I'm sorry for the terrible quality (not my video). It's in a housing estate in Ireland. (Dublin, Meath or Louth)

https://streamff.com/v/77b4aa18

I don't know which is worse. That he is a twat, or that Google think their renaming something on their maps actually means anything (as he obviously does).

Bloc also assesses safeguards against personal data misuse for phishing, payment fraud

BRUSSELS

The European Commission on Wednesday opened formal proceedings against Booking.com to investigate whether the online travel platform breached the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to adequately address fraudulent listings, phishing scams and advertising transparency.

The investigation will assess whether Booking.com properly identified and mitigated risks associated with fake accommodation listings, including non-existent properties, impersonation fraud and non-compliant offers, according to a statement.

The EU executive will also examine whether the platform took sufficient measures to prevent fraudulent listings from appearing on its service and protect consumers from potential scams.

A second focus of the investigation will be phishing attacks targeting Booking.com users through reservation and guest data.

The bloc will assess whether the platform adequately evaluated risks arising from the sharing of reservation information with accommodation providers, and the design and operation of its messaging service.

It will also examine whether sufficient safeguards are in place to prevent personal data from being misused to send phishing messages and solicit fraudulent payments.

The commission said it would conduct an in-depth investigation as a matter of priority, gathering further evidence through requests for information, interviews and inspections.

It may also impose interim measures, adopt non-compliance decisions or accept commitments from Booking.com to address the concerns under investigation.

Related articles:

• Booking.com’s parent company is officially a gatekeeper, EU monopoly watchdog says

• Commission designates Booking as a gatekeeper and opens a market investigation into X

Old well known mystery, synopsis. Published 17th October 2026

The hijacker with a media-created name literally vanished into thin air.

On the afternoon of November 24, 1971 — Thanksgiving Eve — a nondescript man in a dark suit and black clip-on tie walked up to the Northwest Orient Airlines counter at Portland International Airport. He paid cash for a one-way ticket to Seattle. He gave his name as Dan Cooper. Nobody asked for ID. He took seat 18-E at the very back of the Boeing 727, ordered a bourbon and soda, and told the flight attendant to keep the change. He smoked Raleigh cigarettes and looked like any other businessman on a short hop up the coast.

Shortly after takeoff, he handed flight attendant Florence Schaffner a folded note. She put it in her pocket without reading it. He leaned over and said quietly that she’d better look at it. It said he had a bomb in his briefcase. He opened the case slightly and showed her what looked like red cylinders, wires, and a battery. The crew believed him. He never raised his voice. He told her to take a note to the captain. His demands were $200,000 in $20 bills and four parachutes. Both were delivered to him in Seattle in exchange for 36 passengers. He kept the crew and jumped with two. One of them had been sewn shut — it was a training chute that couldn’t open. A real skydiver would’ve checked.

The plane took off again heading toward Mexico City at low altitude. Cooper told the remaining flight attendant to show him how to operate the rear airstair. Then he sent her to the cockpit. Somewhere over the dark forests of southwestern Washington — in a driving thunderstorm at 10,000 feet with temperatures well below zero — he lowered the rear stairs and jumped into the night. The Air Force had scrambled jets to follow the plane. They saw nothing. When the crew landed in Reno, there was no sign of him. Just his clip-on tie and eight cigarette butts. The butts were collected as evidence and later disappeared. The tie is the only physical evidence that survives.

The FBI launched what became one of the longest investigations in its history. The name “D.B. Cooper” was a press error — a reporter confused him with a different man, and it stuck. His real name has never been established.

In 1980, a child found $5,800 of the ransom money buried along the Columbia River north of Portland — the serial numbers matched — but the rest of the $200,000 has never surfaced. Boeing modified every 727 in its fleet after the hijacking to stop the rear stairs from being lowered in flight. The device is called the Cooper Vane. He’s the reason every commercial jet you’ve ever flown on can’t open its rear stairs mid-flight.

The Case Nobody Could Close

The FBI officially suspended its investigation in July 2016 after 45 years and more than 800 considered suspects. When they closed it, they said they believed he didn’t survive the jump. They closed it anyway. The case remains the only unsolved air hijacking in American history.

Bettmann / Getty Images

The FBI tested the tie for DNA for decades. They said the sample was partial and they couldn’t even confirm it was Cooper’s. That’s all 45 years of forensic work produced. Researchers still gather in Vancouver, Wash. — just miles from where Cooper likely landed — for an annual conference dedicated to figuring out who he was. The next one runs November 13-15, 2026. He’d be in his 90s or older if they were wrong. Nobody knows.

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Bloc also assesses safeguards against personal data misuse for phishing, payment fraud

BRUSSELS

The European Commission on Wednesday opened formal proceedings against Booking.com to investigate whether the online travel platform breached the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to adequately address fraudulent listings, phishing scams and advertising transparency.

The investigation will assess whether Booking.com properly identified and mitigated risks associated with fake accommodation listings, including non-existent properties, impersonation fraud and non-compliant offers, according to a statement.

The EU executive will also examine whether the platform took sufficient measures to prevent fraudulent listings from appearing on its service and protect consumers from potential scams.

A second focus of the investigation will be phishing attacks targeting Booking.com users through reservation and guest data.

The bloc will assess whether the platform adequately evaluated risks arising from the sharing of reservation information with accommodation providers, and the design and operation of its messaging service.

It will also examine whether sufficient safeguards are in place to prevent personal data from being misused to send phishing messages and solicit fraudulent payments.

The commission said it would conduct an in-depth investigation as a matter of priority, gathering further evidence through requests for information, interviews and inspections.

It may also impose interim measures, adopt non-compliance decisions or accept commitments from Booking.com to address the concerns under investigation.

Related articles:

• Booking.com’s parent company is officially a gatekeeper, EU monopoly watchdog says

• Commission designates Booking as a gatekeeper and opens a market investigation into X

Trevor Dietz died on June 7 in England © Rip.ie

The “intelligent, kind and compassionate” manager of Fontaines DC took his own life in June this year, an inquest has found.

Trevor Dietz (47) died in East Sussex, south-east England, on June 7 after a long battle with mental health issues.

