slogan pasted atop the Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris FC’s new home, where they swatted aside Lorient 2-0 on Friday, a result that has taken them up to eighth in Ligue 1. They are just six points behind their closest of close rivals, not that challenging PSG is their current reality. What is taking hold at Paris FC is less of a Great Leap Forward and more of a Cultural Revolution as the Arnault family, who bought the club at the end of last year, place their pawns and mould the club in their image. Continue reading…
