MIKE KEEGAN: The majority of clubs in English football are 'living on the edge of financial disaster'‚ a bombshell investigation has found. The Independent Football Regulator's long-awaited State of the Game report demands 'urgent reform' while delivering the troubling revelation that an incredible 94 per cent of clubs are loss-making‚ with two-thirds of those in the EFL and National League effectively trading while insolvent. A desperate push to keep up with rivals in a world of spiralling player wages has been identified‚ which has created 'a dangerous cocktail of rising debt and over-reliance on owner funding' which 'leaves clubs and their fans at risk'.

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OLIVER HOLT: The more prominence they give to City in the months ahead‚ the more they poison themselves. Why would a broadcaster want to do that? Why would a broadcaster want to draw more and more attention to the poison eating away at its most popular product? It doesn't make any sense. It would represent a form of self-sabotage.

A football fan has admitted to drinking five cans of lager before launching himself from the upper tier of a stand onto rival supporters below‚ leaving a woman injured.

Fernandes has had a quiet season by his high standards. He has only created one 'big chance' - a superb long ball for Bryan Mbeumo against Ipswich - and is making just 2.6 chances per 90 minutes‚ his second-lowest total of any season with United. It is a stark contrast to his superhuman run at the end of last season‚ where he scored or assisted 12 goals in the last 11 games to help them qualify for the Champions League.

NATHAN SALT: Whenever Cristian Romero lines up against Manchester United‚ fireworks are never too far away. It was in Bilbao when Romero got into a verbal altercation with Harry Maguire following the final whistle on a night where Tottenham Hotspur ended their trophy drought to win the Europa League. It was six months later when Romero was chastised on the radio by Stuart Pearce for being 'horrific' after a 2-2 draw against Manchester United.

Despite a strong end to last season where he guided United to third place‚ Carrick already finds himself under pressure this time around after picking up six points from six matches.

ALEX JENNINGS: Talk to people in football about Davide‚ son of Carlo‚ and their responses might as well be about his dad. Amiable. Unflappable. Intelligent. Tactically flexible. Good man-manager. Tale padre‚ tale figlio‚ as they say in Milan. Like father‚ like son. Where Davide diverges from Carlo is a lack of experience - more specifically the absence of a trophy cabinet full to the point of bursting. While Carlo has won the European Cup seven times as a player and manager‚ the younger Ancelotti will be managing in just his second game in the competition at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. Work to do‚ too‚ after his Champions League debut saw his Lille side twice blow a lead at home to Real Betis.

Paul Pogba is strolling down the pit wall at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. Journalists begin to circle‚ and soon enough‚ the subject of Manchester City's guilty verdict arises. The Frenchman smirks‚ raises his hand‚ and responds: 'I have nothing to say‚ to be honest.' But Pogba does have something to say. Four years may have passed since the 33-year-old was last competing with the Cityzens for their biggest rivals‚ Manchester United‚ but the midfielder still has a vested interest in the outcome of their appeal against the club's conviction on 114 Premier League charges.

Gerrard‚ who played for Liverpool for much of the period City are charged for‚ infamously failed to win the Premier League as a player - but things could have been different. His Reds side finished runners-up to City in the 2013-14 season when the former midfielder was captain‚ meaning the rulings affect him directly. A banner reading that Gerrard should be a top flight champion from that era was displayed at Anfield during Liverpool's game against City on Sunday.

October 10‚ 2026 is a date Shay Given will never forget after getting married at the sacred Westminster Abbey. The former Newcastle United and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper‚ 50‚ tied the know with Rebecca Gibson on Saturday following a 12-year engagement. The newlyweds were a picture of happiness on their momentous day as they said their vows at a venue that is a rarity for weddings.

Gary Neville has urged his Sky Sports bosses to 'take him off' commentary duty for Manchester City matches as the fallout from the club's seismic guilty verdict continues to cast a shadow on the Premier League. City cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday‚ triumphing in their first match since being found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules by an independent commission last month. Appearing on Sky Sports Super Sunday‚ Neville made a bold request to his bosses to take him off City matches while the club appeals the verdict‚ admitting it is difficult to 'eulogise' over the league leaders with such a dark cloud hanging over them.

