Signed Sunderland shirts, secret messages and car park meetings: Today at Adam Johnson's trial
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The trial of sacked Sunderland winger Adam Johnson started today - and we covered the opening live.
Click here to find out how things unfolded in Bradford Crown Court , including messages sent between the alleged victim and the former England international.
The 28-year-old footballer, of Castle Eden, County Durham, stands accused of two counts of sexual activity with a child. He has admitted an offence of meeting a child following sexual grooming and an offence of sexual activity with a child.