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Headlines

  • Remi Allen

    Interview
    Southampton's new manager Remi Allen: 'I'm proud of my journey'

  • Taras Mykhavko (right) and Mykola Shaparenko close down Rangers’ Ross McCausland.

    Champions League
    Rangers earn late draw against Dynamo Kyiv

    • Transfer news
      Manchester City agree to sell Álvarez to Atlético Madrid in €95m deal

    • Premier League 2024-25
      Preview No 4: Toney saga rumbles on at Brentford

    • Transfer news
      Newcastle close to £60m Guéhi deal with Palace

    • Leverkusen’s Nathan Tella
      I look at a picture of my Bundesliga medal every day

    • Football Daily
      Atlético Madrid and the hoovering up of unwanted Premier League talent

    • Premier League 2024-25
      Preview No 3: Bournemouth seek consistency

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News and features

  • David Squires on … football and the Olympics

    David Squires on …
    Things from the Olympics that can improve football

    Our cartoonist offers some suggestions from Paris 2024 that could be used to tinker with the beautiful game
  • Matvey Safonov, Luis Guilherme and Rodrigo Gomes.

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

  • Head Coach Andoni Iraola of Bournemouth during a pre-season training session at Dignity Health Sports Park on July 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

    Premier League previews
    No 3: Bournemouth seek consistency in Iraola's second season

  • Interview
    Leverkusen’s Tella: 'I look at a picture of my medal every day'

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

  • Premier League previews
    No 2: Aston Villa’s European dream

  • Premier League previews
    No 1: Will Arsenal go one better and win the title?

  • Olympics
    Mateta fires France into men’s final against Spain

  • Exclusive
    FA board gives approval for foreign England manager

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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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Weekly

Soccer with Jonathan Wilson

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In depth

  • Savinho’s transfer to Man City is emblematic of the problems with the multi-club model.

    Uefa fails to speak for game’s values and leave clubs on brink

    Jonathan Wilson
    Jonathan Wilson answers questions on the multi-club model, Kylian Mbappé and VAR
  • Harvey Barnes

    Harvey Barnes interview
    Eddie Howe is always there for players but he didn't furnish my house

    Winger tells Louise Taylor about getting parenting advice from his coach and his challenging first year at St James’ Park
    • Sarina Wiegman, England Women's football head coach.

      Increasing diversity in leaders is more than moral priority

      Jason Stockwood
    • Thierry Henry points a finger at full-time.

      Henry harnesses Olympic flame to stake claim for France

      Philippe Auclair
    • Scott Parker

      Parker suffers yo-yo curse of British manager at Burnley

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Anna Sandberg in action for Häcken against Chelsea last season.

      Sandberg offers firm foundations for Manchester United

      Harleen Uppal
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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

Join Max Rushden and the pod squad as they pick over the latest action and news

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Football Weekly

Join Max Rushden and the pod squad as they pick over the latest action and news

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Video

  • Argentina
    Lanús forward scores sensational bicycle kick from outside the box

    Lanús forward Walter Bou scored a potential new contender for the Puskas Award as he secured a 3-2 lead against Tigre in Argentina
  • Southgate is arguably one of the most successful managers the team has had and yet he faced serious scrutiny from fans.

    2:38

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

  • 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

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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

  • Ruud Van Nistelrooy at PSV in 1998, with Sir Alex Ferguson in 2005, coaching at PSV in 2018.

    I loved the way Sir Alex asked us to play at United

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

    Arsenal start to shed academy graduates as stakes are raised

    Huzaifah Khan
    Emile Smith Rowe close to Fulham move while Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson also near exit

    Regulars

    • A Chelsea flag

      Football Daily
      Atlético Madrid and the hoovering up of unwanted Premier League talent

    • Celtic FC v Kilmarnock FC - cinch Premiership<br>GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 4: Manager Brendan Rodgers of Celtic during the cinch Premiership match between Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC at Celtic Park on August 4, 2024 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images)

      Football Weekly
      Transfer tittle tattle and Scottish season kicks off

      • Moving the Goalposts
        ‘We were all crying’: how US deaf women’s team made history

      • The Knowledge
        The squad with most future Premier League managers

      • David Squires on ...
        Everton and the game of chance with owners

      • Football Weekly
        Predictions for 2024-25 and who replaces Southgate?

    Catch up

    • Erik ten Hag

      Erik ten Hag
      I don’t need a longer contract. I don’t need that security

    • David de Gea, Adrien Rabiot, Matts Hummels

      From Hummels to De Gea
      Ten big-name free agents eyeing new club this summer

    • The gold medal winning Uruguay team, including José Andrade (back row third right), celebrate in the grounds of the team's Argenteuil base after beating Switzerland 3-0 to win the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

      When Andrade and Uruguay made Paris Olympics a first

      Jonathan Wilson
    • graphic illustration of male footballers and a man holding a medal

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

      Jonathan Wilson

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