Fontaines DC called Mr Dietz “the sixth member of the band”, while hip-hop group Kneecap paid tribute to him during their headline set at Crystal Palace Park later in June.

On Monday, East Sussex Coroner’s Court heard that Mr Dietz felt “overwhelmed” by his mental health problems and had become “increasingly distressed” by global events, particularly in Gaza.

Fontaines DC © PA

Beyond his impact on the music industry, Mr Dietz was widely known as a campaigner for Palestinian human rights and against genocide.

His sister and partner both attended court, while his brother watched proceedings by video link.

In a statement read out by the coroner, Mr Dietz’s sister Helena Prentice wrote: “Throughout his life he was passionate about humanitarian issues, particularly Palestine, and found it very difficult to accept the suffering of innocent people.”

She added that he was an “exceptionally intelligent, kind and compassionate man” who had experienced “recurrent anxiety” for many years.

Mr Dietz had been engaging with his GP and other mental health professionals about an ongoing anxiety disorder and suicidal ideation, the court heard.

Trevor Dietz managed the band Fontaines DC

Assistant coroner Rachel Redman found that Mr Dietz had died by suicide.

“He clearly was really, really dedicated and devoted to his band and it seemed to be a mutual feeling,” she said.

“I’m sure that they, and all of the musicians he worked with, will be lost without him.”

Rock band Fontaines DC shared the news of Mr Dietz’s death on June 9 with a heartfelt tribute.

They wrote: “We are utterly heartbroken to let you know that on Sunday, June 7th we lost our dear friend and manager Trevor.

“Trevor was beside us from the beginning of our journey as a band, we have never known Fontaines DC without him, the sixth member of the band.

“He cared passionately for us and for what was fair and right in the wider world. He was fearless in his beliefs. We will miss him always.

“We ask that you kindly respect our privacy and that of his family at this terribly difficult time. RIP Trev.”

Mr Dietz signed Dublin band Fontaines DC in 2016 ahead of their breakthrough debut album Dogrel.

The first photo in the online tribute showed Mr Dietz wearing a Kneecap T-shirt, with the fellow musicians’ official page commenting: “Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam, a chara”, which translates to “Rest in peace, my friend”.

Kneecap rapper Móglaí Bap also wrote: “Suaimhneas síoraí Trev.” ["Eternal rest Trev."]

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Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane: The Search Happening Now, the Evidence and the Disputes

A 17-person expedition is working on a remote Pacific atoll to find out whether a shape in a lagoon is the Lockheed Electra that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan flew into history. Its underwater survey began on October 14, 2026, and the team says it expects an answer on the object within days.

Searchers have thought they had her plane before. The best-known sonar image, in 2024, was withdrawn when a second survey showed a natural rock formation. So this page does two jobs: it reports on the search as it stands, and it sorts the established facts about the flight from the claims that remain disputed.

It covers the search now underway, the last hours of the flight on July 2, 1937, the navigator who flew with her, the evidence for and against each major theory, and what would count as proof.

Amelia Earhart under the nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, probably before the 1937 world flight attempt. Photo: Underwood & Underwood, National Air and Space Museum collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Key Insights

• An expedition from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University began an underwater survey of a lagoon object at Nikumaroro on October 14, 2026. As of October 15 nothing has been confirmed.
• The official conclusion since 1937 is that the Electra ran out of fuel and crashed in the ocean near Howland Island. No wreckage has ever been confirmed.
• The leading alternative is that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on Nikumaroro and died as castaways. The evidence is circumstantial, and the best physical clue, a set of bones, has been lost since the 1940s.
• The Japanese capture theory has no physical evidence behind it. A 2017 photo said to prove it turned out to come from a 1935 book.
• Noonan was one of the best-regarded long-range navigators of his day. Any explanation of the flight has to account for his navigation as well as her flying.

The search happening right now

Updated October 15, 2026. This section reflects reporting up to that date.

The expedition is led by the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), working with Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation. ALI's executive director, Richard Pettigrew, is the project director. The team has 17 people, including three representatives from Kiribati, Purdue's Steve Schultz, two maritime archaeologists from RECON Offshore, a medic and safety officer, and a film crew.

They met in Tarawa, Kiribati, and sailed about five days to Nikumaroro in the Phoenix Islands. The crew sleeps aboard the vessel Marin Mainiku, because the island's very large crabs make camping on land impractical, according to NBC News. They reached the atoll on Tuesday, October 13, cut a trail and set up staging areas. The underwater survey started the next day, and stormy weather slowed the first day's work.

Day one used a magnetometer, which detects ferrous metal. The Electra was mostly aluminum, so steel parts such as cabling are what the team hopes to find. It also used side-scan sonar to look for objects under the lagoon sediment, and a drone to look at the target from above. The next stages are a hydroprobe and a water induction dredge, which would clear sediment off anything the survey flags. A solar-powered station on shore carries a camera and a water level sensor to record weather and tidal flow.

What is the Taraia Object?

It is an anomaly in the lagoon beside the Taraia Peninsula. The expedition says it was first noticed in satellite imagery in 2020 and can also be seen in aerial photographs of the lagoon going back to 1938. Reports differ on the satellite history: one outlet says the shape appeared in satellite images from 2015, after a major storm uncovered it. Nobody has yet inspected it on site and said what it is.

Pettigrew says the idea that it is the Electra rests on several kinds of evidence together: documents, photographs, satellite images, physical finds and eyewitness accounts. He has called confirmation of the plane there "smoking-gun proof," while saying it's too early for conclusions. Steve Schultz described the work as still in the data-gathering phase.

The case against it

Ric Gillespie, whose group TIGHAR has run a dozen trips to Nikumaroro since 1989, still thinks the island is where Earhart most likely ended up. He doesn't think this object is her plane. To reporters he has described the shape as a fallen tree, probably a coconut palm or a pandanus washed in by a storm, and argues that a wrecked aircraft would be buried under coral, not sand. Searchers have also looked at that spot before and found nothing, he says.

Dorothy Cochrane of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has said the object needs more imaging before stronger claims are made.