If and when Manchester City go down the rest of the Premier League will wave them off from the top of their moral high ground with good reason. But at some stage‚ our other big clubs will maybe look at themselves and wonder why they can't do it a little bit better - why they can't do it a little bit like them.

Erling Haaland has snapped up a luxury property in Abu Dhabi after publicly backing Manchester City and their United Arab Emirates owners in the wake of the club's seismic guilty verdict. Haaland‚ 26‚ scored as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday‚ in their first match since an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules. Ahead of the high-stakes clash‚ Haaland publicly threw his support behind the club‚ urging fans to 'enjoy the ride' in a show of defiance that echoed the stance of City's Abu Dhabi owners‚ who are fiercely appealing the verdict.

Cole Palmer has been criticised for blatantly ignoring young fans as he left Stamford Bridge following Chelsea's 5-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. Palmer‚ 24‚ celebrated signing his new Blues deal with an impressive display against the Cherries‚ claiming an assist as Xabi Alonso's side ran riot to climb to sixth in the league. Despite his sprightly performance‚ Palmer cut an apathetic and totally uninterested figure as he ignored swarms of young Chelsea fans rushing to greet him outside Stamford Bridge.

For the second year in a row‚ the sensational talents of Jeremy Doku‚ Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland were simply too much for the Reds to handle‚ in a short period that - regardless of being a man down - showed why Iraola's men are a little short of what they want to be.

IAN HERBERT AT ANFIELD: The local planning had been meticulous of course. Flags bearing the words 'Cheats' and images of Pep Guardiola and players as convicts‚ going for a fiver from the hawkers' stalls next to The Park pub. People responding to the message‚ circulating all week‚ about mustering at the King Harry pub ahead of a 'Greeting' for the Manchester City team bus. 'Bring flags‚ pyros‚ flares.' And they did. But inside those pubs‚ there was neither triumphalism‚ nor a particular desire to wage holy hell on a visiting team.

Daily Mail Sport spent the day in Liverpool to observe how hostile the welcome was for a club hated across the country - but nowhere more so than here...

Wirtz was one of the biggest movers in the Premier League last season but had a below-par season‚ with many giving him the benefit of the doubt considering it was his first season in the division. But he has continued to struggle this term too‚ and under a new manager‚ with the German yet to score and picking up just one assist in the six top flights matches so far this season. His performances have led to some questioning his place in the Liverpool team‚ and former Reds defender Carragher is now front and centre of that after Wirtz's showing against Manchester City on Sunday.

OLIVER HOLT AT ANFIELD: Manchester City delighted in a delirious dance with their own notoriety at Anfield on Sunday evening. The team belonging to the club branded the biggest cheats in English sporting history embraced their shame and laughed in the face of the scorn of the rest of football.

Bruno Fernandes' frustration at another disappointing Manchester United result was palpable still as he left Old Trafford on Saturday evening. The Red Devils squandered a 1-0 lead against fellow strugglers Tottenham Hotspur to concede a stoppage-time equaliser in the second half to draw 1-1. Dominic Solanke's equaliser will sting more for those connected with United as Spurs were playing with 10 men at the time after Rodrigo Bentancur was sent off on 78 minutes.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for updates as Liverpool host bitter rivals Manchester City in the 4.30pm kick-off as well as updates from the 2pm encounters between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest as well as Hull City and Everton.

Jordan Henderson proved class is permanent with a sumptuous performance on Saturday - and Chelsea have revealed how his dazzling display was no accident. Henderson's surprise move to west London from Brentford has raised eyebrows among pundits‚ with his lacklustre showing against his former club during their 3-0 defeat before the international break seeing some sections of supporters writing him off already.

It will be the first game for City since they were found guilty of 114 of 115 financial rule breach charges. The club maintain their innocence and have appealed the verdict.

Vinícius was celebrating after scoring for Madrid when referee Isidro Díaz de Mera was called by the video assistant to review the moments before his goal.

The Red Devils were twice booed off at Old Trafford on Saturday evening as they conceded a late equaliser against 10-man Spurs to take their winless run to four games in all competitions. But there seems to be a lack of fight from the team‚ according to Neville‚ with fans already questioning the side's desire to run after Youri Tielemans said they didn't do much work in that area of the game over pre-season. Coupled with United's poor running numbers so far this season‚ and there are serious questions around the team's play - and Neville has once again taken aim.

