The chair of the Oireachtas sport committee has expressed his concern at the timing of John Delaney’s departure from the FAI, and has called for transparency as to how much the former chief executive has received in a payoff from the association.

FAI board member John Earley is pleading with Minister Shane Ross not to punish Irish football for the mistakes of the past.

FORMER Young Footballer of the Year Tommy Walsh is winning over AFL fans without having played a competitive game in Australia.