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We spoke to Chief Constable Mark Roberts, head of the UK football policing unit, and began by asking him how concerned we should be about rising football violence.

There have been many unforeseen consequences of the Covid lockdowns – and one of them seems to be an unexpected rise in violence at football matches in England and Wales.

We spoke to Darren Lewis, assistant editor and football writer at the Daily Mirror, and began by asking him what made Pelé so special as a sportsman.

Landmarks across Brazil have been lit up in memory of the footballing legend Pelé – as the country began three days of national mourning.

Millions of fans are expected to watch England’s World Cup quarter-final knockout clash with France.

Vladimir Putin has said that further prisoner swaps between the US and Russia were possible – and that dialogue between the two country’s intelligence services would continue – following the release of Brittney Griner. The basketball star today arrived home in Texas having been freed from a Russian penal colony in return for a notorious…

As Harry Kane leads his team out against Senegal tomorrow, a fellow England football captain will be cheering him on from back home. 

Attention has swung to Qatar where the football world cup has just got underway.  

On Sunday, the World Cup will finally kick off with hosts Qatar facing Ecuador followed by a frenetic three weeks of games.

Gianni Infantino’s outburst, in defence of World Cup host Qatar, comes on the eve of the tournament.

With 22 days to go until England play their first world cup game against Iran, the England football manager Gareth Southgate has named his Three lions squad. Our sports reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan was at the press conference.

Footballer Benjamin Mendy has insisted the women he’s accused of raping all consented to having sex with him.

The victory of England’s Lionesses in the Euros this summer unleashed a wave of optimism and investment in women’s football, and now other sports are looking to get in on the act. This Saturday will see a historic night of women’s boxing at London’s O2 arena – the first ever fully-female card, with top billing…

Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has given evidence in his trial for allegedly attacking his ex partner, Kate Greville and her sister.

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been accused of turning “the pursuit of women for sex into a game” – at the start of his trial on charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault.