Leeds owner defends Myanmar tour

LONDON: Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani on Wednesday defended the English club’s controversial tour of Myanmar after criticism from politicians and Amnesty International, saying it could have a “positive impact”.The club, who play in England’s second tier, the Championship, have been urged to scrap the planned trip, branded “morally corrupt” by the opposition Labour Party’s shadow sports minister Rosena Allin-Khan. Leeds are due to play two friendlies as they look to build a fanbase in the troubled Southeast Asian country. Myanmar is in the eye of a storm of criticism over its treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, around 700,000 of whom have been driven into Bangladesh since August last year in what the UN says amounts to “ethnic cleansing”.