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Twitter users who revealed details of Ryan Giggs's alleged affair with Imogen Thomas could face legal action, according to the government's senior law officer.

Salacious news stories left on the wires can often have unintended and hilarious consequences. Last month Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs became the latest public figure to learn the futility of suppressing secrets in the online age.

Having previously offloaded a promising young midfielder to Arsenal only to decide several years down the line that they'd quite like to buy him back at an enormous financial loss,Barcelona have offered Arsenal midfielder Thiago Alcantra as part of a £50m deal to bring perennial silver medal winner Cesc Fabregas back to the Nou Camp.

The Sunday Herald set a precedent last month after it exposed Ryan Giggs' alleged affair. Now an Irish newspaper has identified a married actor who supposedly obtained an injunction to conceal details of an affair with a married colleague.

The disgraced Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has been hit by fresh allegations that he conducted an eight-year affair with his sister-in-law.

A Twitter user has published claims about 14 injunctions allegedly obtained by high-profile performers, sportsmen and politicians.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36, with immediate effect.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect.

Winning the battle in midfield will be the determining factor in the 2011 Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United, just as it was when the two sides met in 2009.

The winners of this season's Champions League will net a record £110m, according to a new financial study.

The Icelandic ash cloud left British airspace early on Wednesday morning according to the air traffic controller NATS.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said his team were prepared to alter their flight arrangements if volcanic ash from Iceland disrupts European air travel this week.

UK privacy laws lay in tatters this morning after an MP used parliamentary privilege to name Ryan Giggs as the player at the centre of an on going injunction row.

On Saturday Manchester United wrested the mantle of English football's most successful club from Liverpool and sufficiently dampened Manchester City's 1-0 win over Stoke in the FA Cup final but it is Manchester City who most closely resemble a team in the ascent.