Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Print subscriptions
Sign in
Search jobs
Search
The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian

Headlines

  • Saif Alrubie

    News
    Joorabchian ‘accosted’ by debt collectors working for another agent, court told

    One of the Premier League’s best-known football agents was relieved of his watch at a restaurant as part of an effort to pressure him into repaying money, court hears

    • Manchester United
      Ten Hag calls reaction to win over Coventry a ‘disgrace’

    • Moving the Goalposts
      The harsh reality of ACL injuries outside elite women’s football

    • Serie A
      Inter could not have imagined a better way to win 20th Scudetto

    • ‘Phantom goal’
      Barça threaten legal action over clásico defeat

    • Euro 2024
      Squad size expanded to 26 in boost to Southgate

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

News and features

  • David Squires

    David Squires on …
    FA Cup meddling, clubs reading the room and Luton elites

    Our cartoonist on replays, Wembley drama and that Nottingham Forest statement
  • Sheffield United players applaud the fans following the 4-1 home defeat by Burnley on Saturday

    Top flight is a unique brew of misery for Sheffield United

    Jonathan Liew
  • Emma Samways hugs a Hashtag United teammate after the Women's National League Cup final.

    Moving the Goalposts
    The harsh reality of ACL injuries outside elite women’s game

  • ‘Phantom goal’
    Barça threaten legal action over clásico defeat

  • Football finances
    Oligarchs in EU's sights with new bill on fraud

  • ‘Great things can happen’
    Soaring Odisha FC seek new heights in India

  • A-League
    Mariners' Torres charged with sexual assault

  • Chelsea
    Pochettino to team: show you're not Cole Palmer FC

  • ‘So much at stake’
    Arteta backs Arsenal to dig deep against Chelsea

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Over there

  • 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

  • Burnley have four points from 12 League games.

    Is the Premier League really the Holy Grail for supporters?

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Weekly

Soccer with Jonathan Wilson

Sign up for expert analysis on soccer from the Guardian's US home for the global game

Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information click here for our policy.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Services apply.

In depth

  • Erik ten Hag

    Should he stay or go?
    The case for and against keeping Ten Hag at United

    Head coach has been hampered by injuries but has not established a discernible style
  • Barcelona v Chelsea in the Women's Champions League.

    Women's Football Weekly
    Fifpro exclusive interview and Chelsea stifle Barça

    Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzanne Wrack for an interview with Fifpro representatives Sarah Gregorius and Alex Culvin, plus Dutch international, Merel van Dongen
    • Khadija Shaw, Beth Mead, Sara Holmgaard and Karen Holmgaard.

      WCL and WSL review
      Our writers review all of the weekend's action

    • Coventry City fans react as their side are beaten by Manchester United in Sunday’s epic FA Cup semi-final

      The most scintillating and sickening football experience

      Jonny Weeks
    • Iker Muniain of Athletic Bilbao lifts the Copa del Rey, Bayer Leverkusen's Josip Stanisic celebrates scoring agains Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen fans celebrate clinching the Bundesliga title.

      Leverkusen’s success is a reminder of game's community power

      Jonathan Wilson
    • André Onana, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ollie Watkins

      Premier League, FA Cup
      Ten talking points from the weekend

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Business of soccer

  • 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
  • The new season of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ will premiere on 18 April.

    Should other clubs chase Wrexham’s American success story?

  • Rafael Devers, John Henry, Jurgen Klopp

    Does Jürgen Klopp’s exit signal the end of the golden age of FSG?

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Football Weekly

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

Listen now:

The Guardian Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music

Football Weekly

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

Listen now:

The Guardian Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music

Video

  • 'A disgrace'
    Ten Hag criticises media after win over Coventry

    Erik Ten Hag says Manchester United making another FA Cup final is a 'huge achievement'
  • The two Milan clubs began this season tied on 19 league titles each but now Inter will be the first to add a second gold star to their club badge for a 20th Scudetto

    1:08

    Football
    Inter fans celebrate sealing historic 20th Scudetto

  • Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United 'got away with it' after they survived an epic Coventry comeback

    1:52

    Man Utd
    Ten Hag insists team have more to learn as Coventry manager 'really proud' despite loss

  • Manchester City came from behind in their quarter-final second leg at the ­Etihad Stadium but the holders ultimately went out on penalites

    1:42

    'No regrets'
    Guardiola proud of Manchester City after shootout loss

  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his team 'lacked that magic moment' after losing to Bayern Munich and missing out on a first Champions League semi-final since 2009

    'We lacked that magic moment'
    Arteta rues small margins in exit

  • Stunning drone footage captured the moment Portsmouth fans stormed the pitch as they were crowned League One champions

    Portsmouth
    Drone footage shows fans fill Fratton Park after win

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

The top 100

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

See who made the lists

100

Opinion

  • Henry Winter

    Winter’s surprise exit a sign of fracturing football media

    Jonathan Liew
  • 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
    Slovakia has just elected a president who opposes military aid to Ukraine
  • Philipp Lahm lifts the World Cup trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 in the 2014 final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Some good can come from Germany leaving Adidas

    Philipp Lahm
    Fans thought shared success would never end, but new Nike deal can help grassroots game

    Regulars

    • At least the Nottingham Forest bus arrived at Everton without any controversy.

      Football Daily
      Forest fanning flames of paranoia helps no one

    • Clockwise from left; Gunnar Nielsen, Ruel Fox, Chris Wood and Stéphane Sessègnon.

      The Knowledge
      Premier League players for low-ranked countries

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

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Women’s football watch parties are on the rise

      • Football Weekly Extra
        City and Arsenal crash out of Champions League

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Thrilling Cup final teed up

    Catch up

    • Stefan Ortega saves a point-blank header from Nicolas Jackson.

      Chelsea misuse Pochettino’s tools against lethargic City

      Jacob Steinberg
    • Caroline Graham Hansen

      Caroline Graham Hansen
      They said Barcelona was a step down

    • 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
    • Luton Town’s Rob Edwards

      Rob Edwards
      If Luton stay up, I don’t want it to be because of deductions

    The big picture

    • Instagram
      Follow Guardian Sport now

    Most viewed