- The Canadian Press
Messi assists help PSG top Saint-Etienne in French league
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Lionel Messi had three assists in a 3-1 win over 10-man Saint-Etienne on Sunday to help Paris Saint-Germain extend its lead atop the French league standings to 14 points but the victory was marred by a Neymar injury. The Brazil striker was stretchered off in the 87th after twisting his ankle under an awkward challenge from Yvann Macon. Saint-Etienne opened the scoring against the run of play in the 23rd minute of the game played in snowy conditions. Wahbi Khazri pick
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As if having their offices raided by police investigating financial crimes wasn’t serious enough for Juventus, Italy’s most successful football team is enduring damaging turmoil on the field too. For nine consecutive seasons, Juventus won the Italian title being before toppled as champions by Inter Milan in May. Now the team is being booed by its fans as it slides down the standings. The jeering followed a 1-0 loss to Atalanta on Saturday that left the 36-time Italian champions in eighth place a
- Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Where Bucs quarterback Tom Brady ranks among the world’s highest-paid athletes | Analysis
At 44 years old, Bucs quarterback Tom Brady is ancient by football standards. His incredible longevity has helped him roll up a record seven Super Bowl titles and several other records. It has also made him rich. Just how rich? There are lots of ways to measure wealth, but we decided to crunch career earnings, with some help from three decades of annual Forbes lists of the world’s highest-paid ...