Football
Football
Lionel Messi and a heavy security presence were on show as the revamped Club World Cup got under way in the US on Saturday.
Host city side Inter Miami, led by Argentine legend Messi, played out an entertaining goalless draw against Egyptian giants Al Ahly to kick off the tournament.
Miami were thankful to goalkeeper and man of the match Oscar Ustari for making a string of saves, including one from the penalty spot, to preserve a clean sheet.
Messi came close to opening the scoring in the second period with a free-kick and almost won it late on with an incredible, long-range strike but saw his effort acrobatically tipped onto the crossbar by Mohamed el Shenawy.
This event, which has been much maligned in some parts, may have started without a goal but finally the talk can be about the football - or can it?
visit here: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football
Lionel Messi and a heavy security presence were on show as the revamped Club World Cup got under way in the US on Saturday.
Host city side Inter Miami, led by Argentine legend Messi, played out an entertaining goalless draw against Egyptian giants Al Ahly to kick off the tournament.
Miami were thankful to goalkeeper and man of the match Oscar Ustari for making a string of saves, including one from the penalty spot, to preserve a clean sheet.
Messi came close to opening the scoring in the second period with a free-kick and almost won it late on with an incredible, long-range strike but saw his effort acrobatically tipped onto the crossbar by Mohamed el Shenawy.
This event, which has been much maligned in some parts, may have started without a goal but finally the talk can be about the football - or can it?
visit here: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football
