Liverpool or Blackburn Rovers? That was the dilemma facing current Cork City midfielder Gearóid ‘Chops’ Morrissey back in 2008.

The Football Association will examine allegations that Cardiff striker Michael Chopra suffered racist abuse following the Coca-Cola Championship match against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Sunderland are likely to appeal against striker Michael Chopra’s dismissal in Portugal last night as he waits to see if he faces a three-match ban.

Roy Keane has launched a scathing attack on today’s hen-pecked Premier League stars, insisting they are not a patch on the kinds of characters with whom he spent the majority of his playing career.