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My husband enjoys watching the current football World Cup. However, given his animated cries during each match, I fear they harm his health.

Therefore, it was with relief that I noticed the article by Nic Fildes and Samuel Agini “World Cup football frenzy breaks out in Australia” (August 12) was given the label “Women’s Sport”, signalling that only I should read it, not him.

That way, he would not be exposed to the stirring news. For my part, I was glad to see your separate piece covering Tom Brady’s purchase of a stake in Birmingham City (“NFL star Brady buys Birmingham City stake”, Report, August 4) was simply labelled “Sport” rather than “Men’s Sport” so I could be well informed too.

In the future, should I expect to see additional labels such as “Women’s Business” affixed to articles about the current chief executive of the European Central Bank or “Women’s Italy” attached to articles about Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s female prime minister?

That would further shield my beloved’s sensibilities.

Sarah Keller
Seattle, WA, US