Abuse hurts even flint-hard Brady

Police are investigating carl Benjamin, the UKiP candidate in the european elections, who thought it was acceptable to joke about whether or not he would rape labour MP Jess Phillips — although not before she was confronted in the street by a random male stranger who berated her for being upset at this, and then ran after her shouting: ‘i pay your wages.’

if you want to know the level of daily harassment women in the public eye receive, consider that Karren Brady (above) says, time over again, she would not have got involved in football if she had known the abuse she would receive. ‘ curses have been spat at me, abuse sung and chanted at me — by phone, on paper, and latterly on social media. ‘Truly, knowing what i know now, i don’t think i would have bothered,’ she wrote in January. Brady is football’s self-styled first lady. certainly, she is one of the most successful female sports administrators in the country, with a reputation for being a flint-hard negotiator and not easily fazed. And if even she thinks she can do without it, we really have drifted a long way from the garden.

ToTTenhAM have messed with the perfect ending, really. Until lucas Moura’s third goal, it seemed fitting that the two best teams of this magnificent Premier league season could share the trophies. even if Manchester city won the title, liverpool could claim the champions league, against Ajax. now, that would mean denying Spurs after their incredible european journey. even neutrals feel conflicted about this one.