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Manchester City to launch appeal as financial breach fallout grows | Football

Manchester City to launch appeal as financial breach fallout grows | Football

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Friday deadline looms as the legal fallout widens beyond the Premier League case over the alleged breaches. Published On 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026 Manchester City are expected to press ahead with an ⁠appeal against ⁠findings that they breached Premier League financial rules by Friday’s deadline, opening a new chapter in a case that ⁠has already become one of the most significant in English football. The club has consistently denied wrongdoing and indicated they will challenge an ⁠independent commission’s findings that they used “sham” commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.19bn) over nearly a decade. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list City have said they have a body of “irrefutable evidence” ‌that will clear the club’s name and are expected to argue that the government of Abu Dhabi – not the club’s owners – partly funded the sponsorship deals. The Premier League’s new fast-track rules state that an appeal hearing must be held within 12 weeks of an appeal being lodged …

Talks over Orange Order parade between a ‘rock and a hard place’ ahead of legal appeal on Monday | UK News

Talks over Orange Order parade between a ‘rock and a hard place’ ahead of legal appeal on Monday | UK News

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Talks aimed at resolving a dispute between loyalist marchers and republican protesters over an Orange Order parade have stalled, the Northern Ireland secretary has said. Sir Chris Bryant said that negotiations are between a “rock and a hard place” as a fifth day of the stand-off ended without an agreement in place. A legal appeal over the contentious Drumcree march is scheduled for Monday. Image: Orange Order members attempted to march on Monday, but were blocked. Pic: Reuters Sir Chris said it was “a shame” that a resolution had not been reached following talks with representatives from the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents at Hillsborough Castle on Thursday, but he insisted that “my door remains open”. He revealed that “a wide range of options” had been discussed – including an option where the right to march was respected but wasn’t exercised, and an option where there was a final march and no further applications for marches into the future – but he said the parties were unable to agree “on any of all that”. Sir …

‘Guilty of all charges’: Man City at centre of ‘biggest scandal in football history’, vows to appeal – Spotlight

‘Guilty of all charges’: Man City at centre of ‘biggest scandal in football history’, vows to appeal – Spotlight

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François Picard is pleased to welcome our sports editor, James Vasina, and Andreas Evargora, sports journalist and commentator. Evargora describes the current Manchester City case as unprecedented in scale: “This is nothing of the scale that we’ve seen before.” The case brings together an explosive mix of pressures confronting modern sport like never before: the multibillion-euro business of football, the legal and regulatory mechanisms designed to govern it, and the increasingly complex relationship between sport, political power and international investment. What makes the Manchester City case particularly significant is both the scale of the allegations and the club’s unequivocal rejection of them. The case involves more than 100 charges concerning financial reporting, contracts and alleged breaches relating to cooperation with the investigation. Manchester City maintains that it possesses irrefutable evidence in its defence. The proceedings have already involved an extensive independent panel process and remain subject to appeal. The implications are enormous. The political dimension makes the case even more complex. Manchester City’s ownership is closely associated with Abu Dhabi, whose substantial investment in the …

Police issue new urgent appeal to mum after baby’s body found on UK shoreline | UK | News

Police issue new urgent appeal to mum after baby’s body found on UK shoreline | UK | News

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A member of the public found the baby’s body near Siliwen Road shortly before 5pm on Sunday, September 27. The force said its immediate concern remains the health and wellbeing of the mother and has urged her to come forward and seek support. Superintendent Llinos Davies said: “My message to her is that you do not have to face this alone. Please get in touch and seek the support you may need. There are people ready to help you.” Police have also appealed to members of the public who may have information that could help officers identify the mother. Superintendent Davies added: “I understand that this is a shocking incident for the community and I am grateful for the support and assistance that we have received so far. “I continue to urge anybody with information regarding a woman or girl you think may have been pregnant or whose behaviour has been unusual or out of character over the past few months to please contact us. “All names received will be treated with the utmost discretion …

Turkish Comedian Gets Jail Term for Calling Erdogan ‘Dictator’ but Released Ahead of Appeal

Turkish Comedian Gets Jail Term for Calling Erdogan ‘Dictator’ but Released Ahead of Appeal

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ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a comedian to more than 19 months imprisonment on charges of insulting religious values and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was released pending appeal. Deniz Goktas, 32, had been held in prison since July 3 after clips of his routine, which included a reference to Erdogan as a “dictator,” were circulated online. He was convicted Monday of insulting the president and insulting religious values, receiving a combined prison sentence of 19 months and 10 days. Presenting a defense that caused laughter in the Istanbul courtroom, the comedian said he stood by his joke that described Erdogan as having evolved from a “shy dictator” to one “confident in his identity.” Goktas said political humor had been tolerated in the past and the laws regarding insult had not changed. “What has changed? Fragile leaders who can’t handle jokes or criticism,” he said in remarks published in Birgun newspaper and other opposition-backing outlets. He also highlighted how his quips had not prompted any complaint until they were taken out …

Pochettino regrets limited role in Balogun appeal, says controversy changed US energy

Pochettino regrets limited role in Balogun appeal, says controversy changed US energy

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Sept 25 : United States coach Mauricio Pochettino said he regretted not being more involved in the decision to appeal Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card, adding that the controversy changed the energy around his team before their last-16 loss to Belgium. Balogun was sent off in the US’s round-of-32 win over Bosnia but FIFA’s disciplinary committee later suspended his one-match ban for a year, allowing the forward to play against Belgium. The decision triggered controversy after US President Donald Trump said he had intervened on behalf of the World Cup co-hosts by urging FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to review the case. “Perhaps I regret not having been more involved when the Bosnia match ended, in the situation that followed and generated everything negative that happened after,” Pochettino said in an interview for “Futbol de Primera” on Thursday. The US had moved through the group stage before beating Bosnia, raising hopes that the team could reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2002. Instead, the Americans lost 4-1 to Belgium in the last …

TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform | TikTok

TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform | TikTok

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TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform. The video app was punished by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2023 for inadequate checks of who was using the platform, and failing to remove underage users. When issuing the fine the ICO said TikTok had done “very little, if anything” to address underage use of its service. TikTok has a minimum user age of 13 but failure to enforce that limit resulted in up to 1.75 million UK children under 13 using the service in 2020, the ICO said. TikTok also failed to provide users with information about how their data was being collected and used, and neglected to obtain parental consent. Emily Keaney, the ICO’s deputy commissioner, said: “Our successful action against TikTok shows how important it is for companies to have the right protections in place, including to prevent access by children who are not old enough …