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The Friedkin Group (TFG) announced they are open to new investment into the club - including the "potential sale of a controlling interest".

The group, led by American billionaire Dan Friedkin, only completed their full takeover of Everton in December 2024 - ending Farhad Moshiri's long spell at the helm.

"Yeah I was surprised, they'd only came in a year and a half ago," Moyes said in a press conference - before claiming he first felt signs of the owners not being committed during the most recent transfer window.

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"Most owners come in for a lot longer than that. We were all expecting them to be here for 20 to 30 years, however long it may be.

"But maybe the way things worked out over the transfer window, I probably had seen through it a little bit before that. It's probably all there for Evertonians to see now.

"I truly believed that with new ownership who were in for it completely with us all, my ambition coming back was to get Everton back to the levels they'd been at in the past - challenging for Europe more often, being around it.

"And probably you could tell with how I've been a lot over the summer that that's the way it's been. It's been a difficult summer for us.

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"I only found out this morning myself along with everybody else. I'm a little bit surprised, but maybe not really that surprised."

Moyes also admitted he feels sympathy for the Everton fans who have to go through another period of uncertainty.

The last three years alone have seen Moshiri try to sell the club to 777 Partners and John Textor, only for both of their takeover bids to fall through. TFG also saw talks collapse before finally breaking through in late 2024.

Everton also had two rounds of points deductions for breaching the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), which came in a period that nearly saw the club relegated from the Premier League for the first time.

Moyes, who returned to the club in early 2025, admitted the last year was one of stability for the club. But that has now changed.

Asked if he feels let down for being mis-sold a dream, Moyes said: "No. Because I love this club so much and they could have sold me anything and I'd have still taken it.

"But it's for Evertonians I feel sorry for the most. They've been through so many difficult periods, they really have. The last thing they wanted to hear was this.

"Last year we went through a season where there wasn't much drama. There wasn't any relegation problems, we had a bit of drama of money that we had to pay to Burnley.

"Apart from that, in the main we've done pretty well over the year and were just starting to get back at the right footing - and challenging at the right end of the table rather than the wrong end.

"I'm more disappointed for Evertonians who have to go through another period of: 'who's going to be the new owner?'"

Asked if he's concerned about his own future, with potential new owners set to arrive at the club, Moyes said: "I've not really thought about it yet from that point of view. The players have been great so far and we'll keep them focused on what we can do which is win the games.

"I always think that Evertonians galvanise even more so when it comes to a situation where the team needs help, the manager needs help - we'll stick together. We'll certainly be in that camp.

"I'm just reading the things that I've seen this morning. They're looking forward to getting the right people in to bring the club further forward.

"It's a great club if anybody is out there who wants to buy it. If they want to speak to me, I'll be the first person to tell them that it's certainly worth buying."

Everton owners' statement in full

An Everton statement on Friday morning said: "When TFG became custodians of Everton, the club faced significant financial uncertainty and challenges both on and off the pitch.

"The immediate priority was to provide the stability, investment and support needed to secure the club's future, including helping to bring the long-promised stadium to completion for its deserving supporters.

"With that foundation now safely in place, the time is right to consider the next chapter for Everton. We will only entertain interest from parties who we strongly believe will be the right stewards to take the club forward and build on the momentum that has been established.

"Throughout this process, TFG's focus will remain unchanged. We will support the club in all ways necessary to achieve success on the pitch and will continue efforts to make a positive difference in the communities the club serves.

"TFG and the club will not be commenting further while this work is under way."

Why is club up for sale so quickly?

Alan Myers on Sky Sports News:

"It's not come as a big surprise to hear this news. When The Friedkin Group said a few months ago that they were looking for investors, the feeling and talk around Everton and the financial side of things that the club was actually up for sale. It was a sale they were looking for, rather than investors.

"One of the real reasons for this is TFG have probably come to a point where they have seen what it's going to cost to put Everton back at the top table of English football, which is where the club want to be and where they were a long number of years ago.

