If we heard refs' conversations all the time, it would cut off some oxygen for the more unhinged accusations of bias.

Whatever is driving Ronaldo now, at 37, with all he has achieved, all the worlds he has conquered, all the goals and trophies and medals and adulation, whatever it could be, he probably won’t find the answer at Old Trafford or at some other shiny stadium either, Champions League or not.

The decision to axe the reading of the scores at 5pm on Saturdays on BBC radio has provoked a very British furore.

The real driver of the Premier League's success was in hitching its wagon to the wider trends of globalisation and neoliberalism

For the discerning Gael, his attempt to transfer is a philosophical dummy solo.

Those on the GAA media beat have bemoaned this season as the worst yet for access to players during the championship.

For Sean O’Shea’s moment of square-jawed heroism NOT to be the prelude to Kerry’s ultimate deliverance just doesn’t seem to make any narrative sense. It would be stupidly anti-climactic.

For some of the GAA’s detractors, complaining about violence in Gaelic football is like a diner suggesting to a waiter that his soup is a bit wet.

Mané’s departure was a low-key one for a man who can reasonably be said to be one of the most important players in recent Premier League history

International football was bumped off Virgin Media Two in favour of Love Island.