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  • David Squires on … a big week in Europe for the Premier League quintet

    David Squires on…
    A big week in Europe for the Premier League quintet

    Our cartoonist looks ahead to crunch ties in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League
    • Marcus Rashford shares a joke with teammates during Villa training

      Champions League
      Emery calls on Villa to produce PSG comeback and 'write history'

    • Newcastle United
      Tindall ready to lead Newcastle for rest of season

    • England
      Wiegman’s No 2 Veurink to take Netherlands job

    • Carlton Fairweather
      Former Wimbledon Crazy Gang midfielder dies aged 63

    • Football Daily
      Modric joins the top table of celebrity Jacks

    • Women's Football Weekly
      Canadian Super League latest and FA Cup drama

    • European roundup
      McTominay boosts Napoli tilt, Alvarez rallies Atlético

News and features

  • Boston's NWSL entry General Manager Domenec Guasch poses for a portrait with the Boston skyline

    NWSL
    Why Guasch left his dream job at Barcelona to join Boston Legacy

    The former head of Barça’s women’s team explains why he left for a different project
  • The Everton Women manager, Brian Sørensen, speaks to his players during a break in play

    Exclusive
    Sørensen poised to extend Everton Women contract

  • Sevilla’s players show their dismay after losing at Valencia on Friday – their fourth straight loss

    La Liga
    Sevilla turn back to Caparrós as owners keep up circus act

  • Premier League
    Semenyo sinks Fulham to end Cherries' winless run

  • Swansea City
    Modric becomes part-owner of 'incredible' club

  • Championship
    Hull deny Coventry with Lampard frustrated in stand

  • Kevin Campbell
    Former player died from ‘naturally occurring illness’

  • Women's FA Cup
    Manchester United reach final after seeing off City

  • Liverpool
    ‘Closer to our dreams’: Van Dijk proud as Reds move 13 points clear

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In depth

  • Bayern's Harry Kane holds his head during the 2-2 draw with Dortmund

    Bundesliga
    Der Klassiker lacked drama but Bayern feel impact

    The 2-2 draw in Munich on Saturday did not alter the title race but will have repercussions for both sides
  • A collage of two Manchester City football players and their coach, Pep Guardiola

    Manchester City may now be just another very good team

    Jonathan Wilson
    Pep Guardiola’s side are recovering but the days when they conquered all are probably over
    • Enzo Maresca watches from the sidelines amid Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich on Sunday

      Maresca picking a fight with Chelsea fans is self-sabotage

      Jacob Steinberg
    • Claudio Ranieri at the Olimpico

      Serie A
      Ranieri ends undefeated in Rome derbies thanks to Soulé

    • Saint Etienne v Brest, Football Ligue 1, Guichard Stadium, Saint-Etienne, France - 13 Apr 2025<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stephane Pillaud/PSNEWZ/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock (15251493ce) Florian Tardieu / ASSE Saint Etienne v Brest, Football Ligue 1, Guichard Stadium, Saint-Etienne, France - 13 Apr 2025

      Ligue 1
      St-Étienne dream of future glory while staring at drop

    • Marco Asensio, Graham Potter, Thomas Partey.

      Premier League
      Ten talking points from the weekend’s action

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World football

  • Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF<br>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 13: Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF and Jack Elliot 3# of the Chicago Fire FC lead their teams out prior to the MLS match between Chicago Fire FC and Inter Miami CF at Soldier Field on April 13, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

    MLS talking points
    A record in Chicago and a reprieve for the Sounders

    Seattle’s season may not be as badly damaged as we had feared, and there was a huge crowd on hand to see Chicago Fire v Inter Miami
  • Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé is shown a red card by referee Cesar Soto Grado

    European roundup
    Mbappé sees red but Madrid hold on against Alavés

  • Kylian Mbappé in a Real Madrid tracksuit.

    Paris Saint-Germain
    Mbappé’s legal team launch attack over ‘missing €55m’

  • USWNT
    Thompson stars but Hayes faces keeper dilemma

  • Leo Beenhakker
    Former Real Madrid and Netherlands coach dies at 82

  • World Cup 2030
    South America officially proposes 64-team finals

  • Concacaf Champions Cup
    Vancouver to face Inter Miami in semi-finals

  • World Cup 2030
    San Sebastián locals tell Fifa they don’t want to host

  • ‘We lacked football’
    Ancelotti’s reaction to loss sums up Madrid’s season

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Video

  • Manchester United fans chanted abuse at Manchester City’s Phil Foden about his mother during Sunday’s goalless derby
    0:43

