Poor relations maybe, but at least cricket is a closed shop

By Richard Edwards
IMAGES of a portly former Italian restaurant worker were front and back page last week after it emerged that Mino Raiola was ultimately due to pocket an eye-watering £41m from the transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus to Manchester United.
Cue fresh uproar and head shaking over the role of agents in modern sport. Raiola is believed to have earnt more money in his career so far than Lionel Messi – a claim that brings a smile to the face of Phil Weston, the former Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Derbyshire opener.
“Cricket remains somethin...

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