Bentancur had only been on the pitch for 12 minutes as a second-half substitute‚ but lost his cool in the 78th minute when he lashed out at Shaw and was given his marching orders. He appeared to put a high tackle in on the left back‚ who was left fuming and chased his opponent down before pushing him to the ground. Bentancur responded by rushing to his feet and headbutting Shaw‚ resulting in a brawl between the players.

OLIVER HOLT: Is this an apparition that we see before us? Is it real? Is Liverpool-Manchester City at Anfield a football match or a ghost-game? Will it remain in the sport's history books or will it be erased when City's guilty verdicts on 114 charges of financial chicanery meet their punishment sometime in the months ahead? There was a time when any Premier League clash between these two sides would have been regarded as the best advertisement for the English game that there could be. Not anymore. This game is being played at a wonderful stadium but it might as well be in a circus tent. It is not a match. It is a giant and terrible curiosity. The great managers who helped to define this collision between modern giants - Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola - are both gone and now this clash stands for something else: it marks the start of a period of slow torture for the top flight in this country‚ a period when we cannot know whether there is any permanence attached to results that involve City. A period when we will not know whether we should believe what we see.

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Cole Palmer has claimed Chelsea are 'going in the right direction' after signing a new long-term contract until 2034. The Chelsea star announced his new deal on a mock Twitch livestream‚ which saw him respond to fake questions from fans. Palmer read out the question 'How long are you staying at Chelsea then?'‚ with the attacker responding: 'Well‚ I've just signed a new contract about 20 minutes ago.'

Spurs added 10 players for around £250million in the transfer window‚ many of whom arrived late on and therefore haven't had much time to gel with their new team-mates.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Arsenal entertain Leeds in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium.

The Premier League is back. After a tedious‚ extended three-week break for international football‚ the club game is back upon us this weekend‚ and it returns with a bang. Champions Arsenal look to get back to winning ways on Saturday lunchtime as they host an unbeaten Leeds United side at the Emirates. However‚ the main event of the day comes later in the evening. Manchester United are winless in the Premier League since their 5-2 victory over Ipswich in late August and they take on a Tottenham side who are yet to pick up a single win in the league campaign at Old Trafford.

Man City held 'secret settlement talks' with the Premier League before their guilty verdict. The club‚ who have been found guilty of 114 of their 115 charges and face the prospect of extreme sanctions if their appeal fails‚ were unable to agree terms and those talks collapsed. According to Bloomberg‚ discussions took place between both parties and City could have been let off with a heavy fine rather than risk having their titles stripped and face expulsion from the top flight.

Pressure is mounting and the team is rock bottom of the Premier League and badly misfiring‚ and recent evidence tells us Tottenham seldom react well to such scrutiny. Their last trip to Manchester United turned out to be the penultimate game of Thomas Frank's tenure.

Jamie Carragher has hammered Rio Ferdinand and Piers Morgan for their 'embarrassing' defence of Cristiano Ronaldo after his Portugal walk-out. Ronaldo's explosive row with national boss Jorge Jesus has threatened to bring a sorry end to his international career and he released an extraordinary 2000-word statement outlining his grievances following his decision to abandon the side after being left as an unused substitute. While Ronaldo has apologised for storming home in his private jet‚ his behaviour has been defended by Morgan and Ferdinand - who are both friends with the Al-Nassr striker.

Riyad Mahrez has risked infuriating his wife Taylor Ward with a comment he made to Dele Alli during the former Tottenham star's live stream. Alli‚ 30‚ was speaking to various footballer friends on his Twitch channel and Mahrez did not appear to appreciate that he was being broadcast live to thousands of fans watching on. Mahrez picked up the call and struggled to hear Alli when he says: 'I'm in London‚ streaming‚ I was just calling people‚ they can hear you‚ they can hear you live on stream bro.'

IAN LADYMAN: For Enzo Maresca‚ relief finally came thirteen minutes into a quarter of an hour press conference when someone asked a routine question about Erling Haaland's fitness. 'Ah‚ finally‚' the coach of Manchester City smiled. It was the first and only question of the day that had anything to do with the actual football. And this - with City now living some weird post-115 version of reality - is how it will be for the foreseeable future.

