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From David Beckham and Gareth Bale to Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, who are the best British exports this century?

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Alongside his assistant, Julian Gray, rookie manager talks about the state of play for black coaches and trying to lift his club off the bottom of League Two Colin Kazim-Richards accepts the scale of the task of improving the situation at Crawley who sit bottom of League Two after seven games. But on the evidence of…

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Airline ‘categorically rejects’ commission’s guilty verdict Etihad has been club’s principal shirt sponsor since 2009 Manchester City’s main sponsor, Etihad Airways, is considering legal action against the Premier League following its publication of the independent commission’s core decision on more than 100 finding…

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Guardiola’s success at Manchester City was underpinned by financial cheating. Now he can only double down on his adherence to the owners “Do you know the question that you are asking me? Today, do you honestly think it is my job to make this kind of question happen …” Cut to the long, painful pause. Chuck in a deep,…

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Work provided information concerning City’s finances He called City decision ‘historic for English football’ Rui Pinto, whose leaks of private documents helped to trigger the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City’s financial affairs, will no longer be protected as a witness by the Portuguese authoritie…

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Manchester City's punishment for breaching Premier League rules should be handed down before the end of this season, senior football figures tell BBC Sport.

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Premier League executives push for severe punishment City maintain they are ‘innocent of the accusations’ The Premier League will face pressure from Manchester City’s rivals to push for a sanction that will result in a prolonged absence from the top flight after the club were found guilty of more than 100 charges of…

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Cristiano Ronaldo says he has left Portugal's international camp and will explain why "in time", hours after head coach Jorge Jesus denied any rift with the player.

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Impressive against Spain, England’s best player against Czechia, the move to La Liga has transformed the winger The way that Anthony Gordon sees it, he is still the same player, the same guy – on a journey, striving for self-improvement, a thinker, immensely driven. The way that an increasing number of people see hi…

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⚽ Updates from the 5.45pm BST kick-off in France ⚽ Live scores | Read Moving the Goalposts | Mail Niall 7 mins: Arsenal win another corner and play it short, before Cooney Cross’ ball into the middle bobbles through the penalty area. 5 mins: Lisa Baum lifts a useful cross towards Caldentey, who can’t get enough powe…

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Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz said it was "business as usual" for the women's team despite the Premier League charges against the club.

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The prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton.

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‘I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club’ Former City chair Bernstein calls for directors to quit Pep Guardiola has thrown his support behind Manchester City after the club were found guilty of all charges of breaching Premier League financial rules over a nine-year period, telling fans: “We will get…

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BBC Sport takes a look at the key questions following the guilty verdicts handed down to Manchester City.

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The takeover of Northampton Town by a consortium including former AC Milan and Brazil forward Alexandre Pato has been completed.

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Club have been found guilty of breaking financial rules City deny wrongdoing, saying it is a ‘conspiracy theory’ Manchester City are set to owe the Premier League tens of millions of pounds in compensation for legal costs after being found guilty of virtually all charges brought against them. The Premier League anno…

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Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says the team's second Uefa Nations League game against Israel will go ahead as planned.

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Former Man City boss Pep Guardiola says he will "always" be behind the club after they were found guilty of financial charges.

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Our NextGen picks from five years ago show that breaking through early does not guarantee longevity or future success Read the full updates on our class of 2021 here and here In 2021, as every year, we picked 80 players from around the world who had a chance of making it in world football – 20 from the Premier Leagu…

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‘They won the titles because cheating was going on’ Micah Richards says he is ‘devastated and heartbroken’ The former Manchester United captain Roy Keane said he would throw the “medals in the bin” if he were a Manchester City player after Premier League confirmation on Tuesday that the club were guilty of all charg…

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Andy Burke ponders whether Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli will change goalkeeper after Angus Gunn's performance in the 3-0 defeat by Switzerland.

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