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

Sepp Blatter was being investigated into matters over selling World Cup TV rights too cheaply. Prosecutors are set to drop the case, but are still probing an alleged £1.8m payment to Michel Platini.

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.

The Liverpool full back was defeated by tournament favourite Diogo Jota, with the Wolves ace securing victory in the online showpiece after yet another golden goal strike.

Sergio Aguero has been making sure he's getting in plenty of time on the pitch during lockdown, albeit the virtual one in the video game FIFA 20. He also has a somewhat unusual gaming setup.

With football in England nearing a return with clubs slowly returning to training, Michel D'Hooghe has warned that footballers will have to change their mannerisms on the pitch for health reasons.

With all this free time we have on our hands, Dominic Sandbrook makes the case for reading non-fiction books. Pictured: A Soviet soldier stand on top of a tank in Moscow's red square.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Even optimists admit that some businesses will not be replaced. Not every neighbourhood restaurant will reopen. Not every furloughed worker will stroll back into a job.

Former Bachelorette star Michael Turnbull is also the principal owner of Lowest Commission Real Estate.

Queenslander Karla Lake contracted the deadly virus while celebrating her 75th birthday with her husband Graeme on the virus-stricken Ruby Cruise cruise ship before it docked in Sydney.

Brisbane-based Triple Eight Race Engineering built the breathing device in the space of 10 days after being approached by the Queensland state government to create a ventilator prototype.

The producer of children's program Bluey was left red-faced when his bare feet were revealed during an appearance on Channel Ten's The Project. 

A makeup artist has tested out a viral trend of putting setting spray and powder on your face before foundation in a 'backwards' move that fans are saying 'helps increase the coverage'.

The mother, 31, was parked at the corner of Brightview Road and Grove Street in Glenore Grove, Queensland, at 6am on Tuesday when the incident happened.

Whitsunday MP Jason Costigan sued Heather McKeown for $350,000 in the Brisbane District Court on January 23.

Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk is expecting average petrol prices in Australia's biggest cities to plunge by a fifth by the end of June. This would see unleaded sell for less than 75 cents a litre.

Sam Sargaison confessed his love for girlfriend Tegan Mangan while she was working at Coles Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, over the store's speaker system.

West Ham have announced that their planned pre-season tournament in Australia, which was also due to feature Crystal Palace, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A real estate guru has shared his tips on where to buy property during the COVID-19 crisis, urging investors to act now before prices rise again after the pandemic.

A primary school principal who threatened to expel a five-year-old boy because of his long hair will have to let him attend classed for the time being. 

The 37-year-old man was found about 4pm on Wednesday, in the laundry of the Woodford Correctional Centre north of Brisbane.

Two prisoners have died in separate incidents 12 hours apart at Woodford Correctional Centre north of Brisbane.

Natasha Lee Quirk tried to rob a Coles Express service station in Brisbane when she was 19-years-old on December 23, 2010.

National Australia Bank forecasts plunges of 10 to 15 per cent in house and apartment prices because of coronavirus. Sydney and Melbourne weren't the only cities expected to be hit.

Its special opening episode (set in South Africa) was slightly longer than the usual hour and evidently so incredible the notion of just cutting it by five minutes was unthinkable.

Nigel Farage has hinted the Brexit Party will not stand candidates in every seat at a snap general election - even if Boris Johnson campaigns on a pledge to deliver his divorce deal.

Figures from poll trackers which map the various opinion poll firms suggest the Conservatives are on 35 per cent, with Jeremy Corbyn on 25 per cent and the Lib Dems on 18 per cent.

Boris Johnson today branded Naga Munchetty's interview questions 'ridiculous' after the BBC Breakfast presenter quizzed him about whether he believes he's 'relatable'.

The activist was 'shocked' by the attack outside High Barnet tube station just before 3pm and was treated at the scene before further tests were carried out in hospital.

A survey conducted by Opinium between December 10-11 puts the Tories on 45 per cent overall, down one point, while Labour is up two points to 33 per cent.

The Tories put into place a tight-knit team featuring a mixture of old-school campaigners and younger upstarts skilled in the dark arts of social media. The result was the electoral equivalent of a bludgeon.

Measures to ensure that 'minimum service levels' are maintained during rail strikes are included in the Queen's Speech.

Boris Johnson spoke to Donald Trump this afternoon as he tried to heal relations with the US after his decision to allow Huawei to help build the UK's 5G network sparked fury.

Allies of Priti Patel today leapt to her defence after she was accused of bullying staff at the Home Office.

Priti Patel is said to have tried to move permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam out of the department after they clashed.

A top official working in police oversight transferred to the Department of Transport and a member of the Home Secretary's private office left their post in recent weeks

The Prime Minister is already a father, however this will be the first child born to his 31-year-old partner.

Priti Patel was seated next to Mr Johnson for PMQs as he voiced 'confidence' in her and said she is doing an 'outstanding job'.

Boris Johnson is chairing the emergency Cobra committee later where the UK's tactics will shift from 'containing' the killer disease to merely 'delaying' its inevitable spread.

Ms Symonds said: 'I've spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven't needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I'm on the mend.'

Carrie Symonds, 31, worked for the Tory party from 2009 and eventually became communications chief, before hitting the headlines when her affair with Mr Johnson came to light.

Ashley Carter, 19, from Somerset, who was born with rare Treacher Collins Syndrome, was exposed to bullying every day whilst he was at school, and still finds the memories painful.

Ashleigh, 26, from Lancashire, was filmed giving birth to her second son, Hughey, for tonight's The Maternity Ward on 5Star, which follows expectant mothers at the Royal Preston Hospital.

King's College London researchers found the psychological effects can last months and even years after the event. Pictured: Brits are whisked into quarantine after being flown home from Japan.

The singer, 45, made an appearance on Wednesday's edition of This Morning, and she spoke candidly about how her new song is about a 'merciful empathetic way of viewing addiction.

James Middleton has paid tribute to Crufts and The Kennel Club for helping to ensure dogs are recognised for their multiple abilities. 

The 18-year-old pop star's suicidal thoughts sometimes alarm her entire family, especially her brother and songwriting partner, Finneas O'Connell

CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes closing the doors to all Facebook offices during the coronavirus outbreak was necessary, but is concerned about the mental health of the firm's moderators.

Digital Finance Analytics principal Martin North said that in a 'worst case' scenario, unemployment could surge to 14 per cent to levels unseen in Australia since the early 1930s Great Depression.

Pele, widely considered one of the best footballers to ever play the game, has insisted those close to him 'invented that I was depressed' and that, in reality, he is 'fine'.