soccer

ESPN

Sources told ESPN that Ronaldo tried to block the transfer of French star Karim Benzema from Al Ittihad to Al Hilal on Monday because he felt the move was unfair and indicated that PIF wanted to pave the way for Al Hilal to win the title.

Who would’ve thought the fake soccer league that controls the purse strings of every team and overpaid a bunch of old players would do things “unfairly?” Not to mention Ronaldo’s team is stacked still with João Felix, Kingsley Coman, and Sadio Mané—plus a couple young Brazilians.

The Economist

Football still struggles in America, though. MLS remains a dull watch, despite its sprinkling of foreign mega-stars such as Lionel Messi, who plays for Inter Miami.

Not surprising that a country with one of the highest populations is now the biggest market for the world’s most popular sport. Nor is it surprisingly that MLS is still an awful watch. The only way that ever changes is if they start paying Saudi type money to get players in their prime in an attempt to make MLS a real competitor to the Premier League and La Liga.