When the story about England captain John Terry's alleged affair was splashed across my weekend paper, my initial reaction to it was just another sports player, playing away.
But it's who John Terry is alleged to have played away with that has captured the media’s attention and may put his captaincy in jeopardy.
That's because according to the News of the World newspaper, Terry - a married father of four-year-old twins - has been having a four month affair with Vanessa Perroncel, the former girlfriend of his England team-mate Wayne Bridge.
When the newspaper approached Terry about the claims he called in his lawyers and won what is known as a 'super injunction' - preventing not only any publication of the alleged affair but also the very fact there is an injunction in place.
But last Friday, Justice Tugendhat lifted the injunction after finding that Terry's was concerned about his reputation and his sponsorship deals as opposed to any personal distress that publication would cause.
Justice Tugendhat ended his judgement by commenting that freedom to live as one chooses is one of the most valuable freedoms.
"But so is the freedom to criticise, within the limits of the law, the conduct of other members of society as being socially harmful, or wrong."
There are those that will say Terry should be judged solely for his performance on the field. After all, his job is to play football and what goes on in his private life should stay that way - or so the argument goes.
But is Terry's job just to kick a ball about? Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe doesn't think so. He says that as captain of the English side Terry has wider responsibilities for the country and if these allegations are proven then his role has got to be in question.
Last June, Terry won the Dad of the Year award. Admittedly the competition was run by the tomato sauce company Heinz and Terry's selection was hardly a gruelling process - it was based on a poll of UK adults. Nevertheless, at the time Terry gushed "My family mean the world to me and receiving this award has made me feel extremely proud."
By accepting this award surely Terry was holding himself out as a role model for the family man?
He's certainly a role model to the group of five-year-old boys who gather in our local park every Saturday; they no doubt dream of one day playing football like John Terry.
The question is whether his behaviour off the field means he's now not only an unfit role model but also unfit to lead England into the next World Cup?