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• Andy Carroll opens up on his sexual assault and says he'll 'never get over it' after Kevin Adams was named as his attacker12 October 2026, 5:05 pm
  Carroll, 37, revealed the name of the 'celebrity mate' who attacked him after being made aware that Adams's name appears in publicly-available court documents.
  
• Former Scotland boss claims Gordon Brown 'attended exorcism to help Raith Rovers sign a player' while he was Chancellor12 October 2026, 4:59 pm
  Levein explained that a meeting with Brown, who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, took a strange turn after the pair attempted to sign defender Marvin Andrews.
  
• Mikel Arteta confirms double Arsenal injury blow as Martin Zubimendi and Piero Hincapie both miss training after sustaining problems in the WARM-DOWN against Leeds12 October 2026, 4:34 pm
  Mikel Arteta has been dealt a double blow on the eve of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Lille, as both Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi missed training with injuries.
  
• Gary Neville asks to be 'taken off' Man City's matches by Sky Sports, leaving Liam Gallagher to mock the 'cry baby', telling him 'take your Scouse mate with you'12 October 2026, 4:19 pm
  Gary Neville has urged his Sky Sports bosses to 'take him off' commentary duty for Man City matches as the fallout from the club's seismic guilty verdict continues to cast a shadow on the league.
  
• Steven Gerrard says he wants Man City to 'suffer' after 'stealing memories' from rivals during cheating era - but insists he has 'come to terms' with the slip that saw Liverpool lose grip on Premier League title12 October 2026, 4:04 pm
  Gerrard, who played for Liverpool for much of the period City are charged for, infamously failed to win the Premier League as a player - but things could have been different.
  
• Fans punching players, pitch invasions, vile abuse and stars rushed to safety: These are the top 10 most toxic games I've been to - and where Liverpool v Man City ranks12 October 2026, 4:00 pm
  OLIVER HOLT: These are the top 10 most toxic atmospheres I've ever experienced in matches all over the world, both as a fan and a reporter.
  
• BBC football pundit Shay Given marries his fiancée after 12-year engagement in stunning ceremony at Westminster Abbey - with special 'blue blood' permission to use the royal church12 October 2026, 2:33 pm
  The former Newcastle United and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, 50, married Rebecca Gibson on Saturday following a 12-year engagement.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo labels himself 'the best footballer of all time' - and accuses anyone who disagrees that he is history's 'most complete player' of LYING in resurfaced interview12 October 2026, 2:17 pm
  Cristiano Ronaldo declared himself the greatest footballer of all time, insisting his legacy does not depend on whether he reaches his target of 1,000 career goals.
  
• Kobbie Mainoo and Luke Shaw could miss Man United's trip to Madrid in another blow to Michael Carrick - but Atletico boss Diego Simeone says 13th-placed Reds are a 'very strong side'12 October 2026, 1:23 pm
  Carrick and his players fly to the Spanish capital on Monday afternoon, but as is customary for United before Champions League games, they trained at their Carrington base in the morning. 
  
• Man City are cheats but make their rivals look feckless, Dominic Solanke is the weak link at Spurs... and why Andoni Iraola must take a look at himself: IAN LADYMAN on My Football Weekend12 October 2026, 12:22 pm
  If Manchester City go down the rest of the Premier League will wave them off from the top of their moral high ground. But at some stage, our other big clubs will maybe look at themselves.
  
• Liverpool 0-3 Man City PLAYER RATINGS: Who always made the wrong decision in the big moments? Who will Andoni Iraola be demanding more from? And who could be City's main man but for pending punishments?12 October 2026, 12:15 pm
  LEWIS STEELE: Underneath all the off-field chaos, there was indeed a football match taking place. And it was a good one, until Ryan Gravenberch was sent off.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: The preening triumphalism of Man City stars at Anfield shows they do not have a scintilla of self-awareness between them. These players stand on the shoulders of cheats - and they know it12 October 2026, 12:04 pm
  OLIVER HOLT: It's a shame Enzo Maresca and his players do not possess any self-awareness. If they did, they would not have celebrated their hollow win over Liverpool with such unabashed glee.
  
• Police officer sustains 'serious facial injury' as ten arrests are made at Liverpool v Man City... including five over tragedy chanting12 October 2026, 11:24 am
  A police officer suffered a serious facial injury while arresting a man after the ill-tempered clash between Liverpool and Manchester City on Sunday.
  
• Chelsea star Cole Palmer under fire as he 'can't even be bothered to say hello' to desperate young fans swarming him and his girlfriend as they walk home12 October 2026, 10:54 am
  Cole Palmer has been criticised for blatantly ignoring young fans as he left Stamford Bridge following Chelsea's 5-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.
  
• Erling Haaland and his dad buy £7.5m houses in Abu Dhabi, the homeland of Man City's owners, under the shadow of guilty verdict on their rule-breaking investments12 October 2026, 10:40 am
  Erling Haaland has snapped up a luxury property in Abu Dhabi after publicly backing Manchester City and their United Arab Emirates owners in the wake of the club's guilty verdict.