HONG KONG: World football champions Brazil appeared to have got the cold shoulder from the Hong Kong public yesterday as 15,000 tickets for their upcoming friendly remained unsold a day before kick off, organisers said.
Brazilian coach Carlos Alberto Parreira confirmed yesterday morning that Ronaldo would not be able to make the game as his club Real Madrid would not release him, the local Ming Pao daily said.
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