Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta dropped in on the Academy Qatar to the delight of the budding footballers.   It was in Lusail, one of the four Paris Saint-Germain Academy Qatar sites, north of Doha, that Thiago Motta decided to surprise the young players. Each week, more than 300 youngsters enjoy the state of the art facilities that will be used as training pitches for the next FIFA World Cup. Thiago Motta watched the Academy’s elite teams training as well as the goalkeepers and girl’s teams. Speaking afterwards he declared his pride at “seeing the club grow with the development …

Coordinated by the ‘Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’ ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the ‘Generation Amazing’ initiative uses the power of football to carry out cultural and educational programmes for youngsters across the Gulf, Middle East and Asia. From 15 to 19 December, the ‘Generation Amazing Festival 2019’ has brought together 150 youngsters aged between 16 and 24 from 12 different countries in Doha. The participants take part in a football tournament and various workshops. They also had the chance to take in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Monterrey. The Paris Saint-Germain …

The Paris Saint-Germain Academy Qatar was treated to the visit of club legend Pedro Miguel Pauleta who played with the kids and took a guided tour of the facilities. Accompanied by Paris Saint-Germain Chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Pedro Miguel Pauleta laced up his bootsto kick the ball around with the kidsat the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Qatar in Lusail, one of the academy’s two training centres. Ad the children also got the chance to take photos wth the former No.9 and the club president. The Paris Saint-Germain Academy Qatar boasts 800 boys and girls aged between 5 and 16, and …