Carlos Tevez’s first column for the Sun on Sunday was a scream.

It’s normal for fans to leave early when their side has taken a beating.

Last Friday, David Moyes expressed his fear that the diving of Luis Suarez posed a threat to the future of football.

In recent years, the moments at which successive Ireland managers have reached the point of no return have usually been accompanied by howls of rage and frustration from the stands.

LAST May, ITV interviewed John Terry as part of their build-up to the FA Cup final.

Even if Andre Villas-Boas never finds the success he hopes for in English football, after Saturday’s victory over Manchester United he can rest assured of one thing at least.

Since the first day he arrived at Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers has been drilling his players in the principle that if they get the performance right, the results will surely follow.

Margaret Thatcher never paid much attention to football, but last week football was remembering her.

There is a good rule of thumb that the worse the Ireland team is at any given moment, the better the post-match analysis on RTÉ.

Darron Gibson is not the most amiable footballer in the Ireland squad.