Paris Saint-Germain enjoys rare calm as historic July 24 match list highlighted

The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) club was the focus of two recent French pieces that noted an unusual lull in media coverage. One article compiled every match the team has played on July 24, ranging from a 4‑1 friendly win over Marseille in 1974 to a 2‑1 preseason victory against Toulouse in 1999, a 3‑1 International Champion’s Cup win over Inter Milan in 2016, and a 1‑0 Coupe de France final triumph in 2020.

The second piece observed that French sports newspapers offered virtually no news on PSG on that day, interpreting the silence as a sign of the calm that has settled over the club since Luis Enrique took over as coach in 2023. The article credited the coach’s leadership and recent European titles for reducing the usual controversies surrounding the club, while noting that the squad can still be refined ahead of the next transfer window.