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Headlines

  • Gareth Southgate

    England
    Unhappy fans may come to regret Southgate’s departure, claims Heaton

  • Pep Guardiola watches his team take on Celtic in a pre-season friendly at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

    Manchester City
    ‘I didn’t say I’m leaving’: Guardiola could still extend City contract

  • Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson celebrate one of the USWNT’s three goals in their opening win over Zamia at the Paris Olympics

    Paris Olympics
    Hayes brings back joy as US attack thrives in opener

    • Premier League
      Games played abroad are inevitable, says Khan

    • Manchester United
      Ten Hag warns he needs squad depth for ‘survival of the fittest’

    • Arsenal
      Gunners start to shed academy graduates as the stakes are raised

News and features

  • Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson celebrate together.

    Arsenal
    Gunners start to shed academy graduates as the stakes are raised

    Emile Smith Rowe close to Fulham move while Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson also near exit
  • Matvey Safonov, Luis Guilherme and Rodrigo Gomes.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Track the latest moves in Europe’s top five leagues

  • Barcelona's Ewa Pajor (left) and Ellie Roebuck (right), Wolfsburg's Lineth Beerensteyn.

    Women’s transfer interactive
    All the deals from around Europe’s leading leagues

  • Pep Guardiola
    ‘I didn’t say I’m leaving’: Guardiola hints at stay

  • Women's football
    Names of WSL and Championship could change

  • Transfer latest
    Everton loan Lindstrøm, West Ham close on Durán

  • Liverpool
    What to watch out for on pre-season tour of US

  • Ligue 1
    Clubs and beIN Sports dispute Qatar badge claim

  • Transfer latest
    Bournemouth agree deal for defender Huijsen

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Over there

  • christian mcfarlane nycfc defender

    Christian McFarlane: could England gain a US-raised star?

  • Todd Boehly watches Chelsea play Manchester United at Stamford Bridge

    Todd Boehly, Chelsea’s self-styled revolutionary, is facing failure

  • Christian Pulisic has 9 goal involvements for Milan in Serie A this season.

    Christian Pulisic has been a bright spot in a frustrating Milan season

  • Antonee Robinson of Fulham FC in action during a November match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage.

    Antonee Robinson: the American left back finding career form at Fulham

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In depth

  • Summer Football illo v2 (1)

    Thrill of stumbling across a match while away on holiday

    Mike Whalley
    Whether in Oslo, Reykjavik or an Anglesey caravan park, it is always a happy accident
  • Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson celebrate one of the USWNT’s three goals in their opening win over Zamia at the Paris Olympics

    Olympics
    Hayes brings brings back joy as US attack thrive in opener

    Early signs for rebuild are encouraging and they began campaign with emphatic win
    • Bev Priestman and Andy Spence.

      Canada's drone spying scandal threatens to tarnish their Tokyo gold

      Tom Garry
    • Aitana Bonmatí celebrates a goal for Spain.

      Moving the Goalposts
      Format, favourites and stars: women's Olympics guide

    • Kyle Walker holds aloft the Premier League trophy during the presentation ceremony on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium

      TV chaos in France acts as warning to Premier League

      John Brewin
    • Yuriy Vernydub, a football coach who is now fighting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine

      Ukrainian manager Vernydub
      When something happens, I have to go to my squadron

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Business of soccer

  • Jürgen Klopp and Arsène Wenger have been transformative figures in European football.

    Has Wenger finally won the culture war over big money in football?

  • three side by side images of two footballers and a coach

    Can San Diego FC pull off their plan to be the Ajax of North America?

  • US Premier League fans are passionate, and thrive partly because of their distance from Europe

    A US Premier League game would be wildly popular – and demean everyone

    Aaron Timms
  • FBL-ENG-PR-MAN CITY-CHELSEA-FANS<br>City fans arrive for the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) (Photo by DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images)

    The Premier League’s era of vanity worship may be over but the future won’t be equal

    Aaron Timms
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Football Weekly

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Video

  • England
    What is Southgate's legacy after stepping down as manager?

    Gareth Southgate is arguably one of the most successful managers the team has had and yet he faced serious scrutiny from fans
  • Nearly 80,000 fans welcomed 25-year-old France star Kylian Mbappé during his official presentation as a Real Madrid player

    Real Madrid
    Mbappé fulfils dream as he is presented in front of 80,000 fans

  • Spain's players received a warm welcome home to Madrid after beating England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final

    0:59

    Euro 2024
    Spain receive heroes' welcome in Madrid following victory

  • The Stirling Albion goalkeeper paused the game to fix a hole in the pitch with a conveniently placed shovel and pile of dirt

    1:00

    Stirling Albion
    Goalkeeper fixes hole in pitch mid-match with shovel and dirt

  • Fans in Buenos Aires and Miami celebrated wildly after Argentina secured a record 16th Copa América title by beating Colombia

    1:27

    Copa América
    Argentina fans celebrate victory as Colombia supporters are left heartbroken

  • Footage shows fans climbing into air vents and over fences to access to the stadium ahead of the game

    0:30

    Copa América
    Fans enter vents and climb fences to get into stadium

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The top 100

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

See who made the lists

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Opinion

  • An advertisement shown during Euro 2024 promoting the August launch of the new Sky Sports+ channel

    Fans deserve better than ad industry’s cynical stereotypes

    John Brewin
  • graphic illustration of male footballers and a man holding a medal

    Men’s Olympic football remains stuck in game's second tier

    Jonathan Wilson
    The advent of the World Cup has turned the competition into a development vehicle
  • Leeds United’s Crysencio Summerville (R) celebrates with Georginio Rutter

    Flying Without Ings
    EFL enters fun world of fantasy league

    Lower-league players will get moment in sun thanks to popular online game

    Regulars

    • Water bottles are thrown by fans at the Argentina team

      Football Daily
      Argentina, Morocco and ‘the biggest circus ever seen’

    • David Squires on … Gareth Southgate's resignation

      David Squires on …
      Southgate reaching the end of the line with England

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Wafcon delay leaves African game in a mess

      • David Squires on …
        England’s performance art on run to Euro 2024 semis

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Nagasato backs Japan’s Olympic hopes

      • The Knowledge
        Most boring and exciting goalless draws at the Euros?

      • Football Weekly
        Spain into final and Lamine Yamal takes breath away

    Catch up

    • Wendie Renard

      Interview
      France’s Wendie Renard: ‘The Olympic rings speak to us all’

    • England players pose for a squad portrait during the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship at the Radisson Hotel in Kaunas, Lithuania

      Lionesses pathway offers hope but questions remain

      Tom Garry
    • Elsie Grover-Jones with match officials before refereeing a Middlesex FA Under-14 Girls Cup final in May 2024.

      I'm a proud young, BAME, female ref. Join me?

      Elsie Grover-Jones
    • Gareth Southgate walks past the trophy in Berlin

      England must take Southgate successes into new era

      Jonathan Wilson

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