"It's potentially the difference between life and death."
The words of a "hugely frustrated" Lynn Calder - the head of INEOS Automotive, the car company owned by Manchester United minority shareholder Sir Jim Radcliffe - when talking about the impact that United States tariffs With its manufacturing based in Germany, the company now faces the prospect of 25% tariffs being imposed on vehicles exported to the crucial American market, with Calder admitting it was "vulnerable to tariffs" and needed
Her stark warning was a reminder of the effect that the duties introduced by US President Donald Trump will have on the wide range of industries linked to sport through investment or sponsorship.
Global stock markets have fallen as investors reacted amid fears of inflation, but beyond the wider economic turmoil, how else could the ripples of a trade war affect the world of sport?
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