Sold-out games and knockout ties as race for Sam heats up

While World Cup fans must wait a couple of weeks for the knockout stages to start at Fifa's expanded 48-team quadrennial showpiece, jeopardy will be prominent during this weekend's All-Ireland SFC fixtures.Like Fifa, the GAA tinkered with the format of its blue riband competition this year, meaning no county was eliminated in round one. It means that for the first time this year, all 16 counties competing for the Sam Maguire Cup will be in action across the same weekend.Four counties will secure