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The partner of ex-football star Dalian Atkinson, who died after being Tasered and kicked by a police officer, has said she is heartbroken by the “brutal” way he was treated.

The agency’s chief executive, Dawn Airey, told Channel 4 News that the piece was “not appropriate or in any way consistent with our company values or beliefs”.

For England, expectations for their head-to-head with Panama are pretty high – they’re playing a country ranked 43 places below them. But for the people of Panama and their national team, simply qualifying for the world cup is an historic achievement. Directed by Dan Faber.

Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports from Volgograd, Russia.

England will be playing their first match on Monday against Tunisia. The two teams met exactly 20 years ago, in a game overshadowed by rioting England fans. But today, it’s the Tunisians who have a problem with fan violence. The authorities are struggling to deal with clashes at stadiums, sparked by a young population frustrated…

Is the justice system failing people who were sexually abused as children? One former footballer, who was abused by the coach Barry Bennell, says he was never informed when the convicted paedophile was released from prison as he should have been. David Lean was also forced to sit in a room with Bennell as they…

Will football coaching at the top of the English professional game become the next focus of a Me Too campaign surrounding racism allegations? Later this month former England star Peter Beardsley will hear if he has has lost his job as a Newcastle coach. He strongly denies charges of racism and bullying made against him.…

Lewes Football Club have taken the historic step of becoming the first club to pay its women’s team the same as its men’s team. With the spotlight on the England women’s team, who made it to the semi finals of the European Championships, Lewes are hoping that other clubs will follow their lead.

The football clubs Newcastle United and West Ham United’s grounds have been raided in a fraud investigation, resulting in several arrests.

German police investigating the bomb attack on the Dortmund football team bus say a letter found near the scene suggests a possible Islamist link – and one suspect has been taken into custody. But they admitted they are still “in the dark” as to the motive.

Since we’ve been on air there are reports that there’s been an explosion close to to the team bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund.

Britain has long been a nation of football obsessives. But for many disabled fans, following their favourite team is a massive challenge.

Earlier this year, after 112 years of memories, West Ham left their East London stadium for a new home in the former Olympic stadium in Stratford. But what about the community West Ham left behind?

Around 350 people have now reported alleged cases of child sex abuse connected to football clubs. The number has been rising by the day following the launch of an NSPCC hotline, which has received more than 860 calls in its first week of operation. Greater Manchester Police alone say they have received reports from 35…

I spoke to presenter and journalist Charlie Webster, who was abused by her running coach when she was 15 and from Norwich, Chief Constable Simon Bailey – who is the lead for child protection on the National Police Chiefs’ Council.