Colm Cooper is looking forward to having “tunnel vision with Crokes” in 2018 as the Kerry county senior champions seek another title, writes Michael Moynihan.

Colm 'Gooch' Cooper has laughed off suggestions that a sub-par performance for Dr Crokes in Sunday’s Munster final could accelerate his retirement from the game.

Kerry GAA also rejected the suggestion board officials are “privately seething”.

There’s not much you could begrudge Colm Cooper. Not much at all. He is a man who transcended the game he mastered. The reasonable fortune he has accrued from the fame has been most deserving. A lot of what he will accrue in the future on the back of his name will be just as merited, writes John Fogarty.

Could Cooper yet be forced to walk naked in atonement through the streets of Killarney, asks Mike Quirke.

"I said, 'Are you sure you're doing the right thing here?' I told him the GAA would not be supporting it and we’re not supporting it."

The former chair of the Kerry County Board has backed Colm Cooper’s claim that Joe Brolly privately apologised for publicly criticising the Gooch’s upcoming testimonial dinner, which he described as “cheap and self- serving”.

"Sure we all know that Joe Brolly is the greatest player ever, so how could we challenge him on that."

A sporting autobiography confirms some street truths and puts others to bed as nonsense. Tony Leen analyses the nuggets, the insights, and the revelations in Colm Cooper’s book — which is published today.

Tyrone beat Kerry in the 2005 final and while Cooper accepts Mickey Harte’s men deserved their victory, he was unimpressed with their win-at-all-costs attitude.

Colm Cooper has spoken about his reasons for retirement and how he felt "huge relief" when he gave his decision to Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice.

Cooper is “delighted” to have had a race named in his honour.

Kerry Gaelic footballer Colm Cooper had a race named after him at the Killarney Races July Festival yesterday.

The story of Colm Cooper’s famous All-Ireland final snooze was thought to be apocryphal, but Gooch confirms he did sleep until ten to two.

Philly McMahon says he won’t “lose any sleep” over the retirement of old rival Colm Cooper, saying they never met when the Kerry legend was in his prime.

Brolly claimed that Cooper, despite his huge success as an inter-county footballer, failed to inspire Kerry against Ulster teams.

“From idol to teammate to friend it’s been some journey!"

So prodigious was Colm Cooper’s talent as a teenager that he usurped more established players, writes Kieran Shannon.

Colm Cooper, one of the great Gaelic footballers, retired from inter-county competition yesterday. 

The news was widely expected but football fans still struggled to accept that Gooch’s Kerry playing days were truly at an end.

Kerry footballing legend Colm Cooper has brought the curtain down on a 15-season county career.

Latest: Colm Cooper has released a statement, calling time on his illustrious inter-county career.

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Colm Cooper met with Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice yesterday to discuss a Kerry return or retirement from the inter-county game at 33. Tony Leen examines the possible issues at play.

When I watch rugby games on television, I loathe when the commentator talks about the huge amount of ‘unseen work’ being done by certain players. 

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice gave his bench an opportunity to stretch the legs at Croke Park.

His sharp football brain helped guide Kerry to a 77th Munster title but Colm Cooper concedes he still has a point to prove.

Éamonn Fitzmaurice has ruthlessly culled four players from the side that started against Cork in the Munster SFC final drawn tie.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice insists too much is being made of his selection policy.

It’s a measure of Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s standing in Kerry that the decision to relegate Colm Cooper to the bench today was met if not with indifference then with a rueful sense of acceptance.

Former Kerry forward Sean O’Sullivan has commended Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s consistency after dropping Colm Cooper and Anthony Maher among five changes for tomorrow’s Munster final.

They may very well consider a red carpet for Kerry’s Munster football final dugout following Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s bold decision to leave decorated stars out of his line-up.