"That figure and cost implication is probably too much for them and they don't want to do that.

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"From day one, there were rumours and mumblings that TFG weren't going to be at Everton for long. What they've been trying to do recently is put the club into a good financial situation, with a sale in mind.

"A lot of this also comes from the situation with Roma. They own Roma as well, they are building a new stadium there which will cost £1bn. In the end, it's all too much for them.

"I believe The Friedkin Group are looking for between £800m and £1bn to sell the club which will give them a tidy little profit, as they bought the club for cheaper than they should have done.

"It was interesting when you read the statement from The Friedkin Group saying: 'We will be fully committed to supporting the team on the pitch'. Well it didn't look that way in the summer transfer window, that's for sure. It was a bit of a disaster in the end.

"Although you have to remember the squad they had is a good squad, but a weak squad. If David Moyes was to get injuries with his players, then that squad would be tested. There's no two ways about that.

"The first squad he has at the moment is a very good, strong squad. But you could see that they were willing to sell Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest. That said a lot about the investment and what they were doing.

"The only reason he didn't go was because the crowd made their feelings known. That pressure forced The Friedkin Group to reconsider selling him as he's one of the young bright talents of Everton." %!s()

An independent commission found City guilty of serious breaches of financial rules over a nine-season period between 2009/10 and 2017/18, including arranging 'sham' commercial agreements to inflate revenues and reduce costs. The commission also upheld the majority of charges relating to the club's failure to co-operate with the Premier League's investigation.

City deny wrongdoing and have appealed against the findings, with the question of any potential punishment still to be decided.

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Asked about the case, Carrick said: "I've got my own questions about it. It's affected me personally in different ways over a period of time.

"But as the case is going now, I don't know where that stands and how it's going to end up. So we'll just have to wait and see.

"What I will say, the sooner it gets sorted, I think for everyone's benefit, is essential."

The former Manchester United midfielder also reflected on the impact the case could have on the history of the Premier League, having experienced title races in which United finished behind City's teams.

However, Carrick insisted the emotions attached to competing for trophies could never be erased, regardless of what happens next.

"Regardless of anything, a medal anyway, in any sport in history, I think later on you get the medal and it's proved at different times," he said.

"It's the moment that you strive for, to win and achieve in that moment.

"So the medal here or there, not getting blown away, but that doesn't bring the feeling of whether you initially win or you don't win. That's essentially what we're all in for."

Carrick added that the uncertainty surrounding the case made a speedy conclusion particularly important, given the potential implications for clubs across the league.

"Speed is essential for everyone to be clear, to be able to deal with it, to be able to move on, whatever happens," he said.

"It's a unique situation to be in at this level, with such a huge impact in so many ways. So we all need to know what's going to happen."

What Premier League managers have said about the Man City verdict

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Bournemouth boss Marco Rose:

"I'm not this kind of guy who blames someone with not enough information. Of course, I hear everything, I read everything, but I do not have all the information. I trust in the guys who are involved in these kinds of things and situations, and then we will see what happens. I'm a football coach, not a politician, and I love to be a football coach, and it should stay like this."

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler:

"I can't control anything from that. The only thing I can really focus on is our preparation, how we are doing, and therefore it is just a distraction, that is not in our hands. Hopefully it will be dealt with but I have enough topics to mention. But let's see how it goes. I heard there are still some ongoing processes so it is really difficult to say anything now."

Coventry boss Frank Lampard:

"We've all seen the news. Obviously big news. Man City are appealing the situation, so what can you say when an appeal is going on? I'm not inside the story, I'm outside it completely. I played for Man City a long time ago, now for one year, but we'll wait and see what the result of the appeal is."

Leeds boss Daniel Farke:

"It's not my topic, my topic is football and there are more qualified people to speak about this, so it is not my topic. It is not up to me and I was not involved in the title race in these years. I had different topics to deal with during this time when Manchester City won many titles. I think I just had one home game with them with Norwich, we won by the way, so I can't complain too much. It also makes no sense if right now everyone in the world wants to have opinions about this topic, there are more qualified people to talk about it. My topic is Leeds United."

