Liverpool and Red Sox in a mess of trouble

[WORLD VIEW] One wonders what Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is thinking he’s gotten himself into. Sixteen months afterhis Fenway Sports Group bought Liverpool with the goal of building back up its reputation as one of the great clubs in soccer, he finds himself being beaten up in all quarters. The latest: Liverpool’sAmerican ownership was forced to intervene and resolve a “festering mess” a day after Uruguayan star Luis Suarez refused to shake Patrice Evra‘s hand in the pre-game exchange of greetings between Liverpool and Manchester United and manager Kenny Dalglish, another symbol ofthe new Liverpool, compounded the problem by defending Suarez for an incident he claimed he didn’t even see.