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French Ligue 1 winners since the professional league was established in 1932-33:

1932-33 Olympique Lillois

1933-34 FC Sete

1934-35 Sochaux

1935-36 Racing Club Paris

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1936-37 Olympique de Marseille

1937-38 Sochaux

1938-39 FC Sete

1939-45 Interrupted due to World War II

1945-46 Lille

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1946-47 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing

1947-48 Olympique de Marseille

1948-49 Stade de Reims

1949-50 Girondins de Bordeaux

1950-51 Nice

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1951-52 Nice

1952-53 Stade de Reims

1953-54 Lille

1954-55 Stade de Reims

1955-56 Nice

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1956-57 St Etienne

1957-58 Stade de Reims

1958-59 Nice

1959-60 Stade de Reims

1960-61 Monaco

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1961-62 Stade de Reims

1962-63 Monaco

1963-64 St Etienne

1964-65 Nantes

1965-66 Nantes

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1966-67 St Etienne

1967-68 St Etienne

1968-69 St Etienne

1969-70 St Etienne

1970-71 Olympique de Marseille

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1971-72 Olympique de Marseille

1972-73 Nantes

1973-74 St Etienne

1974-75 St Etienne

1975-76 St Etienne

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1976-77 Nantes

1977-78 Monaco

1978-79 Racing Strasbourg

1979-80 Nantes

1980-81 St Etienne

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1981-82 Monaco

1982-83 Nantes

1983-84 Girondins de Bordeaux

1984-85 Girondins de Bordeaux

1985-86 Paris St Germain

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1986-87 Girondins de Bordeaux

1987-88 Monaco

1988-89 Olympique de Marseille

1989-90 Olympique de Marseille

1990-91 Olympique de Marseille

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1991-92 Olympique de Marseille

1992-93 Title not awarded *

1993-94 Paris St Germain

1994-95 Nantes

1995-96 Auxerre

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1996-97 Monaco

1997-98 RC Lens

1998-99 Girondins de Bordeaux

1999-00 Monaco

2000-01 Nantes

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2001-02 Olympique Lyonnais

2002-03 Olympique Lyonnais

2003-04 Olympique Lyonnais

2004-05 Olympique Lyonnais

2005-06 Olympique Lyonnais

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2006-07 Olympique Lyonnais

2007-08 Olympique Lyonnais

2008-09 Girondins Bordeaux

2009-10 Olympique de Marseille

2010-11 Lille

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2011-12 Montpellier

2012-13 Paris St Germain

2013-14 Paris St Germain

2014-15 Paris St Germain

2015-16 Paris St Germain

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2016-17 Monaco

2017-18 Paris St Germain

2018-19 Paris St Germain

2019-20 Paris St Germain

2020-21 Lille

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2021-22 Paris St Germain

2022-23 Paris St Germain

* Olympique de Marseille stripped of title for match-fixing and demoted to second division

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Hakimi now World’s Highest-Paid Fullback after PSG Contract Extension

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After Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi signed a contract extension with French Ligue 1 side, Paris Saint-Germain, he became the World’s most-paid fullback.

The Moroccan international will earn a staggering €70 million in wages over his new five-year deal, cementing his status as football’s highest-paid defender.

He signed a contract extension with the French champions until 2029. The new deal adds three years to his previous contract, which was set to expire in 2026.

His net salary is increasing from €10 million to €14 million per season (€28 million gross).

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PSG Leads Others in Race for Ademola Lookman

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The 2024 Ballon d’Or nominee and Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman, is almost certain to leave the Serie A in the coming winter transfer window following interest from Premiership but the biggest interest is from Paris Saint Germaine.

The AFCON 2024 silver medal winner with Nigeria has been on the radar of the London side, West Ham United and three other sides from the league but all is more certain that the London club will find it difficult to compete for the signature of Atalanta star according to Football Insider.

Reports have suggested that the Irons are ready to swoop for the Nigeria international in the January transfer window.

However, sources say there will be “huge interest” from Europe in the 27-year-old ex-Everton star.

Paris Saint-Germain will be the frontrunner for the forward if he becomes available in the coming months.

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Additionally, Lookman plays in the same area of the pitch as West Ham’s big-money summer signings Crysencio Summerville and Luis Guilherme.

The London-born has raised his stock with his displays for Atalanta since joining from RB Leipzig in 2022.

He finished 14th in the Ballon d’Or rankings this year after leading the Italian side to a Europa League title last term.

Lookman has already hit five goals and contributed five assists in 10 games across all competitions this term.

The forward, who is under contract until June 2026, hit 17 goals and notched 10 assists in 45 appearances last season.

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West Ham are unlikely to have serious funds to spend in the January window after their lavish spending in the off-season.

Julen Lopetegui’s side started slowly and sat 13th in the Premier League after nine games.

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PSG to go to court after LFP rule in favour of Mbappe in wage dispute

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 Paris St Germain Press Conference - Paris, France - May 23, 2022 Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe and Paris St Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi pose with a shirt during the press conference REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

 Paris St Germain will take their wage dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French football league’s governing body (LFP) ruled in favour of the France captain on Friday.

French media reported the 25-year-old, who has not commented on the dispute, is seeking around 55 million euros ($59.52 million) in salary and bonuses he says he is owed by the club.

The Ligue 1 champions, however, say Mbappe’s contract was “legally amended” and that he reneged on commitments when he left the club to join Spanish giants Real Madrid in the close season.

PSG said last month that Mbappe had refused an offer from the LFP to mediate on the issue.

The LFP’s National Joint Appeals Commission heard the parties on Oct. 15 and announced on Friday it had ruled in favour of Mbappe.

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“The club must pay him the salary he is claiming. This decision is not subject to appeal, but may be referred to the FFF (French Football Federation) Executive Committee,” the LFP told Reuters.

However, PSG said they would be “forced to bring the case before the competent courts” while still trying to find an “amicable solution” with Mbappe, who became the French club’s all-time top scorer during his seven-year stay in the capital.

“What is in debate, and will ultimately be heard before an appropriate tribunal, is that the original contract was legally amended in August 2023 relating to the 2024-25 season, and also fully recognised by the player including in January 2024 – until the player then decided to renege all his commitments upon leaving the club,” a PSG spokesperson said.

“As a matter of law and fact, the player has made clear, repeated public and private commitments that the club simply asks are honoured, with the player being afforded unprecedented benefits by the club over seven years in Paris.

“The club hopes these basic commitments will simply be respected, knowing that the club will be forced to have the player’s bad faith judged by the competent courts if the player regrettably seeks to pursue this incomprehensibly damaging dispute, for himself and for French football, further.”

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Mbappe’s representatives were not immediately available for comment.

In January, Mbappe had said he made an agreement with PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi which would “protect all parties and preserve the club’s serenity for the challenges ahead”.

-Reuters

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