Blades boss insists Evans return is ‘above football’

Sheffield United manager Nigel Clough insists the decision whether to bring jailed striker Ched Evans back to the club is "above football".

Evans is due to be released two and a half years into a five-year prison sentence for rape tomorrow and has been heavily linked with a return to the club he was at when convicted in 2012.

The South Yorkshire outfit have faced a backlash over potentially re-signing the former Wales international, with over 90,000 people signing a petition against his possible re-employment.