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PSG boss says Messi is 'big asset' for the club commercially

flexibility has been provided
in the rules due to the COV-
ID-19 pandemic and changes
are due to the system that
were designed to stem losses.

“We follow the Financial Fair
Play regulations from the day
one that we started until the
end,” he said.

“Before we do anything, basi-
cally we look with our com-
mercial people, with financial
people, with legal people so as
soon as you see that we sign
(AP) — Lionel Messi is a runner to land Messi, whose influx of Qatari sovereign Leo that means we could, we
“big asset” for Paris Saint- “There’s a lot of positive he’s No. 30 jersey was quickly wealth investment linked had the capacity to sign him...
Germain from a com- bringing to the club and you made available for sale in the to the emir. Once Messi’s We know that we could sign
mercial perspective, team can see (it) in everything, team’s online store after the Barcelona contract expired him,” Al-Khelaifi said.
president Nasser Al-Khel- in terms of commercial, in signing. — and the Catalan club was
aifi said Wednesday. terms of social media, that’s unable to afford to keep Al-Khelaifi, as chairman of
amazing,” Al-Khelaifi said, “You’re going to be shocked, him — PSG was one of the the European Club Associa-
The 34-year-old Argentina sitting alongside Messi. “He honestly, in the numbers that few teams that could finance tion and a member of UE-
star joined PSG on a two- is a big asset for the club.” we have,” he said, before a deal to sign the six-time FA’s executive committee,
year contract with the option joking that “I hope that Leo world player of the year. is involved in the process of
for a third season after leav- Al-Khelaifi said all key fig- doesn’t ask for more salary.” discussing a wider update to
ing Barcelona and was un- ures have increased in the Al-Khelaifi insisted that his FFP that could allow more
veiled at a news conference at past few days since it became PSG has been transformed club complies with UEFA’s unchecked spending again.
Parc des Princes stadium. clear that PSG was the front- over the last decade since the Financial Fair Play. Some

Hammon hopes it becomes normal for women to get NBA jobs

(AP) — Becky Hammon can’t the league and the whole sports world.
wait for the time when it’s normal I can tell you they were asking me
for women to interview for head legitimate coaching questions,” the
coaching positions in the NBA and 44-year-old said. “When you get to this
their gender isn’t the story. level, you’ve got to hire the best per-
son for the job and the person who fits
“It’s huge and important. It’s some- your organization the best.”
thing that can’t be (checking) the box,”
the Spurs assistant told The Associated Hammon spoke from Las Vegas, where
Press. “You have to hire the best per- she was watching the NBA summer
son. Half the world’s population hasn’t league, but on Thursday her eyes will
been tapped for their mind and ability be on Phoenix, the site of the inaugural
and skill sets in the sports world. It’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup champi-
something that needs to change.” onship game between Seattle and Con-
necticut, which will be streamed on
Hammon is entering her eighth sea- Amazon Prime Video.
son as an assistant and has been inter-
viewed for several head coach openings “It’s a really good idea. Another oppor-
but hasn’t gotten an offer to be the first tunity for people to see these women
woman to lead a NBA team. compete at the highest level,” she said.
“It’s not foreign to women playing
“There’s 30 jobs and they are incred- overseas. The WNBA players are used
ibly hard to get,” Hammon said in a to it.”
phone interview on Tuesday. “When
I saw there are 30 jobs, not all 30 are She played in a few cup championships
available, so I’m really talking about while competing overseas during the
three or four and they are really hard winters.
to get.”
“They are always fun, always bonuses
While Hammon would love to be the in everyone’s contract. That was over-
first, she hopes it’s for the right rea- seas,” she said. “Put a little something
sons. extra on the line.”

“Please don’t hire me to check a box. While Hammon is excited about the
That’s the worst thing you can do for game, not all the players are thrilled by
me,” she said. “Hire me because of my the timing. Five of the Storm’s players
skill sets and coaching, who am I as a were at the Tokyo Olympics, including
person, hire me for those.” stars Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd and
Sue Bird, who helped the U.S. win a
Hammon was a finalist for the Port- seventh consecutive gold medal.
land Trail Blazers job, which went to
Chauncey Billups. “Obviously it’s not the best for us,”
Stewart said in Tokyo. “We’ll see what
“I can’t speak for organizations across happens.”