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Paris Saint-Germain Football Club |
- Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (French pronunciation: [paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France.
- They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football.
- As France's most successful club, they have won over 40 official honours, including ten league titles and one major European trophy. Their home ground is the Parc des Princes.
- PSG were founded in 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain.
- The Parisians won their first major honour, the French Cup, in 1982 and their first Division 1 title in 1986.
- The 1990s was among the most successful periods in PSG's history; they claimed a second league title, three French Cups, two French League Cups, two French Super Cups and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996.
- After suffering a decline in fortunes during the 2000s, the Red and Blues have enjoyed a revival since 2011 with increased financial backing, achieving unparalleled dominance in domestic competitions, winning multiple league titles and national cups.
- PSG have also become a regular feature in the UEFA Champions League, reaching their first final in 2020.
- Paris SG have the most consecutive seasons playing in France's top flight and are one of two French clubs to have won a major European title.
- They are the most popular football club in France and one of the most widely supported teams in the world.
- PSG's home kit colours are red, blue, and white, and their crest features the Eiffel Tower and a fleur-de-lis.
- PSG have a longstanding rivalry with Olympique de Marseille; the duo contest French football's most notorious match, Le Classique.
- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, owns PSG through closed shareholders Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), which purchased the club in 2011.
- The takeover made PSG the richest club in France and one of the wealthiest in the world.
- As of the 2020–21 season, PSG have the sixth-highest revenue in the footballing world with an annual revenue of €556m according to Deloitte, and are the world's ninth-most valuable football club, worth $2.5bn according to Forbes.
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