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Erik ten Hag accuses Cristiano Ronaldo of ‘letting down’ Manchester United
Former manager claims club broke promises made to him
There’s a clear reason the world’s best players are staying away from the Premier League
Obsession with physical duels is turning the world’s richest league into a wasteland for creativity
Noni Madueke breaks Nottingham Forest’s resistance as dogged Arsenal edge to victory
Defeat means Oliver Glasner’s team have still yet to register a goal at home this season
As chatter around Troy Parrott lulls, everyone’s talking about Jack Moylan
Irish player tracker: Cardiff City signing can do little wrong right now – and is making the case for regular starting roles with Ireland
‘Famous, but without the good bits’: Inside the world of top-level football referees
William Ralston’s new book The Impossible Job touches on Thierry Henry’s handball, VAR, death threats and the addiction that keeps referees coming back
Premier League round-up: Alexander Isak seals comeback win for Liverpool against nine-man Brentford
Haaland scores twice as Man City hold on to beat Ipswich; Manzambi scores winner as Aston Villa claim points at Newcastle; Iwobi sinks Hull as Fulham secure first win
Pedro Neto double at Everton leads Chelsea to victory marred by Emi Martínez head injury
Chelsea goalkeeper was stretchered from the pitch following collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite
Michael Carrick insists Manchester United have moved on despite Martínez’s Wilcox criticism
Manager seeks to defuse tensions, with United struggling for results ahead of Leeds trip
Manchester City finding motivation from their years of systemic cheating
Ludicrously, City continue to play matches, and the narrative now taking hold around them is one of defiance against the ‘noise’
No longer forced to live a lie, City fans embraced their club for what it truly is
Their titles now mean nothing, yet still they taunted Anfield with a song declaring: ‘Cheating bastards, we know what we are’
Dara O’Shea’s winning goal against Fulham the latest episode in his whirlwind few weeks
Irish player tracker: Goals for Adam Idah and Sammie Szmodics, as Azaz impressed for Southampton
Manchester City win at Liverpool in face of Anfield taunts
City cut loose after Ryan Gravenberch sent off for Liverpool
Tension, ‘cheat’ banners and inflatable bananas: Manchester City’s welcome to Anfield
Incendiary atmosphere greets City in first game since being found guilty of breaking financial rules
Liverpool v Manchester City is no longer simply a football match. Anfield will be seething
Now that sham has entered the Premier League lexicon, City as a collective and as a series of individuals will feel the full force of criticism
Solanke strikes late as 10-man Spurs salvage point at Manchester United
Rodrigo Bentancur sent off for Luke Shaw challenge
Bruno Guimarães completes Arsenal comeback to end Leeds’ unbeaten run
Dara O’Shea sends Ipswich to victory, Brentford fight back to draw at Villa
Managers react to Manchester City’s guilty verdict: ‘Uncertainty is not good for anyone’
Fallout continues after City found guilty of breaking financial rules over a nine-year-period
Manchester United’s early wobble makes Tottenham visit a must-win for Carrick
After a scratchy start in the league, injuries and an underwhelming Rashford, Spurs’ visit to Old Trafford is already crucial for the hosts
‘This is only the beginning,’ vows Mikel Arteta after signing £80m-plus Arsenal deal
Four-year contract secures Spaniard’s future and makes him the Premier League’s best paid manager
Malachy Clerkin: Pep Guardiola said Manchester City destroyed football – he didn’t know how right he was
There is no sanction that will feel satisfactory for their cheating, no way of undoing what the serial Premier League champions have done
Christopher Eccleston on Chasing Millions: A tale from Ireland’s biggest bank heist
Christopher Eccleston’s new film is set after the Northern Bank robbery of 2004, when £26m was stolen in Belfast. Amazingly, what happened isn’t very well known, writes Donald Clarke.
Raheem Sterling the ‘lost soul’ or ‘hopelessly misguided’? A career gone off the rails
From being a player who could produce when it mattered, to one facing the prospect of prison
Manchester City verdict has big implications for game’s integrity, FA warns as club appeals
Governing body will wait until appeal process has concluded before deciding whether to take action
Manchester City guilty of Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts
Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano says guilty verdict the result of a ‘Premier League conspiracy theory’
Roberto Mancini refers to ‘double’ Manchester City contract and says it ‘isn’t my problem’
Coach alleged to have been paid for advisory work as he says City are ‘not guilty’ after Premier League ruling
Manchester City chairman says ‘nothing has changed’ and vows to prove club’s innocence
City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges laid by the Premier League in February 2023
Manchester City’s inglorious saga is without precedent in English football
Club’s ruthless approach was always at odds with their image and the story of their alleged cheating still has further to run
Manchester City found guilty of breaking Premier League’s financial fair play rules
Club to face sanctions after more than 100 rule breaches
Top European leagues heighten pressure on Infantino with call for major changes at Fifa
Four leagues says Fifa governance ‘not fit for purpose’
Martin O’Neill must be pondering his pension as Parkhead silenced after noise of honeygate
Access to Spurs dressingroom sheds little light on form as Gary Neville laments latest Manchester United fiasco
Ken Early: Quite a few big Premier League clubs are looking pretty dumb right now
But expect change at Arsenal as Mikel Arteta will not treat Brighton defeat as just a bad day at work
Irish player tracker: Troy Parrott kept fresh as Jack Moylan catches eye with Cardiff
Caoimhín Kelleher shows way for Irish goalkeepers and Gavin Bazunu and Max O’Leary get valuable action
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