A Premier League footballer and manager are among four leading sports figures who are the latest celebrities to be named in America after being granted injunctions by the British courts.

A US website identified the stars, who are at the centre of anonymity fights accused of being adulterers, on Wednesday afternoon.

But blocking software means UK readers will not be able to access the online story, which is expected to make a mockery of the gagging orders imposed by British courts.

When the Premier League footballer won an injunction in 2011, he claimed allegations of his adultery would have a "devastating effect" on his marriage.

The court order is still in force in Britain, despite him being named on social media and other websites.

The football manager, whom a national newspaper was gagged from naming in 2006 over sex text claims, is also among those named.

Another sports star named is alleged to have had an affair with a female celebrity despite having a fiancee.

The fourth sportsman won two injunctions against The Sun in 2008 that banned publication of details of his private life.