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  • Joe Kinnear heads the ball clear while playing for Tottenham in 1968.

    Concussions
    Four Premier League-era players part of brain injury action

  • A banner depicting Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds is displayed at the Racecourse Ground

    'For the whole town'
    Wrexham's Reynolds and McElhenney eye 55,000 capacity

    • Europa League
      Previews and predictions for the semi-finals

    • The Knowledge
      Which cup tie had biggest cumulative attendance?

    • Everton Explainer
      Moshiri, debts and new stadium fears

    • NWSL
      The world’s most innovative league

    • Championship
      Burgess puts Ipswich on verge of promotion

    • Manchester United
      Interim CEO and chief financial officer to leave

News and features

  • Toni Kroos of Real Madrid plays a pass during the first leg at Bayern Munich

    Kroos proves pass master again to point way for Madrid

    Sid Lowe
    Irreplaceable German midfielder's control kept Madrid in the tie
  • Two elderly Glossop North End supporters waiting for the teams to come out
    Two elderly Glossop North End supporters waiting for the teams to come out
    Non-League Bedford Town players improvise a post-match ice bath
    Non-League Bedford Town players improvise a post-match ice bath
    Tranmere Rovers Ladies take on Middlesbrough Ladies
    Tranmere Rovers Ladies take on Middlesbrough Ladies
    Biblical downpour descends on Motown Diner at the Recreation Ground
    Biblical downpour descends on Motown Diner at the Recreation Ground
    Supporters in front of the tea bar during a Boxing Day match at Runcorn Town
    Supporters in front of the tea bar during a Boxing Day match at Runcorn Town

    Dragons, diners, wheelie bins
    A half decent matchday experience

  • Chloe Kelly shoots at goal as Bristol City muster a desperate rearguard during their 4-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday

    Moving the Goalposts
    Bristol City sink as WSL's financial realities bite

  • Premier League
    FSA vows to fight any move for playing games abroad

  • Nottingham Forest
    Webb admits VAR error over penalty claim

  • Atlético Madrid
    Club hit by stand closure over Williams racist abuse

  • 'Desperate for a solution'
    Rising costs harming English grassroots game

  • Project ACL
    WSL clubs to take part in new injury research study

  • Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid
    Vinícius earns edge with Kane on spot

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In depth

  • Rodrigo de Paul

    La Liga
    Atlético's ‘great season’ sticks in throat with lack of storylines

    Romance this weekend was hard to find … all the way down in the third tier
  • Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

    Liverpool out of steam but Klopp’s legacy is cemented

    Jonathan Wilson
    An end-of-season wobble has ended any hopes of a dream send off
    • Kadeisha Buchanan is sent off during the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final, second leg match between Chelsea and FC Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on 27 April 2024. (Photo by Tom Jenkins)

      Women's Football Weekly
      Chelsea’s dreams dashed and Palace promotion

    • Mario Pasalic (left) celebrates after scoring Atalanta’s first goal against Empoli in the 2-0 victory.

      Serie A
      Gasperini turns Atalanta's flecks of gold to treasure

    • Jeffrey Schlupp, Erling Haaland and Sean Dyche

      Premier League
      Ten talking points from the weekend’s action

    • Thomas Tuchel

      Bundesliga
      Bayern beset by discord with Eberl cast in the thick of it

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Moving the Goalposts

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Video

  • Championship
    Leicester celebrate title win on and off the pitch

    Leicester celebrated on and off the pitch as they secured the Championship title
  • With a style not too dissimilar to Jürgen Klopp's, the Feyenoord manager could help Liverpool continue to challenge for titles

    1:45

    Arne Slot
    Who is the manager set to replace Klopp?

  • Thiago Silva, Chelsea’s veteran defender, has announced that this season will be his last at Stamford Bridge

    1:04

    Chelsea
    Thiago Silva gives tearful goodbye but hopes for return 'in another role'

  • Thousands of jubilant Internazionale fans took to the streets around San Siro Stadium to celebrate the club's historic 20th Serie A title

    0:51

    'Most beautiful Scudetto'
    Inter fans line Milan streets for parade

  • Emma Hayes called the decision to send off Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan as the 'worst in Women's Champions League history' as her side crashed out to Barcelona at the semi-final stage

    1:05

    'Worst decision in WCL history'
    Emma Hayes fumes at Chelsea sending off

  • Ten Hag expressed his sympathy for Rashford and said everyone should back him to return to the heights of last season.

