MANCHESTER (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Pep Guardiola stands firm—in fact, more than ever. The day after the Premier League announced its decision finding Manchester City guilty of serious financial rule violations between 2009 and 2018, the Citizens’ manager took a clear stand in a social media post. “I want every single Manchester City fan, all over the world, to know that I am here—more than ever. I am, always have been, and always will be by the side of my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players, the staff, Enzo, and you—our unique fans. Let me be clear: we will get through this together. I love you all,” read Guardiola’s message.

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BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) (ITALPRESS) – Carlo Ancelotti will be without Raphinha for Brazil’s final friendly of this international break—scheduled for Saturday in Kolkata against India.

The Barcelona forward, who was substituted at halftime during Monday’s victory over Australia, is dealing with mild muscle edema in his right thigh. According to Catalan newspapers, the player has informed his club that the issue does not appear serious; however, to avoid any risks, the Brazilian Football Confederation has decided to send him back to Spain. No replacement will be called up.

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ALGIERS (ALGERIA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Algerian authorities detained 622 irregular migrants, and the Coast Guard rescued 138 people from boats. These figures represent the operational results of the People’s National Army for the period of September 23–29. The report was released by the Algerian Ministry of National Defense.

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BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) (ITALPRESS) – “Beyond being crucial for Argentina, he is a friend of mine, and I want the best for him; if he were to decide to leave, I would accept it. It would be a huge loss for us, but he must feel free to make whatever decision he chooses, knowing that the door will always be open for him should he ever return.” Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni is discussing the future of Walter Samuel, a member of his coaching staff and a long-time personal friend.

According to rumors circulating in Italy and South America, “The Wall”—the former Inter defender—could return to the ‘Nerazzurri’ to join Chivu’s staff; Chivu would be delighted to have his input on improving the team’s defensive play. Indeed, Scaloni himself revealed that Inter has been tracking the former defender for some time: “Samuel has already shown us what the national team means to him; he received an offer from Inter to work with Chivu but decided to stay with us until the World Cup, proving what kind of person he is,” said the ‘Albiceleste’ coach.

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MANCHESTER (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak addressed the fans prior to the Premier League independent commission’s verdict. Just hours after the League ruled Manchester City guilty of breaching financial regulations, CEO Ferran Soriano stepped in to reassure the club—specifically its employees.

“The entire matter with the Premier League is based on a false accusation: specifically, that our owners’ money was injected into the club via Abu Dhabi-based sponsors. This is simply not true,” Soriano explained in an internal video.

“We provided the Premier League commission with extensive evidence demonstrating our compliance with the rules. We submitted bank statements, money transfers, testimonies, and everything necessary to categorically prove that the funds did not originate from the ownership. Every baseless accusation leveled against us stems from this single, completely false claim. To our great surprise—and that of our legal team—after more than two years, the Premier League commission issued a finding that reinforces the view that the League itself is conspiring against us. They ignored the evidence provided by the club and reached an erroneous conclusion.”

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RABAT (MOROCCO) (ITALPRESS) – King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri—coordinator of the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party—to head the government. King Mohammed received the politician today at the Royal Palace in Rabat. The monarch also tasked El Mansouri with forming the new executive, according to the Moroccan news agency MAP.

Since the beginning of his reign, King Mohammed VI’s actions regarding Moroccan women have followed a consistent and progressive path: from the recognition of rights to their actual implementation, and from economic and social empowerment to women’s full participation in public life. A key milestone was the 2004 reform of the Moudawana (Family Code), followed by the 2011 Constitution, Article 19 of which enshrines the principle of equality between women and men.

In parallel, the National Initiative for Human Development, launched in 2005, has fostered women’s economic autonomy through training, workforce integration programs, and income-generating activities.

This evolution has also been reflected in state institutions: the number of female MPs rose from just two in 1993 to 96 in 2021—nearly a quarter of the House of Representatives. Women’s access to the highest levels of state responsibility has also been encouraged since 2000, starting with the appointment of Zoulikha Nasri as an Advisor to His Majesty—the first woman in Morocco’s history to hold such a position. A woman’s accession to the head of government for the first time represents, therefore, not a rupture, but the result of the progressive maturation of Moroccan society and institutions.

Today’s milestone transcends national borders and holds symbolic significance across the African, Arab, and Mediterranean spheres. Yet, according to domestic observers, this symbolic moment now ushers in a time for action: it is through the capacity to govern, reform, unite, and meet citizens’ expectations that this achievement will find its fullest meaning. Furthermore, the real challenge will be to ensure that what stands today as a historic “first” becomes, in the future, a standard institutional norm.

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri was born on January 3, 1976, in Marrakech. A lawyer by training, she holds a degree in private law from Mohammed V University in Rabat, a Diplôme d’études approfondies (DEA) in business contract law from the University of Montpellier in France, and a certificate in Anglo-American law from Pace University in the United States. Specializing in land and real estate law, she has been a member of the Marrakech Bar Association since 2005. She began her political career in 2007 with the Movement of All Democrats and was a founding member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) in 2008. In 2009, she was elected President of the Marrakech City Council, a position she held until 2015 and assumed again in 2021. She also served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021. From 2015 to 2024, she chaired the PAM National Council, and since 2024, she has served as coordinator of the party’s collective leadership. On October 7, 2021, King Mohammed VI appointed her Minister of National Land Use Planning, Urban Planning, Housing, and City Policy.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Manchester City found guilty. There are no longer any doubts: it is official. The independent commission of the Premier League has “found Manchester City FC guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of the financial regulations over a period of nine seasons, as well as the majority of charges relating to the club’s failure to cooperate with the League’s investigation.” This was stated in a Premier League statement.

