‘Club-developed player’ must be in all 2018 Football League squads

Player needs to be on books for minimum of 12 months prior to end of under-19 season

Jose Fonte opts for last big payday over glory game

At 33 Southampton stalwart moves to West Ham – just as Saints book big Wembley date

Bob Higgins’s behaviour takes on new meaning in light of sex abuse scandal

Former Southampton youth coach had aura that seemed to cast a spell over people

Child sex abuse scandal: Bennell charged with eight counts of assault

Crewe Alexandra’s handling of the affair coming under fresh scrutiny

English FA accused of ‘failure’ over Sam Allardyce appointment

Parliamentary committee say interview process for manager was not done with due diligence

Virgin Media to drop Eir Sport and BT from cable offering

Pay TV group says price sought is too high for former package of Setanta and BT Sport channels

Conor McLaughlin the underdog in a team of underdogs

Fleetwood Town defender has played a big role in helping Northern Ireland to France ’16

Connacht may find it harder to break new ground against Ulster

Pat Lam’s league leaders have not left Belfast with a victory for more than 50 years

‘Mark’ motion likely to be withdrawn at GAA Congress

Lack of a proper trial at senior intercounty level seen as a major drawback to proposal

Soccer Angles: Survival scramble forces Howe to cast prudence aside

Bournemouth manager has reluctantly entered transfer market in bid to avoid drop

Massimo Cellino to continue as Leeds chairman until his appeal is heard

Italian has reneged on an announcement that he was ready to sell to Leeds Fans United

Fans group reaches agreement to purchase majority Leeds stake

Club president Massimo Cellino eager to offload ownership of Championship side

Irish players put through their paces in state-of-the-art facilities

The Ireland squad are training in St George’s Park, the FA’s £156m sports complex

Michael Walker: Defoe blinded by football’s bright lights

Sunderland striker wants to create global brand – George Eastham was far more modest

Dublin Devils level the playing field for gay men

The Devils, a soccer club for gay men, are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. They talk about confounding stereotypes and the upcoming referendum

Neil Redfearn’s Leeds United future in doubt after assistant suspended

Manager admits suspension of Steve Thompson has undermined him

Micheál Martin’s family history: from old IRA to the British army

Fianna Fáil leader’s background shows Irish family connections can be complicated

Massimo Cellino resigns as president of Leeds - until April

Italian disqualified as an owner and director of the club by the Football League

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has Football League ban deferred

Italian was due to step down on December 29th but will now have appeal heard first

Massimo Cellino disqualified from owning Leeds United

Italian barred from taking ownership under terms of Owners’ and Directors’ Test

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