Safonov enjoyed a heroic penalty shootout in the 2025 Intercontinental Cup, potentially upsetting the established hiearchy in the French capital.

A Paris labor court ruled that Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than 60 million euros ($70 million) to Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses linked to the end of the France superstar’s contract in 2024.

Mbappe was partially successful with his claim, as the court ruled that PSG failed to pay his wages for April, May and June 2024

There is confusion, debate, and curiosity around what this match actually represents — and how PSG could still claim a form of global supremacy despite another club officially holding soccer’s highest crown.

Tribunal decision is blow to French football club after it was sued by former star player over alleged unpaid wages and bonuses