Fans to sue over Ronaldo benching

SEOUL - More than 2,000 South Korean soccer fans plan to sue a sports agency after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stayed on the bench when his Juventus side played a friendly in Seoul last week, a law firm said on Monday.

The Portuguese striker did not play a single second of the match against a K-league all-star team, ignoring appeals from the capacity crowd of 65,000 at the World Cup Stadium to lace up his boots.

With frustration mounting, some even chanted the name of his great Argentine rival Lionel Messi.