We’ll Leave It There So: MONKeano's squad, lazy journalists, and the rest of today’s sport

There were GAA fans ripping up All-Ireland tickets and Munster added a big name to their long-term injury list.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheScore.ie brings you a round-up of today’s sports news…

The European team during a huddle after the team photograph The European Ryder Cup team huddle up at Gleneagles. Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

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Ireland manager Martin O’Neill named a provisional 37-man squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Germany.
Jim McGuinness, Donegal’s football boss, expressed his belief that spying is commonplace at the elite level of GAA.
Munster and Ireland second row Donnacha Ryan has been ruled out of action for up to six months as he gets set for toe surgery.
Kerryman Kieran Donaghy criticised RTÉ analyst Joe Brolly for what he perceived to be “lazy journalism”.

Kieran Donaghy celebrates scoring a goal Donaghy has called out Joe Brolly again. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

Martin O’Neill said the onus is on Mark Noble to come forward if he wants to play for Ireland.

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Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney said he is a different, “cleverer” player now than in his youth.
FIFA announced their plans to allow referees to halt matches for three minutes so players suspected of sustaining concussion can be assessed.
Liverpool have been given the green light to expand the capacity of Anfield by 8,500.

Soccer - UEFA Champions League - Group B - Liverpool v Ludogorets Razgrad - Anfield Anfield is set for an expansion. Peter Byrne Peter Byrne

Ahead of the Ryder Cup, Rickie Fowler said he is ready to embrace what looks like being a long-term rivalry with Rory McIlroy.
Rio Ferdinand revealed that the retirement of Alex Ferguson hurt Robin van Persie more than anyone else at Manchester United.

Where we were today

Our man Kevin O’Brien was in Croke Park chatting to some of the players involved in this weekend’s All-Ireland Ladies finals.

Kyla Trainor, Niamh McGowan, Aisling Moane, Marita McDonald, Vera Foley, Roisin Phelan, Sinead Goldrick, Carla Rowe, Ciara Donnelly and Alisha Jordan Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

Meanwhile, Niall Kelly was in Abbotstown to hear what Martin O’Neill had to say about his latest Ireland squad.

Martin O'Neill Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

On the record

Joe doesn’t sleep at night thinking about how we can get better, how he can push the team on. He’s obviously delighted, I’m sure, with how it went last year – to win a Six Nations in your first year is pretty spectacular.

But the man that he is, he wants to push us on, he wants to be the top team out there.”

Following an overnight camp at Carton House, Tommy Bowe outlined to us where Ireland stand heading into their 2014/15 season under Joe Schmidt.

The best thing we shared

Would you rip up an All-Ireland final ticket in order to win money for your home club? We’re thankful it wasn’t us who was faced with that dilemma before Sunday’s clash between Kerry and Donegal.

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The fixture list

There’s more Capital One Cup action to look forward to tomorrow, with Chelsea v Bolton and Spurs v Andy Reid’s Nottingham Forest among the standout ties.
For those interested in European football, La Liga, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and the Serie A all have games. Malaga v Barcelona is one of the many fixtures.

Showbiz, baby

This young American football team showed that showbiz glamour can certainly backfire. Running through a big banner ahead of a game sounds cool, but this is how not to do it.

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Did everyone else actually see those people?

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