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SoccerCanadian men's soccer coach ​Jesse Marsch has called for Manchester City to be punished severely over breaches of Premier League financial rules, saying his experience managing against the club left him convinced there were inconsistencies in the way it operated. Club found ‌guilty of serious breaches of Premier League financial rules over 9 seasonsThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 04, 2026 7:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 4Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canadian men's soccer coach Jesse Marsch, who managed Leeds United from 2022 to ​2023, said his experience facing Manchester City left him convinced there were inconsistencies in the way the club operated. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press/File)Canadian men's soccer coach ​Jesse Marsch has called for Manchester City to be punished severely over breaches of Premier League financial rules, saying his experience managing against the club left him convinced there were inconsistencies in the way it operated.

Open this photo in gallery:If you’re a Toronto sports fan, it shouldn’t matter to you who wins this Battle of the 0.01-per-cent-ers, writes Kelly. Nathan Denette/The Canadian PressOn Thursday, Rogers finalized its purchase of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, creating a new entity, Rogers Sports. Now the competition to see who runs the show can really begin. The top contenders are MLSE CEO Keith Pelley and Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro. Both are favourites of the supreme leader, Edward Rogers. Both have built out their respective businesses so that as you enter their establishments, you can feel your money begin to vibrate. It wants to leave you. Both have said, for the public record, some version of: “Head up the largest sports-based entertainment group in this beautiful, beautiful country filled with equally attractive fans? What a wild idea.” And everybody knows they’ve both been angling to do that for months. On Thursday, Pelley appeared to take the lead. Along with his current job, he’ll now oversee Sportsnet and Rogers Media.

Like leaves falling off trees, the NFL's undefeated teams are quickly withering away. Only eight teams managed to avoid their first loss after the season's first two weeks. That number shrank to five teams in Week 3 after the Seahawks, Bengals, and Eagles suffered their first setbacks of the 2026 season. The Bills, Chiefs, Raiders, Vikings and 49ers still have a chance to match the 1972 Dolphins and 2007 Patriots as the only teams to win every regular-season game. Based on their first three games and what lies ahead, we've identified which 3-0 teams are contenders and which will struggle to continue at their current pace. Buying  In some ways, the Bills' win over the Chargers this past Sunday was just as impressive as their first two wins. Buffalo managed to beat a desperate Chargers team (still in search of their first win) despite coughing up the ball 5 times. Buffalo's defense played well while holding Los Angeles to just 16 points.