Pettigrew's reply is that objects in the lagoon move in and out of sand cover over time. That is a testable claim, which is the point of sending a dredge. If the survey data show metal, the dredge exposes it, and the structure matches an Electra, the argument is over. If it is wood, the argument ends the other way.

What happens next

The team is scheduled to return to Tarawa around October 22. If the object is identified as the Electra, organizers have said a further field season would follow, and any recovery would need permission from the Kiribati government. Purdue's research foundation, which paid for the original aircraft, has said it would like to bring the plane home. The expedition's own updates are on the Purdue newsroom, and this page will be updated when results are reported.

Chart by PilotPassion. Dates come from the sources listed at the end of the article.

The flight: Lae to Howland, July 2, 1937

Earhart was 39, a record-setting pilot who had worked at Purdue as a women's career counselor and aeronautics adviser from 1935. Her second attempt at a round-the-world flight began in California in May 1937 and ran eastward, with the Electra reaching Lae, New Guinea, on June 29. About 22,000 miles were behind them. Roughly 7,000 miles of Pacific remained, and the next leg was the hardest.

Howland Island is a speck: about 6,500 feet long, 1,600 feet wide and 10 feet high. The Electra left Lae at 10:00 am local time on July 2, heavily loaded with about 1,100 US gallons of fuel, for a leg of roughly 2,556 miles (2,200 nautical miles). The planned flight time was about 20 hours. We measured the same leg ourselves at 2,226 nautical miles, which agrees with the published figures.

Chart by PilotPassion. Great-circle distances are calculated for this page from approximate island positions. Coastlines are left off.

The US Coast Guard cutter Itasca was at Howland to help. It was meant to provide radio contact, a homing signal, a direction-finding service and a column of smoke. None of them brought the aircraft in.

The last hours, from the ship's log

The Itasca radio log is held at the National Archives. It records Earhart's voice coming in strongly at times, but with a one-sided problem: she couldn't hear the ship's voice transmissions. Earlier in the flight she had reported 10,000 feet and thick cloud, then 7,000 feet at 150 knots.

At 6:14 am by the cutter's clock she reported she was within about 200 miles and asked for a bearing, whistling into the microphone to give the ship a continuous signal. The Itasca's direction finder couldn't be tuned to her 3105 kHz frequency, and the radioman on watch later said he sat there "sweating blood" because he couldn't help.

At 6:45 she estimated 100 miles to go. At 7:42 she said, "We must be on you, but we cannot see you," added that fuel was low, and said she was flying at 1,000 feet. Around 7:58 she asked the ship to send voice signals; the Itasca logged her signal as the loudest possible, which suggests she was close, but the crew couldn't get a bearing.

The last message the cutter logged came at 8:43 am: she was on a line she gave as 157/337, running north and south, and would repeat the message on another frequency. It named no landmark. The wording of the second half is recorded as questionable in the log, and transcriptions differ.

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Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane: The Search Happening Now, the Evidence and the Disputes

A 17-person expedition is working on a remote Pacific atoll to find out whether a shape in a lagoon is the Lockheed Electra that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan flew into history. Its underwater survey began on October 14, 2026, and the team says it expects an answer on the object within days.

Searchers have thought they had her plane before. The best-known sonar image, in 2024, was withdrawn when a second survey showed a natural rock formation. So this page does two jobs: it reports on the search as it stands, and it sorts the established facts about the flight from the claims that remain disputed.

It covers the search now underway, the last hours of the flight on July 2, 1937, the navigator who flew with her, the evidence for and against each major theory, and what would count as proof.

Amelia Earhart under the nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, probably before the 1937 world flight attempt. Photo: Underwood & Underwood, National Air and Space Museum collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Key Insights

• An expedition from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University began an underwater survey of a lagoon object at Nikumaroro on October 14, 2026. As of October 15 nothing has been confirmed.
• The official conclusion since 1937 is that the Electra ran out of fuel and crashed in the ocean near Howland Island. No wreckage has ever been confirmed.
• The leading alternative is that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on Nikumaroro and died as castaways. The evidence is circumstantial, and the best physical clue, a set of bones, has been lost since the 1940s.
• The Japanese capture theory has no physical evidence behind it. A 2017 photo said to prove it turned out to come from a 1935 book.
• Noonan was one of the best-regarded long-range navigators of his day. Any explanation of the flight has to account for his navigation as well as her flying.

The search happening right now

Updated October 15, 2026. This section reflects reporting up to that date.

The expedition is led by the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), working with Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation. ALI's executive director, Richard Pettigrew, is the project director. The team has 17 people, including three representatives from Kiribati, Purdue's Steve Schultz, two maritime archaeologists from RECON Offshore, a medic and safety officer, and a film crew.

They met in Tarawa, Kiribati, and sailed about five days to Nikumaroro in the Phoenix Islands. The crew sleeps aboard the vessel Marin Mainiku, because the island's very large crabs make camping on land impractical, according to NBC News. They reached the atoll on Tuesday, October 13, cut a trail and set up staging areas. The underwater survey started the next day, and stormy weather slowed the first day's work.

Day one used a magnetometer, which detects ferrous metal. The Electra was mostly aluminum, so steel parts such as cabling are what the team hopes to find. It also used side-scan sonar to look for objects under the lagoon sediment, and a drone to look at the target from above. The next stages are a hydroprobe and a water induction dredge, which would clear sediment off anything the survey flags. A solar-powered station on shore carries a camera and a water level sensor to record weather and tidal flow.

What is the Taraia Object?

It is an anomaly in the lagoon beside the Taraia Peninsula. The expedition says it was first noticed in satellite imagery in 2020 and can also be seen in aerial photographs of the lagoon going back to 1938. Reports differ on the satellite history: one outlet says the shape appeared in satellite images from 2015, after a major storm uncovered it. Nobody has yet inspected it on site and said what it is.

Pettigrew says the idea that it is the Electra rests on several kinds of evidence together: documents, photographs, satellite images, physical finds and eyewitness accounts. He has called confirmation of the plane there "smoking-gun proof," while saying it's too early for conclusions. Steve Schultz described the work as still in the data-gathering phase.

