Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham after he tragically passed away at the age of 35.

Gary Neville says behind closed doors games should only go ahead if there is a firm plan in place to control or disperse crowds that would likely gather outside stadiums across Britain.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full

MIKE KEEGAN: The global game's governing body has recognised the current coronavirus crisis as a 'force majeure' - an unforeseen circumstance that prevents a contract from being fulfilled.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN AND DANIEL MATTHEWS: The crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak has made any likelihood of football being played at the end of next month impossible.

The coronavirus lockdown could last for another six months and yet the football authorities are already discussing plans to restart. Our reporters have their say on how football should proceed.

Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has urged players to settle their pay cut disputes, calling on them to 'share the pain' of the coronavirus crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT: Many clubs are increasingly sanguine about losing players, because critical cash flow problems mean they will soon be insolvent.

The Scottish Professional Football League's contentious resolution is resting on just one Championship club that failed to vote by Friday's 5pm deadline. The body received 39 responses.

EXCLUSIVE: Football League clubs have put their squads on mandatory leave - but told their British players not to leave the country. EFL have confirmed training is suspended until May 16.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The Championship club are at the centre of a battle after their crucial vote against voiding the season was not registered on time due to technical problems.

SPECIAL REPORT - JACK GAUGHAN: The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the need for football to reboot. 'Sustainability' and 'reset' have become buzzwords over the past weeks.

EXCLUSIVE: Football League clubs are growing closer to voting for the introduction of salary caps to safeguard the futures of stricken institutions, Sportsmail can reveal.

EXCLUSIVE: Football League clubs have been at pains to keep their players' secret sessions under wraps so not jeopardise the money they'll receive from the Government.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Sources have disclosed that a peace treaty is among a number of measures being discussed by various executives as the COVID-19 crisis continues.

Dr Zach Binney, an epidemiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, says tens of thousands of spectators in close proximity in a stadium is 'very, very dangerous.'

The Cottagers, like every Championship club, have their players training individually at home while football is shut down due to the deadly pandemic, but some have coped better than others.

The figures come from an annual survey carried out by the EFL titled 'Staff Salary Benchmarking 2019'. Marked 'strictly private and confidential', it was handed to clubs in November.

EXCLUSIVE BY IAN LADYMAN: After an EFL board meeting, club captains and PFA reps have been told to relay to their team-mates the very real possibility of no more football being played.

EXCLUSIVE: On Friday, Premier League clubs will discuss the numerous obstacles to overcome if football is to return from the coronavirus suspension sooner rather than later.

The EFL are locked in talks about how to resume the campaign behind closed doors amid the coronavirus crisis, which is threatening to bring an early end to the League One and Two seasons.

With drastic measures proposed, involving promotions without relegations and revised leagues with additional places, Sportsmail takes a look at how English football could shape up.

Speaking via videolink to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday, Parry confirmed that discussions have led him to believe that promotion and relegation will go ahead as normal.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN CAPE TOWN: The way he led, the moves he made and the way his players responded in this second Test have provided him with the perfect template.

NASSER HUSSAIN: Former England captain and Sportsmail columnist sits down to talk to assistant coach and his former international team-mate Graham Thorpe.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN PORT ELIZABETH: There should be no doubt Jofra Archer is the best man to replace Jimmy Anderson in the third Test here and must be given every chance to prove himself.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN PORT ELIZABETH: When the ICC asked me to vote for my world cricketer of the year, it was an absolute no-brainer. I just ticked the box that said Ben Stokes.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN PORT ELIZABETH: Joe Denly has impressed me in his Test career and looks to have the game to be a No 3 in international cricket, but he clearly has to work on his tempo.

INSIGHT BY NASSER HUSSAIN: Yes, I know Kagiso Rabada already had thee demerit points and has been a serial offender. He has probably been warned time and again.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN PORT ELIZABETH: The young players are really finding their way under Joe Root and it does look as though it is the England captain who is moulding his side.

This feels like the changing of the England guard now. Over the last 10 days of Test cricket we have seen Joe Root fully in charge of his side.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN JOHANNESBURG: Joe Root endured a chaotic, frenetic morning ahead of the first day of this final Test but the England captain impressed me with his calm decision making.

NASSER HUSSAIN: The real challenges will come with India next winter and Australia the following one, but this comfortable 3-1 series win represents the green shoots of recovery for Joe Root's England.

People around the UK are ditching handshakes amid coronavirus fears, and with greetings in the spotlight, etiquette expert William Hanson says it's a good time to brush up on our etiquette.

Amy Schumer has been a mother for just over a month now. And today, she posted an adorable family photo to her Instagram in which she cradles newborn son Gene in her arms.

She became a mother for the first time a month ago. And Amy Schumer posted a heartwarming snapshot on Tuesday in which she dozed off while cradling her infant son Gene.

She starred alongside Amy Schumer in the 2018 hit film I Feel Pretty. And on Monday, Emily Ratajkowski gushed about her former co-star while attending a red carpet premiere in New York City.

Amy Schumer's newborn son Gene is close to her heart. The comedienne held her baby boy to her bosom and smiled sweetly into the camera for a new Instagram photo shared on Sunday.

Her baby son Gene will be eight weeks old on Sunday. And Amy Schumer uploaded a sweet Instagram snap of her happily snoozing newborn this Friday.

They just welcomed son Gene into the world in May. But on Tuesday, comedienne Amy Schumer and husband Chris Fischer put their two-month-old on the hot seat as they jokingly grilled him

Margot Robbie is preparing to play fellow famous blonde Barbie in an upcoming live-action film and expects to bring plenty of 'positivity' up to bat. She opened up about the role to People recently

The 38-year-old Emmy winner has signed on to create, direct, write, executive produce, and star in the scripted show, which starts streaming late 2020

The 38-year-old has been incredibly candid about the realities of pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, and is now promoting the new Frida Mom line.

The 38-year-old new mother was the only woman to make the list, which was topped by Kevin Hart

Amy Schumer was covered up in a classy camel overcoat after attending Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach Project fundraiser. She was with her husband Chris Fischer.

The 38-year-old comedienne welcomed her only child - son Gene Atell Fischer - back in May with husband Chris Fischer.

Amy Schumer took to Instagram to send 'love to all the pregnant ladies' who are currently in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. 'We are thinking about you, too,' wrote Schumer.

Michael Che announced Monday that his grandmother died from coronavirus Sunday night and the New Yorker urged fans to champion a healthy diet over simply washing their hands thoroughly.

Amy Schumer took to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon to share candid footage of her 11-month-old son Gene enjoying his 'first movie' with dad Chris Fischer.

Amy Schumer is being sued for copyright infringement, according to a new lawsuit filed in New York on Tuesday and obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com.