Major reforms of football have moved a step closer after European sports ministers agreed to a raft of proposals including controls on how much clubs can pay for players’ wages and transfers.

THE European Commission (EC) has requested Ireland to take further steps to ensure that, from next year onwards, its wild salmon fishery fully respects the terms of the habitats directive.

The European Commission (EC) has confirmed it is in talks with tobacco company Philip Morris International with the objective of securing a substantial payment to avoid lawsuits over allegations it colluded in the smuggling of cigarettes into the EU.