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• Revealed: How Man City plan to clear their name - we uncover the 'irrefutable evidence' that club claim PROVES £830m in 'sham' sponsorship deals came from legitimate sources1 October 2026, 12:59 pm
  MIKE KEEGAN: Man City were found by a Premier League independent panel to have illegally pumped in more than £900m to swerve financial rules. This is how they plan to appeal the damning verdict.
  
• Andy Burnham slammed for 'tone deaf' Man City statement after Prime Minister shared 'concern' at losing Abu Dhabi owners who have 'been a huge partner in building modern Manchester'1 October 2026, 12:35 pm
  Andy Burnham's claim that he would be 'really concerned' if Man City's owners were to sell the club has been hit by widespread criticism. 
  
• England World Cup star Ivan Toney pleads NOT guilty to assault as court hears footballer allegedly 'headbutted and punched' reveller at upmarket London nightclub1 October 2026, 12:35 pm
  England striker Ivan Toney has arrived at court to face an allegation that he assaulted a man at a Soho nightclub.
  
• Second Hull City star crashes on his way to training - in almost the EXACT same spot as team-mate who flipped his £160,000 Land Rover Defender three weeks ago1 October 2026, 12:17 pm
  A second Hull City player has crashed their car on the way to training, just three weeks after their team-mate Sorba Thomas flipped his vehicle.
  
• Stubborn Pep Guardiola has his head in the sand and is risking his Man City legacy... he has been reduced to a trusting submissive, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI1 October 2026, 12:01 pm
  At 1.10pm on Wednesday, Pep Guardiola reattached his colours to the mast. Such a show of loyalty was remarkably ballsy at a point when Manchester City are at risk of emulating the Titanic.
  
• Finally, Portugal have found the guts to stand up to Cristiano Ronaldo, writes OLIVER HOLT - he is a faded star living on past glories and only playing for himself1 October 2026, 11:29 am
  OLIVER HOLT: If Messi seems at peace with his decision and aware of the limitations age has foisted upon him, Ronaldo is raging and raging against the dying of the light.
  
• Inside Ferran Soriano's role in Man City scandal: Premier League sources reveal how 'aloof' Spaniard 'patronises' other clubs, how his fingerprints are on key documents and why he left some Etihad staff feeling like outsiders1 October 2026, 10:28 am
  In the small talk preceding one of the few interviews he has granted the British press, City chief Ferran Soriano joked about how he didn't need to impress journalists much in this role as he did in Spain.
  
• Gary Neville says Man City verdict has 'dragged Premier League through the MUD' and warns England's top flight could suffer same fate as Italy's Serie A1 October 2026, 10:26 am
  The Premier League is being 'dragged through the mud', with Man City's guilty verdict damaging the top flight's image around the world, says Gary Neville. 
  
• Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle reveals he had a neck tumour aged five and opens up on how injuries crushed his playing dreams before switch to coaching1 October 2026, 9:17 am
  Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle has revealed he had a neck tumour when he was five years old and how his route to coaching was borne out of injury anguish.
  
• Courtney Meppen-Walter's family pay tribute to 'truly special soul' following footballer's death aged 32 - as fundraiser is launched to cover funeral costs1 October 2026, 9:08 am
  On Wednesday night, his family paid tribute to the 32-year-old - who had become a father for a third time in July - while launching a GoFundMe page.
  
• Horror for Arsenal star Leah Williamson as she gives away the weirdest penalty you will see all season - by picking up the ball from a pass not realising it was in play1 October 2026, 8:29 am
  TARA ANSON-WALSH: Leah Williamson gave away a bizarre penalty as Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead to draw with Paris FC in the Women's Champions League.
  
• Man City fans cannot bank on their club receiving a slap on the wrist like Chelsea... 'egregious acts of non-co-operation' should see to that1 October 2026, 7:53 am
  KIERAN GILL: This 40-page document painted a picture of a club claiming it has nothing to hide and a league sick of seeking answers, and that takes us to Chelsea.
  
• Man City's major sponsor Etihad threatens legal action against Premier League after claims the airline was at the centre of 'sham' sponsorship deals1 October 2026, 7:52 am
  MIKE KEEGAN: Etihad Airways - the principal sponsor of Manchester City - is considering legal action against the Premier League after it was implicated in its bombshell ruling.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo's furious sister claims Portuguese people 'deserve mediocrity' after his dramatic exit from the national team - as 41-year-old's close friend says a 'betrayal' is behind his bust-up with manager1 October 2026, 7:32 am
  Cristiano Ronaldo's sister has shared a post claiming that Portuguese people 'deserve mediocrity' after her brother sensationally stormed out of the national team's training camp.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo WALKS OUT on Portugal: Star, 41, leaves camp after missing training again amid row with manager and vows to 'tell the truth' in cryptic statement30 September 2026, 10:48 pm
  Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally left Portugal's training camp amid a dispute with manager Jorge Jesus.