Hurling beats soccer for skill and intensity again

Most Irish people already know that hurling is the best field game in the world — bar none. And if ever conclusive proof of that existed, it was Sunday last (Aug 16), especially for those of us watching the Galway v Tipperary game on TV.

Simultaneously, on another channel, two of the best soccer teams in the world were playing a game at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester — Manchester City v Chelsea.

There were a number of similarities between the two games.