Bintang Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembele, telah merefleksikan perjalanan kariernya yang cemerlang menuju puncak dunia sepak bola, dan menyebut performa terbaiknya saat ini sebagai puncak dari perjalanan profesionalnya. Pemain sayap yang baru saja dinobatkan sebagai pemenang Ballon d'Or 2025 ini yakin bahwa ia telah mencapai tingkat kedewasaan baru, baik di dalam maupun di luar lapangan.
Paris Saint-Germain bersiap untuk mengamankan masa depan jangka panjang Bradley Barcola setelah serangkaian penampilan gemilang di Liga Champions. Pemain sayap berusia 23 tahun itu telah menjadi sosok yang tak tergantikan di bawah asuhan Luis Enrique, sehingga juara Prancis tersebut harus bertindak cepat di tengah meningkatnya minat dari klub-klub raksasa Eropa. Kontrak baru ini akan membuat mantan bintang Lyon tersebut mengabdikan masa-masa puncak kariernya untuk proyek Parc des Princes.
Pelatih kepala Paris Saint-Germain, Luis Enrique, dilaporkan akan menolak tawaran Manchester United dan memilih untuk menandatangani kontrak jangka panjang baru di ibu kota Prancis. Meskipun pelatih asal Spanyol itu merupakan target utama petinggi Old Trafford, keputusannya tersebut membuat pelatih sementara Michael Carrick menjadi kandidat terkuat untuk posisi pelatih tetap. United kini dihadapkan pada pilihan kandidat elit yang semakin terbatas saat mereka mempersiapkan transisi penting pada musim panas ini.
Empat tahun setelah gol terakhirnya, pemain asal Prancis itu kembali mencetak gol dalam pertandingan persahabatan melawan tim U-23 klub Inggris tersebut.
Mantan bintang Manchester United, Paul Pogba, menunjukkan sekilas kualitasnya yang tak terbantahkan pada Kamis lalu dengan mencetak gol pertama yang brilian untuk AS Monaco. Meskipun pertandingan tersebut hanyalah laga persahabatan klub melawan Brentford, momen tersebut tetap terasa penting bagi para penonton, terutama karena pemain berusia 33 tahun itu terus berupaya memulihkan kebugarannya sepenuhnya.
Paris Saint-Germain adalah tim terbaik di dunia sepak bola Eropa. Mereka saat ini memegang gelar Liga Champions bukan tanpa alasan, dengan skuad bertalenta kelas atas yang saling mendukung sebagai sebuah tim sejati, bukan seperti "Galacticos palsu" mereka di masa lalu. Di pinggir lapangan, mereka dipimpin oleh salah satu otak tercerdas di dunia sepak bola dan manajer yang paling dihormati. Namun, keabsahan upaya mereka mempertahankan gelar kini memang patut dipertanyakan.
Manchester United and Liverpool both have 20 top-flight league titles to their name, and are the most successful sides in English history for league wins. With Liverpool securing their second Premier League in the 2024-25 season, they've won two in the Premier League era and 18 prior to its creation. By contrast, Manchester United have won 13 Premier League titles and seven before the league's inception, last winning a Premier League title at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.
How many teams are in the Premier League?
The Premier League in its current format has 20 teams. The first-ever season of the Premier League era in 1992-93 featured 22 teams, which was then reduced to 20 teams ahead of the 1995-96 season.
Who has made the most Premier League appearances ever?
Garath Barry leads the way with 653 appearances for four different clubs: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. James Milner is second with 637, winning PL titles with both Manchester City and Liverpool. He is still playing with Brighton, so could surpass Barry if he carries on. Third is Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, with 632 appearances.
Who is the all-time Premier League top goal scorer?
Jimmy Greaves, widely regarded as the most prolific English goalscorer ever, but Alan Shearer is the Premier League's top scorer of all time, with 260 goals across a famed career for both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
Who has the most assists in the history of the Premier League?
Manchester United icon Ryan Giggs holds the record for the most assists in Premier League history. Giggs spent his entire career at Old Trafford, making 672 appearances and registering 162 assists between 1991 and 2014.
Who is the youngest player ever in the Premier League and how old was he?
Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri is the youngest player to ever play in the Premier League. Nwaneri was just 15 days and 181 days old when he made his debut for the Gunners against Brentford in the 2022-23 season.
Which famous players have played in the Premier League?
Stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona, Steven Gerrard, Dennis Bergkamp, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah (still playing) have all featured in the Premier League era.
Which famous managers have managed in the Premier League?
Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp, and Arsene Wenger are among the most famous managers to have taken charge of a Premier League club.
What is the biggest stadium in the Premier League?
Manchester United's Old Trafford is the biggest stadium in the league with a capacity of 74,310.