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Straits Times
2 days ago
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- Straits Times
Champions League trophy, Dembele get winners' welcome at French Open
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2025 Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele presents the Champions League trophy on the Philippe-Chatrier court before the fourth round match betrween Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2025 Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele presents the Champions League trophy on the Philippe-Chatrier court before the fourth round match betrween Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2025 Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele presents the Champions League trophy on the Philippe-Chatrier court before the fourth round match between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2025 Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele presents the Champions League trophy on the Philippe-Chatrier court before the fourth round match betrween Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Denis Balibouse PARIS - Paris St Germain forward Ousmane Dembele got a roaring welcome usually reserved for tennis champions when he carried the freshly-won Champions League trophy onto centre court on Monday. The French soccer club beat Inter Milan 5-0 in the showcase match in Munich on Saturday to clinch the trophy for the first time before the players and staff got a heroes' welcome in the French capital on Sunday. The festivities for Dembele, who was voted the Champions League Player of the Season, continued on Monday when he carried the shiny trophy onto Court Philippe Chatrier in front of more than 10,000 people. He was wearing a white t-shirt with the word "triumph" written on it. Organisers could not have timed the brief ceremony better, with Europe's most prestigious soccer club trophy arriving minutes after world number 361 and wild card Lois Boisson of France stunned third-seeded American Jessica Pegula in three sets to reach the last eight in the upset of the tournament. "Ici c'est Paris, (This is Paris)" shouted Dembele as the normally more reserved afternoon tennis crowd erupted with cheers. "Exceptional, it was a magic moment in Munich. We played an exceptional season and were rewarded with our first European Cup," France international Dembele told the crowd. "The individual titles are fine but it is the collective titles that matter. We will try to win as many titles as possible." PSG are only the second French side to win the European Cup after Olympique de Marseille in 1993. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
2 days ago
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- The Star
Tennis-Champions League trophy, Dembele get winners' welcome at French Open
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2025 Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele presents the Champions League trophy on the Philippe-Chatrier court before the fourth round match betrween Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Denis Balibouse PARIS (Reuters) -Paris St Germain forward Ousmane Dembele got a roaring welcome usually reserved for tennis champions when he carried the freshly-won Champions League trophy onto centre court on Monday. The French soccer club beat Inter Milan 5-0 in the showcase match in Munich on Saturday to clinch the trophy for the first time before the players and staff got a heroes' welcome in the French capital on Sunday. The festivities for Dembele, who was voted the Champions League Player of the Season, continued on Monday when he carried the shiny trophy onto Court Philippe Chatrier in front of more than 10,000 people. He was wearing a white t-shirt with the word "triumph" written on it. Organisers could not have timed the brief ceremony better, with Europe's most prestigious soccer club trophy arriving minutes after world number 361 and wild card Lois Boisson of France stunned third-seeded American Jessica Pegula in three sets to reach the last eight in the upset of the tournament. "Ici c'est Paris, (This is Paris)" shouted Dembele as the normally more reserved afternoon tennis crowd erupted with cheers. "Exceptional, it was a magic moment in Munich. We played an exceptional season and were rewarded with our first European Cup," France international Dembele told the crowd. "The individual titles are fine but it is the collective titles that matter. We will try to win as many titles as possible." PSG are only the second French side to win the European Cup after Olympique de Marseille in 1993. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Tennis-Champions League trophy, Dembele get winners' welcome at French Open
PARIS, - Paris St Germain forward Ousmane Dembele got a roaring welcome usually reserved for tennis champions when he carried the freshly-won Champions League trophy onto centre court on Monday. The French soccer club beat Inter Milan 5-0 in the showcase match in Munich on Saturday to clinch the trophy for the first time before the players and staff got a heroes' welcome in the French capital on Sunday. The festivities for Dembele, who was voted the Champions League Player of the Season, continued on Monday when he carried the shiny trophy onto Court Philippe Chatrier in front of more than 10,000 people. He was wearing a white t-shirt with the word "triumph" written on it. Organisers could not have timed the brief ceremony better, with Europe's most prestigious soccer club trophy arriving minutes after world number 361 and wild card Lois Boisson of France stunned third-seeded American Jessica Pegula in three sets to reach the last eight in the upset of the tournament. "Ici c'est Paris, " shouted Dembele as the normally more reserved afternoon tennis crowd erupted with cheers. "Exceptional, it was a magic moment in Munich. We played an exceptional season and were rewarded with our first European Cup," France international Dembele told the crowd. "The individual titles are fine but it is the collective titles that matter. We will try to win as many titles as possible." PSG are only the second French side to win the European Cup after Olympique de Marseille in 1993.
TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
PSG's Dembele and Doue named Champions League players of the season
Paris St Germain striker Ousmane Dembele was named Champions League Player of the Season by Uefa on Sunday after his turnaround campaign ended with him playing a major role in his side winning the competition for the first time. Dembele's teenage teammate Desire Doue was named Champions League young player of the season by European football's governing body. Dembele struggled early in the campaign, dropped by coach Luis Enrique for a league phase game with Arsenal for disciplinary reasons, but the 28-year-old went on to score eight Champions League goals after his switch to a more central role. PSG finally have their hands on the #UCL trophy 🥹🏆 #UCLFinal | #SSUCL — SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) May 31, 2025 While Dembele failed to find the net in PSG's 5-0 thrashing of Inter Milan in Saturday's final in Munich, he was singled out by the manager for his performance. 'I would give the Ballon d'Or to Mr. Ousmane Dembele,' Luis Enrique said. 'The way he defended tonight, just that alone could be worth the Ballon d'Or. That's how you lead a team. Goals, trophies, leadership, defence, his pressing.' The 19-year-old Doue wrapped up his extremely impressive campaign by creating the opening goal in the final for Achraf Hakimi before scoring twice himself. PSG had seven players named in the competition's team of the season while humbled finalists Inter had just one included.
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
PSG's Dembele and Doue named Champions League players of the season
MUNICH, Germany: Paris St Germain striker Ousmane Dembele was named Champions League Player of the Season by UEFA on Sunday after his turnaround season ended with him playing a big role in his side winning the competition for the first time. Dembele's teenage teammate Desire Doue was named Champions League young player of the season by European soccer's governing body. Dembele struggled early in the campaign, dropped by coach Luis Enrique for a league phase game with Arsenal for disciplinary reasons, but the 28-year-old went on to score eight Champions League goals after his switch to a more central role. While Dembele failed to find the net in PSG's 5-0 thrashing of Inter Milan in Saturday's final in Munich, he was singled out by the manager for his performance. "I would give the Ballon d'Or to Mr. Ousmane Dembele," Luis Enrique said. "The way he defended tonight, just that alone could be worth the Ballon d'Or. That's how you lead a team. Goals, trophies, leadership, defence, his pressing." The 19-year-old Doue wrapped up his extremely impressive campaign by creating the opening goal in the final for Achraf Hakimi before scoring twice himself. PSG had seven players named in the competition's team of the season while humbled finalists Inter had just one included. Team of the season: Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG) Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Nuno Mendes (PSG) Midfielders: Vitinha (PSG), Declan Rice (Arsenal) Forwards: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Desire Doue (PSG), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Raphinha (Barcelona)
