Manchester City Found Guilty, Spain Comeback, and a Historic WSL Derby

The most consequential moment in English football's recent history arrived on Sunday, as Manchester City were found guilty of the majority of the 115 financial charges they faced. Tony Pulis, writing for BBC Sport, gave voice to the sense of injustice felt by clubs who competed — and were measured — against City during those years. The verdict marks the end of a long legal process and the beginning of whatever comes next, both for City and for the integrity of the Premier League era that surrounded them.

On the pitch, Spain continued their remarkable run, coming from 2-1 down to beat England and extend their unbeaten sequence to 39 games. Jürgen Klopp's troubled start to life as Germany manager deepened with a 1-0 home loss to Greece in Augsburg, while the Nations League produced results across the continent — Portugal winning in Norway despite Ronaldo's absence, and the Netherlands giving new coach Xavi Hernández a winning debut in Serbia.

In the Women's Super League, Sunday belonged to Liverpool. They ended a run of six consecutive WSL derby defeats at Anfield by beating Everton 2-0, goals from Beata Olsson and Cornelia Kapocs completing a landmark result. Chelsea beat Arsenal 1-0 through Alyssa Thompson to end Arsenal's unbeaten run, an early signal of intent in what looks like a serious WSL title race.