So the trial is over. John Terry has been found innocent. It was agreed by all, including Terry himself, that he called Anton Ferdinand a black c**t - but the magistrate held that we couldn’t be sure how he meant it. OK then.

Given the frenzy of pre-tournament worries about racism and violence in Ukraine, the country is feeling rather pleased with itself at the fact that, so far, the tournament has gone off almost without incident.

Players were warned today they would be yellow carded if they walked off the pitch after being racially abused at the European Championships.

The official England football supporters club today criticised media coverage of racism in Ukraine ahead of Euro 2012.

It is one of the lingering images of last season: Ally McCoist and Neil Lennon confronting each other on the touchline at Celtic Park.

Martin Keown retains total faith in Arsene Wenger even though he accepts it may need "radical surgery" to turn Arsenal into title contenders one again.

Arsenal Supporters Trust have called for both Stan Kroenke and Alisher Usmanov to give firm indications of their vision for the future of the club as the battle for power at Emirates Stadium continues.

Joey Barton's agent has revealed his client will not be offered a new contract by Newcastle when it expires next year.

The Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney is considering whether to join the list of celebrities suing the News of the World for alleged voicemail hacking after it was confirmed yesterday that his mobile phone numbers were obtained by the private detective Glenn Mulcaire.

Police investigating the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World are studying whether Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was targeted by private investigator Glenn Mulcaire and journalists from the paper.

A News of the World journalist allegedly hacked into the phone messages of actress Sienna Miller's former stepmother shortly before the paper's editor told MPs that "rigorous new safeguards" had been introduced to stamp out the practice, the High Court heard yesterday.

Jewellery worth more than £100,000 was stolen during a raid at the home of the elderly founder of Barratt Homes, police said today.

Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi is struggling to make the Boxing Day clash with Manchester City.