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  • Estêvão Willian takes on Independiente del Valle’s Richard Schunke in the Copa Libertadores

    Transfer news
    Chelsea leading race to sign Palmeiras star Estêvão Willian

  • Emiliano Martínez

    Aston Villa
    Emery waits on Martínez fitness for Olympiakos clash

    • Luis Rubiales
      Ex-Spain FA head to stand trial for Hermoso kiss

    • Exclusive
      Ratcliffe cites email traffic for remote working ban

    • League One
      Oxford hold off Posh to set up playoff final with Bolton

    • Football League
      Sky to show 3pm Saturday games next season

    • Malaysia
      Fear and confusion after attacks on three players

    • Perth to Premier League
      Hard work pays off for Ipswich's Burgess

News and features

  • Vinícius Júnior dribbles past Joshua Kimmich

    Vinícius lights up Real to give Kimmich nightmares

    Barney Ronay
    Joselu scored the goals but Vinícius Júnior led Real Madrid with a dazzling display
  • From left: Dele Alli, Matthijs de Ligt. André Onana, Lucas Moura, Mauricio Pochettino and Dusan Tadic.

    Where are they now?
    Ajax 2-3 Spurs, five years on

    Michael Butler
  • Manchester City v Watford scoreboards from the 2019-20 season

    The Knowledge
    The largest aggregate score over two games

  • ‘Disastrous’
    Tuchel fumes at offside call as Bayern cave in Bernabéu

  • Mason Greenwood
    Getafe chief says striker will not return to United

  • Hull City
    Rosenior sacked after Tigers' playoffs near-miss

  • League One playoffs
    Bolton hold off Barnsley fightback to reach final

  • Everton
    Shareholders demand end to ‘farce’ of 777 takeover

  • Nottingham Forest
    Appeal against four-point deduction rejected

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In depth

  • christian mcfarlane nycfc defender

    Christian McFarlane
    Could England gain a US-raised star?

    The English-born left back is the latest graduate to draw interest from Europe’s elite clubs
  • Left to right: Mats Hummels, Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck celebrate in Paris

    Emre Can and cast-offs make Dortmund’s fantasy thrillingly real

    David Hytner
    Midfielder hails belief and unity that has powered an often written-off squad to final
    • Kylian Mbappé applauds supporters.

      Dortmund bring down curtain on Mbappé’s lost years at PSG

      Barney Ronay
    • Erik ten Hag looks at the roof of the dugout prior to the FA Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United

      Ten Hag’s exit is near but will United cycle stop?

      Jonathan Liew
    • Arne Slot acknowledges the Feyenoord fans after the Eredivisie match against PEC Zwolle

      'Give him a statue'
      Feyenoord’s five-star farewell continues for Slot

    • Sydney FC lift with the trophy after winning the A-League Women grand final match between Melbourne City and Sydney FC at AAMI Park in Melbourne

      Moving the Goalposts
      Did the A-League Women capitalise on 2023 World Cup?

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Video

  • Champions League
    Disappointed Mbappé urges team to 'keep working' despite loss

    Mbappé said: 'We can't throw everything away and we need to build on that to keep working'
  • Dortmund will now meet either 14-times champions Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the 1 June showdown at Wembley

    2:37

    'Woodwork helped us a bit'
    Borussia Dortmund triumph in Paris to reach Champions League final

  • Ipswich Town supporters turned out in force to celebrate with their heroes, who celebrated their Premier League return with an open-top bus tour

    Ipswich Town
    Thousands of fans line streets to celebrate promotion parade

  • Erik ten Hag admitted that Manchester United’s season reached a new low after they were thrashed 4-0 by a rampant Crystal Palace

    'The worst defeat'
    Ten Hag admits new low for Manchester United

  • Jürgen Klopp launched an extraordinary rant at footballing authorities and broadcasters in a press conference ahead of Liverpool's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

    4:46

    'Players are overworked'
    Klopp tears into TNT Sports over English European struggles

  • Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has denied reports that Manchester United are set for a summer clearout of their players in the next transfer window

    1:20

    'Totally crap'
    Ten Hag denies reports of a clearout at Manchester United

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World football

  • Inter Miami have scored 32 goals in 12 MLS games this season.

    MLS
    Inter Miami’s attack cools heat on Martino

    Early season slump had put Tata Martino under pressure
  • Portu celebrates scoring Girona’s equaliser against Barcelona, 28 seconds after coming on.

    La Liga
    Portu’s brilliant burst seals Girona's top-four dream

  • The ruin of Gaza Sport Club in Gaza.

    'Robbed of my dreams’
    The sporting tragedy of the war in Gaza

  • Serie A
    Sassuolo shock Inter but relegation still beckons

  • Bundesliga
    Club legend Reus can sign off with a love letter

  • Obituary
    Former Argentina coach César Luis Menotti (1938-2024)

  • Inter Miami
    Messi adds five assists to goal in rout of Red Bulls

  • AFC Cup
    Central Coast Mariners make history with dramatic triumph

  • César Luis Menotti
    World Cup winning Argentina coach dies at 85

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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

  • Micky Van de Ven, Heung-Min Son and Ange Postecogolou.

    Postecoglou has reinvented Spurs but path ahead is murky

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Cambridge United defenders reflect on conceding a third goal against Lincoln City in November’s 3-0 home defeat.

    Chaos and intense stress: there goes another season

    Max Rushden
    Last year I watched Cambridge just about stay up. This year I did exactly the same
  • Diego Maradona illustration

    Maradona’s toxic post-death era is consistent with his chaotic life and career

    Barney Ronay
    The star's afterlife – a mess of allegations and legal wrangles – has taken another turn

    Regulars

    • There was plenty of smoke wafting around the Parc des Princes on Tuesday evening.

      Football Daily
      Hopes of European glory go up in smoke for PSG

    • Borussia Dortmund is in the final of the Champions League, Parc de Prince, Paris, North Rhine-Westphalia, France - 07 May 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Action Press/REX/Shutterstock (14468424le) Nico Schlotterbeck #4 (Borussia Dortmund), Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund, Football, Champions League, semi-finals Borussia Dortmund is in the final of the Champions League, Parc de Prince, Paris, North Rhine-Westphalia, France - 07 May 2024

      Football Weekly
      Dortmund delight as PSG’s woes return

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Chelsea reignite WSL title hopes as City slip

      • Premier League
        Ten talking points from the weekend’s action

      • WSL review
        Chelsea reignite title hopes as City flop on thrilling day

      • Football Daily
        Klopp hurls another stick of dynamite at TNT Sports

      • The Knowledge
        Cup ties with the biggest cumulative attendance

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

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    Catch up

    • Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid celebrates scoring against Barcelona in April

      La Liga
      How Real Madrid’s depth and variety set up title cruise

    • Ipswich Town’s Harry Clarke and fans celebrate on the pitch after the final whistle confirmed their team’s promotion to the Premier League.

      Tractor joys
      Ipswich celebrate promotion – in pictures

    • A PGMOL video still Luis Díaz in the middle of the pitch and onside against Spurs

      Echoes of errors
      Why has VAR sparked so much fury this season?

    • An aerial view of Everton's new stadium being constructed at Bramley Moore Dock.

      Explainer
      The Everton crisis: how did it get to this point?

    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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