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola:

"I think uncertainty is not good for anyone involved but there is the process ongoing and we have to be patient like everyone else and see what happens at the end. No one knows what's going to happen. We have to focus on Liverpool and being the best club we can be, the best team we can be. That's my challenge. My opinion is not valid because I haven't spent that time and I haven't read as much as they've [the commission] done.

"I think the challenge of the game is so high that I don't think players think too much outside of this. They are thinking 'I have to mark this player' or 'I have to go and deal with this one' or 'I have be at this level because the level of the game is so high'. They will be focused on those things. Obviously they will have their own opinions but I think they will be fully focused on what happens on the pitch."

Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle:

"I think as a manager of another club I am not able to judge. It's not my job in my job description to judge on that. There are authorities taking care of it. I think there is a clear process now, which we have followed and, for us, I am speaking on behalf of the whole club, it's the right approach to focus on what we can influence."

Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner:

"It has been 24 hours a day. It was just City. I said, 'Ah, OK, this is the only problem in the world right now'. It's so big here in England, especially. And I wasn't here when all these things happened or did not happen, I don't know. To the appeal, there is no final verdict right now. That's why I don't see any point to comment on Man City because I can't. But let's say in general, if somebody cheats he needs to get punished. If not, then not. And of course, we all hope for the integrity of the game, for the integrity of the Premier League, that the final word is spoken soon.

"But we also know, and as I spoke earlier, I think there are thousands of pages to read, and I read a book every night, and it takes quite long to read thousands of pages and also then find the final verdict, so it takes a little bit of time. We have to be patient, but yes, it should be soon."

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris:

"There are still ongoing legal proceedings so it's not for me to comment on that. My position is simple: football has rules, on and off the pitch. You have to respect those rules, when they are broken they should have consequences otherwise it's not fair. We want fair competition, we want fair game, fair play, so the relevant authorities have to be relentless otherwise you lose the value of the competition. So we'll see.

"It happened 10 years ago, more or less. We were not here in Sunderland, for example. But it's about respecting rules so it's key because if you don't have fair competition it's a bit weird, so it's more or less the feeling we have in the building." %!s()

South Africa's pace bowlers enjoyed a bright start to the three-Test series, with Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje all taking two wickets each.

With Australia sinking to 124-6, Renshaw (46no) and Cummins (33no) battled back to put on an unbeaten seventh-wicket stand of 63 and salvage some momentum heading into day two.

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Australia, who won the toss and elected to bat first, found themselves two down inside the first 10 overs, with Travis Head (9) first edging behind to Kyle Verreynne off a delivery from Mulder.

Three overs later, Nic Maddinson, who returned to the Australia Test squad for the first time since 2016 after recovering from testicular cancer, was bowled by Jansen after facing 33 deliveries without scoring.

Marnus Labuschagne settled at the crease with Australia 24-2, but his recent struggles with the bat continued, as Australia's No 3 was only able to make 37 runs off 58 deliveries before he was pinned lbw by Mulder.

Labuschagne reviewed but the decision was umpire's call, meaning the Queensland batter has now failed to score a half-century in his last six Tests. His most recent, a 65, came against England at The Gabba during last winter's Ashes series.

Steve Smith, who returned to play in his first Test match in South Africa following the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, was struck by a painful blow on the hand, before he was caught next ball by Mulder at gully for Jansen's second wicket of the day.

Australia passed the 100-run mark inside 35 overs, but Nortje struck twice in two deliveries, removing Alex Carey and Beau Webster.

Carey was caught at second slip for 14, before South Africa successfully chose to use their final review after Webster edged a ball behind to Verreynne, having made four runs off two deliveries.

Renshaw, who came back into the Australia side earlier in 2026 following a three-year hiatus, will resume at the crease on Saturday, four runs away from his fourth half-century in Test cricket.

