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• Inside Alejandro Garnacho's Aston Villa struggles: The doubt over who really signed him from Chelsea, ominous signs behind the scenes that won't please Unai Emery - and how Argentine can still win him over26 September 2026, 1:00 am
  Surely it cannot be happening again. Aston Villa have already spent one season paying a substantial salary to a loan player they did not want. Would they really repeat that mistake?
  
• RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: 'Not bothered' Cole Palmer may be too cool for school but here's why he should follow Harry Kane's example - and how he may have blown it with detail-obsessed Thomas Tuchel26 September 2026, 1:00 am
  Here's a niche question: have you heard of Chase McLaughlin or Evan McPherson or Jason Myers? One version of the answer is that they're who Harry Kane wishes to be when he grows up.
  
• PREMIER LEAGUE REPORT CARD - PART TWO: Man City's formidable start under Enzo Maresca, how Hull have shocked the league and Spurs and Man United struggle - last 10 sides GRADED25 September 2026, 11:35 pm
  Daily Mail sport has already put half of the clubs under review and is now back to give our verdict on how the other ten have faired in the opening month.
  
• Why Tottenham may regret selling red-hot Will Lankshear, the warning signs Lee Carsley cannot ignore and a fresh Chelsea injury concern as England's Under 21s beat Kazakhstan 4-225 September 2026, 10:53 pm
  TARA ANSON-WALSH AT MOLINEUX: England's Under 21s squeezed past Kazakhstan to move Lee Carsley's side within one match of sealing their place at next summer's tournament.
  
• Former Liverpool star Andy Robertson admits 'shock' over Man City's guilty verdict in case against Premier League - but insists players who beat him to TWO titles are not to blame25 September 2026, 10:46 pm
  Scotland captain Andy Robertson insists it would be wrong for Manchester City's players to be tarnished by the bombshell verdict on the club's breach of financial regulations.
  
• Man City face RELEGATION 'nuclear option' and appeal 'highly unlikely to succeed', says their former financial advisor, as they are found guilty of 114 Premier League charges25 September 2026, 10:29 pm
  Borson, who advised Man City between 2002 and 2007, was asked whether the nuclear option of relegation from the Premier League was on the table as a possible punishment.
  
• Manchester City found guilty RECAP: Betting SUSPENDED on relegation as rivals call for title stripping25 September 2026, 10:20 pm
  The Premier League have triumphed on the vast majority of the 115 charges levelled against Manchester City, sparking chaos in English football's top flight.
  
• MAN CITY FAN VIEW: My club's relationship with financial skullduggery has left me yearning for the comedy club days, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH25 September 2026, 10:03 pm
  LAWRENCE BOOTH: For those of us who supported Manchester City long before they were accused of financial skulduggery, it has been a strange few years.
  
• Rodri issues defiant response to Man City being found guilty of vast majority of Premier League rule break charges as former star insists he 'believes' in the club despite verdict25 September 2026, 10:02 pm
  Rodri, whose seven-year spell at Man City ended in the summer when he moved to Barcelona, became the first individual associated with the club to speak following the bombshell news on Friday.
  
• The clubs who could seek compensation as Premier League sides consider legal action after Man City found guilty of vast majority of rule breaches - and what happens next: Key questions answered25 September 2026, 9:59 pm
  Daily Mail Sport's Mike Keegan provides answers to the key questions, including the next steps, Man City's expected appeal and how serious the punishment could be.
  
• Argentina star Mauro Icardi hit with 73-YEAR driving ban after video posted online by his girlfriend alerted authorities to his expired driving licence25 September 2026, 9:44 pm
  Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi has been handed a remarkable 73-year driving ban for driving without a licence.
  
• Rio Ferdinand calls for Man City to be STRIPPED of title after bombshell guilty verdict - as teams who could be handed 'stolen' trophies are revealed25 September 2026, 8:48 pm
  A guilty verdict was delivered on all but one of their 115 rule-break charges concerning the financial regulations. The competition accused the club of widespread financial.
  
• Forget the appeal, the mud attached to Manchester City's name will now stick forever. To the rest of football, they are CHEATS, writes IAN LADYMAN25 September 2026, 8:47 pm
  A little more than three years ago, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak touched upon the reputational damage caused to his football club by their fight with the Premier League.
  
• Pep Guardiola was convinced Man City were innocent and used that sense of injustice to motivate his stars. Now he will have some awkward questions to ask his bosses with doubts being raised over his era of dominance, writes JACK GAUGHAN25 September 2026, 8:46 pm
  Pep Guardiola always counted the Community Shield as a trophy and for that there was only one reason. It's legacy. His legacy in English football. His legacy at Manchester City.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: Strip Man City of ALL eight of their Premier League titles and relegate them for their defrauding of Man United and Liverpool's history. English football is broken irretrievably and will never be the same again25 September 2026, 8:40 pm
  Please don't laugh too bitterly at this, but this was the day when the last of our innocence slunk away into the corner and stood against the wall, its head bowed.