How the Manchester City scandal could play out Letters: Readers respond to the guilty verdict against the football club for breaking the Premier League’s financial fair play rules The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
The truth behind football’s much-maligned Financial Fair Play rules MANCHESTER CITY SAGA: Are the FFP rules Man City are alleged to have broken ‘unfair’ or ‘created by a cartel’? Miguel Delaney explains the reality of financial regulation in modern football The Independent UK · Sep 28
Manchester City come out swinging haymakers after charges galore In today’s Football Daily: The latest (and possibly most damaging) news out of the Premier League The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
College Football Message Board: Four Coaches’ Increasingly Hot Seats This week we’re turning the tables to examine a few coaching situations with our own posts around the country’s top coaches under pressure. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
Midterms looming, Trump opts for football, golf and a late dinner with Dario Amodei President Donald Trump spent the weekend using Air Force One to buzz the tower at major sporting events after last week’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and as the Senate takes a final vote on a college athletics bill the chamber has spent weeks on. He is slated to… Roll Call · Sep 28
Europe’s top-flight clubs to get share of £185m from Club World Cup Europe will share Club World Cup money in a 50-50 split with the rest of the world and the decision is likely to be confirmed after a Fifa meeting in October The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
Mike Vrabel Voices 'Very High Concern' After New England Patriots Suffer Heavy Loss to Jaguars Mike Vrabel said his concern was 'very high' after New England's 35–6 defeat by Jacksonville, as turnovers, penalties and poor red-zone execution left the Patriots 1–2. International Business Times UK · Sep 28
Irish football chief defends controversial decision to play against Israel: ‘We’ve handled the week quite well’ Ireland opted to go ahead with their match against Israel on Sunday following a player vote The Independent UK · Sep 28
Kalshi Eagles-Bears Payout Leans Heavily on Road Team The Philadelphia Eagles are favored on Kalshi for Monday Night Football over the Chicago Bears. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
Expected Goals vs the Bookmakers: Can Public Analytics Still Beat the Closing Line? There was a window - and if you were paying attention around the mid-2010s you remember it - when expected goals felt like a cheat code. inkl · Sep 28
Liam Scales and his Ireland teammates are easy targets, but the wrong ones Celtic's Liam Scales and his Ireland teammates are easy targets, but the wrong ones The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
SI:AM | The Patriots Have a Serious Drake Maye Problem The defending AFC champs got blown out in Jacksonville on Sunday, and their quarterback is a mess. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
The History Behind a 75-Year-Old NFL Passing Record That Still Stands Norm Van Brocklin’s single-game record of 554 passing yards was even more unlikely than most people realize. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
NFL Week 3 Winners and Losers: Drake Maye Looks Nothing Like the 2025 MVP Runner-Up Sunday’s Week 3 slate of NFL football was yet another great one. The afternoon gave us 11 one-score games that went down to the wire, including a barn-burner in Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
The Independent UK · Sep 28 Copa Independent | Could this be the end of Man City as we know them? In an impromptu episode of Copa Independent, Lawrence Ostlere and Miguel Delaney react to the news that Manchester City are to be found guilty of almost all Premier League charges stemming from the 2018 football leaks revelations.
Evening Standard · Sep 28 'F**k you': Martin Odegaard rages at Bernardo Silva after tackle sparks Arsenal injury fears Gunners captain left limping as he fumes at challenge that ‘doesn’t belong on a football pitch’
International Business Times UK · Sep 28 Man Wanted for Slashing Football Rival's Face and Head After Heated Argument in NYC Park A football game in the Bronx turned violent after an argument between two players, with one man allegedly slashed in the head before the suspect fled, police said.
International Business Times UK · Sep 28 Atletico Madrid Captain Lola Gallardo Joins OnlyFans but Vows To Produce Different Type of Content Atlético Madrid captain Lola Gallardo has launched an OnlyFans account offering behind-the-scenes content about professional football, her daily life and the arrival of her first child.
The Independent UK · Sep 28 The real world consequences of the Man City verdict stretch far beyond football IN DEPTH: A defiant Khaldoon Al Mubarak maintained Man City’s innocence despite a reported guilty verdict last week and, as Miguel Delaney details, the CEO holds a pivotal position for the club with repercussions set to be felt beyond sport in the UK and UAE
AAP · Sep 28 Bombers land premiership coach for key role Essendon have pulled off a huge recruiting coup, luring John Longmire away from Sydney to be their new head of performance.
SuperWest Sports · Sep 28 McLaughlin: Reevaluating 2026 College Football Rankings Spencer McLaughlin reevaluates his preseason college football rankings after some surprises and disappointments.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Arsène Wenger and Arsenal: 30 years on from appointment that changed English football David Dein’s decision to hire the Frenchman ushered in an irreversible era of multiculturalism, giving birth to the globalised Premier League we know today
Sports Illustrated · Sep 28 Albert Breer’s Week 3 NFL Takeaways: Bills Had a Chance to Show Their Character Plus, the Ravens mastered a late-game situation, Talanoa Hufanga explains his pick-six, Maxx Crosby talks 3–0 Raiders and more.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 28 Six Soccer Players Who Became NFL Stars Not many soccer players have transferred their skills to the NFL over the years.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 28 Week 4 Fantasy Waiver Wire: Add Ollie Gordon II, Braelon Allen The pair of running backs are just a few of the many fantasy options worthy of pickup consideration.