The case against it

Ric Gillespie, whose group TIGHAR has run a dozen trips to Nikumaroro since 1989, still thinks the island is where Earhart most likely ended up. He doesn't think this object is her plane. To reporters he has described the shape as a fallen tree, probably a coconut palm or a pandanus washed in by a storm, and argues that a wrecked aircraft would be buried under coral, not sand. Searchers have also looked at that spot before and found nothing, he says.

Dorothy Cochrane of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has said the object needs more imaging before stronger claims are made.

Pettigrew's reply is that objects in the lagoon move in and out of sand cover over time. That is a testable claim, which is the point of sending a dredge. If the survey data show metal, the dredge exposes it, and the structure matches an Electra, the argument is over. If it is wood, the argument ends the other way.

What happens next

The team is scheduled to return to Tarawa around October 22. If the object is identified as the Electra, organizers have said a further field season would follow, and any recovery would need permission from the Kiribati government. Purdue's research foundation, which paid for the original aircraft, has said it would like to bring the plane home. The expedition's own updates are on the Purdue newsroom, and this page will be updated when results are reported.

Chart by PilotPassion. Dates come from the sources listed at the end of the article.

The flight: Lae to Howland, July 2, 1937

Earhart was 39, a record-setting pilot who had worked at Purdue as a women's career counselor and aeronautics adviser from 1935. Her second attempt at a round-the-world flight began in California in May 1937 and ran eastward, with the Electra reaching Lae, New Guinea, on June 29. About 22,000 miles were behind them. Roughly 7,000 miles of Pacific remained, and the next leg was the hardest.

Howland Island is a speck: about 6,500 feet long, 1,600 feet wide and 10 feet high. The Electra left Lae at 10:00 am local time on July 2, heavily loaded with about 1,100 US gallons of fuel, for a leg of roughly 2,556 miles (2,200 nautical miles). The planned flight time was about 20 hours. We measured the same leg ourselves at 2,226 nautical miles, which agrees with the published figures.

Chart by PilotPassion. Great-circle distances are calculated for this page from approximate island positions. Coastlines are left off.

The US Coast Guard cutter Itasca was at Howland to help. It was meant to provide radio contact, a homing signal, a direction-finding service and a column of smoke. None of them brought the aircraft in.

The last hours, from the ship's log

The Itasca radio log is held at the National Archives. It records Earhart's voice coming in strongly at times, but with a one-sided problem: she couldn't hear the ship's voice transmissions. Earlier in the flight she had reported 10,000 feet and thick cloud, then 7,000 feet at 150 knots.

At 6:14 am by the cutter's clock she reported she was within about 200 miles and asked for a bearing, whistling into the microphone to give the ship a continuous signal. The Itasca's direction finder couldn't be tuned to her 3105 kHz frequency, and the radioman on watch later said he sat there "sweating blood" because he couldn't help.

At 6:45 she estimated 100 miles to go. At 7:42 she said, "We must be on you, but we cannot see you," added that fuel was low, and said she was flying at 1,000 feet. Around 7:58 she asked the ship to send voice signals; the Itasca logged her signal as the loudest possible, which suggests she was close, but the crew couldn't get a bearing.

The last message the cutter logged came at 8:43 am: she was on a line she gave as 157/337, running north and south, and would repeat the message on another frequency. It named no landmark. The wording of the second half is recorded as questionable in the log, and transcriptions differ.

CONTINUE READING HERE - https://pilotpassion.com/amelia-earharts-missing-plane/

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Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson retains composure as he also explains Dara O’Shea may not be available after returning for birth of child.

12.34pm, 3 Oct 2026 9.8k The 42 reports from TSC Arena, Backa Topola

An editorial note re: The 42’s reporting on the Uefa Nations League matches between Ireland and Israel is available to read here.

THE UEFA DELEGATE was absent from the press conference room at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s pre-match session had to be cut short due to chaotic scenes involving Israeli journalists.

The Republic of Ireland manager had been speaking ahead of Sunday’s game behind closed doors with Israel in Serbia when accusations of racist abuse towards Israel players during last Sunday’s game led to strong denials from the FAI media officer.

The FAI earlier confirmed during the same press conference that their own internal investigation into alleged racist abuse aimed at Adam Idah from Israel fans was ongoing.

As the live section of the Uefa-mandated press conference for television, radio and online was coming to an end, one Israeli reporter began to read her question about the Fly Dubai incident off a script while being recorded on a phone by a colleague sitting beside her.

“What do you say about the people you support, the ideology is based on murder, just this week one of them tried to kill 100 Israeli passengers, 27 children. Innocent children and thousands of others,” she said.

The FAI press officer asked to keep questions to football matters before she asked if Finn Azaz would play. “When you play tomorrow, you will see the starting lineup tomorrow. I’m not going to give the starting lineup to the media the day before the game.”

It was then that another Israeli reporter took the microphone and said: “Your players called our players monkeys during the match [last Sunday].”

“That’s that’s completely untrue, that is completely untrue, that is completely untrue,” the FAI media officer responded.

The Israeli reporter then began shouting further accusations as the press conference was brought to a premature end. Unlike last Saturday in Hungary, as is standard, the Uefa delegate for the game was not in attendance for the press conference.

Earlier, Hallgrímsson had been asked about what measures he and the FAI could take to ensure to protect his players.

“I think it goes both ways, not only us. It is a game with a lot of emotions attached to it. I haven’t read anything, it’s not something I want to get involved with, it just goes to a process, both in our department and Uefa to look at, I think it was something that was reported from both teams.

“I just hope that we can focus on football and that football will be the winner after this. So I’ve not gone into details and looking at this, I have enough to think about.”

The Ireland boss revealed that Dara O’Shea was not with the squad for training today as the captain returned to London to be with his partner who had gone into labour.

“He said that I’m going to have the baby and come back, but obviously we have priorities in life and this is the one that has the highest priority,” Hallgrímsson said.

“It’s your family, it’s a new life coming and hopefully that will be a good centre-back for Ireland in 16 years, whether for the women’s or the men’s team. No, we’ve just taken that situation hour by hour, but his intention is to come and be with us in the game. But like I said, we know priorities in life, and this is the biggest one.”

Written by David Sneyd and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.

