Regulations

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Manchester City win all five as Arsenal trail by three

The champions are a single matchday behind the leaders, whose financial rules case remains unresolved.

Ardfern · CC BY-SA 4.0

Manchester City guilty verdict prompts reckoning over past success and league fallout

The argument is that the achievements of 2009-10 to 2017-18 cannot be read in isolation, and that the Premier League itself could be damaged by the aftermath.

Ank kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Manchester City reported to have breached majority of 115 Premier League charges

Most of the 115 charges are reported to have been proven, moving the case into an appeal stage with no official outcome yet published.

mari · CC BY 2.0

Manchester United void 685 season tickets after resale investigation

The club says resale on the secondary market undermines fair access for genuine supporters, while fan groups have protested at how the ownership treats them.

Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Spain referees' panel says Lee Kang-In should have seen red in Madrid derby

The committee's split verdict on the derby's two flashpoints leaves one dismissal judged to have been missed, with no disciplinary follow-up yet announced.

Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Phil Murray calls for football agents to be barred from recruiting under-18s

The letter, published after coverage of Raheem Sterling's experience and of Arsenal's Dowman, says the odds facing academy children should be a reality check for families.

Liauzh · CC BY 4.0

David Coulthard wants quicker FIA decisions when F1 races are neutralised

The former grand prix driver says the process for neutralising races needs to be faster, after Lando Norris lost a likely Spanish Grand Prix win when Lance Stroll stopped on track.

Locked Down Spectator · CC BY 3.0

Michael Carrick backs VAR and says derby error must not shape Manchester United's season

United's head coach has kept his support for the review system after a decision went against his side in the home defeat by Manchester City.

Ank kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Arsenal and Manchester City pull clear in title-race talk as VAR debate returns

The weekend's results hardened an early-season narrative around two clubs, while contentious officiating revived a longer argument about video review.

Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Manchester derby turns on VAR calls as Real Madrid are booed again

Chelsea's performance against Hull City and a fresh round of jeers aimed at Real Madrid gave the weekend three separate arguments to settle.

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Gary Neville criticises VAR decision that gave Erling Haaland a derby goal

The goal counted for Manchester City against Manchester United in the Manchester derby, and the reaction has focused on how the call was reached rather than on the finish.