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I grew up in Moradabad, a small city in northern India known for its brass handicrafts, not its aerospace engineers. Nobody handed me a map. There was no blueprint, no industry mentor who had walked this road before me. And yet, there I was, suited up and preparing to operate at the edge of space research.

Today, I build autonomous robotic systems that operate across continents, lead enterprise AI and computer vision programs at scale, and present robotics research across the U.S. and internationally in innovation hubs like Tokyo and Barcelona. As a NASA Citizen Scientist astronaut candidate, I train for suborbital missions in the gaps between engineering sprints. I also lead an initiative that has guided hundreds of young women from underserved communities into technical fields. I know precisely what it feels like to stand at the threshold of a room and wonder if you are allowed inside.

That journey taught me a fundamental lesson: Belonging in high-tech fields is something you actively engineer. Here is what building complex, uncertain robotic systems taught me about belonging, leadership and what it means to be the edge case yourself.

1. Shift From Validation To Craft

Imposter syndrome rarely announces itself loudly. It shows up quietly when you are the only woman in a meeting room, when your proposal is evaluated differently depending on who restates it or when you feel the pressure to work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously.

People have told me to just wait. Wait for someone to validate the work. Wait to feel ready. But validation can be fleeting. What works far better is focusing on craft. When you build expertise so deep, applied and rigorous that your work speaks for itself, the question of whether you belong becomes irrelevant. Eventually people stop asking if you belong. They just start asking what you’re building next.

2. Your Perspective Is Your Asset

The first time I developed a robotic vision system designed to perceive its environment, I realized something fundamental: Vision is not about the camera sensor; it is about how the algorithm handles uncertainty.

Processing a rigid cardboard box requires a fundamentally different algorithmic approach than handling a deformable plastic bag. A robot either works in the real world or it doesn’t. There’s no partial credit for an algorithm that only handles the easy cases. In robotics, these unpredictable inputs and uncommon scenarios are known as “edge cases.” That’s usually where the real engineering breakthroughs happen. Not in the clean cases. In the messy ones.

The same principle applies to team leadership. Being an outsider to a field, culture or legacy background is not a barrier; it is a research advantage. When you approach an engineering or business problem from a perspective the room has not considered, you bring original value to the table. Don’t minimize your unique vantage point; use it to solve problems others cannot see.

3. Embrace Discomfort As An Operational State

Simulated suborbital training prepares you to operate in environments where every ground-level assumption becomes unreliable. The people who thrive under those conditions aren’t the most certain. They’ve just made peace with not knowing.

We often wait until we feel entirely ready before raising our hand for high-stakes projects. We wait for an unfamiliar culture to feel safe before deciding we belong. But zero gravity teaches a valuable lesson: You don’t get comfortable first and then walk in. You walk in, and comfort shows up later, if it shows up at all.

4. Create Mirrors For The Next Generation

Through my work coaching young women in technical disciplines, I’ve observed a consistent pattern across communities: Potential is everywhere. I’ve met plenty of talented young women. What they haven’t seen is someone who looks like them already doing it.

They need to see someone who shares their background operating at the highest levels of the field. Being in the room isn’t the finish line. If you don’t hold the door for someone else, you’re just occupying space, not changing who gets to be there.

The Real Definition Of Belonging

Nobody in tech, robotics or leadership is going to hand you a permission slip. Belonging is built one project at a time, one room at a time. You don’t wait for advanced fields to make room for you. You show up, you keep showing up and eventually the room adjusts.

The door is open. It always was. All we need to do is stop doubting and take the first step.​

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Equally, classic films are commanding ever larger audiences, especially among younger cinema goers.

Both trends look set to play out at this year’s MIFC, which unspools in Lyon over Oct.13-16.

In highlights at this year’s Classic Film market, Paramount’s Charlotte Barker will join Park Circus CEO Douglas Davis for a panel on the “Anglo-Saxon” model for classic-film distribution and rights.

