All-Ireland: Pressure on to keep final balls in the air

Since Tom Brady and Deflategate earlier this year, the match ball in sport has come under scrutiny, but the chances of such an episode being repeated at Croke Park on Sunday are slim to none, writes John Fogarty

On Sunday morning, games administration official Mark McGovern will be charged with pumping up each of the 36 match-day balls to the required pressure.

The job rotates between McGovern and the men with whom he shares an office in Croke Park — national fixtures and project administrator Bernard Smith and national match officials manager Pat Doherty.