Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams dies after 39-year coma

Paris St Germain have announced the death of their former defender Jean-Pierre Adams after a 39-year coma (Richard Sellers/PA)

Former France and Paris St Germain defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73 after spending 39 years in a coma.

Senegal-born Adams, who played for PSG between 1977 and 1979 and won 22 caps for his adopted country, underwent a knee operation in 1982 but errors with the anaesthetic resulted in cardiac arrest and brain damage.