Wearing multiple hats, Paolo Moretti, head of ECAL university’s cinema department, Geneva’s Grütli Cinemas and Fondazione Prada’s Film Fund, will take part in a special conversation.

Spencer Collantes, VP of Clockwork, Warner Bros.’ specialty film division, will present a case study on re-releasing Ken Russell’s controversial 1971 film “The Devils.”

As part of its regular work connecting national film industries with buyers, distributors and programmers, the MIFC is spotlighting Greece as its country of honor and Taiwanese cinema in a dedicated Focus.

As Greece takes center stage at the MIFC, its government is rolling out a €750 million ($840 million) Greece On Screen plan that supports production and distribution while also putting money into preserving, digitizing and restoring the country’s film heritage.

The Taiwan Focus builds on years of restoration and international circulation through cinemas, television and DVD/Blu-ray, as local rights holders, the government and international distributors work to bring more of the country’s film heritage back into circulation.

Now heading into its 14th edition alongside the Lumière Film Festival, run by Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux, the MIFC remains relatively small but occupies a unique position as a marketplace devoted entirely to classic and heritage film. One of its key achievements has been to give key players a permanent meeting point each October in Lyon, says MIFC co-head Anaïs Desrieux.

“One way in which the MIFC has made a difference is by structuring the sector through a physical venue, by materializing this moment where people can meet,” she adds. “That has firmly established the MIFC on the industry calendar, alongside the festival and its enormous pulling power.”

This year, the market moves from the Institut Lumière, the organization behind the festival, to the Grand Hôtel-Dieu, a major historic site in the heart of Lyon, bringing participants closer to the festival’s cinemas, restaurants and the city center.

One sign of the importance of film libraries is demand for the MIFC’s catalogue holders session, which was the first event to fill up this year, according to Gérald Duchaussoy, who co-heads the MIFC.

Major groups such as Studiocanal and Warner Bros. have created dedicated catalogue labels, he notes, reflecting “growing recognition that these films represent genuine added value rather than a burden.”

“It reveals a strategy in the way companies expose and exploit their films, at festivals, through theatrical releases, on DVD and Blu-ray, and through international sales. It is a fairly fast-moving niche sector, and you can feel things accelerating,” he adds.

Multiple challenges remain, however. One is how films reach audiences. The Paramount-Park Circus panel will examine the central role played by specialist intermediaries such as Park Circus, which often act as the point of contact for rights, DCPs, prints and subtitled materials across territories.

“You can be in Australia and speak to Park Circus to obtain a Universal film,” said Duchaussoy, noting that other rights holders may sell directly in some territories while working through local distributors in others.

Wider access, however, can create problems of its own for rights holders.

Warnings are coming from industry professionals about what they call “hyper-distribution,” says Desrieux.

“Rights are sold and then resold in fragmented pieces, and you can lose traceability, visibility and control over those rights,” she notes, warning of potential revenue losses.

That said, as the film industry grapples with an overwhelming volume of content, fragmented audiences and an ever-expanding range of distribution windows, some of the answers may lie in classic cinema.

“Heritage cinema is a tremendous laboratory for exploring these questions and, ultimately, a laboratory for the future,” says Desrieux.

The challenges are increasingly familiar across the wider industry, she adds: making films stand out in an abundant market, renewing audiences, preserving diversity and coordinating theatrical, streaming and DVD/blu-ray releases.

For Desrieux, the MIFC’s own future lies in becoming more European and international, while broadening the conversation beyond heritage cinema alone. She also points to the Classics Innovation Corner, showcasing new tools aimed at making rights information clearer and easier to share, ultimately helping more films circulate.

For Desrieux, the distinction between “classic” and “contemporary” cinema may itself eventually become less rigid.

“Many of the questions we have been addressing for years in heritage cinema have now become central questions for the entire industry,” she says.

And the logic works both ways: “Today’s contemporary films will be tomorrow’s heritage films.”