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Papers: Man City players could be entitled to rip up contracts
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Man City players told they could be entitled to rip up contracts after guilty verdict in Premier League case - Paper Talk Plus: Cristiano Ronaldo could face a ban of six months after his Portugal walkout; Birmingham express interest in appointing former Man Utd transfer chief John Murtough; Bournemouth have no plans to sell Alex Scott in January; Real Madrid keen on Jarell Quansah Thursday 1 October 2026 23:43, UK The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers... MANCHESTER...
Man City players told they could be entitled to rip up contracts after guilty verdict in Premier League case - Paper Talk
Plus: Cristiano Ronaldo could face a ban of six months after his Portugal walkout; Birmingham express interest in appointing former Man Utd transfer chief John Murtough; Bournemouth have no plans to sell Alex Scott in January; Real Madrid keen on Jarell Quansah
Thursday 1 October 2026 23:43, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...
MANCHESTER CITY
Barrister Paul Gilroy KC has explained how Manchester City players could be entitled to rip up their contracts following the guilty verdict that has been given - Daily Mirror
Manchester City's rivals could join forces in a class action as clubs queue up to sue after the independent commission's guilty verdict - Daily Mirror
Manchester City's commercial growth slowed significantly after the Premier League began its investigation in 2018 - The Times
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CRISTIANO RONALDO
Cristiano Ronaldo could be facing a ban of up to six months from the Portugal national team after sensationally storming out of the team's training camp amid a row with manager Jorge Jesus - Daily Mail
TRANSFERS
Real Madrid are keen on signing former Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah from Bayer Leverkusen - Bild
Bournemouth sources say they will only entertain negotiations for Alex Scott after they have established themselves in the Premier League once again this season - adding they do not intend on selling their star midfielder in January - Daily Mail
Manchester United's wantaway wonderkid JJ Gabriel has been training privately in Barcelona despite the Spanish champions insisting they are not pursuing him - Daily Mail
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
Jurgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are "white enough" - The Guardian
England's away match against Croatia on Saturday is set to be played in a stadium that is about three-quarters full - even though the match is supposed to take place behind closed doors as a punishment for racism - The Times
EFL
Birmingham have expressed an interest in hiring former Manchester United transfer chief John Murtough as director of football - Daily Mail
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
The US is poised to host the first Women's Club World Cup in January 2028, becoming the latest in a series of major FIFA tournaments staged in North America - The Guardian
TENNIS
All combined WTA 1000 tournaments will award women equal prize money to the men from 2027 - The Guardian
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