Have any footballers scored with the first touch of their careers? Plus: Plus: European stadia with low Google ratings, losing hat-tricks and the last time Spain had less than 50% possession The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
Roy Keane says ‘I’d stick medals in the bin’ after Manchester City charges verdict The former Manchester United captain said the medals had been won by ‘cheating’ The Independent UK · Sep 30
Transfer Rumors: Real Madrid Want Van Dijk; Haaland Leads Mass Man City Exodus Luke Shaw, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alex Scott, Jules Koundé and Alessandro Bastoni all feature in the gossip. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Thomas Tuchel reveals 'bad conscience' after Man City guilty verdict Premier League champions were hit with bombshell legal decision shortly before Three Lions kicked off in Prague Evening Standard · Sep 29
Disguised funding and dishonest witnesses: key findings in Manchester City case After the Premier League published the ‘core decision’ of its independent commission, we pick out the key elements The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Sham City: verdict on financial breaches is damning and punishment must be severe How can Manchester City be trusted under these owners after they were found to have devised £900m of ‘sham’ contracts? The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
The staggering scale of Manchester City’s rule-breaking leaves the Premier League with only one option COMMENT: Found guilty on all but one of more than 100 charges, the club’s behaviour casts doubt over an entire era of football. How, Miguel Delaney asks, can they be allowed to remain in the top flight? The Independent UK · Sep 29
Seven Takeaways From Official Report Into Man City’s Nine Years of Cheating A partially redacted 40-page document exploring City’s stunning guilty verdict had plenty of nuggets within it. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Man Utd’s Deal for Liverpool Youngster Comes With Historic Implications Isaac Konde will cross the divide that is rarely ever crossed. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Manchester City CEO Soriano says guilty verdicts are ‘a Premier League conspiracy theory’ Ferran Soriano has said the guilty verdicts against the club for breaches of financial rules are based on ‘a single false accusation’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Ian Wright criticises Man City for ‘cheating on an industrial scale’ and calls for ‘unprecedented punishment’ Fellow football pundit Roy Keane called the news of Man City breaking the Premier League financial rules as bittersweet due to the damage it will do to the league The Independent UK · Sep 29
Five key extracts from Premier League's guilty verdict for Man City The damning 40-page findings are extraordinary Evening Standard · Sep 29
Manchester City’s ‘sham’ seasons: how they fared and who was in charge A season-by-season breakdown after City were found guilty on all charges related to serious breaches of Premier League financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 campaigns The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
'Is this a 'sham' club?': Man City chief questioned after guilty verdict confirmed Ferran Soriano approached minutes after Premier League statement issued Evening Standard · Sep 29
The Independent UK · Sep 29 The Project Longbow revelations buried in Man City’s 40-page verdict The club are set to appeal having been found guilty on almost every charge
Sports Illustrated · Sep 29 ‘Innocent’—What Man City Plan to Do Next After Guilty Verdict Confirmed There has been no change for eight years to the club’s view on this case.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 29 The 10 Best Premier League Right Wingers of All Time—Ranked The Premier League’s housed some of the greatest forwards to ever play the game.
Evening Standard · Sep 29 When will Man City punishment be confirmed if appeal fails? Man City have been found guilty of circumventing Premier League’s rules by disguising funding from their owner as sponsorship
Sports Illustrated · Sep 29 ‘Sham’—Premier League Stun Man City With Scathing Official Guilty Verdict Manchester City immediately responded to the damning release which put a figure on how much money has been tied up in this scandal.
The Independent UK · Sep 29 Manchester City respond to Premier League’s seismic charges verdict The club said it was ‘disappointed and surprised’ by the independent commission’s verdict
The National (Scotland) · Sep 29 Man City guilty of all charges related to financial breaches – Premier League Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18 by an…
The Independent UK · Sep 29 Premier League statement in full as Man City found guilty of ‘sham’ deals and other charges The Premier League ruled that City were guilty of the majority of the charges brought against them
Evening Standard · Sep 29 Man United transfer news: Eddie Howe hire criteria 'revealed', 'race for Arsenal target', Brobbey decision Red Devils told of tempting option to replace Michael Carrick - if need be
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29 Wayne Rooney says Manchester City should not be stripped of titles for rules breach The former striker, part of the Manchester United team which finished behind City in 2011-12, said: ‘I wouldn’t feel comfortable … I don’t think we deserved it’
Evening Standard · Sep 29 Arsenal transfer rumours: Haaland 'makes decision', £38.5m deal 'quoted' and Gunners 'keep tabs on Costa' Today’s Arsenal rumours includes updates on Erling Haaland and Finn Jeltsch