Unlike Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, here’s how brand David Beckham made MLS go big on Lionel Messi

“All petulant in pink like some thuggish flamingo,” read the pages of South China Morning Post. There was no hiding it: China was fuming at Lionel Messi. Nearly 40,000 had thronged to the Hong Kong Stadium to watch him play, how could he ditch them at the last second? Speculation ran amok. ‘Was it a … Read more

Sir Jim Ratcliffe unable to spend big at Manchester United this summer – Paper Talk

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… DAILY TELEGRAPH Manchester United’s first summer transfer budget under Sir Jim Ratcliffe will be severely squeezed by financial fair play restrictions – and take an even bigger hit if the club fail to qualify for the Champions League. INEOS could surrender direct day-to-day involvement at Nice … Read more