• Marlon King:

King has vaulted to the top of the rogues gallery with his second conviction. The first one occurred in 2002 for stealing a car and then pretending to the police it was his own. That time too he was given 18 months in jail which was commuted to five, enabling his return to Gillingham.

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Sacked former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is on the verge of bankruptcy and retirement from football after the well-documented verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The disgraced darling of Romanian football, currently plying his trade at Serie A club Fiorentina, has been ordered to pay $23.

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Black Cat midfielder scared into speeding by alleged Magpie mob Sunderland midfielder Grant Leadbitter was handed a driving ban yesterday despite pleading that it was fear of Newcastle fans that caused him to hit speeds of up to 112mph. The 23-year-old had allegedly clashed with Newcastle supporters during a night out and Gateshead Magistrates Court heard [. Click to continue reading...

Hull City chairman Paul Duffen had a six-month driving ban for speeding around town in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage overturned this week because the court ruled that it would cause him "exceptional hardship".

While not being able to drive your Aston Martin V8 vantage around for six months does kind of suck, what exactly would qualify as "exceptional hardship"?

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