There are strong friendships throughout the world of sport but only a select few can be distinguished as a ‘bromance’. In case you didn’t know, a bromance is a friendship between two men who have an intense emotional bond.

Here we take a look at five of the biggest.

Brian O’Driscoll & Ronan O’Gara

A forbidden Leinster/Munster friendship but it was during their long and storied career with Ireland the pair struck up their bromance.

Tom Brady & Julian Edelman

The Patriots duo have openly mocked their friendship in the past but Brady has even gone so far as to say Edelman is the best receiver ever.

Marco Reus & Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

A lethal combo on the pitch and good pals off it, too. Few can forget when they celebrated a goal as Batman and Robin.

Conor McGregor & Artem Lobov

Their bromance was cemented after McGregor’s shameless bias to his long-time sparring partner when he was a coach on TUF.

LeBron James & Dwyane Wade

James recently lost a bet on the World Series to best friend Wade which means he had to don the shirt of Chicago after his beloved Cleveland lost.