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The astonishing details of Manchester City's almost decade-long cheating have now been exposed in gory detail. As the Premier League released their verdict to shine a light on the extraordinary scale of the club's guilt on Tuesday afternoon‚ the football world scrambled to make sense of the wrongdoing. There's a huge amount to digest from the biggest sporting scandal in British history and behind the £900million artificially pumped into the Abu Dhabi-owned club‚ there were seven thousand pages of damning evidence.
The British Government lashes out at Manchester City: "They could be expelled from the Premier League"
The hugely popular former footballer‚ manager‚ and Sky Sports presenter battled through his condition to give the BBC an interview after completing the half-marathon in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. And his son Jack‚ who completed the run alongside him with presenter Ben Shephard ‚ was struggling to fight back the waterworks.
Manchester City's former chairman David Bernstein says his old club's transfer spending while their 115 charges case continues in silence 'makes a mockery' of the Premier League's regulation of the top division. Bernstein‚ who was City chairman from 1998 until 2003 and served as Football Association chair 2011-13‚ today attacked the lack of an outcome and questioned the Premier League's handling of the case. City‚ who spent £440million in the transfer window and equalled the British transfer record signing £125m Enzo Fernandez‚ kicked off this season still without resolution to their infamous financial charges case.
Scottish pundit Gray‚ 70‚ has been absent from UK television and radio for 12 years. He was sacked by Sky Sports in 2011 after being caught making sexist comments about a female assistant referee. He then worked alongside Richard Keys on a talkSPORT radio show and briefly appeared as a commentator on the FA Cup for BT Sport in 2014.
Enzo Fernandez has risked the wrath of Chelsea fans after claiming it was a dream to play for a club 'as big' as Man City after his £125million move‚ while only referencing the Blues as his 'previous club'. Fernandez completed his transfer to Man City on deadline day‚ with the deal equalling the British transfer record fee paid by Liverpool to Newcastle for Alexander Isak last summer. The Argentine had previously angered Chelsea supporters by flirting with a move to Real Madrid last season‚ leading to him being suspended by the club for two matches.
Manchester City struck a £125million deadline-day deal to secure Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea - but Xabi Alonso's side were left seething after Monaco pulled the plug on their own agreement for his replacement Lamine Camara. The Fernandez sale equals the British transfer record which was paid to Newcastle by Liverpool for Alexander Isak last summer‚ and is a fixed fee for the 25-year-old Argentinian with no add-ons involved. He was Enzo Maresca's top target in this window. Chelsea thought they had secured Camara from Monaco with less than two hours of deadline day remaining‚ having agreed a £47m deal. However‚ in a dramatic twist‚ the Blues were left stunned and furious when Monaco then went back on their word as the 11pm deadline approached.
Enzo Fernandez joins Man City in British record deal as Chelsea keep their word after Camara failure
Alexander Isak has done very little to justify his British record transfer fee after moving from Newcastle United to Liverpool for £125million last summer. In fairness‚ he's been plagued by injuries - breaking his leg just three months into his Liverpool career. But even when he did feature‚ he looked like a shadow of his former self - beleaguered by the weight of his transfer fee and suffering from a lack of sharpness.
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced July 15 will be 'National Football Teams Day' to mark Argentina's semi-final victory over England during this summer's World Cup on that date. Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1 late on in Atlanta‚ with Lionel Messi recording two assists as Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez scored in the 85th and 92nd minute to book their second consecutive World Cup final. It was regarded as a historic moment for the country‚ who celebrated the triumph as a political one‚ too‚ a chance to assert their claim over the Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas)‚ which Britain has ruled since January 1833. Players celebrated with a banner that read 'Las Malvinas son Argentinas'‚ which translates to 'The Falkland Islands are Argentinian'‚ after the final whistle.
FIFA have launched disciplinary action against the Argentine FA over the Falklands banner displayed by players after the England match‚ alongside a number of other alleged breaches including discrimination‚ racist abuse and objects being thrown by supporters. A number of Argentina's jubilant squad‚ including two that ply their trade in England‚ lifted a controversial banner touting their country's claim to the Falkland Islands after their World Cup semi-final win over England. It triggered a fierce backlash in the UK‚ with former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer supporting calls for FIFA to open an investigation made by Business Secretary Peter Kyle at the time.
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Xabi Alonso says Chelsea will be busy until the very end of the summer window - and has told Morgan Rogers and his other players yet to return from their World Cup breaks that they need to be ready for their first Premier League showdown with Fulham. Rogers is currently enjoying downtime after representing England‚ having signed from Aston Villa for £117million‚ making him the most expensive British purchase ever. Speaking for the first time since hijacking Arsenal's interest to secure Rogers‚ Alonso said: 'All the ones who come later because they reached the final stages of the World Cup‚ they will be ready. We have a few of them so they have to be ready. It's a great signing.
Anderson‚ 23‚ joins City on a five-year deal‚ signing a contract until the summer of 2031‚ and becomes the second most expensive British transfer. His move to the Etihad‚ agreed on July 2‚ was expected to make him the most expensive British player of all time - topping the £115m Real Madrid paid for Jude Bellingham in June 2023.
Lionel Messi's popularity among British people has plummeted after Argentina's shameful World Cup antics. Messi is now viewed unfavourably among almost half of the participants surveyed by YouGov. It comes after Argentina's baseless behaviour at the tournament‚ which ended with them losing 1-0 to Spain in the final and starting fights with the opposition.
England's crucial World Cup quarter-final showdown against Norway in Miami is at risk of being delayed or even postponed due to soaring temperatures across South Florida. A major heat risk has been declared in South Florida with temperatures said to be rising to 29-32ºC - with a realfeel of up to 44 ºC - by the time today's game is due to kick off at 5pm in Miami (10pm UK time). The City of Miami's official X account has warned people in the local area to 'stay hydrated‚ wear lightweight clothing and limit outdoor activity'.
Tunisia's disastrous World Cup campaign was rocked after a number of players - including some who ply their trade in the UK - showed traces of a banned drug in doping tests. Daily Mail Sport understands that no fewer than eight players from the North African nation‚ which sacked its head coach after just one game‚ returned atypical findings for clenbuterol‚ a drug which relaxes airways in the lungs and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's forbidden list. However‚ officials subsequently found that the presence of the drug was more likely than not down to contamination - thanks to meat eaten by the squad in their Mexico base - rather than performance-enhancing reasons. It is not clear which players are involved in the tests.
IAN LADYMAN: England's next hurdle at the World Cup as the knock-out stages begin is against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And while they may not be a household football name to a UK audience‚ DR Congo were the first sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations‚ as Zaire. They have a string of Premier League players - including stars bought for £55million and £50m - and will be a danger to England.
SHOW ME THE MONEY: Man City agree club-record deal with Nottingham Forest to land Elliot Anderson for £116m - falling just short of Alexander Isak's British record fee
TOM COLLOMOSSE: Elliot Anderson is edging closer to a British record move to Manchester City with further talks planned in the next 24 hours.
NICK PISA AND SAM GREENHILL IN DALLAS: England fans were turfed out of the Londoner Pub in Dallas on Tuesday during a wild night of partying for travelling supporters. Local police went into the bar well before the 2am closing time to move the fans on. The Brits were shirtless‚ dancing on tables and enjoying the cheap booze ahead of England's first game of the World Cup against Croatia on Wednesday.
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