Wales striker Evans found guilty of rape
• 23-year-old jailed for five years for raping a teenager• Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald found not guiltyAn international footballer is starting a five-year jail sentence for raping a teenager who was too drunk to consent to sex with him.The ...
Fabrice Muamba tweets could land Twitter ‘troll’ in prison
Student admits incitement to racial hatred for remarks celebrating Bolton player's collapseA student faces jail after admitting posting offensive comments on Twitter about the on-pitch collapse of footballer Fabrice Muamba.Liam Stacey was arrested afte...
Bath offer right to rename stadium – for £50
Fans can enter a draw to rename the stadium after themselves or a family member – or choose a more mischievous nameBigger football clubs expect to bank millions of pounds when they give up the naming rights for their stadium. But for just £50, busin...
Leg-breaking football tackle ‘illegal and criminal’, court told
Paul Westlake denies maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm after rival sustains two broken bones at charity matchA royal marine broke an opponent's leg in two places during a charity football match with an "illegal and criminal" flying tackle, a ...
Ken Loach applauds Bath City’s bid to woo Polish supporters
Film director hopes his favourite team will be cheered on in Polish, but some fans are unhappy with offer of cheap ticketsA football club is attempting to boost its crowds and reach out to a minority community by offering an 80% discount on matchday ti...
First world war soldiers’ historic football saved for posterity
Soccer-mad British troops tried to score a 'goal' in German trenches at battle of LoosA leather football that British soldiers dribbled through no man's land while coming under machine-gun fire during a first world war battle has been saved for posteri...
Manager admits team is ‘probably worst in Britain’
Madron FC has conceded 227 goals in losing 11 straight games in Cornwall's Mining League, including one 55-0Madron FC's start to the season has been, to put it mildly, disappointing.The Cornish village team has lost 11 games on the trot, conceded 227 g...
World Cup prompts school to ban playground football
Head says pupil behaviour has become more boisterous because of the poor example players set during the tournamentFootball has been halted in a primary school playground amid concerns that children could be copying the poor behaviour of professional pl...
World Cup 2010: Forget Wayne Rooney – we are all Ghana fans now
After England's dismal exit, UK fans are turning to the Black Stars for World Cup dreams"We are winning the cup," declares Sarah Obuobi at the bar of The Gold Coast club and restaurant in South Norwood. "I am announcing it here and now: Ghana is winnin...
World Cup 2010: England squad board plane hoping for low-key return
Footballers follow French and Italian teams in facing indignity of flight home after early exitThe French team was booked to fly home in economy class after its early exit from the World Cup, while the Italians were greeted with cries of "Shame on you"...
