No. 57: BARRY McGUIGAN / Take it from the voice of experience: Don't get sued for £1-million for libel. Oh, and while you're at it, tread carefully around litigious bookmakers, too.

I tried in vain to chase down the editor for an update on my story. I didn't know it had already run until the newspaper's lawyers wanted me to fly in for depositions.

The following is a lightly adapted version of a chapter from my Audible Original, How to Succeed in Sportswriting (without Really Trying). Yeah, getting sued ain’t pretty. Best to be viewed from a distance.

My Audible Original is ostensibly a comic memoir but it’s framed as an advice book, the “How to” part. All the advice is offered as what-not-to-do, various disasters in my career and resulting scars providing teachable moments. The title of the chapter to be found below the paywall is: DON’T GET SUED FOR £1-MILLION FOR LIBEL IN TWO COUNTRIES. Self-explanatory.