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• 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, 6:11 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.
  
• Thomas Tuchel raps Cole Palmer for 'missing way too many camps': Three Lions boss casts doubt on Chelsea star's desire to play for his country after latest withdrawal25 September 2026, 6:09 pm
  Palmer is one of five players to withdraw from Tuchel's squad ahead of a four-game fortnight that also sees England face Czechia home and away and Croatia away.
  
• 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, 6:06 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.
  
• Morgan Rogers jokes he is glad to have a 'break' from Cole Palmer after Chelsea team-mate withdrew from England squad - as £117m man targets 'bigger stamp' on Three Lions games25 September 2026, 6:03 pm
  KIERAN GILL: He and Palmer are best pals, share the same celebration, and have been combining for fun for Chelsea, albeit not for England against Spain at Wembley on Saturday.
  
• Manchester City found guilty LIVE: Betting SUSPENDED on relegation as rivals call for title stripping25 September 2026, 5:37 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.
  
• 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, 5:36 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.
  
• In the city of dragons, Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli seeks to breathe fire into his new-look squad25 September 2026, 5:06 pm
  Walking through the streets of Ljubljana, a city decorated by stunning architecture and scenery, it is difficult not to marvel at the beauty of your surroundings.
  
• Man City's 114 charges timeline: The German bombshell that raised suspicions, overturning a UEFA ban and going to war with the Premier League - now, the bombshell verdict is FINALLY in25 September 2026, 5:01 pm
  Manchester City have finally learned their fate after 115 charges were brought against them by the Premier League in early 2023.
  
• Manchester City found guilty on vast majority of their 115 Premier League rule break charges - and could be kicked out of the top flight or face huge points deduction25 September 2026, 4:57 pm
  Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of their rule-break charges concerning the Premier League's financial regulations, Daily Mail Sport understands.
  
• The ugly stories around Man City's 'warfare' over the 115 charges: The army of lawyers, the brick through the window, the tracker on a car, tension, paranoia and journalists targeted for reporting the truth, as revealed by IAN HERBERT25 September 2026, 4:54 pm
  There's no suggestion the tracking device found under an investigator's car, at the height of a forensic investigation into City's finances, had anything to do with the club under suspicion.
  
• Disney's Alex Scott-fronted Match of the Day-style show enrages fans as they chase woke viewers with a dog on set, rotating sofa, cucumber snack bar and influencer pundits25 September 2026, 4:23 pm
  The streaming platform launched 'The Hangout', with former Football Focus presenter Scott leading a team of former footballer Lianne Sanderson and influencers Tyra Mills and Alex Bailess.
  
• 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, 3:39 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.
  
• Scotland manager Sebastien Pocognoli's call for patience CANNOT extend to Oli McBurnie... the Hull City striker has FOUR games to prove he is international class25 September 2026, 3:08 pm
  Sebastien Pocognoli is correct to call for patience as he embarks upon the task of turning Scotland into a side that can compete at major finals instead of stinking the place out.
  
• 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, 3:04 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.
  
• Women's college soccer team makes chilling discovery as man is found hiding in locker room ceiling25 September 2026, 12:26 pm
  Jayson Barker, of Jeffersonville, was discovered on Tuesday evening after allegedly taking photos of the young athletes while they changed after practice at Wilmington College.