Pepsi's Survivors Guide

Port Adelaide’s impressive group of young players have lifted the bar at Alberton and driven the club’s successful pre-season campaign. The Power’s NAB Cup run came to an end on the 5th of March, with the Bulldogs winning a dramatic semi-final by three points at Etihad Stadium. But after big pre-season wins over Adelaide (56 points) and West Coast in Perth (78 points), Cassisi said Port’s pre-season had been a success and a great learning curve for its young players,...

Barcelona’s Argentine winger Lionel Messi outshines both Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in terms of media value, a team of Spanish researchers claimed on Friday.

The team from the University of Navarra rated last year’s Golden Ball winner as the player with the highest profile in the world for the second year running.

Second was Real Madrid’s Portuguese winger Ronaldo, the world’s most expensive player, and third Manchester United striker Rooney, according to the annual study.

Real’s Brazilian playmaker Kaka was fourth ahead of...