I don’t recall, as an 11-year-old, being aware I was watching an exhibition of sport as a thinly disguised substitute for war, writes Liam Mackey.

In a Premier League awash with money, Manchester City v Leicester is probably as close to a riches v rags contest as we’ll get.

Lawyers for three Premiership footballers locked up over serious sex assault allegations in Spain were tonight “optimistic” about the outcome of a legal bid to free them, a senior club official said.