Putting cosy Dutch tax set-ups and iTunes invasions aside, the foursome has done their fair share to help out those less fortunate in their home country.

 

Joseph Conroy examines their influence.

 

Currently busy shooting Season 6 of the show, we managed to chat to the Irish actor, who plays Othell Yarwyck, one of the keepers at Castle Black. He reveals how the public have recently started treating him differently following his character's involvement in a seminal moment last season and what we can look forward to in the next, which is due out in April...

Jimmy Dunne netted in 12 consecutive English Division One matches back in the 1930s, Off The Ball takes a closer look at the man behind the record.

 

Gillian Duffy’s nine-year-old son, Josh, was born with a chronic condition that limits muscle and joint movement called anthrogryposis or AMC - a congenital non-progressive limitation of movement of two or more joints, effecting 3 in 10,000 births.

 

 

What does the future hold for soccer in the United States?

The case of bringing football (or soccer) to the United States is a curious one; in most countries it has been built from the ground up with local clubs forming an integral part of the fabric of their communities, but the fact that the game was late to the party in America meant that it had to be imposed from the top down. 

Despite that, the sport is becoming a bit of a success story in its own right, with big name players boosting the profile of the sport, the effects of which are being seen beyond the top level of Major League Soccer.

Adrian Collins takes a look at the future of football in the States.