JACK GAUGHAN: Enzo Maresca insisted that Manchester City would still have been his dream job had the club been found guilty of serious financial breaches before offering him the role. The Italian presented defiantly after the bombshell guilty verdict handed down by an independent commission last week‚ confidently claiming that he will talk openly once City win an appeal. Club chiefs held discussions with Maresca about their case and the manager threw full trust behind the ownership and chief executive‚ Ferran Soriano.

Gary Neville's upgrade to his Overlap podcast empire appears to be off to a rocky start after pundit Jamie Carragher and YouTuber Mark Goldbridge exchanged jibes moments into the debut of their new show. Carragher and Goldbridge went head-to-head at the start of a launch show for the Overlap Daily‚ the expansion of Neville's podcast network. Liverpool legend Carragher was quick to scrutinise Goldbridge‚ who has risen to fame in recent years with his outspoken views on Manchester United on his YouTube channels.

TARA ANSON-WALSH: Five years into her reign‚ Sarina Wiegman knows exactly what it takes to keep her Lionesses ticking. After a four-goal thumping by Spain prior to the summer break‚ the Dutch coach opted to wield the axe and bring in the young guns. Wiegman‚ who has regularly been praised for her transparency with her players over her selection decisions‚ chose to leave out two of her most trusted stalwarts in Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone for these two-legged semi-final World Cup qualifiers.

The Premier League returns this weekend - and Manchester City's guilty verdict is the hot topic. Managers are calling for a 'relentless' approach to punishing Premier League leaders - with more reaction to follow today including a first grilling of City boss Enzo Maresca.

Arsenal will return to Premier League action with a much-depleted squad after they were hit hardest by injuries during the dreaded international break. There are several reasons why most football fans dislike international breaks - especially when they last three weeks - but chief among them is the fact they regularly leave their club's best players injured. It is usually the league's top teams that are most affected because they have so many high-quality players at international level. And it is no different this time.

Manchester City were blasted by the Premier League last month for making 'sham' agreements to manipulate their financial accounts to the tune of £900million between 2009 and 2018‚ during which time they won eight trophies. City insist they are innocent and are appealing the verdict‚ which found them guilty of 114 of 115 charges.

Manchester City stars have returned to training for the first time after the club was found guilty of all serious financial breaches of the Premier League's financial regulations nearly two weeks ago. Manager Enzo Maresca was the first to arrive shortly after 9.30am‚ grinning widely for the waiting photographers and giving them an enthusiastic thumbs-up.

Real's chaotic 2025-26 season was marred by off-field incidents and speculation around fallouts and clashes between players and coaches. Things came to a head in May when midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni were involved in a physical altercation. But despite Mourinho's no-nonsense reputation‚ Spanish radio station Cadena Ser claimed the situation is yet to improve‚ adding that the atmosphere remains tense.

Born in Harrogate‚ Theo Ogden began his YouTube channel in 2014 while in secondary school‚ and has racked up a massive 2.7million subscribers and 1.6billion video views in the 12 years since.

INTERVIEW BY LEWIS STEELE: Luis Garcia knows all about miracles‚ given he was part of Liverpool's Champions League-winning team in 2005 that were 3-0 down at half-time of the Istanbul final. So the ongoing miracle of Malaysia‚ as we shall call it‚ is no surprise to the former Reds and Barcelona winger‚ who is now chief executive of a record-breaking team trying to be the biggest in south-east Asia. Johor Darul Ta'zim‚ or JDT‚ are on a world-record run of 113 domestic matches - and counting - unbeaten‚ with Garcia at the helm alongside the local crown prince and former Watford manager Xisco Munoz.

Lionel Messi's emotional farewell message to Argentina fans inspired a reply from an unlikely source - Cristiano Ronaldo. Having scored in his final outing in front of 85‚000 supporters for his goodbye game on Tuesday night at Estadio Monumental‚ Messi cut an emotional figure on the pitch and has now reflected on the 'joys and sorrows' of his international career. Ronaldo‚ who posted a very different kind of statement explaining his explosive Portugal walkout just a day earlier‚ was among those to offer some kind words in reply to his old foe.

Less than two years ago‚ Jhon Duran was one of the Premier League's most exciting talents and wanted by almost every big club in Europe but today very few of them would be willing to give him a chance.

JACK GAUGHAN: Some of City's players have been in regular contact with their representatives over the past week and a half‚ peppering them with often unanswerable questions. Clearly and understandably confused and fearful for their immediate futures.

