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Nick Powell was once touted by Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United's replacement for Paul Scholes but the now 29-year-old has been released by Stoke after finding that the best ability is availability

ANDY DUNN: When it was finally introduced, VAR was long overdue. It was such a significant development, it will take decades to get as close to perfect as possible but it is obviously getting better as time goes on

It's an event founded more than 80 years ago and has helped breed some of the greatest players in footballing history, but very few fans are aware of its significance

Kevin De Bruyne's brilliant long-range strike earned Manchester City a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid, but there was controversy over whether the goal should have been allowed to stand

Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini argued that supporters calling Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic a "gypsy" was not racist, but Italian chiefs have offered apologies to the Serbian star, while FIFA president Gianni Infantino has also had his say

TV broadcast offers from the ‘big five’ European countries, Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK and France – were not acceptable to FIFA with the tournament now only months away from kick-off

BIG DEBATE: Tottenham came from three goals down to draw level at Anfield before Diogo Jota's 94th minute winner, but was it your Premier League game of the season?

Alejandro Garnacho, who is currently recovering from an ankle injury that has sidelined him for almost two months, was desperate to play in the tournament being hosted in his homeland

3,800 would-be agents took the new FIFA agent exam with only 1,962 of them passing and among them was Manchester United defender Alex Telles' sister Hellen

The new worldwide FIFA licence is the central part of FIFA’s Football Agent Regulations with agents set to resit after failing the initial test

Alejandro Garnacho is at the centre of a tug of war between Manchester United and Argentina with the South American country putting plans in place in an attempt to smooth tensions over

The Italian stepped aside from his role as Tottenham's sporting director in March after seeing a 30-month ban by the Italian FA extended worldwide by FIFA - now he has failed to appeal his sentence

Football agents must now take a new FIFA exam as part of a new crackdown by the world governing body but candidates believe they have found a way to cheat the system

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: The latest on Chelsea and Tottenham's manager hunt, Liverpool's reality over Jude Bellingham transfer and the ongoing discussions between the EFL and Premier League

No-one else stood to challenge Ceferin’s presidency and he will remain the second most powerful man in world football for at least another four years

The new EA Sports football game, EA Sports FC, is set to be revealed later this year, with the publisher providing new updates on its upcoming release

Football fan Alex Shaw, from Derby, began playing FIFA when he was 12 and was soon beating professionals - now he's paid to play the game full-time from his bedroom

Debbie Hewitt MBE and Professor Laura McAllister CBE FLSW are no strangers to making history and breaking down barriers in football

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has set up a working group to look at changing the handball law following criticism from the likes of Carlo Ancelotti and Jurgen Klopp

Lionel Messi faces an uncertain future with offers from Barcelona and Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal alongside the option of renewing his contract at Paris Saint-Germain

Antonio Conte has been replaced by his assistant Cristian Stellini - but the new Tottenham manager believes there is no animosity between him and his predecessor

Fabio Paratici had been given a 30-month ban from Italian football in January after ex-club Juventus were found guilty of false accounting. That was before FIFA this week extended his suspension "to have worldwide effect."

Tottenhal have made "urgent enquiries" to FIFA as they seek to understand the implications of Fabio Paratici's worldwide ban, which could stop him from performing key duties

Fabio Paratici's future at Tottenham is unclear after he was hit with a worldwide FIFA ban, while Spurs are on the search for a new manager after Antonio Conte's departure

The armbands were banned at the men's tournament in Qatar over the winter and the same policy could be in place in Australia and New Zealand for the women's World Cup where England will be on of the favourites