“The independent Commission found that between the 2009/10 and 2017/18 seasons:

• Manchester City entered into sham contracts (which misrepresented the actual agreement between the parties) with several commercial partners, and also used sham arrangements with others to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs.

• The club submitted falsified financial statements and concealed its true financial position from auditors and football regulatory bodies.

• Manchester City significantly breached spending limits imposed by both the Premier League and UEFA.

• During the Premier League’s investigation, Manchester City committed multiple breaches of its obligations to cooperate with the League and to act in the utmost good faith (three of the four alleged breaches were upheld).”

“The independent Commission found that Manchester City entered into sham commercial agreements with several sponsors during the period under review, as part of a disguised funding scheme under which these companies were required to pay only part of the relevant sponsorship fees,” the Premier League statement continues. “The remaining amount was funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd (ADUG), the club’s owner.

“As part of the scheme, further sham agreements, funded by ADUG, were entered into to allow the club to record lower operating expenses than those actually incurred, as well as a sham circular agreement with Fordham, an entity that acquired the image rights of the club’s players and was funded by ADUG.

“It was found that the purpose of these schemes was to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs by more than £900 million during the period in question, in order to appear compliant with the financial regulations.

“The consequence of this, as established by the Commission, was that the club submitted falsified financial statements and concealed its true financial position from auditors and football regulatory bodies.”

“The Commission concluded that ‘through its conduct, the club clearly intended to circumvent the Premier League’s rules’. As a result, Manchester City did not properly report its revenues and expenditure for the purposes of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Regulations and UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.

“The Commission found that, had all the relevant agreements been properly reported in the club’s financial statements, the club would have breached the spending limits imposed by both the League and UEFA by a considerable amount.

“Furthermore,” the statement continues, “during the four-year investigation conducted by the Premier League, the club committed multiple breaches of its obligations to cooperate with the League and to act in the utmost good faith. The Commission concluded that the club had ‘made concerted efforts to stop and obstruct the Premier League’s investigation’.”

According to Premier League CEO Richard Masters, the Commission has established that “the club systematically breached the Premier League’s rules for almost a decade and therefore

justifies the Premier League’s decision to pursue this case against Manchester City.”

“It is a fundamental responsibility of the Premier League to ensure that the rules, approved by the clubs themselves, are upheld in order to protect the integrity of the competition. It is of paramount importance that the League remains competitive and fair for all clubs and supporters. We take this role extremely seriously,” Premier League CEO Richard Masters continued.

“This disciplinary proceeding, and this decision, are the most significant in the history of the Premier League. There are still matters to be determined, including, crucially, the sanction to be imposed for these breaches. Now that we have the Commission’s decision, we are committed to moving quickly with the remainder of the process in order to provide certainty to the League, our clubs and our supporters.”

The Premier League added that “now that the charges have been proven, the issue of sanctions will be dealt with separately at a further hearing before the Independent Commission. In accordance with the Premier League’s regulations, that hearing will remain private and confidential until publication of the outcome is permitted.

“The club has the right to appeal the decision of the Independent Commission.”

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PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – Tomorrow, Olivier Giroud will celebrate his 40th birthday, and it could be his last as a professional footballer.

The former Milan striker, now playing for Lille, said in an interview with L’Équipe: “I believe this will most likely be my last season as a footballer, and I want to enjoy every moment,” explained the Frenchman, who won the World Cup in 2018.

Giroud began his career in 2006 with Grenoble and went on to play for Istres, Tours, Montpellier, Arsenal, Chelsea, Milan, Los Angeles FC and Lille.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Maltese Interior Minister Glenn Bedingfield attended the Munich Migration Meeting over the weekend, where ministers discussed measures to strengthen the European response to irregular migration.

Bedingfield emphasized that the success of the Pact on Migration and Asylum should be measured by its implementation and concrete results, rather than merely by the legislation adopted.

The minister highlighted Malta’s migration policy, noting that it has contributed to a 93% reduction in irregular arrivals since 2019 and has resulted in the country recording one of the highest return rates for irregular arrivals in Europe.

So far, the number of people returned corresponds to 70% of the irregular arrivals recorded in 2025, the minister explained.

Bedingfield stressed that effective return policies are essential for reducing irregular migration and combating the criminal networks that profit from migrant smuggling.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Maltese agricultural sector is becoming increasingly dependent on state and EU subsidies, which now account for over one-fifth of total output. According to data from the National Statistics Office (NSO), subsidies rose by 4.7% in 2025, reaching €28.7 million—equivalent to 20.2% of agricultural output. This share represents a significant increase from the 13.7% recorded in 2021. Subsidies also accounted for approximately 43% of the sector’s net operating surplus of €66 million, a figure that nonetheless saw a 0.7% decline last year. The data reflect the growing cost pressures facing farmers. Agricultural output fell by 0.1% to €141.8 million, while intermediate costs rose by 0.9%, reaching €87.9 million.

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