The Ireland men's football team grip on the nation has deteriorated in line with the decline in results achieved by the team to the extent that it would not be wrong to consider us a nation of rugby fans first now. This weekend may be remembered as the date when that decay was reversed with the birth of the extremely successful Halgrimsson era. What does the future hold for our national team? Will it be multiple tournament appearances or another fourth place finish in the qualifying stage with Heimir? Games against England and Greece this week may give us a bit more of an idea.

The NFL returns this week, with the Chiefs looking to make it three in a row. We give a run down on the movers and shakers, the oddballs and the inbetweens, and everything else that makes the NFL a captivating watch.