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🚨⚽️ | NEW: Manchester City have lodged their appeal against the verdict delivered by the independent regulatory commission which found them guilty of almost all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. ◽️ The club had until Friday to submit an appeal and said in a statement that they did so at 7pm local time on Thursday ◽️ A new panel will be convened by the Premier League’s judicial panel but the rules state that an appeal can only review the decision and not hold a full rehearing of the case ◽️ The hearing must take place within twelve weeks of the appeal being lodged and a decision must be delivered within 30 days of the hearing’s conclusion ➡️ City have been found guilty of “sham payments” and artificially inflating their revenue and reducing their costs by more than £900M but have claimed to have “irrefutable evidence” that they believe will overturn the original findings

🚨 ICYMI: No Cristiano, no problem.

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Portugal have scored four goals away from home without Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time since September 2008, against Malta. September 6, 2008 ✅ 4-0 win vs. Malta (2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier) October 1, 2026 ✅ 4-2 win vs. Denmark (2026/27 UEFA Nations League) ➡️ Portugal now have the most wins in Nations League history, with tonight’s win being their 20th

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Ivan Toney has pleaded not guilty to assault after being accused of head-butting and punching a member of the public at a Soho nightclub. ◽️ Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on December 6 of last year, words were exchanged between Toney and Saber Da Silva at 100 Wardour Street, a live music venue ◽️ The prosecutor, Tom Heslop, said it was not known what was said between the two men, but the exchange resulted in them “squaring up” to one another before Toney “lunged forward and head-butted the complainant, followed by a few punches” ◽️ The altercation left Da Silva with injuries to his nose and fingers, it was alleged ➡️ In a hearing that lasted 12 minutes, Toney was asked by the District Judge, Briony Clarke, if he wanted the case to be heard at magistrates or crown court, to which he stood and replied: “Crown court”

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Barcelona have announced that UEFA has not opened any new proceedings against the club in regards to the Negreira case. Barça statement: “In response to the reports published regarding the alleged reactivation of the UEFA proceedings in the Negreira case, FC Barcelona wishes to make the following clarifications: UEFA has not opened any new proceedings against FC Barcelona. The proceedings were initiated in 2023, with the appointment of two investigators who have since carried out the action they deemed appropriate. The Club has always complied with all their requests. These proceedings have not been reopened because they have never been closed. The UEFA statement confirms receipt of documentation submitted by Real Madrid and indicates that the investigators will assess it within the framework of the existing investigation.”

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Hull City have said that there were no injuries after a second player was involved in a car accident on the same road Sorba Thomas crashed less than three weeks ago. 😬 Images circulated on social media on Thursday showing a Mercedes, purportedly belonging to defender Lucas Gourna-Douath, flipped on its side on a narrow road outside Hull’s training ground in Cottingham ➡️ The narrow lane, which has stationary cars parked along one side, is the same road in which Wales international Thomas flipped his Land Rover and escaped “unharmed” on September 11

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was granted diplomatic immunity six years ago in a move that could complicate any legal action resulting from findings that the Premier League club artificially inflated its finances by more than £900M. ✅ Mubarak, a senior Abu Dhabi official who has chaired City since 2008, was placed on the UK’s official list of approved diplomats in 2020, meaning he has immunity from any criminal investigation and in most cases shields him from civil proceedings on UK soil ➡️ Mubarak’s diplomatic immunity could complicate follow-up legal action against the club, according to lawyers, as it largely protects an individual from being sued or charged in a criminal probe in the country where he or she is an emissary

🚨 ICYMI: A war could be on the cards for the Premier League.

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Etihad Airways, the principal sponsor of Manchester City, is considering legal action against the Premier League after it was implicated in its bombshell ruling that the club breached its financial rules. Etihad Airways statement: “Etihad Airways has reviewed the Premier League commission’s published opinion relating to the disciplinary proceedings involving Manchester City, together with the Premier League’s public communication of its findings. Etihad categorically rejects any finding, conclusion or implication that suggests the airline has ever been involved in improper commercial arrangements… Etihad is deeply concerned by the way this matter has been communicated publicly… Etihad will seek the relevant legal counsel on the options and recourse available to protect its interests.” ➡️ They say that “at no time” did the Premier League engage with them during the process and point out that they were never given a right of reply or an opportunity to “provide relevant information”

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he has left Portugal’s national team camp.

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he left Portugal’s national team camp.

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal’s national team camp shortly after head coach Jorge Jesus’s pre-Denmark press conference, in which Jesus assured that Ronaldo would take part in today’s training session. ❌ Ronaldo not only missed today’s training, but also left the stadium where the Portugal national team is preparing in Copenhagen, Denmark ➡️ During today’s press conference, Jesus said that he told Ronaldo that he would not start against Norway and Denmark

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal’s national team camp shortly after head coach Jorge Jesus’s pre-Denmark press conference, in which Jesus assured that Ronaldo would take part in today’s training session. ❌ Ronaldo not only missed training, but also left the stadium where the national team is preparing in Copenhagen, Denmark ➡️ During today’s press conference, Jesus said that he told Ronaldo he would not start against Norway and Denmark

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Cristiano Ronaldo’s continued absence from Portugal team training has led to speculation that the he might miss his country’s match in Denmark on Thursday due to a rift with head coach Jorge Jesus. 😬 Portuguese media claimed Portuguese Football Federation President Pedro Proença had to travel to meet with Ronaldo and Jesus after reports the forward was unhappy about being left on the bench on Sunday in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Norway in the UEFA Nations League ➡️ The federation confirmed only that Proença was with the squad, where it has been preparing for Thursday’s Nations League game in

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Pep Guardiola has broken his silence after Manchester City were found guilty on all charges of breaching Premier League financial rules. ➡️ Guardiola left his position as City manager over the summer, but stayed on as a technical advisor and global ambassador, before the charges were announced

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Pep Guardiola has broken his silence after Manchester City were found guilty on all charges of breaching Premier League financial rules. ➡️ Guardiola left his position as manager over the summer, but stayed on as a technical advisor and global ambassador, before the charges were announced

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Carlos Baleba has been working away at Carrington, following an individual program designed to get him up to full fitness. 🏃‍♂️ Baleba has been reporting to Manchester United’s training base to undergo his own work as he recovers from the ankle injury which has delayed his debut since signing from Brighton in August ➡️ Baleba has actually healed quicker than expected, which allowed him to be part of the matchday squad for the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the final game before players headed off with their countries

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Carlos Baleba has been working away at Carrington, following an individual program designed to get him up to full fitness. 🏃‍♂️ Baleba has been reporting to the club’s training base to undergo his own work as he recovers from the ankle injury which has delayed his debut since signing from Brighton in August ➡️ Baleba has actually healed quicker than expected, which allowed him to be part of the matchday squad for the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the final game before players headed off with their countries

🚨⚽️ | NEW: UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin has attacked his embattled FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino in a scathing takedown of the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project and other recent scandals. Čeferin speaking in a pointed address to the European Football Clubs (EFC) general assembly: “An emperor is persuaded that he is wearing magnificent clothes - clothes which, he is told, only the foolish or unfit cannot see. His court goes along with it. Until a child simply says aloud what everyone can see: the emperor is naked. Perhaps the moral of the story is this: convenient words cannot change uncomfortable realities… Imagine that he creates a peace prize for a political leader, without his own board having any say over its creation or its recipient… I think it is time to say ‘enough’. No office, no title and no amount of power gives anyone the right to sell the future of football.”

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Manchester City’s response to the Premier League announcing that an independent Commission has found the club guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the league’s financial rules over a nine-season period.