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• IAN HERBERT: I exposed Man City's cheating and sham deals eight years ago - their threatening response was the most shocking experience of my 30-year career... but today I feel vindicated30 September 2026, 8:06 am
  IAN HERBERT: It is an episode which illustrates the struggle there has been in extracting transparency and truth about Manchester City.
  
• Man City chief Ferran Soriano sends defiant video message to staff after club found guilty of £900m 'sham' - as he insists case is based on a 'single accusation' despite serious breaches being proven30 September 2026, 7:43 am
  Soriano insisted the Premier League's entire case against City was based on a 'single false accusation', claiming the club had provided 'irrefutable evidence' to disprove it.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo set for showdown talks with manager and head of Portuguese FA TODAY after 41-year-old's furious reaction to being an unused sub for first time in 18 years30 September 2026, 7:38 am
  Cristiano Ronaldo is set for an emergency meeting with national boss Jorge Jesus and the head of the Portuguese FA. A row is brewing after the 41-year-old captain was left on the bench.
  
• Anthony Gordon gives England lift-off in the Nations League with match-winning display against Czech Republic - but uncertainty in defence persists for Thomas Tuchel despite 2-0 win, writes IAN LADYMAN30 September 2026, 7:06 am
  IAN LADYMAN IN PRAGUE: Thomas Tuchel is learning what it feels like to be an England manager. Expectation will always be sky high and the margin for error is slight.
  
• Man City's appeal will FAIL, warns club's former advisor, as scale of cheating is laid bare by scathing Premier League statement revealing their £900m 'sham' after being found guilty of most serious of 115 charges30 September 2026, 6:50 am
  Manchester City were condemned for 'sham' deals in a statement which confirmed they are guilty of the most serious breaches of financial rules.
  
• Ian Wright urges Premier League to hit Man City with 'unprecedented' punishment for £900m financial sham after being found guilty of 'cheating on an industrial scale' - and warns of impact on current season30 September 2026, 6:50 am
  Wright blasted City for cheating 'on an industrial scale' and fears for the 'messy' ongoing fallout, with City set to appeal despite being found guilty of all the major charges against them.
  
• Thomas Tuchel admits he has a 'bad conscience' for not checking on England's Man City stars amid guilty verdict on financial 'sham' - and suggests why Jude Bellingham could be his next England captain30 September 2026, 6:49 am
  Thomas Tuchel admitted that he regretted not checking in with the Manchester City players in his England squad before kick-off against Czechia.
  
• 'There's no penalty strong enough!': Former Man City chairman David Bernstein sends warning after club found guilty of £900m 'sham' in 'worse than expected' verdict30 September 2026, 6:49 am
  Man City were found to have disguised payments totalling over £900m over a nine-year period during which time the club won nine trophies, including their first-ever Premier League title.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: Man City have been exposed as the most famous cheats in English sporting history. The gory details revealed by the Premier League leave no doubt - nothing less than relegation will suffice for this sinister, dishonest club30 September 2026, 6:49 am
  OLIVER HOLT: Those trophies were dishonestly won. The club had cheated and cheated and cheated to get to a position where it was held up as the exemplar of all that was good in the game.
  
• Roy Keane claims Man City stars should BIN their medals won during period of 'cheating' and hits out at owners after club found guilty of £900m 'sham' in seismic Premier League verdict30 September 2026, 6:49 am
  The Manchester United legend fears it will be hard for the current crop under Enzo Maresca to maintain their elite levels of performance under the cloud of 'cheating owners'.
  
• How Thomas Tuchel's Trent Alexander-Arnold reshuffle unlocked England - as Three Lions win first Nations League points in Prague and FINALLY keep a clean sheet30 September 2026, 6:33 am
  MATT BARLOW IN PRAGUE: Like the 16th Century alchemists, Thomas Tuchel came to Prague in search of chemistry, looking to conjure a magical blend.
  
• USA game ends in ugly, bench-clearing brawl as captain held back and Mauricio Pochettino intervenes30 September 2026, 4:29 am
  The USMNT returned to action in St Louis against Chile and claimed a 4-2 win which ended in a bad-tempered incident between the two teams.
  
• USA captain Tim Ream is honored as he retires from international soccer after 16 years... just months on from bitter World Cup disappointment30 September 2026, 2:53 am
  Tim Ream, who captained the United States at this summer's FIFA World Cup, has officially retired from international soccer after 16 years and was honored in his hometown.
  
• Star players leaving, abuse from rivals and 'am I going to be put out on the street?': This is what happens when an English sporting super power is found guilty - and what Man City could learn from Saracens' relegation as they battle the same lawyer30 September 2026, 1:00 am
  Seven years ago, the barrister fighting the Premier League's corner against Manchester City took down another of English sport's super powers.
  
• Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli rues early red card that ruined all his best-laid plans in Switzerland setback29 September 2026, 11:35 pm
  Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli admitted his game plan went out the window from the minute Jack Hendry was shown an early red card in last night's 3-0 Nations League defeat to Switzerland.