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FRENCH LIGUE 1: Zlatan Ibrahimovic to leave Paris Saint Germain at the end of the season.

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34 year old Swede striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be leaving PSG when his contract ends in the summer. Ibrahimovic is the Club’s record goalcorer with 152 goals in 178 appearances since him joining the team in 2012. PSG have won Ligue 1 in every single season he has been at the club and this season he guided the team to wrap up the title with two months to spare. PSG will host Nantes on Sunday in his final Ligue 1 appearance before meeting Marseille in the French Cup final on the 21 st of May. Already an agreement has been put in place for Zlatan to return to the club at the end of his career. Zlatan has finished as Ligue 1 top scorer in three seasons; 2012-13, 2013-14 and the current season 2015-16 he is on pole to take the award home as he leads Olympic Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette by 15 goals. Throughout his four seasons at Parc de Princes he has been included in the League 1 team of the year. On his Official Twitter account Zlatan said that “I came as a King, I leave a Leg...

DIEGO SIMEONE: The King of Atletico Madrid clean sheets.

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                  Wednesday's 1-0 Atletico Madrid victory against Bayern Munich was the 135th clean sheet in 256 games for  Diego Simeone as Manager of Atletico Madrid. This season Atletico have conceded the least goals in the Spanish La Liga having only seen 16 goals past their Goal Keeper. This is the least number of goals conceded across any of the top 4 major leagues across Europe. The closest contenders are PSG and Juventus who each have conceded 18 goals. This definitely sums up the point that Atletico Madrid have the most Disciplined defence in terms of shutting out opponents. The Former Footballer turned Coach is to be praised for his defensive prowess since he took over the Madrid side in December 23rd in 2011 after the sacking of Gregorio Manzano. Manzano was sacked after collecting 19 points in 16 games and living the team placed 10th on the league Standings. Manzano who was on his second stint as Atl...