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Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson retains composure as he also explains Dara O’Shea may not be available after returning for birth of child.

12.34pm, 3 Oct 2026 9.8k The 42 reports from TSC Arena, Backa Topola

An editorial note re: The 42’s reporting on the Uefa Nations League matches between Ireland and Israel is available to read here.

THE UEFA DELEGATE was absent from the press conference room at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s pre-match session had to be cut short due to chaotic scenes involving Israeli journalists.

The Republic of Ireland manager had been speaking ahead of Sunday’s game behind closed doors with Israel in Serbia when accusations of racist abuse towards Israel players during last Sunday’s game led to strong denials from the FAI media officer.

The FAI earlier confirmed during the same press conference that their own internal investigation into alleged racist abuse aimed at Adam Idah from Israel fans was ongoing.

As the live section of the Uefa-mandated press conference for television, radio and online was coming to an end, one Israeli reporter began to read her question about the Fly Dubai incident off a script while being recorded on a phone by a colleague sitting beside her.

“What do you say about the people you support, the ideology is based on murder, just this week one of them tried to kill 100 Israeli passengers, 27 children. Innocent children and thousands of others,” she said.

The FAI press officer asked to keep questions to football matters before she asked if Finn Azaz would play. “When you play tomorrow, you will see the starting lineup tomorrow. I’m not going to give the starting lineup to the media the day before the game.”

It was then that another Israeli reporter took the microphone and said: “Your players called our players monkeys during the match [last Sunday].”

“That’s that’s completely untrue, that is completely untrue, that is completely untrue,” the FAI media officer responded.

The Israeli reporter then began shouting further accusations as the press conference was brought to a premature end. Unlike last Saturday in Hungary, as is standard, the Uefa delegate for the game was not in attendance for the press conference.

Earlier, Hallgrímsson had been asked about what measures he and the FAI could take to ensure to protect his players.

“I think it goes both ways, not only us. It is a game with a lot of emotions attached to it. I haven’t read anything, it’s not something I want to get involved with, it just goes to a process, both in our department and Uefa to look at, I think it was something that was reported from both teams.

“I just hope that we can focus on football and that football will be the winner after this. So I’ve not gone into details and looking at this, I have enough to think about.”

The Ireland boss revealed that Dara O’Shea was not with the squad for training today as the captain returned to London to be with his partner who had gone into labour.

“He said that I’m going to have the baby and come back, but obviously we have priorities in life and this is the one that has the highest priority,” Hallgrímsson said.

“It’s your family, it’s a new life coming and hopefully that will be a good centre-back for Ireland in 16 years, whether for the women’s or the men’s team. No, we’ve just taken that situation hour by hour, but his intention is to come and be with us in the game. But like I said, we know priorities in life, and this is the biggest one.”

Written by David Sneyd and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.

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Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson retains composure as he also explains Dara O’Shea may not be available after returning for birth of child.

12.34pm, 3 Oct 2026 9.8k The 42 reports from TSC Arena, Backa Topola

An editorial note re: The 42’s reporting on the Uefa Nations League matches between Ireland and Israel is available to read here.

THE UEFA DELEGATE was absent from the press conference room at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s pre-match session had to be cut short due to chaotic scenes involving Israeli journalists.

The Republic of Ireland manager had been speaking ahead of Sunday’s game behind closed doors with Israel in Serbia when accusations of racist abuse towards Israel players during last Sunday’s game led to strong denials from the FAI media officer.

The FAI earlier confirmed during the same press conference that their own internal investigation into alleged racist abuse aimed at Adam Idah from Israel fans was ongoing.

As the live section of the Uefa-mandated press conference for television, radio and online was coming to an end, one Israeli reporter began to read her question about the Fly Dubai incident off a script while being recorded on a phone by a colleague sitting beside her.

“What do you say about the people you support, the ideology is based on murder, just this week one of them tried to kill 100 Israeli passengers, 27 children. Innocent children and thousands of others,” she said.

The FAI press officer asked to keep questions to football matters before she asked if Finn Azaz would play. “When you play tomorrow, you will see the starting lineup tomorrow. I’m not going to give the starting lineup to the media the day before the game.”

It was then that another Israeli reporter took the microphone and said: “Your players called our players monkeys during the match [last Sunday].”

“That’s that’s completely untrue, that is completely untrue, that is completely untrue,” the FAI media officer responded.

The Israeli reporter then began shouting further accusations as the press conference was brought to a premature end. Unlike last Saturday in Hungary, as is standard, the Uefa delegate for the game was not in attendance for the press conference.

Earlier, Hallgrímsson had been asked about what measures he and the FAI could take to ensure to protect his players.

“I think it goes both ways, not only us. It is a game with a lot of emotions attached to it. I haven’t read anything, it’s not something I want to get involved with, it just goes to a process, both in our department and Uefa to look at, I think it was something that was reported from both teams.

“I just hope that we can focus on football and that football will be the winner after this. So I’ve not gone into details and looking at this, I have enough to think about.”

The Ireland boss revealed that Dara O’Shea was not with the squad for training today as the captain returned to London to be with his partner who had gone into labour.

“He said that I’m going to have the baby and come back, but obviously we have priorities in life and this is the one that has the highest priority,” Hallgrímsson said.

“It’s your family, it’s a new life coming and hopefully that will be a good centre-back for Ireland in 16 years, whether for the women’s or the men’s team. No, we’ve just taken that situation hour by hour, but his intention is to come and be with us in the game. But like I said, we know priorities in life, and this is the biggest one.”

Written by David Sneyd and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.

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Apparently 'something' is being organised for the Ireland vs Austria game to allow the fans to express their opinions on this decision. But I haven't heard any more.

Ireland players vote to go ahead with Israel matches despite ‘different views’

• Scheduled press conference and training session delayed

• Irish FA admits ‘players shared different views

The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixtures with Israel will go ahead after players voted on Saturday for the matches to be played.

The scheduled press conference before Sunday’s first game – which is being played in Debrecen in Hungary – was delayed until Saturday afternoon, raising doubts as to whether the match would be cancelled.

