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  • Jurgen Klopp talks to the media before the second leg against Atalanta

    ‘If we fail, then let’s fail in beautiful way’
    Klopp calls for special Liverpool display

  • Maika Hamano celebrates scoring Chelsea’s second goal, her first for the club

    Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
    Hamano helps power Blues to top of WSL

    • Bayer Leverkusen
      Alonso wants no Europa hangover at West Ham

    • Dundee 0-0 Rangers
      Draw dents title hopes as Clement's side hit wall

    • Kayleigh McDonald
      Stoke to fund ACL surgery after GoFundMe plea

    • Stevenage
      Evans joins Rotherham after Richardson sacked

    • Premier League
      Watkins a contender for player of the season

    • Football Daily
      Portsmouth party like there’s no tomorrow

News and features

  • Manchester City's Erling Haaland battles with Real Madrid's Nacho

    Haaland blunted as Real’s will to power shines through

    Barney Ronay
    City played like champions but a lack of decisive end product proved their undoing
  • From left: Kai Havertz, Martin Ødegaard and William Saliba cannot hide their despair as Harry Kane (far right) and his Bayern Munich teammates celebrate Champions League progress.

    Hardened Bayern hand Arteta his biggest challenge

    Ed Aarons
  • Henry Winter

    Winter’s surprise exit a sign of the fracturing football media

    Jonathan Liew

  • The Knowledge
    Premier League players for low-ranked countries

  • Everton on the brink
    Questions over club’s finances are more urgent than ever

  • Georgia
    Footballers protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill

  • Some people are on the pitch
    Drone footage shows Pompey fans fill Fratton Park after win

  • Champions League
    Dortmund win seesaw tie to beat Atlético in last eight

  • Barcelona 1-4 PSG (agg: 4-6)
    Mbappé seals wild win to move into last four

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In depth

  • David Squires

    David Squires on …
    Manchester City looking down on their rivals again

    Our cartoonist looks back on a dramatic weekend in the Premier League
  • Fans celebrate England’s win over Denmark in the 2023 Women’s World Cup at a Baller FC event in London

    'It's open to everyone’
    Women’s football watch parties are on the rise

    Organisers around the UK work with venues to ensure parties are free to attend, LGBTQ+ inclusive and accessible
    • Arkadag (in white) defeat Ahal 4-1 in Turkmenistan on 30 March

      Record breakers?
      Arkadag FC and the winning streak still under scrutiny

    • Manchester United v Chelsea - Adobe Women's FA Cup Semi Final<br>LEIGH, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Hayley Ladd, Maya Le Tissier and Millie Turner of Manchester United Women celebrate the team's victory after the Adobe Women's FA Cup Semi Final match between Manchester United Women and Chelsea Women at Leigh Sports Village on April 14, 2024 in Leigh, England. (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall - MUFC/Manchester United via Getty Images)

      Listen, listen, listen
      Women's Football Weekly on the FA Cup semi-finals

    • Martin Ødegaard, Mikel Arteta, Darwin Núñez and Jürgen Klopp.

      Premier League
      What went wrong for Arsenal and Liverpool in title race?

    • Liverpool's Curtis Jones reacts after missing a scoring chance during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super) Manchester City's Erling Haaland (centre), Matheus Nunes (left) and Julian Alvarez celebrate after Luton Town's Daiki Hashioka (not pictured) scores an own goal during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday April 13, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man City. Photo credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Aston Villa - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - April 14, 2024 Arsenal's David Raya looks dejected after the match REUTERS/David Klein NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR 'LIVE' SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS.

      This title race is different than when City once stumbled

      Jonathan Wilson
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Moving the Goalposts

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Video

  • Chelsea
    Pochettino 'upset' at penalty spat and argues with journalist

    A furious Mauricio Pochettino said it was 'a shame' that Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke took the gloss off Chelsea’s 6-0 win over Everton
  • Abderrazak Hamdallah was struck at end of Saudi Super Cup final

    0:21

    Saudi Pro League
    Al-Ittihad's Hamdallah whipped by spectator

  • Bayer Leverkusen fans poured down the steps and on to the pitch to celebrate the historic win

    Bayer Leverkusen
    Fans storm pitch to celebrate first ever Bundesliga victory

  • Jürgen&nbsp;Klopp admitted Liverpool must improve if they are to win the Premier League title after their 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday

    1:17

    'Why should we win the league?'
    Klopp says Liverpool must improve to win title

  • Xabi Alonso was showered in beer by several of his Bayer Leverkusen players during a press conference after Sunday's 5-0 win over Werder Bremen which sealed the club's first Bundesliga title.