MIKE KEEGAN: Southampton manager Tonda Eckert has escaped a ban following the FA's investigation into Spygate. The Saints supremo has been handed a six-week expulsion from all football however‚ the penalty is suspended until the end of next season. Southampton were thrown out of last season's Championship play-offs after Daily Mail Sport revealed the incredible revelation that they had spied on opponents Middlesbrough at a training session.

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract at Arsenal to take him beyond a decade in charge with the prospect of building a title-winning dynasty at the Emirates Stadium. After taking the club from 10th position in 2019 to Premier League champions‚ as well as reaching the Champions League final‚ Arteta has been rewarded with a lucrative new deal which boosts his salary - which was worth up to £15million with bonuses. Arteta's new contract is understood to be worth around £20million per year and makes him the league's best-paid manager.

Jorge Jesus refused to follow Cristiano Ronaldo's planned eight-point script at a press conference as the Portugal boss‚ leading to the legendary forward's claim he had 'broken promises'. The eight points were included in an extraordinary 1‚996 word statement made by the 41-year-old on Tuesday night. When questioned about Ronaldo's comments on Wednesday‚ Jesus responded: 'I read the statement‚ and now‚ as I do every day‚ I'm going to the federation to work‚ to think about the team and the national team.'

Lionel Messi's Argentina farewell match descended into a Falklands propaganda showcase as the departing footballer embraced a war veteran draped in a 'Malvinas' flag. The superstar winked as he greeted Fabio Santana‚ who sang the national anthem before his swansong against Benin. Santana served for Argentina in the Falklands War‚ and draped himself in a flag that read: 'The Falklands are ours' in Spanish.

Cristiano Ronaldo has remarkably claimed Portugal boss Jorge Jesus agreed to deliver an eight-point apology at a press conference as he justified his reasons for walking out on the national team. Ronaldo‚ who abandoned his country after a spat over being an unused substitute‚ stormed out on his private jet and promised he would tell his side of the story. The 41-year-old issued an extraordinary 1‚996 word statement on Tuesday night‚ which included notes he expected Jesus to read at a press conference and the revelation he had held summer talks over his role in the national team set-up.

IAN LADYMAN AT WEMBLEY: England have grown stronger and better and more convincing with each passing game. An 11-day spell that began with an error-strewn defeat to Spain has ended with England starting to look like the powerfully dangerous team Tuchel wanted them to be when he took the job two years ago. A fortnight ago‚ as England's players gathered at St George's Park‚ we badgered Tuchel about his team's style of play. What exactly was it? Did he know? Could it work?

Cristiano Ronaldo hit back at Portugal manager Jorge Jesus and apologised to his team-mates for walking out on them in an extraordinary 2000-word statement. Ronaldo‚ who abandoned his country after a spat over being an unused substitute‚ stormed out on his private jet and promised he would tell his side of the story. He's now done just that with a long-winded explanation of the behaviour that looks to have brought a sorry end to his international career at the age of 41.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates from Wembley as England final finish off the international break with a Nations League clash with the Czech Republic.

LEWIS STEELE: Welcome to the Premier League's most dangerous road. That might sound like the intro to a Channel 5 documentary‚ but it is where we are: Millhouse Woods Lane‚ a stone's throw from Hull City's training ground‚ where two players have flipped their cars and somehow walked away without a scratch - to their bodies at least. In the space of a month‚ Sorba Thomas and Lucas Gourna-Douath have ended up head over heels in the same spot in their expensive sports cars.

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Increasingly‚ young coaches are telling their agents they want to go abroad to forge careers‚ but those opportunities are exceedingly rare and rarer still in Europe's elite leagues. In Paris‚ however‚ Liam Rosenior is quietly reconstructing a reputation shredded by a torrid 106 days in charge of Chelsea.

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. Ronaldo was livid that he was left on the bench for their full match against Norway on September 27 - the first time that has happened in 18 years on Portugal duty.

A smiling Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Al-Nassr training after stunningly walking out on the Portugal squad during the international break following a rift with head coach Jorge Jesus. Al-Nassr warmly welcomed back the star‚ whose walkout dominated headlines around the Portugal camp during the international break. 'The GOAT in the heart of Najd‚ at Al Nassr'‚ the Saudi Arabian club shared on social media‚ as Ronaldo arrived at the club's training centre.

