MADRID - CRISTIANO Ronaldo may be the world's most expensive footballer, but Barcelona star Lionel Messi outshines him in terms of media value, at least according to a team of Spanish researchers.
LONDON - DAVID Beckham won substantial libel damages at London's High Court on Tuesday over a newspaper claim that he 'made a play' for Hungarian model Mariann Fogarasy.
The 34-year-old football star was awarded the undisclosed settlement in his case against Express Group Newspapers over an article which appeared in The Daily Star in April, the Press Association reported.
ORGANISERS of the Asian Youth Games (AYG) have apologised for the football-fixtures fiasco on Monday, when the kick-off times of two matches were swopped without prior notice.
THE Philippine and Hong Kong football teams will be heading home from the Asian Youth Games (AYG) - without playing a single game in the Under-14 tournament.
