Has European football become too big for Uefa to control?

As well as bidding farewell to some beloved characters, the end of Game of Thrones means we can also say goodbye to the drawing of tenuous links between sport and the goings-on in Westeros.

So, now our watch has ended, no longer will live matches open with a goal montage featuring medieval script and brooding cello music; gone too are comparisons between Cersei Lannister and various power-hungry managers; also out are lazy metaphors about how the battle for [insert name of trophy here] is like the struggle for the Iron Throne. Or at least they soon will be.