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• RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Why Man City stars may already be onto their agents to plot a route out of the door as Zlatan Ibrahimovic did at Juventus - but who will be the loyal few like Gianluigi Buffon?3 October 2026, 8:00 am
  There isn't much comfort to be found in the pages of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's autobiography if you're a player or fan of Manchester City.
  
• Thomas Tuchel reveals England's Man City stars are WORRIED about their futures after bombshell guilty verdict - and admits it is a 'big subject' in the Three Lions camp3 October 2026, 7:56 am
  While City stress their innocence and have appealed the decision, Tuchel admitted that Marc Guehi, Elliot Anderson and Nico O'Reilly are naturally anxious.
  
• Inside Jamie and Rebekah Vardy's new life... at Burnley! Why family made abrupt return from Italy, why striker chose unfashionable new club and how he's taking on Gary Neville and Gary Lineker3 October 2026, 7:14 am
  Vardy, his wife Rebekah and their children moved back home almost immediately after his contract at Cremonese came to an end.
  
• I spent years exposing Man City's cheating while their plutocratic regime believed they could get away with it all. While my wife lay dying, these are the threats, ugly tactics and intimidation the club and their fans used against me, writes NICK HARRIS3 October 2026, 1:00 am
  It's 2020 and I'm sat at a hospice window. Behind it, paralysed due to terminal brain cancer is my wife Helen. My phone rings: 'Your address has just been posted on Twitter by a City fan, making threats.'
  
• It's a disgrace that a case as seismic as City's is STILL shrouded in secrecy - we don't even know who was on the panel that found them guilty: OLIVER HOLT3 October 2026, 1:00 am
  OLIVER HOLT: This is the top flight of English football now, this faceless parade, this feast of redaction, this lawyers' jamboree, this case without end, this land of double-speak and deflection and filibuster.
  
• Mauricio Pochettino names Tyler Adams new USMNT captain after Tim Ream retires in wake of World Cup heartbreak3 October 2026, 12:27 am
  The veteran 27-year-old defensive midfielder succeeds Tim Ream, who held the honor during America's round-of-16 run at last summer's tournament.
  
• Watching Lee Carsley's England's U21s is a breath of fresh air and they will embrace the target on their backs in pursuit of a historic Euros three-peat next summer2 October 2026, 10:30 pm
  TARA ANSON-WALSH AT BET365 STADIUM: Lee Carsley can sleep easy tonight knowing that the first obstacle is cleared on his way to a historic Euros three-peat with England's U21s.
  
• Revealed: Man City's claim that 'sham' sponsorship deals were funded by Abu Dhabi government was DENIED by Etihad to a US investigation in 20152 October 2026, 9:52 pm
  City have been found guilty of the vast majority of their 115 charges, many of which allege City cooked the books to the tune of nearly £900million through money artificially pumped into the club.
  
• A parallel universe where Man City didn't cheat: Brendan Rodgers has a statue outside Anfield - but is it Jurgen Klopp's heavy metal football or a Pep Guardiola dynasty at Man United?2 October 2026, 9:50 pm
  Fans see the trophy of Bob Paisley in Paisley Square and then, of course, that beautiful little one of Brendan Rodgers clutching the Premier League trophy just outside the club shop.
  
• North Macedonia v Scotland: Kieron Bowie deserves chance to stake his claim after false start against Swiss2 October 2026, 9:39 pm
  Approximately 60 seconds before Jack Hendry single-handedly torpedoed any genuine chance of Scotland pulling off an upset against the Swiss on Tuesday evening, there was a moment...
  
• Scotland captain Andy Robertson is hailed as a shining light and inspiration as he prepares to win his 100th cap in North Macedonia2 October 2026, 9:11 pm
  John McGinn has paid tribute to Andy Robertson as the Scotland captain gets set to win his 100th cap in the Nations League clash with North Macedonia.
  
• Awkward moment Graham Potter tries to make a joke about Man City's guilty verdict - but Arsenal star Viktor Gyokeres can't hide his smirk2 October 2026, 8:41 pm
  The official verdict was released on Tuesday afternoon, which showed City had cooked the books by nearly £900million through money artificially pumped into the club by their Abu Dhabi owner
  
• Man United handed boost as £70m summer signing Carlos Baleba plays in behind-closed-doors friendly - with Michael Carrick sweating over injury setbacks during international break2 October 2026, 8:05 pm
  Fans have been anticipating his debut, and it appears that could come sooner rather than later after the 22-year-old featured against Swiss side Lausanne-Sport in a game held at Carrington.
  
• Erling Haaland to Arsenal? Would Marc Guehi finally end up at rivals Liverpool? And what would happen to £125m man Enzo Fernandez? Where stars might land in a Man City fire sale2 October 2026, 7:12 pm
  JAMES SHARPE: It remains hard to see how Man City will be able to keep hold of their star players on huge wages if they suffer expulsion or are sent tumbling down to League Two.
  
• WHO IS YOUR CLUB'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER? Accies' quiet man who let his feet do the talking, the beating Heart of the greatest Gorgie team, the foremost of the Famous Five, ICT's original Highland hero and Kelty's mercurial maverick2 October 2026, 7:09 pm
  Supporters of Hamilton Academical will have a hard job believing it, but there was a time when their club was among the strongest in the country with a striker to match.