BBC pundit Chris Sutton joked suggestively about his colleagues Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates on live radio‚ amid reports that the Match of the Day co-hosts are dating. 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. The pair have become public figures on our TV screens over recent years - but have grown close in private‚ with reports emerging on Sunday that the BBC stars have been dating.

Plans for one of the hosts most ambitious venues for 2034‚ a futuristic elevated football stadium have been scrapped‚ worrying fans and pouring £2billion down the drain in the process.

JACK GAUGHAN: Manchester City's stars are set to meet up as a group on Thursday for the first time since last week's bombshell verdict on the club's finances. The majority of Enzo Maresca's squad have spent the past fortnight away on an international duty rocked by an independent commission's findings that City had artificially inflated commercial revenues by £830million.

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.

The Brazilian attacker‚ now 38‚ joined the Gunners in August 2020 having shone at Chelsea over the previous seven years in what was a statement signing for Mikel Arteta's side.

OLIVER HOLT: What is happening at United feels like an unregulated form of social engineering. Many see it as a profit grab‚ piggy-backing a legitimate purge on ticket touts. It is part of a wider attempt to sacrifice loyal supporters by stripping them of season tickets that their families have‚ in some instances‚ held for generations and prioritising the fast buck of tourists‚ corporate attendees and day-trippers.

Match of the Day may have been running since 1964‚ but news broke of a first on the show on Sunday when it was reported that co-hosts Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman have started dating. 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. The pair have become public figures on our TV screens over recent years - but have now grown close in private‚ much to the apparent disgruntlement of Chapman's ex-partner. On salaries of £335‚000-£340‚000 and £215‚000-£220‚000 per year respectively‚ Chapman and Cates are two of the BBC's highest-paid employees.

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. Chapman reportedly split suddenly with Collier‚ a Dubai-based mother-of-two and estate agent‚ in April after three years together. He insists there was no overlap between the relationships and that he had remained faithful.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a lifeline by his Portugal manager and team-mates‚ who insist they would welcome his return despite his explosive walkout. Ronaldo missed Portugal's 2-1 win over Norway in the Nations League on Sunday after abandoning their international camp due to a row with manager Jorge Jesus.

Republic of Ireland players repeated their stance of bowing their heads for the Israeli anthem and declining to take part in pre-match handshakes prior to the second of their highly charged Nations League fixtures in Serbia. Caoimhin Kelleher and Dor Peretz‚ who captained Ireland and Israel respectively on the night‚ did not shake hands prior to kick off. The stance mirrored last weekend's fixture‚ when Dara O'Shea and Manor Solomon had led Ireland and Israel in Hungary. O'Shea missed the second match due to attending the birth of his child‚ while Solomon was only fit enough for the bench for Israel.

IAN LADYMAN: The Bournemouth player made his first England start alongside his friend Elliot Anderson as Thomas Tuchel's team tore the Croats apart in the Nations League. Croatian legend Luka Modric has admitted he was left 'ashamed' by the outcome and Scott believes this may just be the start for Tuchel's team.

Former Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has insisted 'everyone knew' about Manchester City's cheating and has called for the club to be relegated from the Premier League after being found guilty of breaching financial rules. Marsch was appointed as Leeds boss in February 2022 but was sacked 12 months later as the club battled to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The 52-year-old‚ who is now in charge of Canada‚ was asked about an independent commission ruling verdict that ruled Man City had disguised payments worth £900million in a nine-year period peppered with 'sham' deals.

MATT BARLOW: Graham Alexander made a connection. 'He's just got what we were about‚' according to one Bradford supporter ahead of Saturday's draw at Reading.

Cristiano Ronaldo's wife swiftly deleted a fake Sir Alex Ferguson quote she posted to hit out at Portugal boss Jorge Jesus. Georgina Rodriguez‚ 32‚ leapt to the defence of the 41-year-old Portugal captain‚ who is at the centre of the huge spat having walked out on his country amid his row with the manager. She wrote: 'I don't know how this man can carry the name of Christ‚' and below her sniping comment was a fictitious quote from Ronaldo's former boss and legendary Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Perhaps the most exhilarating feeling for football fans is when your team bags a late goal to snatch the victory right at the death. And the Premier League has proven time and again that‚ as the planet's most exciting division‚ it is never shy of goalscoring drama. Daily Mail sport‚ in collaboration with Opta‚ looks at which Premier League legends have had the most game-winning goals and assists‚ per minute. So‚ who are the top 10 match-winners in the league's history?

