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• Paul O’Connell‘s future was made even clearer today as Munster and the IRFU announced he would be allowed an early release from his contract.
• John Delaney thinks it’s great news that a long-standing leader of a football governing body has finally resigned.
• Leinster’s backroom will be a bit bare this summer as scrum coach Marco Caputo has now followed Matt O’Connor through the exit door.

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• The row within Laois hurling is over as Cheddar Plunkett returns to his role.
• Ireland’s under 20s got off to a winning start at rugby’s Junior World Championship in Italy. 

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• There’s only one big story outside of Ireland today: Sepp. Yes, Blatter has resigned as president of Fifa.
• Here’s how the events unfolded in a dramatic week for football’s top brass and blazers.

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• Meanwhile, Liverpool chose an interesting time to announce that Brendan Rodgers would be staying on as boss.
• Graham Gibbons has been cleared by officials after appearing to strike his horse. If he was a GAA player, he’d be enjoying an early bath.
• Scotland’s squad for the Rugby World Cup looks so much stronger now that Josh Strauss has earned his residency.

The Best Thing We Shared Today

Clay Davis knows the story.

On The Record

“The payments totalling $10 million were authorised by the then chairman of the finance committee and executed in accordance with the organisation regulations of Fifa,”

— A statement from Fifa as the plot thickened.

Where we were today

Showbiz, Baby!

It’s still quite good to be Rafa Nadal. Spain’s Clay King has got into the habit of wearing this €700,000 watch while playing.

SEVEN. FLIPPIN’. HUNDRED. GRAND!

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