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Manchester City found guilty of almost all 115 Premier League financial charges

An independent commission found City guilty of sham payments, of overstating revenues by £855.2m and of understating costs by £66.2m between 2009 and 2018. Sanctions will be set at a later hearing, and City have until Friday to appeal.

Also covered by The Independent.

Odegaard misses Norway training with an ankle injury

Odegaard hurt his ankle when Bernardo Silva caught him from behind late in Norway's 2-1 defeat by Portugal on Sunday, and he sat out training on Tuesday. He is a doubt for Thursday's trip to Wales, with Norway's medical staff in continuous contact with Arsenal.

Also covered by football.london.

Gyokeres scores again as Sweden beat Poland

Gyokeres tapped in Patrik Walemark's cross for Sweden's third in a 3-1 Nations League win over Poland in Solna, his second goal in two games. Sweden lead the group by two points before Friday's trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

Arsenal reported to be among the clubs monitoring Erling Haaland

Haaland is reported not to intend to stay at Manchester City if the club are relegated, with Arsenal among the sides linked. He is contracted until 2034 with no relegation release clause, and no approach has been confirmed.

Women

Arsenal play Paris FC in the Champions League on Wednesday

Arsenal travel to Paris FC for their second league phase game at 5.45pm UK time on Wednesday, shown on Disney+ in the UK. Slegers' side opened with a 1-0 home win over HB Koge, while Paris lost 5-2 to Barcelona.

Also covered by Arseblog News.

Stanway says fine margins, not confidence, are behind the slow start

Stanway called the idea of a confidence problem a myth after Arsenal took five points from their opening four league games and scored twice in total. They sit seven points behind holders Manchester City, who they play at the weekend.

Also covered by ESPN.

Russo, Stanway and Williamson called up by England

All three are in Sarina Wiegman's squad for England's World Cup qualifying play-off against Greece, away on Friday 9 October and at Wembley on Tuesday 13 October.

Arsenal launch a YouTube channel for the women's team

The club has opened a channel devoted to the women's team, carrying highlights, press conferences, training coverage and documentaries. It began with Olivia In London, a film on Olivia Smith's first year in the city.

Social

• u/LuckyAssguardian on Reddit: Video of a young fan in Turkey reacting to being handed Riccardo Calafiori's shirt.
• u/boatinavolcano on Reddit: Sport24.gr reports that bottom-of-the-table Greek side Levadeiakos have signed former Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny, capped 108 times by Egypt.
• u/dislocated_fracture on Reddit: Clip of Nico Williams' 89th minute goal in Spain's 4-1 win over Croatia, set up by Mikel Merino.
• Prashant on Bluesky: From the Football Leaks archive: Odegaard's father refused a law firm's offer to route his son's image rights through an offshore company when Martin joined Real Madrid.
• Daily Cannon on Bluesky: Injury update: Cristhian Mosquera has been training with his former club Valencia during the international break.
• now.arsenal on Bluesky: Bruno Guimaraes scored in the 70th minute of Brazil's friendly win over Australia in Brisbane.

Podcasts

• Arseblog Arsecast, The Arsenal Podcast, Arsenal Women Arsecast Episode 176: Bridge over troubled water (1h 9m). Tim and Jamie on the 1-0 defeat at Chelsea, whether the finishing problems are tactical or psychological, and what the deeper squad is doing to confidence.
• The Non-Negotiables: Arsenal Podcast, E268: "Clusterf*ck" - Manchester City's Reported 115-Charge Verdict, Punishment & Premier League Fallout (Week in Football) (1h 19m). A Week in Football episode on what the commission found, the scale of it and the punishments now under discussion.
• Arsenal AM, Arsenal_AM_Episode_168 Arsene Wenger the Glory years (50 min). Thirty years on from Wenger's first day as manager, a look back at his best teams up to the 2006 Champions League final.
• Latte Firm - Arsenal FC x, It's ALL been a SHAM. Premier League releases its statement. (57 min). The host and Dobbo go through the Premier League's own statement on the Manchester City findings.
• Inside Arsenal - with Charles Watts, Manchester 'sham' City exposed - Livestream RECAP (55 min). A recap of Watts' livestream reacting to the Premier League's findings, and where the case goes next.

On This Day

2009. Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin struck in the last quarter of an hour to beat Olympiacos 2-0 at the Emirates in the Champions League group stage. Via Wikipedia

1999. Nwankwo Kanu's 81st minute equaliser earned a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou, where Luis Enrique had put Barcelona ahead in front of a crowd of 87,574. Via Wikipedia

1984. Per Mertesacker was born, the centre half who played for Arsenal from 2011 to 2018 and then ran the academy until this year. He is one of today's birthdays flagged by club historian Andy Kelly. Via Andy Kelly (@goonerak.bsky.social)