Times feel rather bleak right now, with life drastically altered due to the ongoing spread of coronavirus. Football fans are looking to fill the void in their lives, and FIFA are now providing the answer.

Gareth Bale is among a number of footballers hoping to raise funds to fight against coronavirus by playing a series of competitive matches in the video game FIFA 20.

Real Madrid continue to lift silverware even in the absence of La Liga action, after star Marco Asensio was crowned the winner of a FIFA 20 tournament between a number of the division's stars.

The ongoing pandemic has heavily disrupted the football calendar, with countless domestic competitions postponed and Euro 2020 having been pushed back until next year.

West Ham forward Michail Antonio committed the ultimate Hammers sin by wearing a Tottenham Hotspur shirt after losing to defender Ryan Sessegnon on FIFA 20 last week. 

MIKE KEEGAN: The global game's governing body has recognised the current coronavirus crisis as a 'force majeure' - an unforeseen circumstance that prevents a contract from being fulfilled.

Antonio is primed to face one of the club's young fans as a game against the winger is the prize in their newly-launched Young Hammers at Home initiative to help those at home due to COVID-19.

The fund needs to be signed off but should it be ratified as expected, it would help a series of authorities across the planet who are already struggling thanks to a lack of revenue and cashflow.

As the world enters a state of lockdown in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic, many people have been told to work from home in self-isolation to reduce the deadly virus' spread.

The Chelsea star was the first Premier League player known to have contracted the illness and has now fully recovered. The 19-year-old has been self-isolating since the season was suspended.

The governing body of world football is also set to change the dates of this summer's transfer window and will also allow players whose contracts run out on June 30 to extend their deals.

Disgraced ex-FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, who was hit with a lifetime ban, is said to have received $5 million in exchange for his vote in favour of Russia hosting the 2018 tournament.

The coronavirus outbreak has given plenty the chance to stop and take stock. Here, Sportsmail's experts offer their suggestions as to how football could improve once it returns.

The two-time World Player of the Year was released from jail yesterday and placed under house arrest after reportedly paying a £1.3million bond but could be removed from the latest edition of FIFA.

England stars at all levels are set to battle it out in a FIFA 20 tournament to raise awareness for the National Emergencies Trust amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite most domestic leagues having been indefinitely suspended due to the escalating pandemic, discussions over re-introducing football around the world are ongoing.

For almost a decade many of us have suspected, or known, that the hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar were awarded after a corrupt process - and bribery.

If some leagues continue well into the year then FIFA are considering a flexible approach to transfers to allow teams to buy and sell players at different times and ease their financial woes.

IAN LADYMAN: Barely a month into football's current state of inertia and the head of FIFA has arrived with a basketful of meaningless platitudes to make us all feel better. 'Health must come better.'

FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani has admitted that priority will be given to domestic football over the international game when it is safe to continue playing again.

David Beckham, Harry Kane and Harry Maguire are part of a FIFA campaign showing appreciation for healthcare workers around the world leading the fight against coronavirus.

The Liverpool goalkeeper has been on-loan with the Turkish side but now wants to return to Anfield early because of a withheld payment.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Diogo Jota flexed his gaming muscles on Thursday, showing off his FIFA 20 skills by beating Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi in the ePremier League Invitational.

The game's world governing body said each of its 211 member countries would receive £404,000 in the coming days plus any entitlement under the Forward 2.0 development programme.

Germany's Bundesliga has plans in place, subject to approval from the federal government and state health authorities, to get going again on May 9 while other leagues are keen to follow suit.

FIFA is refusing to give up on resolving a corruption case relating to Germany's successful 2006 World Cup bid, despite a trial in Switzerland ending due to a statute of limitations.

Rizzoli, the Italian official who took charge of the 2014 World Cup final and is now a referee designator for Serie A, said one change could be five subs instead of the usual three.

EXCLUSIVE: FIFA will today announce that they have approved plans aimed at rescuing the football season which will see player contracts extended and transfer windows put back.

A rogue gush of wind led to a Marilyn Monroe moment for Amber Rose - before she put on a very passionate display of affection with her fiance Wiz Khalifa.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Instead of closing on September 1 officials want the window to remain open 'for as long as possible' according to a confidential memo obtained by Sportsmail.

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: FIFA remain remarkably confident that all the players named in their world XI will be present in London for the Best awards on September 24.

Halifax's house price index showed the average property climbed £9,136 last year to £238,963, but the bank said that it only expected 'modest' rises in the year ahead.

The coronavirus outbreak has given plenty the chance to stop and take stock. Here, Sportsmail's experts offer their suggestions as to how football could improve once it returns.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Diogo Jota flexed his gaming muscles on Thursday, showing off his FIFA 20 skills by beating Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi in the ePremier League Invitational.

Property values were down by 0.6% in April compared to March, the biggest fall since March 2018, according to the latest data from Halifax.

Cutifani will be given the 226,879 shares in 2025 if he and the firm hit targets. The Australian, 61, has led the FTSE 100-listed miner, which bought Sirius Minerals this year, since 2013.

Luis Suarez's lawyer has condemned FIFA's punishment of the Uruguay striker for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini as 'draconian, totalitarian and fascist', and said an appeal will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

FIFA's official ticket and hospitality partner MATCH has denied its English director Ray Whelan is 'a fugitive' from Brazilian police.

Belgium have increased their lead at the top of the latest FIFA world rankings while Portugal have surged into the top five after winning the Nations League last week. 

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has suggested that the United States could host the 2022 World Cup if the tournament is taken away from Qatar.

West Brom will this week urge FIFA to act against Barcelona as the Championship club have still not received compensation for youngster Louie Barry.

An advanced statistical model, created by the professor of mathematics at Columbia University, has crunched the numbers of the Premier League and given a deep insight as to how the season ends.

An advanced statistical model, created by the professor of mathematics at Columbia University, has crunched the numbers of the Premier League and given a deep insight as to how the season ends.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: For a while, we thought Traore was all pace and no end product. He is a different player these days, and Nuno Espirito Santo deserves great credit for this transformation.

FIFA have vowed to investigate the racial abuse suffered by QPR's Under 18 side once they receive an official report on the incident. Football's governing body are awaiting details.

Queens Park Rangers have blasted FIFA and UEFA's handling of the investigation into their Under 18s being racially abused in Spain.

The hosts of the 2030 World Cup will only have six years to prepare for the tournament. The FIFA Council decided at a meeting Thursday that the bidding process will be launched in 2022.

Dave Parr, 38, rang up Three in June to ask for a phone upgrade. Because he asked for a different delivery address, they thought it was fraud and when they couldn't contact him filed a fraud marker.

Laura Heaps, 36, was denied a mortgage after her advisor said she had a default on her credit file. However, rating agency Equifax had mistakenly put her twin sister's historic debt on her report.

Halifax's renewals team are not blessed with the ability to explain why you are being asked for an extra £59, so I made a complaint and this is what happened next.