However, the Football Association of Ireland confirmed it will be played. “The Association made this decision following consultation with the Republic of Ireland players who shared different views and a majority expressed that the fixtures should be played. The Association respects the views of all players involved and appreciates the level of sensitivity concerning these fixtures.”

A group of players were believed to have held a meeting in the team hotel after missing the initial press conference, which was scheduled for 10.15am local time, and scheduled training at the Nagyerdei Stadium 45 minutes later.

Uefa officials were unsure of the reason behind the delay, although players had announced they would meet on Friday to discuss the situation. There were reports a player statement would be released before the originally scheduled press conference and speculation on Saturday morning that a player had refused to play in the match. Teams who do not meet obligations can be subject to warnings or fines from Uefa.

After Thursday’s 1-0 defeat to Kosovo in Pristina that began the Republic’s Nations League campaign, the midfielder Jason Knight said: “It’s difficult. I don’t think the game should be going ahead, but it is going ahead. We’ll have a deeper talk about it and what that means, we’ll get our thoughts as a group and go from there.

“None of us have gone through this scenario before, but I’d like to think I’m experienced, thick-skinned and I can get through most things and that is what I will try to do.

“I’ll try to focus on the football as much as I can. I’ll give my view and my thoughts on it [the Israel games] when I see fit, but I’ll be trying to focus on the football as much as possible.” Continue reading here - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/26/ireland-players-vote-to-go-ahead-with-nations-league-match-against-israel

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Apparently 'something' is being organised for the Ireland vs Austria game to allow the fans to express their opinions on this decision. But I haven't heard any more.

Ireland players vote to go ahead with Israel matches despite ‘different views’

• Scheduled press conference and training session delayed

• Irish FA admits ‘players shared different views

The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixtures with Israel will go ahead after players voted on Saturday for the matches to be played.

The scheduled press conference before Sunday’s first game – which is being played in Debrecen in Hungary – was delayed until Saturday afternoon, raising doubts as to whether the match would be cancelled.

However, the Football Association of Ireland confirmed it will be played. “The Association made this decision following consultation with the Republic of Ireland players who shared different views and a majority expressed that the fixtures should be played. The Association respects the views of all players involved and appreciates the level of sensitivity concerning these fixtures.”

A group of players were believed to have held a meeting in the team hotel after missing the initial press conference, which was scheduled for 10.15am local time, and scheduled training at the Nagyerdei Stadium 45 minutes later.

Uefa officials were unsure of the reason behind the delay, although players had announced they would meet on Friday to discuss the situation. There were reports a player statement would be released before the originally scheduled press conference and speculation on Saturday morning that a player had refused to play in the match. Teams who do not meet obligations can be subject to warnings or fines from Uefa.

After Thursday’s 1-0 defeat to Kosovo in Pristina that began the Republic’s Nations League campaign, the midfielder Jason Knight said: “It’s difficult. I don’t think the game should be going ahead, but it is going ahead. We’ll have a deeper talk about it and what that means, we’ll get our thoughts as a group and go from there.

“None of us have gone through this scenario before, but I’d like to think I’m experienced, thick-skinned and I can get through most things and that is what I will try to do.

“I’ll try to focus on the football as much as I can. I’ll give my view and my thoughts on it [the Israel games] when I see fit, but I’ll be trying to focus on the football as much as possible.” Continue reading here - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/26/ireland-players-vote-to-go-ahead-with-nations-league-match-against-israel

Apparently 'something' is being organised for the Ireland vs Austria game to allow the fans to express their opinions on this decision. But I haven't heard any more.

Ireland players vote to go ahead with Israel matches despite ‘different views’

• Scheduled press conference and training session delayed

• Irish FA admits ‘players shared different views

The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixtures with Israel will go ahead after players voted on Saturday for the matches to be played.

The scheduled press conference before Sunday’s first game – which is being played in Debrecen in Hungary – was delayed until Saturday afternoon, raising doubts as to whether the match would be cancelled.

However, the Football Association of Ireland confirmed it will be played. “The Association made this decision following consultation with the Republic of Ireland players who shared different views and a majority expressed that the fixtures should be played. The Association respects the views of all players involved and appreciates the level of sensitivity concerning these fixtures.”

A group of players were believed to have held a meeting in the team hotel after missing the initial press conference, which was scheduled for 10.15am local time, and scheduled training at the Nagyerdei Stadium 45 minutes later.

Uefa officials were unsure of the reason behind the delay, although players had announced they would meet on Friday to discuss the situation. There were reports a player statement would be released before the originally scheduled press conference and speculation on Saturday morning that a player had refused to play in the match. Teams who do not meet obligations can be subject to warnings or fines from Uefa.

After Thursday’s 1-0 defeat to Kosovo in Pristina that began the Republic’s Nations League campaign, the midfielder Jason Knight said: “It’s difficult. I don’t think the game should be going ahead, but it is going ahead. We’ll have a deeper talk about it and what that means, we’ll get our thoughts as a group and go from there.

“None of us have gone through this scenario before, but I’d like to think I’m experienced, thick-skinned and I can get through most things and that is what I will try to do.

“I’ll try to focus on the football as much as I can. I’ll give my view and my thoughts on it [the Israel games] when I see fit, but I’ll be trying to focus on the football as much as possible.” Continue reading here - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/26/ireland-players-vote-to-go-ahead-with-nations-league-match-against-israel

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Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.

The sanctions have not been decided, with all possibilities remaining on the table, and City are expected to appeal.

City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges, according to sources briefed on the matter who spoke anonymously as they were not authorised to do so publicly. They were first charged in February 2023 following a four-year investigation.

A City spokesperson told The Athletic: “The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality. As such Manchester City FC’s position remains consistent with the club’s statement of February 2023.

“The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis the Premier League board and executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair minded regulator, free from partisan influence.”

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Live reaction to the news on City’s charges

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City’s statement in February 2023 said the club was “surprised” by the charges and it “welcomes the review of this matter by an independent commission, to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of its position”.

How did we get here?

City were charged following an investigation into alleged breaches between 2009 and 2018, and referred to an independent commission to adjudicate over the charges. The investigation began after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked financial documents from City in November 2018.