JACK GAUGHAN AT RUJEVICA CSTADIUM: Thomas Tuchel was back to being serenaded by the band of travelling support once Anthony Gordon had put the Nations League tie to bed with England's third before half time. Argentina might not be forgotten but the 100 fortunate enough to make this trip to western Croatia were imploring their manager to give them a wave. He didn't‚ they playfully jeered and England continued pouring on the pain for an embarrassed Slaven Bilic.

Paul Scholes has responded to his former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney after the latter said he wouldn't accept the 2012 Premier League title if Manchester City were stripped of it. Since the bombshell legal verdict that found Man City guilty of the vast majority of the 115 charges made against them by the Premier League‚ there has been much debate over how City's illustrious period from 2009-2018 should be judged. Rio Ferdinand and David De Gea have publicly called for the 2011-12 prize to be added to their medal collection but Rooney said Man United do not 'deserve' to be awarded it.

Ronaldo‚ 41‚ landed in Madrid in the early hours of Thursday morning after flying from Copenhagen‚ where Portugal faced Denmark on Thursday‚ on his private jet. He had been seen leaving the Parken Stadium in the Danish capital on Wednesday after missing a third consecutive training session. Ronaldo later confirmed in a statement on Instagram that he had left the team's camp because of comments made by Jesus in his press conference.

Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson was forced to end his press conference early after his players were accused of using a racist term by an Israeli journalist one day before the two nations are set to meet again in Nations League action. The first Ireland-Israel tie earlier this week became football's most politically charged match amid calls for the Republic to boycott the fixture due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. While the fixture went ahead‚ Ireland's players voted to wear black armbands to honour civilian lives lost in the conflict‚ lower their heads during the Israeli national anthem‚ and fail to exchange pennants as is custom during international ties.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the lastest updates from Rijeka as Croatia host England in the UEFA Nations League.

The Man City whistleblower whose hacked emails played a role in sparking the Premier League's investigation into the club's finances has lost his witness protection in Portugal‚ and is looking to raise over £2.55million to 'relocate within the next few days'. Through his Football Leaks site‚ Pinto released thousands of confidential documents‚ including confidential emails from inside Man City‚ which formed the basis for reporting by Der Spiegel in 2018. This in turn launched probes from both UEFA and the Premier League into the club's practices‚ the latter's investigation coming to a head this week with the confirmation of a guilty verdict on all of their serious breaches of the league's financial regulations.

There isn't much comfort to be found in the pages of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's autobiography if you're a player or fan of Manchester City. But he does offer something relevant - a compelling account of how a dressing room reacts when the asteroid of an almighty scandal crashes into your building. The confusion‚ denial‚ panic and acts of escapology are all written into chapter 14 of I Am Zlatan‚ detailing the sheer chaos at Juventus in July 2006 when the club was informed it would be relegated to Serie B and stripped of two league titles. Like those players who might soon be contemplating similar at City‚ the cogs of Juve were blameless for the Calciopoli saga. They weren't the ones found guilty of lobbying in the shadows to influence refereeing appointments. Nor were they trapped by an elaborate network of wiretaps. The bosses were.

OLIVER HOLT: This is the top flight of English football now‚ this faceless parade‚ this feast of redaction‚ this lawyers' jamboree‚ this case without end‚ this land of double-speak and deflection and filibuster.

City have been found guilty of the vast majority of their 115 charges‚ many of which allege City cooked the books to the tune of nearly £900million through money artificially pumped into the club by their Abu Dhabi owners over a nine-year period. An appeal was confirmed by the club on Friday‚ with much of their defence suggesting commercial contracts were paid for by the Abu Dhabi government rather than their owner. Now‚ though‚ it has emerged that sponsors Etihad‚ the state-owner national airline of the United Arab Emirates‚ told the United States' department of commerce‚ transportation and state in 2015 that suggestions the government have paid for sponsorships are 'false'.

