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• Croatia vs England - UEFA Nations League LIVE: Alex Scott is handed his first Three Lions START - as Jude Bellingham, Jordan Pickford and Jarell Quansah make visitors' starting XI3 October 2026, 3:37 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the lastest updates from Rijeka as Croatia host England in the UEFA Nations League.
  
• Chaos as Ireland manager is forced to end press conference early after 'verbal attack' from Israeli journalists - who accused players of racism - as tension grows ahead of crunch second meeting3 October 2026, 3:15 pm
  Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson was forced to end his press conference early after his players were accused of using a racist term by an Israeli journalist.
  
• 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, 12:20 pm
  Vardy, his wife Rebekah and their children moved back home almost immediately after his contract at Cremonese came to an end.
  
• Former Man United star Fred SAVAGES 'piece of c***' ex-manager Erik ten Hag years on from chaotic Old Trafford stint3 October 2026, 12:19 pm
  Former Manchester United midfielder Fred has offered a scorching critique of his old manager Erik ten Hag, seasons on from their work together at Old Trafford. 
  
• 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 break3 October 2026, 12:15 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.
  
• Man City whistleblower launches £2.55m fundraiser after losing his witness protection just days after Premier League found the club guilty of serious financial breaches3 October 2026, 12:04 pm
  The Man City whistleblower whose hacked emails played a role in sparking the Premier League's investigation into the club's finances has lost his witness protection.
  
• 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.
  
• 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...