Argentina forward Lionel Messi has signed for American side Inter Miami on a deal that runs until the end of 2025.
If China's neighbours, near and far, could have sent Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden a text in the last 48 hours, it would probably have been some version of: "Can you two please sort things out?"
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first visit to China on Sunday comes nearly five months after a major rupture in relations over a Chinese spy balloon.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing at the start of two days of talks with Chinese officials.
