The man, who works in the Premier League, is protected by an anonymity order. He denies rape but has admitted a ‘cash for sex’ deal with the girl aged ‘16 or just 17’

A senior figure in English football allegedly gave an underage girl £150 after raping her, high court documents claim. The man, who works in the Premier League but is protected by a court anonymity order, is being sued for damages by a woman for rape and sexual assault, which allegedly took place at his home in the 1990s when she was 15.

His lawyers said he denied raping her but admitted initiating a “cash for sex” arrangement with her when she was “16 or just 17”.