It seems likely that Edinson Cavani, a striker for Valencia, will be leaving Estadio Mestalla this summer. Where he ends up is the burning question. The veteran striker is tied to the Spanish side for another year, until June 2024. Since no other club is reportedly ready to absorb his salary, he will need to […]

FIFA has finally handed out bans to four Uruguay players for an incident at the World Cup. Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez have both been handed four-match bans. Diego Godin and Edinson Cavani were, on the other hand, issued a one-match suspension. The quartet was hit with the bans following their involvement in a […]

Paris (AFP) – Edinson Cavani struck his 19th and 20th goals of the Ligue 1 season as French champions Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at in-form Nantes on Saturday. The impressive away win leaves PSG still in third, but they are now just a point behind leaders Nice and level with Monaco, who have a game […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain and their in-form striker Edinson Cavani are hunting down pace-setters Nice and can knock them off top spot in Ligue 1 — for a day at least — with victory on Saturday at Montpellier. The French champions appeared to struggle early on with new coach Unai Emery's methods, but a […]

Paris (AFP) – A thunderous second-half strike from Edinson Cavani gave Paris Saint Germain a 1-0 win over Lille on Friday as the French champions were made to fight all night. The result sees Unai Emery's PSG climb to second on 23 points behind Ligue 1 leaders Nice who have 26 ahead of hosting Nantes […]

Paris (AFP) – The oft-maligned Edinson Cavani was at his clinical best on Saturday with a first-half brace to help champions Paris Saint-Germain ease to a 2-0 victory over Bordeaux in Ligue 1. Cavani struck twice in the first half-hour at the Parc des Princes as PSG built on their midweek Champions League win away […]

Paris (AFP) – Edinson Cavani shrugged off his Champions League woes to score four goals in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a one-sided 6-0 win at Caen in Ligue 1 on Friday. The Uruguayan, charged with filling Zlatan Ibrahimovic's sizeable boots this season, was criticised for missing several gilt-edged chances in PSG's […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Edinson Cavani scored twice as Uruguay bounced back to rout Paraguay 4-0 and go top of South America's 2018 World Cup qualifying competition. Paris Saint-Germain striker Cavani scored a goal in each half at the Estadio Centenario in a one-sided win for the two-time World Cup winners. The victory was the response […]

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc criticized the behavior of striker Edinson Cavani on Tuesday, claiming the Uruguayan needed to improve his attitude off the pitch. "Football is a team sport and you can't just do what you want," Blanc told reporters. "'Edi' is a generous guy and team player on the pitch, but as part […]

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc admitted Tuesday that a "behavioral problem" concerning striker Edinson Cavani had been discussed during a team meeting at their recent training camp in Doha. Uruguayan Cavani, 28, is said to be unhappy at being played out wide rather than his preferred central role with the French champions, faced with competition […]

Atletico Madrid have rejected reports linking the La Liga side with the summer signing of Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, according to club sources. Earlier today, the French daily L'Equipe reported Atletico manager Diego Simeone had requested the club sign the Uruguayan forward as a stipulation for renewing his contract with the La Liga side. The publication […]