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.

Michael Cohen will be released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York, and allowed to serve out the remainder of his sentence in home confinement, his lawyer told CNN.

The seasons of France's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 are over after league bosses accepted that it would be impossible to complete the season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

La Liga president Javier Tebas responded with bemusement to news the French season will end with 10 rounds of matches still to be played.

England defender Kieran Trippier is facing a lengthy ban and a fine after being charged by the Football Association with breaching betting rules.

From Hernan Crespo to Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan have always had a soft spot for Argentine centre-forwards - and in current No 10 Lautaro Martinez, they might just have found the best of the lot.

Reggie Bird, 44, has shared heartbreaking images of her nine-year-old son Lucas' battle with cystic fibrosis.

MARTIN KEOWN: I watched every minute of it, from the build-up, to the players walking out in front of 100,000 at Wembley, to Keegan scoring twice for Liverpool in a very one-sided 3-0 win.

Jo Ferguson died in hospital on April 8 from serious health problems including liver and kidney failure, both stemming from years of much publicised alcohol abuse.

The disgraced comedian, 82, is serving a three to 10 years at SCI Phoenix in Skippack, Pennsylvania after being found guilty of aggravated sexual assault in 2018.

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner shares a heartbreaking snap of her daughter Lahela, 6, appearing sad and alienated at school in Lebanon, posting the photo on Facebook on Tuesday.

Newcastle United has a tradition where players and staff greet one another with a handshake every morning but manager Steve Bruce admitted: 'We've stopped on the advice of the doctor'.

CHARLES SALE - THE SPORTS AGENDA: A crucial meeting is scheduled for Friday to try and resolve the £150m impasse threatening to derail the Wembley sale.

1800 Tequila and hip-hop icon Future launched the new 1800 Cristalino during the Brooklyn Nets game on Monday at the Barclays Center. The artist dressed courtside cool in sporty chic attire.

The game’s greatest love affair is on the rocks. Prime-time Brazilian news bulletins on Monday pored over the results a survey which showed that public approval of hosting the World Cup has plummeted to a record low in football’s heartland.

BLOG FROM BRAZIL: Joe Callaghan brings us the latest news and views from Brazil and provides a flavour of exactly how the World Cup in Brazil is shaping up.

There may be chicer, more contemporary and certainly less expensive hotels in Dublin than The Westbury - but few can be better positioned or more established, says our impressed Inspector.

The Grand Hotel was built in 1875. It's known as the White Palace but its huge lobby and even bigger main dining room had a cruise feel and there were children running around.

The Royal Oak is a 17th century restored inn on the outskirts of Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Beer is a big deal here and the relaxed vibe is certainly to be encouraged.

The Daily Mail's Inspector called in at the Football Hotel in Manchester, where double rooms start from £85.

Adele has bounced back from her divorce heartbreak and is 'perky as hell' these days sources said in a new People Magazine cover story.

The Miami Open was cancelled earlier on Thursday but now the event in Monte-Carlo next month will not take place, as well as tournaments in Houston, Marrakech, Barcelona and Budapest.

The Prime Minister has been informed of the proposals for matches to be played behind closed doors. And Mr Johnson sees the resumption of live sport as key to boosting the moral of the nation.

Ministers could put individual towns and cities back on lockdown if they see coronavirus cases rise again once restrictions are relaxed.Boris Johnson will publish a 'roadmap' on Thursday for easing rules.

For four years we have been treated to something special. It was as though their football was from another planet. But I sat in the Nou Camp and watched Bayern Munich complete a staggering 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona.

When I went to Paris last week to interview David Beckham as he announced his retirement from football, there was much to talk about and memories such as that one. But what resonated with me was that when I asked him how he would like to be remembered, he replied: ‘As a hard-working footballer.’

Pep Guardiola has no shame or embarrassment that he wanted his team to be hard working, to sprint to the ball to hunt in packs. But if an English coach was seen pumping his fists, waving his arms and screaming: ‘Squeeze them in!’ he would be in danger of being portrayed as a dinosaur.

Marree Hotel, 598 kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia, shared a picture of a donation tin near their tap beers on Sunday.

The 35-year-old mother-of-three was found dead at her home in Adelaide at about 12.30pm Thursday.

UEFA are considering stripping Turkey of this season's Champions League final. It comes in the wake of the country's military operation against the Kurds across the Syrian border.

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN ATHENS: Wolves travelled to Athens on Wednesday, after UEFA rejected their request to postpone the fixture after Olympiacos' owner tested positive for coronavirus.

Sportsmail hears from Cardiff City defender and Wolves loanee Dion Sanderson, Brandon Haunstrup of Portsmouth and Leeds United forward Tyler Roberts on their and their club's difficulties.

Connections of Douvan remain hopeful of getting the classy two-miler to the Cheltenham Festival for the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Racing officials are confident the Cheltenham Festival will go ahead next month despite the disruption to travel caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

Running the Cheltenham Festival virtually behind closed doors if a spread of the Coronavirus restricts major sporting events is not an option according to the man overseeing the jumps meeting.

An estimated 70,000 racegoers are expected to flock to Cheltenham Racecourse (pictured) as PM Boris Johnson continues to refuse banning mass gatherings to combat coroanvirus.

Cheltenham Festival organisers have defended their decision to go ahead with the meeting after fears were raised that the mass gathering of people helped spread the coronavirus

IAN HERBERT: Looking back now, those last few innocent days in the Cotswolds seem extraordinary - faintly comical you might even say, were it not for the gravity of all that followed.

Have you bought someone a Christmas present they didn't like, received one you've already got, or bought something in the sales and realised it's not quite right?

Abigail bought a shower from Screwfix for £119.99 and when Triton refused to repair it, the retailer stepped in and treated the customer right. Here's how to get the same result

Our boiler has been playing up since the weekend and we ideally need a plumber to come over and check it over. Are engineers able to come out to do necessary maintenance?

I moved flat last weekend, thankfully just before the Government lockdown. Will I still be able to get my deposit back from my old flat, once I leave, within 10 days?

Photographer Christopher Bobyn of Nine, BBC News Scotland was granted exclusive access to the NHS ICU at Hairmyres hospital, in East Kilbride Scotland over a period of 12 hours.

BBC viewers were shown heartbreaking images of gibbons in tiny cages on Primates. It focused on trade in Malaysia, where the capture of gibbons is decimating the wild population.

Spain has been without football since March 12, two days before the nation went into a strict lockdown to battle its coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 22,000 lives.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: The task of testing clubs in the country's top two divisions began this week with Barcelona players taking tests on Wednesday morning.

Locals in Andy Murray's home town of Dunblane in Perthshire quickly shared photos of the unfortunate sight of the toppled cast-iron structure. The gold postbox was destroyed by a car.

Former world number one Andy Murray recovered from a slow start to beat Argentine qualifier Juan Ignacio Londero 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters opening round on Monday.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: Andy Murray was sitting on the team bench, contorted with anxiety, while his elder brother was heroically trying to force GB into the Davis Cup final.

Today's raft of Sportsmail's top footballers of the decade, from 30-21, features a two-time Premier League winner, legendary Italian goalkeeper and two Barcelona stars.