SPORTS AGENDA: Man United raise eyebrows taking four goalkeepers to Munich

Eyebrows were raised by some at Old Trafford when Erik ten Hag took four goalkeepers to Munich for last week’s Champions League clash with Bayern.

Agenda understands that, with FFP rules biting following shambolic transfer dealings, some non-football staff have been told that they cannot sign off on anything not agreed within pre-planned budgets.

Given that, some wondered if naming four keepers in the squad was prudent given the additional expense of bringing them to Munich.

It is thought the group went for training purposes and still would have done had they not been in the squad.

In the case of Radek Vitek, 19, it was also thought that being involved in the matchday experience would stand him in good stead.

Those who played had a recovery session the next day while a separate group — including the extra keepers — had a regular workout on the grass.

Hopes of an NFL franchise in London have had a boost thanks to a Florida prison.

A poll of residents in Jacksonville, home of UK regulars the Jaguars, found more would approve of the city spending money on moving the downtown prison than on renovating the Jags’ EverBank Stadium.

The survey will not have gone unnoticed at Tottenham, where they still dream of housing a team permanently, with the prospect of revenue-generating weekends of Spurs games on Saturday then NFL on Sunday.

The Jags, owned by Fulham’s Shahid Khan, seem ripe for relocation and will play two games in London next month.

Fans at England’s Rugby World Cup stroll over Chile were shocked to spot a balaclava-clad sniper on a gantry at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

The presence of what many perceive to be excessive security has been a feature of a tournament fraught with tension.

Media and fans have had bottles of water