Kobe McDonald described the Mayo football camp as one big family in the aftermath of their historic All-Ireland final win over Kerry.

Speaking after the westerners had ended their 75-year Sam Maguire Cup famine at Croke Park by beating Kerry by three points, Mayo’s teenage sensation told RTE:

“I know every team probably says it but we’re like a family. When we’re in training three days a week, it’s like 40 brothers. We know every single person in there has each other’s back and whatever is being said outside the group doesn’t affect us.

“It’s very easy when every single player on the pitch and every single coaching staff gives you the license to go out and express yourself and enjoy yourself and when you’re in front of 80,000 it’s hard to not have a bit of fun.

“We said at the start of the year our aim was to climb the Hogan Stand steps and to be honest it’s surreal that we’ve managed it.”

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