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In the summer of 1970, an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital. [1] [2] Guy Crescent and Pierre-Étienne Guyot chose to merge their virtual side, Paris FC, created in 1969, with Stade Saint-Germain of Henri Patrelle after the team from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 15 km west of Paris and founded in 1904, won promotion to Division 2.
Paris Saint-Germain is the most popular football club in France and one of the most widely supported teams in the world. [150] Famous PSG fans include Nicolas Sarkozy , Giannis Antetokounmpo , Tony Parker , Victoria Azarenka , Yannick Noah , Jean-Paul Belmondo , Booba , Tom Brady , Fabio Quartararo , Patrick Dempsey , DJ Snake , Pierre Gasly ...
Paris Saint-Germain finally restored balance in June 2011, when Qatari government-backed investment fund Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) bought 70% of the club's shares. QSI is a subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund. [14] Colony Capital (29%) and Butler (1%) remained minority shareholders. [14]
PSG's starting lineup ahead of a UEFA Champions League match away to Dynamo Kyiv during the 2012–13 season. Paris Saint-Germain FC is a French professional football club based in Paris, that currently plays in Ligue 1. Founded in 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain, the club have completed 54 seasons, of which 51 have been played in the highest division in French ...
Paris Saint-Germain FC was founded in 1970. [1] Since that time, PSG has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised tournaments, and 514 players have played in at least one match with the club's first team. [2] [3]
Paris Saint-Germain were founded in 1970, and during that decade they were not at the same level as Olympique de Marseille, traditionally a giant of the French game. Formed in 1899, Marseille have been competing for trophies for most of their history and, for the first 87 years at least, were more concerned about games against Saint-Étienne or ...
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club holds many records, most notably being the most successful French club in history in terms of official titles won, with 51. [1] [2] [3] They are the record holders of all national competitions, having clinched 12 Ligue 1 championships, 15 Coupe de France, nine Coupe de la Ligue, and 13 Trophée des Champions.
The current incarnation of Paris FC came into being in 1972 when the club split from Paris Saint-Germain after coming under pressure from the capital city's mayor, who refused to support a non-Parisian club (the club had originally been situated in nearby Saint-Germain-en-Laye). As a result, a bitter split occurred and both Paris FC and Paris ...