Vitaly Mutko, head of the Russian Football Union and the deputy prime minister, branded claims that Russia's 2014 World Cup squad is under investigation as 'nonsense' 

Women's Sport Week: The former England international is currently studying for her Uefa A License and wants to see an increase in the number of female coaches in the game

The agent however refused to deny he received a €27m fee for his role in the negotiations

In April Barton was banned from football for 18 months for placing 1,260 bets on matches, but he claims that gambling in the English game is commonplace

At least 17 people lost their lives at the 24-storey council housing tower block in north Kensington, with the death toll expected to rise significantly

Plans are being made to increase the number of games that are shown live on television from 168 to 190 from the 2019-20 season

The 32-year-old has reportedly become the father to a boy and a girl called Eva and Mateo

The Saudi Arabia football team appeared not to observe a minute's silence for the victims of the London Bridge terror attack ahead of their match against Australia

The former Russia head coach speaks to The Independent about immersing himself in British culture as he prepares for the new chapter in his managerial career

Millwall have praised the heroic actions of one of their supporters, who single-handedly took on the three London Bridge attackers on Saturday night while yelling: 'F**k you I'm Millwall'

Federico Valverde's thoughtlessness echoes that of Ezequiel Lavezzi, who had to apologise after making a similar gesture in China last month

Tioté, who spent six seasons playing in the Premier League with Newcastle United, died after suffering a heart attack while training with the Chinese team Beijing Enterprises Group

Ronaldo had been due to promote SIXPAD training gear at a press conference in London

The six-year-old has new tumours inside his lungs and his family have said they are 'heartbroken' by the news

Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li previously tried to buy Hull City, with the deal collapsing amid speculation that they had failed the Premier League's fit and proper person's requirements

The potential for unsettling conflict of interests exist when gambling organisations have sister companies with the ability to influence and move the betting markets

Former Leeds Ladies star Lucy Ward previews a record-breaking FA Cup final

This week it was announced that Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus to United was the subject of a Fifa inquiry, but Clarke has insisted it is not helpful to single out the club

Infantino claimed Fifa's critics were spreading 'alternative facts' about the organisation