Archive September 2, 2025

After the tie was tied at 2-2 after 90 minutes, the Mariners defeated the Premier League team on penalties.

Clarke Oduor, a midfielder on loan from Bradford City the day before, was replaced by the League Two team, who later realized he had been registered one minute after the deadline of 12:00 BST.

According to the EFL, Grimsby personally reported the breach, and that the club’s non-compliance was not deliberate and intended to deceive or deceive.

The remaining £10, 000 will be suspended until the season’s end. They must pay this amount.

The board’s decision to impose a fine “followed precedent” and “went through a comprehensive review of all the evidence and taking into account previous decisions made in relation to crimes committed in the League Cup,” according to the EFL.

In the third round of the competition, David Artell’s side will face Sheffield Wednesday, who are ranked seventh in the championship.

A computer issue was encountered in the EFL when the club received the registration of Oduor, according to a Grimsby statement.

“We fully understand the importance of adhering to competition rules and regulations and the fine that has beenimposed. The club self-reported the breach right away, and it was not intentional.

We have reviewed our procedures thoroughly and put in more effort into preventing this incident.

Seven years after his last cap, Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be recalled to England’s squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.

The AC Milan midfielder has 10 England caps, the last of which came when he started for United States in November 2018.

During his time in charge of Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel, England’s manager, managed the 29-year-old.

Adam Wharton, who suffered a groin injury in his team’s 3-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday, has been named as a doubt for the next two games.

The late entry of Manchester City into the transfer market on deadline day underscores how troubling these times are for Pep Guardiola and his team.

With no credit for the Englishman, who was one of the few City players who emerged victorious from Sunday’s defeat at Brighton thanks to summer signing James Trafford, he has started all three games so far this season.

City and Guardiola acted quickly with the sale of Ederson to Fenerbahce in an effort to revive a squad that is struggling in the first half of the campaign after the Italian international had been sold to Paris St-Germain for £26 million.

City defeated Tottenham and the Seagulls to start the Premier League season with a thumping 4-0 victory over Wolves, but they have since come off the ground again.

Guardiola criticized City’s late capitulation on Sunday, letting them lose 2-1 after conceding in the final minute and losing the game by a score of 1-0.

With their summer spending now totaling more than £180 million, Guardiola has turned to Donnarumma to help them resolve their issues.

Premier League teams travel abroad for a while, but City’s preparations aren’t ideal for their crucial game against Manchester United on Sunday, September 14.

Ruben Amorim, the manager of the Red Devils, appears to have been in charge during a crisis, but Guardiola’s team is one point ahead of them.

Former City goalkeeper Joe Hart claimed that the current situation is “not a crisis” but rather a “difficult moment” in defense despite “alarming patterns” in the defense.

Donnarumma, a former AC Milan keeper, is said to have led a squad that has lost Kevin de Bruyne, Kyle Walker, and Jack Grealish from the dressing room, according to sources.

His big-game success helped him win the Treble with PSG last year, and England’s hearts were broken by his heroic penalty shootout heroics in the 2020 European Championship final.

Under Guardiola, City’s philosophy has always been to play back from the back with Ederson, but based on current evidence, Donnarumma may not be able to create as many attacks and fizz passes into the middle as the Brazilian could.

Ederson’s departure comes after eight years as undisputed number one, which included eight assists and six league titles. He also revolutionized the role of a goalkeeper in English top flight.

Former City keeper Peter Schmeichel remarked on BBC Radio 5 Live, “The way Pep likes to play and what has made them one of the most successful teams in Premier League history revolve around Ederson and his incredible ball control.”

Managers tell players to avoid pressing on him when they play at Man City; this wastes energy. Even in front of his own goal, he can play the short game. He can pass for 80 yards even when under pressure. He has always been a threat to everyone.

We are unaware of the circumstance. Are they still together? Did Ederson request a departure? Everyone has had an opportunity, but Ederson is not the same as him.

In the summer of 2017, Trafford signed for £27 million, and he was anticipating a top-five spot with Ederson when he competed for it.

However, with doubts lingering over the Brazilian’s future, 22-year-old Trafford was given the gloves and kept a clean sheet on his debut with a strong performance at Molineux.

However, he struggled a lot in the subsequent game when Tottenham won with a score of 2-0 at home. Although Guardiola had the option to leave him for the trip to Brighton, he was still expected to start in goal, and despite City losing once more, he managed to save five shots.

According to club insiders, Trafford has an “amazing” future and is older than they think, which was their intention when they made his signing in July.

Guardiola should have plenty of first-team opportunities this year, despite the fact that City has played in four competitions and suddenly doesn’t rate Trafford.

The National Football League is beginning to play again this fall, which means another season of football is getting closer.

This season, there will be seven games outside of the United States, which is the most in any NFL campaign history.

Which team, however, merits your support? How do I decide?

BBC Sport can assist you.

We’ve put the numbers together for you across a variety of categories, and if that’s not enough, we’ve got a quiz at the end to help you do the math.

Let’s start with the trophy-winners, the top dogs.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots, both of whom have won six Super Bowls, have been in the spotlight since Bill Belichick’s legendary coaching days at the turn of the century.

The Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers, both of which have won five games, are not far behind.

The Green Bay Packers have the most NFL championships, with 13 coming from the previous four Super Bowls.

Silverware may not appeal to you as much.

There are four teams that have existed for at least 100 years. In the 1920s, the NFL had its names as the Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, and Packers.

We calculated the distance between the franchise’s stadium in the US and the location in Lancashire for this exercise.

With a distance of just over 3, 000 miles, East Coast teams like the Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, and the two New York rivals, the Giants and Jets, are closest in terms of that metric.

The US has a lot of stadiums that are appropriate for any NFL game because it is a major event.

The Cowboys’ 93, 363 were the team’s biggest attendance over the previous four seasons, and they set the record for the largest crowd at their AT&amp, T Stadium home, which can hold about 100, 000 spectators.

We examined the temperature range from highest to lowest across all 32 areas using US weather data from 1991 to 2020.

The Cardinals and the Raiders of Las Vegas will likely play in the hottest seasons, with Florida’s Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers also enjoying scorching summers and mild winters.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have played in the UK 13 times, including in back-to-back weeks over the past two years, since their debut season began in 2013 in London.

The Bills and Dolphins are one game ahead of the Bills and Dolphins, who are tied with them with eight games outside of the US.

Many franchises have hardly any travel.