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• Poppy-protest footballer James McClean, 37, hits out at Derry City after hometown club claimed he was 'permanently incapacitated' in failed bid to tear up his contract6 October 2026, 1:58 pm
  Derry attempted to bin off McClean in August - despite signing him in January - as they reportedly claim he is unable to fulfil his contract's terms because he is not fit enough.
  
• MAN CITY, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: When will they be punished? Can Premier League look at post-2018 accounts? Is anyone criminally liable? How much can rivals sue for? And what now for ex-City chief Omar Berrada? MIKE KEEGAN reveals all6 October 2026, 1:52 pm
  Here, Chief Sports Reporter MIKE KEEGAN answers the big questions that remain after the most explosive week in the history of the Premier League.
  
• City's guilty verdict 'threatens' Manchester's 2040 Olympic Games hopes, Gianni Infantino drowned out in Hong Kong - and Premier League clubs warn BBC Sport against cutting local commentaries: INSIDE SPORT6 October 2026, 1:49 pm
  MIKE KEEGAN: Olympic insiders say Manchester's hopes of hosting a future Games at the centre of a wider, North of England bid, may well have been tarnished by the crisis.
  
• The man staking his reputation - and £100m - on taking down Man City: Richard Masters has faced down mutiny, a pandemic and the Premier League owners club. Now insiders reveal how he'll fight the biggest scandal in British sport6 October 2026, 1:49 pm
  Daily Mail Sport has consulted a dozen sources who know Masters and have worked around him to better understand the highest-ranking individual on the side of the establishment.
  
• Manchester City's punishment should last up to FIVE YEARS so they are forced to sell stars, says Jamie Carragher6 October 2026, 1:48 pm
  Manchester City were blasted by the Premier League last month for making 'sham' agreements to manipulate their financial accounts to the tune of £900million over a nine-season period.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo 'will NOT return to Portugal while Jorge Jesus remains in charge' with superstar, 41, 'outraged' by new manager's stance after he walked out on national team6 October 2026, 1:48 pm
  Jesus extended an olive branch to Ronaldo on Sunday night when he insisted he would be welcome back in the next international break - despite his furious walkout this time around.
  
• 'We're not going to mark Messi, we're just going to enjoy the match': Benin star admits team will roll out the red carpet for Argentina legend ahead of emotional swansong in Buenos Aires6 October 2026, 1:47 pm
  Argentina are hosting Benin at midnight UK time in Buenos Aires in what is a slightly bizarre swansong for the 2022 World Cup winner.
  
• How Liam Rosenior is rebuilding his career under the watchful eye of France's RICHEST man - and the blueprint he is offering young English coaches after Chelsea catastrophe6 October 2026, 1:37 pm
  In Paris, Liam Rosenior is quietly reconstructing a reputation shredded by a torrid 106 days in charge of Chelsea.
  
• Man United advertise for new job of 'supporter escalations executive' as they ramp up war on ticket touts that has angered fanbase6 October 2026, 1:37 pm
  United have come under fire from sections of the fanbase amid a clampdown - which some claim is unjust - led to 685 accounts banned and 464 supporters sanctioned or warned.
  
• The tell-tale signs Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates were growing closer as more than Match of the Day co-hosts, leaving his ex furious at suspicions of an 'overlap'6 October 2026, 1:37 pm
  Eagle-eyed viewers will have seen them featuring in episodes of Channel 4 show Celebrity Gogglebox recently and the pair appear to have got closer between the broadcasts - literally.
  
• Match of the Day! Hosts Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates 'are dating' after his ex confronted him over suspicions6 October 2026, 1:36 pm
  The pair are reportedly romantically involved after Chapman, 52, was accused by his ex-girlfriend Clere Collier of dating Cates while they were still together.
  
• 'Mischievous' Chris Sutton pokes fun at Match of the Day's 'dating' co-hosts Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates live on-air - as it's revealed BBC colleagues 'didn't KNOW' about romance6 October 2026, 12:12 pm
  Cates, 51, and Chapman, 52, have been stars of the BBC show's three-person presenter panel alongside Gabby Logan since the start of last season following Gary Lineker's departure.
  
• Match of the Day's love match! How widower Mark Chapman helped his divorced co-star Kelly Cates feel 'attractive' again - after ex-girlfriend's suspicions that they were close since replacing Gary Lineker6 October 2026, 12:11 pm
  Cates and Chapman have been on the programme's three-person presenter panel alongside Gabby Logan since the start of last season following Gary Lineker's departure.
  
• Destroyed by a football drinking culture: The sad story of Everton's lost teenage genius Billy Kenny, the 'Goodison Gazza', charts the demise of Paul Gascoigne and Norman Whiteside. All three deserved better6 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  When Paul Gascoigne arrived at the launch of a documentary about his life, a few years back, he was too damaged and psychologically fragile to go through with a planned Q&A.
  
• 'I just try to block it out': LAKYLE SAMUEL on his late father Jlloyd, the fireball crash that killed him and the extraordinary claims that he is still alive6 October 2026, 11:36 am
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LUKE POWER: Lakyle Samuel is reflecting on his dad, and what might have been, and what will never be. It is one of football's most tragic and haunting tales.