Containing Gooch was easy compared to this: Former Cork defender's nightmare cancer battle

A throbbing ankle? What former Cork defender Kieran O'Connor presumed was a legacy from chasing fast corner-forwards turned into a nightmare he's battling every day.

When they analyse Kieran O’Connor’s football ledger with Cork, chances are the names of Colm Cooper and Declan O’Sullivan will come up. The brutal, unforgiving spotlight of All-Ireland final day shines a light into every corner.