Hong Kong football chief Eric Fok Kai-shan has said the sport locally is “gaining momentum”, as the Premier League counts down to its big kick-off on Friday. Supporters in the city may have turned out to watch European and Saudi clubs this summer,

Restaurants and cafés around Hong Kong Stadium are getting ready for a huge surge in business as the Saudi Super Cup brings global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to town. The Portuguese forward, playing for Al-Nassr,

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score 100 competitive goals for four different clubs, though Al-Nassr lost to Al-Ahli in a penalty shootout in the Saudi Super Cup final.