    0:40

    Manchester United
    Ten Hag praises Rashford after forward hits out at abuse

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World football

  • Zambia celebrate after beating Morocco this month to qualify for the Olympics.

    Paris Olympics 2024
    Zambia’s women may be barred after Fifa steps in

    Fifa threatened the country’s football association with suspension
  • The US women’s team celebrate after winning the SheBelieves Cup this month.

    Women's World Cup
    US and Mexico withdraw joint bid to host 2027 event

  • This image released by FX shows Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, right, in a scene from the second season of "Welcome to Wrexham." premiering Sept. 12. (FX via AP)

    Wrexham
    Club owners buy stake in Liga MX club Necaxa

  • MLS
    Lionel Messi makes league history in front of 65,000

  • La Liga
    Xavi's Barcelona U-turn shows breaking up is hard to do

  • Serie A
    Inter could not have imagined a more satisfying title

  • San Diego FC
    Can they pull off plan to be the Ajax of MLS?

  • ‘Great things can happen’
    Soaring Odisha FC seek new heights in India

  • ‘Phantom goal’
    Barça threaten legal action over clásico defeat

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Football Weekly

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The top 100

  • trail football 100 mens 2023 day 4

    Men's edition
    Our picks for the best male players in the world 2023

  • Sam Kerr, Aitana Bonmatí and Salma Paralluelo

    Women's edition
    The 100 best female players in the world 2023

  • Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Fulham.

    Haaland voted the world’s best – and he’s just getting started

    Niall McVeigh
  • Spain v England: Final - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023<br>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Aitana Bonmati and Spain players celebrate after the team's victory in the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney / Gadigal, Australia. (Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

    Spain and Barcelona lead way after year of success

    Rich Laverty

Opinion

  • Jürgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah on the sidelines at the London Stadium

    Liverpool can help Slot by selling petulant Salah in summer

    Jacob Steinberg
  • A Nottingham Forest fans' banner in the game against Manchester City says: 'Premier League: for the few, not the many'

    Forest see conspiracies while City hit them with reality check

    Jonathan Wilson
    In the loss to Pep Guardiola’s men, they failed to get the basics right
  • Emma Hayes acknowledges the crowd after the final whistle.

    Hayes sees Champions League dreams washed away

    Sophie Downey
    The Chelsea manager’s last tilt at the biggest prize to elude her ended in valiant defeat by Barcelona in the semi-final

    Regulars

    • Carlo Ancelotti

      Football Daily
      Bayern and Real reunited: some things don’t change

    • David Squires cartoon on … a Premier League referee grudge tracker

      David Squires on …
      A handy Premier League referee grudge tracker

      • Football Weekly
        Arsenal and Manchester City set up a two-horse race

      • The Knowledge
        Can anyone top Coman’s run of league titles?

      • David Squires on …
        FA Cup meddling and clubs reading the room

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Fifpro exclusive interview

      • Premier League
        Ten things to look out for this weekend

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Harsh reality of ACL injuries outside elite

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    Catch up

    • Gareth Southgate and Harry Maguire illustration

      Southgate to United is a good idea. So what’s the chance?

      Barney Ronay
    • Sheffield United players applaud the fans following the 4-1 home defeat by Burnley on Saturday

      Top flight is a unique brew of misery for Sheffield United

      Jonathan Liew
    • Paul Mullin poses in front of a Wrexham badge.

      Paul Mullin
      As soon as we leave the pitch, Ryan’s first to text

    • Fleetwood United players and staff celebrate on 6 April 2024 after winning the United Arab Emirates second division

      Football’s unlikeliest brand
      How Fleetwood made it big in the UAE

    The big picture

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    Next generation

    • Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football image

      2023 edition
      Picking 60 of the best young talents in world football

    • Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs image

      Premier League
      20 of the top talents at English top-flight clubs in 2023

    • Brommapojkarna’s Kevin Ackermann, Bukayo Saka of Arsenal and Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

      Class of 2018
      From Saka to Ackermann: what happened next

    • Joel Ndala of Manchester City, Ben Doak of Liverpool, Ishé Samuels-Smith of Everton, David Obou of Crystal Palace and Jimmy Jay Morgan of Southampton

      'Relative age effect’
      Why scouts select players based on this element of talent ID

    The top 100

    The Guardian’s annual guide to the world’s top players

    See who made the lists

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