    Manchester United
    Guardiola slams fans for chant about Foden’s mother

  • There was a cheeky free-kick in the third tier of Swedish football when Jönköpings Södra's Linus Lyck caught the goalkeeper and defensive wall unawares with a nonchalant curler into the bottom corner to give his side a 1-0 lead against Lunds BK
    0:37

    'Ice cold'
    Swedish third-tier player scores cheeky free-kick

  • Weston-super-Mare’s Luke Coulson scored from his own penalty area against Hornchurch
    0:27

    Great Weston
    National League's Coulson scores from inside own area

  • Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that 'callous, manipulative and toxic influencers' are taking the place of traditional father figures in society and contributing to mental health issues among young men
    1:21

    Social media
    Southgate rails at rise of ‘callous, toxic' role models for young men

Football Weekly

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Opinion

  • England’s Lauren James, Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí and Germany’s Selina Cerci

    Moving the Goalposts
    Euro 2025 power rankings: how England and others shape up

  • Illustration depicting Mohamed Salah and a giant liver bird

    Salah stay doesn’t change key point: Liverpool must rebuild

    Barney Ronay
    On the face of it the Egyptian’s new contract has no downside – but this is not entirely a free ride for Arne Slot and the club
  • Inter Miami CF co-owner Jorge Mas and FIFA president Gianni Infantino and co-owner Jose Mas stand in front of the team post game against the New England Revolution at Chase Stadium.

    Fifa has used US soccer as cash cow and gives little back

    Leander Schaerlaeckens
    Fifa’s policies have helped prevent American soccer from growing organically

    Regulars

    • Southampton v Aston Villa, Premier League, Football, St. Marys Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire, UK - 12 Apr 2025<br>EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists (outside the EU), club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images (+15 in extra time). No use to emulate moving images. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications/services. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mark Enfield/IPS/REX/Shutterstock (15249947bx) John McGinn of Aston Villa celebrates scoring his teams third goal making the score 0-3 Southampton v Aston Villa, Premier League, Football, St. Marys Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire, UK - 12 Apr 2025

      Football Daily
      Hold the back page: the battle for third, fourth and fifth place is on!

    • Newcastle United v Manchester United, Premier League, Football, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK - 13 Apr 2025<br>EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Lee/REX/Shutterstock (15248769cu) Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United celebrates scoring their first goal Newcastle United v Manchester United, Premier League, Football, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK - 13 Apr 2025

      Football Weekly
      Newcastle thrash United as race for top five heats up

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Euro 2025 power rankings: how England and others shape up

      • Football Weekly Extra
        Are PSG favourites to win Champions League?

      • The Knowledge
        Who are the worst bottom three in Premier League history?

      • Women's Football Weekly
        A different story for England as Belgium hit back

      • David Squires on…
        Fan protests and influencers in the world of football

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    Catch up

    • Olivia Smith in the gym at Livepool's training ground

      Interview
      Liverpool’s Olivia Smith: 'Taekwondo has helped my football’

    • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lashes home PSG’s superb second goal against Villa

      PSG throwback Kvaratskhelia delivers moment of old-school delight

      Barney Ronay
    • Alassana Jatta celebrates after scoring one of his 17 goals for Notts County this season.

      Notts County
      Gambia, Estonia, League One? Jatta on a mission

    • Alessia Russo, Hannah Hampton, Lauren James, Michelle Agyemang and Millie Bright

      England's Euros lessons
      From problems in defence to Agyemang’s dream debut

    The big picture

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    The top 100

    • Vinicius Júnior, Rodri and Erling Haaland

      Men's edition
      Revealed: the best male players in the world for 2024

    • Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League - Etihad Stadium<br>Manchester City's Rodri with his Ballon d'Or trophy ahead of the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday November 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man City. Photo credit should read: Carl Recine/POOL/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

      Rodri at No 1
      Midfielder on top of the world after year of glory and pain

    • trail day 4 women's top 100 footballers 2024

      Women's edition
      Revealed: the best female players in the world for 2024

    • Aitana Bonmatí

      Bonmatí at No 1
      Spaniard on top of the world again but England close gap

    Next generation

    • Franco Mastantuono (River Plate), Estêvão (Palmeiras) and Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk)

      2024 edition
      Revealed: 60 of the best young talents in world football

    • Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea) and Jack Porter (Arsenal)

      2024 edition
      Twenty of the best talents at Premier League clubs

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

      Class of 2023
      Big years for Zaïre-Emery and Endrick. But how about the rest?

    • Gianluca Busio and Gio Reyna

      Class of 2019
      Busio, Reyna and co: how have they got on since?

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

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