City were accused by the Premier League of failing to provide accurate financial information and details of payments to players and coaches, as well as breaches of UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations and the league’s own profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). The club have always denied the allegations.

City have won eight Premier League titles, four FA Cups, seven League Cups and one Champions League under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour, whose Abu Dhabi United Group acquired the club in 2008. Six of those honours have come since the charges were brought.

In February 2020, UEFA, European football’s governing body, hit City with a two-year ban from its competitions and a €30million (£26.8m; $32.2m) fine following the Der Spiegel leaks but these were overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) five months later. CAS reversed the two-year ban because the alleged FFP breaches were either not established or time-barred — meaning under UEFA regulations, some of the alleged offences happened too long ago to be punished.

City, though, were found guilty of not cooperating with UEFA by failing to provide substantial amounts of evidence, a breach CAS said was “severe” and needed to be “seriously reproached”, leading to an £8.8m fine.

The Premier League and its chief executive, Richard Masters, have been repeatedly pressed on the City case since the charges were brought more than three years ago.

Last month, Masters acknowledged that the process had “taken longer than expected” but insisted the “only available route” was to “let the process take its course”.

In January 2024, Masters confirmed to a UK parliament select committee hearing that a date for City’s hearing had been set but refused to reveal it.

City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, meanwhile, said in June 2024 that the Premier League should adopt a more “balanced approach” towards its financial regulations. “I think the Premier League got to where it is today by being the most competitive league. So, I hope there is a bit more sensibility in regulating,” Al Mubarak added.

During the period of the alleged breaches, City won the Premier League three times, the FA Cup twice, the League Cup four times and the Community Shield.

Last season, they won a domestic cup double in Pep Guardiola’s final campaign as head coach but fell short to Arsenal in the Premier League.

City were also at loggerheads with the Premier League over its rules relating to associated party transactions (APT) for several years, though reached a settlement with the league in September 2025.

In November 2024, Guardiola signed a contract extension, running until June 2027, and said he would remain at the club even if they were relegated as a result of any sanctions handed down because of the charges. Guardiola, though, announced in May that he would leave City after 10 years in charge, and has since been replaced by Enzo Maresca.

Under Maresca, City have started the 2026-27 season with five wins from five games, and are first in the table. City spent £450m during the summer transfer window, including the addition of midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a British record-equalling fee of £125m.

What sanctions could City face?

The potential punishments are outlined in rule W.51 of the Premier League’s handbook, with a range of potential options for the panel to consider if City are found to have broken the rules.

Sanctions range from a reprimand and fines to points deductions — and even expulsion from the Premier League.

Any points deduction could be applied when the decision is made or retrospectively, raising the prospect of City being stripped of titles.

“I would expect that if there is a points deduction, it would be applied going forward,” James Hill, a legal director specialising in sports regulatory matters at Onside Law, told The Athletic in 2023.

“Generally, panels don’t like deciding titles in a court process. Doing it that way does not give a real tangible punishment to the club.” According to rule W.51.7, the panel could choose to combine any number of the punishments outlined in the rulebook or impose other sanctions they deem appropriate.

However, any punishment would need to be proportionate to the breaches in question or it could be overturned by appeal.

Continue Reading Here - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7049721/2026/09/25/manchester-city-charges-verdict-premier-league/

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Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.

The sanctions have not been decided, with all possibilities remaining on the table, and City are expected to appeal.

City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges, according to sources briefed on the matter who spoke anonymously as they were not authorised to do so publicly. They were first charged in February 2023 following a four-year investigation.

A City spokesperson told The Athletic: “The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality. As such Manchester City FC’s position remains consistent with the club’s statement of February 2023.

“The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis the Premier League board and executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair minded regulator, free from partisan influence.”

---

Live reaction to the news on City’s charges

---

City’s statement in February 2023 said the club was “surprised” by the charges and it “welcomes the review of this matter by an independent commission, to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of its position”.

How did we get here?

City were charged following an investigation into alleged breaches between 2009 and 2018, and referred to an independent commission to adjudicate over the charges. The investigation began after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked financial documents from City in November 2018.

City were accused by the Premier League of failing to provide accurate financial information and details of payments to players and coaches, as well as breaches of UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations and the league’s own profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). The club have always denied the allegations.

City have won eight Premier League titles, four FA Cups, seven League Cups and one Champions League under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour, whose Abu Dhabi United Group acquired the club in 2008. Six of those honours have come since the charges were brought.

In February 2020, UEFA, European football’s governing body, hit City with a two-year ban from its competitions and a €30million (£26.8m; $32.2m) fine following the Der Spiegel leaks but these were overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) five months later. CAS reversed the two-year ban because the alleged FFP breaches were either not established or time-barred — meaning under UEFA regulations, some of the alleged offences happened too long ago to be punished.

City, though, were found guilty of not cooperating with UEFA by failing to provide substantial amounts of evidence, a breach CAS said was “severe” and needed to be “seriously reproached”, leading to an £8.8m fine.

The Premier League and its chief executive, Richard Masters, have been repeatedly pressed on the City case since the charges were brought more than three years ago.

Last month, Masters acknowledged that the process had “taken longer than expected” but insisted the “only available route” was to “let the process take its course”.

In January 2024, Masters confirmed to a UK parliament select committee hearing that a date for City’s hearing had been set but refused to reveal it.

City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, meanwhile, said in June 2024 that the Premier League should adopt a more “balanced approach” towards its financial regulations. “I think the Premier League got to where it is today by being the most competitive league. So, I hope there is a bit more sensibility in regulating,” Al Mubarak added.

During the period of the alleged breaches, City won the Premier League three times, the FA Cup twice, the League Cup four times and the Community Shield.

Last season, they won a domestic cup double in Pep Guardiola’s final campaign as head coach but fell short to Arsenal in the Premier League.

City were also at loggerheads with the Premier League over its rules relating to associated party transactions (APT) for several years, though reached a settlement with the league in September 2025.

In November 2024, Guardiola signed a contract extension, running until June 2027, and said he would remain at the club even if they were relegated as a result of any sanctions handed down because of the charges. Guardiola, though, announced in May that he would leave City after 10 years in charge, and has since been replaced by Enzo Maresca.

