New Premier League star 'gets gagging order'

A new Premier League footballer has reportedly been granted a gagging order after being accused of having an affair.

Kimberley West, an 18-year-old model, claimed to have had a three-month fling with the married sportsman who cannot be named, The Daily Telegraph reports. The pair are said to have started a relationship after meeting in a nightclub.

The footballer appears to be the latest high-profile figure to have been granted a gagging order by the courts to prevent alleged details of his private life being made public.

At the weekend, it was claimed that the footballer who was granted a super-injunction after being accused of having an affair with Imogen Thomas had confessed details of the relationship to his wife.

Private Eye editor Ian Hislop recently described Andrew Marr's actions as "pretty rank" after the BBC broadcaster admitted to securing a High Court Injunction in 2008 to prevent publication of details of a previous affair.