The sporting weekend illustrated by 5 key numbers:
82,274 – The attendance at Sunday’s All Ireland Football Final between Dublin and Mayo. The crowd could have been the same again such was the demand for tickets.
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63 – Years, and still rising, since Sean Flanagan lifted the All Ireland for Mayo. The story of ‘the curse’ that was subsequently placed on the team drew international media coverage again this year as Mayo slumped to a seventh successive final defeat. Back to the drawing board again.
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30 – The number of seconds which Mayo say referee Joe McQuillen said was left before Cillian O’Connor kicked an otherwise inexplicable point at the end of the All Ireland Final rather than going for goal. Time for an independent time system?
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12 – The number of Premier League games in charge enjoyed by former Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio. The controversial coach was sacked on Saturday, having been appointed to replace Martin O’Neill last March.
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25 – The victory of margin for Fremantle Dockers over last years winners the Sydney Hawks as they joined Hawthorn in next weekend’s Grand Final on Aussie Rules Football. The Aussies are coming to Ireland this autumn for the compromise rules series with games in Cavan and Croke Park.
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