    0:41

    Bundesliga
    Bayer Leverkusen players shower Xabi Alonso in beer

  • Emma Hayes quoted poetry and said she would follow advice she gave her son on how to avoid playground confrontations when asked on Friday about her touchline spat with Arsenal’s head coach, Jonas Eidevall

    1:05

    Emma Hayes
    Manager recites poetry after Eidevall calls her ‘irresponsible’

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World football

  • Xabi Alonso celebrates after Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title with a 5-0 home win against Werder Bremen.

    ‘It’s Leverkusen time’
    Alonso’s historic title has changed club forever

    Leverkusen won the Bundesliga because of their brilliance. Now only victory feels inevitable
  • Athletic Club supporters celebrate the club’s Copa del Rey win in the Basque city of Bilbao.

    La Liga
    Athletic Club savour historic Copa del Rey win

  • PSG debutant Yoram Zague, Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lille’s top scorer Jonathan David.

    Ligue 1
    Clubs benefit from a weekend off. But is it fair?

  • Serie A
    De Rossi’s derby delight brings ‘cinema’ to Roma celebrations

  • Ligue 1
    Fourth Champions League spot now Lille’s to lose

  • Copa del Rey final
    Athletic beat Mallorca to end 40-year trophy drought

  • Spain
    Player banned for reacting to alleged racial slurs

  • MLS power rankings
    Columbus have a Cucho Hernández problem

  • Trabzonspor
    Club given six-game fan ban after attack on players

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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

  • Philipp Lahm lifts the World Cup trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 in the 2014 final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Three stripes and out … but good can come from Germany leaving Adidas

    Philipp Lahm
  • Everton fans protesting against the Premier League.

    Premier League has created impression of a rigged game

    Paul MacInnes
    PSR have not tackled the real problem of clubs’ huge financial losses
  • Sven-Göran Eriksson gestures to fans at Anfield on Saturday.

    Heady days of Eriksson’s England a contrast to flag furore

    Jonathan Liew
    Scenes at Anfield remind us that Swede grasped the role is meant to be fun

    Regulars

    • Tetchiness, earlier.

      Football Daily
      Toddlers at a party fighting over the last piece of cake

    • Arsenal FC v FC Bayern Munchen: Quarter-final First Leg - UEFA Champions League 2023/24<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 9: Harry Kane of Bayern Munich celebrates scoring their 2nd goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg match between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern Munchen at Emirates Stadium on April 9, 2024 in London, England.(Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

      Football Weekly
      Kane returns to haunt Arsenal but Haaland stifled

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Stories of Copa 71 expose past injustice

      • The Knowledge
        The most far-apart country clash in the Euros

      • David Squires on …
        4.54 billion years of evolution leading to this

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

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Wor Bella’s forgotten story of war work and football

      • Golden goal
        Rooney for Man Utd v Fenerbahce (2004)

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    Catch up

    • A candlelit vigil outside St George’s Hall in Liverpool, the day after an inquest delivered the verdict of unlawful killing

      Hillsborough, 35 years on
      The pain of injustice remains raw as ever

    • Peter Pellegrini (left), who won won Slovakia’s presidential election, with the country’s prime minister, Robert Fico.

      Slovakia’s pro-Russia turn brings Euro tie into focus

      Barney Ronay
    • Clockwise from top left: Andre Wisdom at Warrington Town; Farnham Town winning the league; Truro City's Dan Sullivan; Scunthorpe celebrate a goal against Hereford.

      Invincibles and pile-ups
      The non-league stories you may have missed

    • KFUM Arena

      'A club for life'
      YMCA team’s incredible rise to Norwegian top flight

    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

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