The Beckhams will not be setting up their French court much to the chagrin of Paris society.
The French elites had been predicting which side of the Seine the Court of Beckham would be
established. Existentialists in cafes debated whether this important choice would determine whether
he played in left or right midfield for Paris St.
Federico Macheda has been confounding our corneas again, this time with a lime green/blue hoop
combo. Nice! Image: Scott Heavey/Getty Images.
The January transfer window has been flung open once again and after the excitement of last
year, we thought a reasonably thorough look at the early hip dip movers and rump shakers was
needed.
France Football is expected to release its best paid player list later on today and it
is widely believed that Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will top it. The Argentina
wizard as he is fondly referred to, has overtaken LA Galaxy's David Beckham and Madrid's Cristiano
Ronaldo to stamp his dominance on all fronts.
On the day Lionel Messi can claim Barcelona's club record for goals soak that in for a moment;
he's 24 France Football released another reason for him to celebrate.
Dude's filthy rich.
On the annual list of football's wealthiest, Lionel came tops again, raking in €33m for wages,
sponsorships and being the best football player on the planet in general.
