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• Czech Republic vs England - Nations League LIVE: Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions look to bounce back following defeat to world champions29 September 2026, 6:48 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest updates from Prague as England take on the Czech Republic in the Nations League at the Fortuna Arena.
  
• Man City found guilty of HUGE financial 'sham' as Premier League confirm verdict in blistering statement: Club cooked their books by £900m - and now could be RELEGATED  29 September 2026, 6:47 pm
  MIKE KEEGAN: In a damning 40-page verdict City artificially inflated sponsorship agreements and pumped money into the club from its Abu Dhabi owners via disguised payments
  
• IAN HERBERT: I exposed Man City's cheating and sham deals eight years ago - their threatening response was the most shocking experience of my 30-year career... but today I feel vindicated29 September 2026, 6:46 pm
  IAN HERBERT: It is an episode which illustrates the struggle there has been in extracting transparency and truth about Manchester City.
  
• Martin Keown reveals his dementia fears as Arsenal legend walks 100 laps of Lord's for Alzheimer's Society after witnessing mother's ordeal29 September 2026, 6:39 pm
  Daily Mail Sport joined the former Arsenal and England defender as they and nearly 100 others walked a century of laps around the outfield to raise money for Alzheimer's Society.
  
• Ian Wright urges Premier League to hit Man City with 'unprecedented' punishment for £900m financial sham after being found guilty of 'cheating on an industrial scale' - and warns of impact on current season29 September 2026, 6:31 pm
  Wright blasted City for cheating 'on an industrial scale' and fears for the 'messy' ongoing fallout, with City set to appeal despite being found guilty of all the major charges against them.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: Man City have been exposed as the most famous cheats in English sporting history. The gory details revealed by the Premier League leave no doubt - nothing less than relegation will suffice for this sinister, dishonest club29 September 2026, 6:14 pm
  OLIVER HOLT: Those trophies were dishonestly won. The club had cheated and cheated and cheated to get to a position where it was held up as the exemplar of all that was good in the game.
  
• Man City chief Ferran Soriano sends defiant video message to staff after club found guilty of £900m 'sham' - as he insists case is based on a 'single accusation' despite serious breaches being proven29 September 2026, 5:49 pm
  Soriano insisted the Premier League's entire case against City was based on a 'single false accusation', claiming the club had provided 'irrefutable evidence' to disprove it.
  
• Man City's appeal will FAIL, warns club's former advisor, as scale of cheating is laid bare by scathing Premier League statement revealing their £900m 'sham' after being found guilty of most serious of 115 charges29 September 2026, 5:46 pm
  Manchester City were condemned for 'sham' deals in a statement which confirmed they are guilty of the most serious breaches of financial rules.
  
• THE AUDIT - Manchester United: Michael Carrick under pressure, simmering fan fury and summer recruitment starting to bite - but gold mine academy still in rude health despite JJ Gabriel bombshell29 September 2026, 5:27 pm
  THE AUDIT: Daily Mail Sport's assessment of the true health of Premier League clubs in the short, medium and long term - on and off the pitch. Here, we go beneath the surface at Manchester United.
  
• 'They kicked me out - and banned my whole family': After clearing his name, ousted Macclesfield owner ROB SMETHURST reveals how his 'horrific' arrest ordeal and bitter divorce left him 'broken' and plunged club's FA Cup fairytale into 'toxicity'29 September 2026, 5:27 pm
  The Hollywood scriptwriters hoping to tell the fairytale story of Macclesfield FC's FA Cup win over Crystal Palace could hardly have come up with a more dramatic twist themselves.
  
• 'Fergie asked me to inject it': Wayne Rooney reveals extreme lengths he went to for Man United after playing Champions League match despite arriving at Old Trafford on CRUTCHES29 September 2026, 4:26 pm
  Wayne Rooney has given an insight into the extreme lengths he went to for Man United, often playing through the pain barrier.  The club legend, now 40, was known for his mental and physical toughness.
  
• Jason Cundy reveals how he became football's most notorious wind-up merchant, the truth behind THAT Ange Postecoglou mask - and insists he will never let up on Spurs foe Jamie O'Hara29 September 2026, 3:57 pm
  Jason Cundy's public life seems to have one main purpose: to make Jamie O'Hara as miserable and mortified as possible.
  
• Courtney Meppen-Walter dead at 32: Former England youth captain - who was released by Man City after killing brother and sister in car crash - passes away as old club Bury lead tributes29 September 2026, 3:23 pm
  Former Manchester City youth star Courtney Meppen-Walter has died, his former club Bury have announced.
  
• Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira reveals he held secret talks with Sir Alex Ferguson over stunning move to Man United - with Old Trafford boss pitching midfield vision with arch rival Roy Keane29 September 2026, 3:10 pm
  Patrick Vieira has revealed he held secret talks with Sir Alex Ferguson over a move to Manchester United, who planned to pair the Frenchman with his rival Roy Keane in the heart of their midfield.
  
• Andy Burnham 'set for football booze ban U-turn' after police advised Prime Minister AGAINST new policy29 September 2026, 3:07 pm
  Andy Burnham will reportedly drop plans to lift a ban on fans drinking alcohol in the stands at men's football matches.