Under Maresca, City have started the 2026-27 season with five wins from five games, and are first in the table. City spent £450m during the summer transfer window, including the addition of midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a British record-equalling fee of £125m.

What sanctions could City face?

The potential punishments are outlined in rule W.51 of the Premier League’s handbook, with a range of potential options for the panel to consider if City are found to have broken the rules.

Sanctions range from a reprimand and fines to points deductions — and even expulsion from the Premier League.

Any points deduction could be applied when the decision is made or retrospectively, raising the prospect of City being stripped of titles.

“I would expect that if there is a points deduction, it would be applied going forward,” James Hill, a legal director specialising in sports regulatory matters at Onside Law, told The Athletic in 2023.

“Generally, panels don’t like deciding titles in a court process. Doing it that way does not give a real tangible punishment to the club.” According to rule W.51.7, the panel could choose to combine any number of the punishments outlined in the rulebook or impose other sanctions they deem appropriate.

However, any punishment would need to be proportionate to the breaches in question or it could be overturned by appeal.

Continue Reading Here - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7049721/2026/09/25/manchester-city-charges-verdict-premier-league/

Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.

The sanctions have not been decided, with all possibilities remaining on the table, and City are expected to appeal.

City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges, according to sources briefed on the matter who spoke anonymously as they were not authorised to do so publicly. They were first charged in February 2023 following a four-year investigation.

A City spokesperson told The Athletic: “The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality. As such Manchester City FC’s position remains consistent with the club’s statement of February 2023.

“The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis the Premier League board and executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair minded regulator, free from partisan influence.”

Live reaction to the news on City’s charges

City’s statement in February 2023 said the club was “surprised” by the charges and it “welcomes the review of this matter by an independent commission, to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of its position”.

How did we get here?

City were charged following an investigation into alleged breaches between 2009 and 2018, and referred to an independent commission to adjudicate over the charges. The investigation began after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked financial documents from City in November 2018.

City were accused by the Premier League of failing to provide accurate financial information and details of payments to players and coaches, as well as breaches of UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations and the league’s own profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). The club have always denied the allegations.

City have won eight Premier League titles, four FA Cups, seven League Cups and one Champions League under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour, whose Abu Dhabi United Group acquired the club in 2008. Six of those honours have come since the charges were brought.

In February 2020, UEFA, European football’s governing body, hit City with a two-year ban from its competitions and a €30million (£26.8m; $32.2m) fine following the Der Spiegel leaks but these were overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) five months later. CAS reversed the two-year ban because the alleged FFP breaches were either not established or time-barred — meaning under UEFA regulations, some of the alleged offences happened too long ago to be punished.

City, though, were found guilty of not cooperating with UEFA by failing to provide substantial amounts of evidence, a breach CAS said was “severe” and needed to be “seriously reproached”, leading to an £8.8m fine.

The Premier League and its chief executive, Richard Masters, have been repeatedly pressed on the City case since the charges were brought more than three years ago.

Last month, Masters acknowledged that the process had “taken longer than expected” but insisted the “only available route” was to “let the process take its course”.

In January 2024, Masters confirmed to a UK parliament select committee hearing that a date for City’s hearing had been set but refused to reveal it.

City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, meanwhile, said in June 2024 that the Premier League should adopt a more “balanced approach” towards its financial regulations. “I think the Premier League got to where it is today by being the most competitive league. So, I hope there is a bit more sensibility in regulating,” Al Mubarak added.

During the period of the alleged breaches, City won the Premier League three times, the FA Cup twice, the League Cup four times and the Community Shield.

Last season, they won a domestic cup double in Pep Guardiola’s final campaign as head coach but fell short to Arsenal in the Premier League.

City were also at loggerheads with the Premier League over its rules relating to associated party transactions (APT) for several years, though reached a settlement with the league in September 2025.

In November 2024, Guardiola signed a contract extension, running until June 2027, and said he would remain at the club even if they were relegated as a result of any sanctions handed down because of the charges. Guardiola, though, announced in May that he would leave City after 10 years in charge, and has since been replaced by Enzo Maresca.

Under Maresca, City have started the 2026-27 season with five wins from five games, and are first in the table. City spent £450m during the summer transfer window, including the addition of midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for a British record-equalling fee of £125m.

What sanctions could City face?

The potential punishments are outlined in rule W.51 of the Premier League’s handbook, with a range of potential options for the panel to consider if City are found to have broken the rules.

Sanctions range from a reprimand and fines to points deductions — and even expulsion from the Premier League.

Any points deduction could be applied when the decision is made or retrospectively, raising the prospect of City being stripped of titles.

“I would expect that if there is a points deduction, it would be applied going forward,” James Hill, a legal director specialising in sports regulatory matters at Onside Law, told The Athletic in 2023.

“Generally, panels don’t like deciding titles in a court process. Doing it that way does not give a real tangible punishment to the club.” According to rule W.51.7, the panel could choose to combine any number of the punishments outlined in the rulebook or impose other sanctions they deem appropriate.

However, any punishment would need to be proportionate to the breaches in question or it could be overturned by appeal.

Continue Reading Here - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7049721/2026/09/25/manchester-city-charges-verdict-premier-league/

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[Video] Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in their 3-1 ⁠Nations League defeat by using the corner flag to simulate a gun.

Abu Farchi headed home in the 55th minute to bring Israel level after Austria had taken the lead through a Romano Schmid penalty before half-time at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.

The 20-year-old ran to the ‌corner flag, grabbed it ‌and made a gun-firing gesture during his celebration. Continue reading HERE - https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/israel-striker-sent-off-for-gun-celebration-in-defeat-to-austria/ar-AA2cUXFw

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[Video] Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in their 3-1 ⁠Nations League defeat by using the corner flag to simulate a gun.

Abu Farchi headed home in the 55th minute to bring Israel level after Austria had taken the lead through a Romano Schmid penalty before half-time at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.

The 20-year-old ran to the ‌corner flag, grabbed it ‌and made a gun-firing gesture during his celebration. Continue reading HERE - https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/israel-striker-sent-off-for-gun-celebration-in-defeat-to-austria/ar-AA2cUXFw