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A soft penalty won the game for Real Madrid against Juventus, but it was a penalty nonetheless. Buffon was a liability/comedian. Buffon the Buffoon. @TobyWoody

Penalty or not, it was put away in style under huge pressure by Cristiano Ronaldo.

@GaryBro79870837

I lost all respect for you when you named Phil Jones in your England squad for the World Cup. And I didn’t have much respect for you anyway.

@razor_Blues

Joe Hart’s blunder on Monday night was proof of a goalkeeper who is well past his best. There is no point in taking him to the World Cup as he won’t play. David Joyce I watched the Stoke/West ham match with the sound off and enjoyed it much more without the commentary.

@jonestheplumber

Sometimes your opinions are guided by what you hear from TV football commentators. I noticed more of what was going on between West Ham and Stoke without it.

@alexbro70

Anyone who is as ugly as Steve Smith surely deserves some sympathy? Ian Auger

Bradley Fortam-Tomlinson must be the most ‘Stamford’ name ever. @Digger_Davies

All these ‘Harry Kane is claiming this goal’ comments are not funny. It’s the new ‘John Terry in full kit’ nonsense. Yawn. @DeanCornish1966 I find it hard to understand why any sane cricket lover would get excited about the start of the County Championship season. Our main first-class competition couldn’t be any more irrelevant as far as Test cricket is concerned.

Everyone plays on wickets designed to keep journeymen seam bowlers in a job.

If you’re a spin-bowler like Mason Crane (above) or a genuine pace bowler you may as well put your feet up for another month. Sadly spinning a ball and bowling it quickly are the two most important skills in Test matches so unless things change England face a long spell in the doldrums, away from home at least. Add the non-stop arrival of foreign mercenaries at our firstclass counties and it’s a recipe for disaster for Joe Root.

HOW TO RUIN A REPUTATION

How stupid of goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (above) to trash his own illustrious career in one crazy moment at the end of the Real Madrid/Juventus Champions League tie.

I’m no fan of referees - I suspect few Posh fans will be given the performances we’ve witnessed recently - but Michael Oliver was spot on that night.

His reputation has been enhanced. Buffon’s has been ruined.

NO WINDFALL FOR NETBALL

It’s always great to see Australia beaten at sport so well done England’s netball team at the Commonwealth Games.

But spare us the inevitable bleating about not enough funding. There are only four nations who take the sport seriously.