Brendan Rodgers is isolated at Liverpool and Lionel Messi showed the difference between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo

Matt Prior retired from cricket due to an ongoing Achilles injury
Brendan Rodgers looks isolated at Liverpool with coaches departing
Lionel Messi’s Champions League celebrations were typically modest

Published:
12:41 GMT, 12 June 2015

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15:19 GMT, 12 June 2015

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Sportsmail’s Ian Ladyman runs the rule over who has enjoyed a good week in the world of sport and who has had one to forget.

WHAT’S HOT

MATT PRIOR

If Australia have perfected the prototype for the perfect modern cricketer then Prior would fit right in.

Multi-talented and mentally resolute, Prior never took a backward step as England briefly got the formula right five years ago.

He was fundamental to a golden period and his retirement has arrived too soon.

Matt Prior brought his cricketing career to a close this week but can reflect on playing a key role for England

CHRIS COLEMAN

Regardless of Friday’s result against Belgium, the Wales manager has handed his nation’s football its credibility back.

We will never forget the contribution made by the late Gary Speed but Coleman’s ongoing efforts serve as the perfect tribute to his predecessor.

Chris Coleman, the Wales manager, has galvanised his nation’s side ahead of their encounter with Belgium

LIONEL MESSI

A year ago, Cristiano Ronaldo had a poor Champions League final but still needed it to be remembered as his night.

We won’t forget the muscle rippling celebration at the death.

Lionel Messi celebrates winning the Champions League with Barcelona after a 3-1 win over Juventus

This time round, Messi played equally modestly, set up two goals, ran his heart out and then went home. It’s the difference between the two men.

BRADLEY WIGGINS

Another record for our great Olympian, this time accompanied by some rather bitter sniping about his equipment from one of his rival teams.

This is what the very best do. They make people jealous.

Bradley Wiggins set a new hour record distance of 54.526km in London last Sunday at the Lee Valley VeloPark

WHAT’S NOT

LUKE DONALD

Donald always appeared a strange fit for a World No 1 and the European golfer now has a slide down the rankings to worry about.

Having only won twice since his brilliant 2011 season, Donald has slipped to number 66 In the world and has had to qualify for next week’s US Open.

Luke Donald has slid down to World No 66 and had to go through qualifying for next week’s US Open

NEWCASTLE UNITED

In refusing independent media the opportunity to interview their new manager Steve McClaren, Newcastle perhaps feel they were ensuring the message he sent out was exactly the one they wanted.

Sadly for them, absolutely everybody will still be able to see the team’s results next season.

Newcastle United refused independent media the opportunity to interview their new manager Steve McClaren

BRENDAN RODGERS

The Liverpool manager rightly survived a difficult season but will begin the next without two of his coaches.

Whoever it was who made that decision, it has served only to leave Rodgers looking isolated and vulnerable.

One only hopes that wasn’t the FSG strategy all along….

Mike Marsh (left) and Colin Pascoe (centre) have been removed from Brendan Rodgers’ backroom staff

GREG NORMAN

Most of us use a mirror to remind ourselves what we look like but Norman now has a huge bust of himself – a birthday gift from his third wife – to do that job for him.

If only it looked like him. And it wasn’t in the back garden. And he wasn’t naked. Weird.