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• Pep Guardiola will RETURN to Man City for next week's Champions League clash against PSG - with legendary former boss to pay visit to the Etihad for the first time since summer exit after backing club over guilty verdict7 October 2026, 6:36 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Pep Guardiola will make an extraordinary first return to Manchester City next week in the wake of the bombshell verdict that has rocked the Premier League.
  
• Birmingham City's American Revolution 2.0: How Blues fine-tuned grand plans to reach Premier League promised land - from new stadium delay to shunning Wrexham rivalry and what they learned from transfer mistakes7 October 2026, 6:35 pm
  Blues would never say it publicly but perhaps they have taken a deep breath. 'Don't mess it up' is a Knighthead mantras when negotiating a key deal and there were times in 2025 where they failed to do so.
  
• How ex-Liverpool star Luis Garcia has masterminded a world-record 113-GAME unbeaten run in Malaysia7 October 2026, 6:21 pm
  INTERVIEW BY LEWIS STEELE: Luis Garcia knows all about miracles, given he was part of Liverpool's Champions League-winning team in 2005 that were 3-0 down at half-time in Istanbul.
  
• This fortnight proved the Jude Bellingham transformation is complete - and that Cole Palmer and Phil Foden must now be worried for their England futures, writes IAN LADYMAN7 October 2026, 6:00 pm
  Are England close to becoming the real deal or are they merely flattering to deceive once again. Here Daily Mail Sport answers the key questions...
  
• Former Newcastle director Amanda Staveley calls on Premier League rivals to 'build bridges' with Man City - as club prepare for appeal after seismic verdict over 'sham' sponsorship deals7 October 2026, 5:42 pm
  Amanda Staveley urged the Premier League to exercise caution before imposing a significant sanction on Manchester City for their financial rule breaches.
  
• 'They said you'd never play again': The untold story of Dejan Kulusevski's 513 days of hell - how a 'knock' became a catastrophic knee injury, why Tottenham kept quiet and his Herculean recovery7 October 2026, 5:28 pm
  MATT BARLOW: As the Premier League returns with Spurs rock bottom and in desperate need of a boost, Kulusevski is almost ready to return from his 17 months in hell. This is his story.
  
• Should McBurnie be dropped? Who can step in for toiling Gunn? And is the new system working? The big decisions facing Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli7 October 2026, 5:13 pm
  Sebastien Pocognoli became Scotland manager with a reputation for playing entertaining front-foot football which could still deliver results.
  
• Man City legend David Silva comes out of retirement aged 40 to join Hong Kong side Sha Tin7 October 2026, 5:13 pm
  The 40-year-old called it a day on his playing career back in 2023 when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Real Sociedad in his homeland of Spain.
  
• Former Premier League star Cheikhou Kouyate reveals he played his entire career with a 'secret' heart problem as he announces his retirement aged 36: 'I never even told my family'7 October 2026, 5:10 pm
  Ex-Crystal Palace and West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate has revealed he played his entire career with a secret heart problem. 
  
• Mikel Arteta becomes the Premier League's highest-paid boss on £20MILLION-a-year new contract - as club reveal plans to overtake crisis-hit Man City as England's dominant force7 October 2026, 4:39 pm
  Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract at Arsenal to take him beyond a decade in charge with the prospect of building a title-winning dynasty at the Emirates Stadium.
  
• Southampton's spying manager Tonda Eckert is handed FA let-off with a six-week suspended ban over Spygate scandal which saw them thrown out of the play-offs for the Premier League7 October 2026, 4:38 pm
  Southampton were thrown out of last season's Championship play-offs after Daily Mail Sport revealed the incredible revelation that they had spied on opponents Middlesbrough.
  
• Revealed: How Portugal boss Jorge Jesus defied Cristiano Ronaldo's eight-point apology script - as he slaps down sulking star's 1,996-word statement by insisting his focus is on the 'team'7 October 2026, 4:35 pm
  When questioned about Ronaldo's comments, Jesus responded: 'I read the statement, and now, as I do every day, I'm going to the federation to work, to think about the team and the national team.'
  
• Welsh looked the part as Pocognoli claimed his first win against Macedonia ... now the Scotland jersey looks his to lose7 October 2026, 4:24 pm
  You could scarcely blame Stephen Welsh for not cutting the umbilical cord with Celtic before he did.
  
• THE AUDIT - LIVERPOOL: Andoni Iraola's masterstrokes to win over fans, a thriving academy bursting with world-class talent and mega-rich investors... but four big questions remain7 October 2026, 4:00 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 Liverpool.
  
• Inside Man City HQ since guilty verdict tore their world apart: Staff abused in the street, Enzo Maresca's defiant response, agents poring over contract clauses and what confused, nervous squad have been told ahead of trip to Anfield bearpit7 October 2026, 4:00 pm
  Some City players have been in regular contact with their agents, with often unanswerable questions. Clearly and understandably confused and fearful for their immediate futures.