Sporty Flue

Phil Neville, manager of Inter Miami, justifies playing his son and Romeo Beckham in a 6-0 defeat to Barcelona. Inter Miami manager Phil Neville has justified playing his son, Harvey, as well as Romeo Beckham, in Tuesday night's 6-0 loss to Barcelona, claiming they 'earned the right to play. Source The Catalan giants put the Major League Soccer team to the sword, with the new addition Raphinha scoring and assisting twice in a dominant performance from the visitors. Despite the fact that neither Harvey nor Romeo - son of David Beckham, of course - had played a single minute of MLS football in their lives, they both came on for the highlight pre-season friendly. Harvey, 20, was inserted at halftime, with Romeo, 19, playing the last five minutes, although Neville senior denied they were only engaged because of their famous dad. When asked about the duo, the ex-Manchester United player replied, 'Well, I suppose we threw the two youngsters in at wing-back and the first thing yo...

Jake Paul to fight replacement Hasim Rahman Jr. Following the withdrawal of Tommy Fury, Jake Paul now has a new opponent for his boxing battle at Madison Square Garden next month. Source - DAZN Hasim Rahman Jr., the son of the same-named former boxing heavyweight champion, will replace Fury and fight Paul on Aug. 6 in New York, Paul confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Rahman, from Baltimore, is a pro boxer who is 12-1 with six knockouts. The eight-round fight will be held at 200 pounds and will air on Showtime PPV. Rahman, a 31-year-old heavyweight, is hardly a household name, but he has more boxing experience and is bigger than Paul (5-0). However, Paul, the YouTube star-turned-prizefighter, stated that he had already resolved to fight a professional boxer in his next fight after receiving criticism for only facing older MMA fighters or athletes from other sports. Rahman, Paul believes, will be a far more difficult opponent than Fury. "I'm literally insane," Paul admitted. ...