On a wet and windy Sunday afternoon a week from now‚ supporters of Liverpool and Manchester City will make their way across Stanley Park towards Anfield. Home fans will pose for selfies under the Shankly Gates before heading towards the turnstiles‚ wrapped up tight against the elements‚ pints and chips in hand‚ and cast an adoring eye at the bronze statues of legends that forever live in their hearts. John Houlding‚ just outside the Main Stand. Bill Shankly‚ by the Kop. The one of Bob Paisley in Paisley Square and then‚ of course‚ that beautiful little one of Brendan Rodgers clutching the Premier League trophy just outside the club shop.

The official verdict was released on Tuesday afternoon‚ which showed City had cooked the books to the tune of nearly £900million through money artificially pumped into the club by their Abu Dhabi owners over a nine-year period. City have denied any wrongdoing‚ and have confirmed they have appealed. But that hasn't stopped fans having a pop at the Manchester club‚ and Potter‚ who was manager of Chelsea between 2022 and 2023‚ has done the same.

MATT BARLOW: A rough old week in the gilded life of Pep Guardiola has taken another turn for the worse. First‚ the bombshell of Manchester City's guilty verdict compounded by details of their brazen disregard for Premier League rules as they built him a team to dominate. Then‚ the Negreira scandal reared up again in Spain with a 50‚000 pages of evidence compiled by Real Madrid landing at UEFA on Thursday accusing arch-rivals Barcelona of making illicit payments to an influential referees' chief.

England are in Rijeka preparing for tomorrow's Nations League clash with Croatia‚ a week after news first emerged that City had been found guilty of the vast majority of charges of financial impropriety brought against them by the Premier League.

Rasmus Hojlund appeared to react to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal exit by bizarrely shoving manager Jorge Jesus having already performed the 'Siu' celebration in Denmark's 4-2 defeat on Thursday night. It seems the ex-Man United flop has taken the treatment of his childhood hero almost as personally as the man himself. Extraordinary TV footage showed Hojlund shoving Portugal boss Jesus away from him when the manager went in for a handshake after full-time.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Unai Emery claims 'many clubs' have 'inflated their budgets' as English football tries to adjust to its greatest modern scandal. Manchester City were found by a Premier League independent panel to have illegally pumped in more than £900million to swerve financial rules‚ thanks largely to their ownership group topping up commercial partnerships to the tune of £830.69m. The club have appealed against the verdict. Now Aston Villa boss Emery has become the first Premier League boss to comment on the matter. Asked by Spanish publication Diario de Sevilla what might be the effect on the English top flight‚ Emery said: 'It's an issue that was already known. Because we all have our restrictions‚ we have to sell players to comply with Financial Fair Play‚ we have to figure out how to draw up contracts with new people.

JAMES SHARPE: It remains hard to see how Man City will be able to keep hold of their star players on huge wages if they suffer expulsion or are sent tumbling down to League Two. If there is to be a fire sale‚ then‚ Daily Mail Sport wonders which Premier League clubs might be the perfect bargain hunters for their wares...

Ronaldo‚ 41‚ landed in Madrid in the early hours of Thursday morning after flying from Copenhagen‚ where Portugal faced Denmark on Thursday‚ on his private jet. He had been seen leaving the Parken Stadium in the Danish capital on Wednesday after missing a third consecutive training session. Ronaldo later confirmed in a statement on Instagram that he had left the team's camp because of comments made by Jesus in his press conference.

There was doubt over the weekend whether Ireland would fulfil their fixtures against Israel this international break‚ but the first game was played at the weekend and the second is scheduled to take place too. Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in their first fixture in Hungary on Sunday night‚ with goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu having pulled out of the highly-charged match on ethical grounds. A petition to stop the game going ahead had been signed by almost 20‚000.

Haaland‚ who cut his hair at the start of the season‚ became synonymous with his ponytail hair that he donned while scoring plenty of goals for both club and country. Airline Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA used an image during the World Cup of a plane with Haaland's hair edited onto it‚ and the forward has failed to see the funny side of things. The caption read: 'We've never felt more Norwegian.'

The star‚ 41‚ landed in Madrid in the early hours of Thursday morning after flying from Copenhagen‚ where Portugal are due to face Denmark‚ on his private jet.

MIKE KEEGAN: In a bombshell verdict‚ Man City were found by a Premier League independent panel to have illegally pumped in more than £900million to swerve financial rules. Daily Mail Sport reveals how they plan on appealing.