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  • Manchester United’s players collapse to the ground in disappointment after losing to Chelsea

    Should Ratcliffe stick or twist at Manchester United with Ten Hag?

    Jamie Jackson
    Sir Jim Ratcliffe must weigh up whether to show faith despite countless problems on and off the pitch at Old Trafford
    • Brighton players and manager Roberto De Zerbi with the Amex Stadium in the background and falling gold tokens.

      In full Bloom
      Brighton set for success with or without De Zerbi

    • Rotherham 0-1 Plymouth
      Millers relegated from Championship

    • 'No guarantees’
      Amorim coy on Sporting future as Liverpool circle

    • Arsenal
      Swiss-army Gunners steeled for title push

    • Eagle-eyed City
      Guardiola tells players to ignore Real Madrid shadow

    • Premier League
      Predicted lineups for the weekend action

    • Burnley
      Kompany wants no regrets after Everton six-pointer

    • Newcastle
      Howe wants Guimarães but can't guarantee future

News and features

  • England players applaud supporters following the Euro 2025 qualifying draw with Sweden.

    Wiegman must address careless midfield if England are to retain title

    Sophie Downey
    The manager has plenty to ponder after a stuttering start to their Euro 2025 qualifying campaign
  • Dominik Greif of RCD Mallorca

    Copa del Rey final
    Dominik Greif: ‘The final is on my birthday; it is written in the stars’

  • A Harvey Barnes fan, Crystal Palace's Michael Olise, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp and Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.

    Premier League
    Ten things to look out for this weekend

  • 'Show a bit of class'
    Drop the tragedy chants, urge Klopp and Ten Hag

  • FA must act now and help Lionesses bridge gap to Spain

    Kelly Simmons

  • MLS power rankings
    Columbus have a Cucho Hernández problem

  • Football Daily
    United, memories of Macheda and needed tonic

  • Spain
    Player banned for reacting to alleged racial slurs

  • Athletic Bilbao's Dani Vivian
    No one is an obstacle. You see that spirit in Basque football

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In depth

  • Emile Smith Rowe of Arsenal battles for the ball with Luton's Fred Onyedinma

    Smith Rowe gets Arsenal rockin’ and rolling on return

    Nick Ames
    Midfielder gave a reminder of his talent against Luton
  • Racheal Kundananji carries Barbra Banda after Zambia score in the 2023 Women's World Cup

    No Wafcon would be travesty for Africa’s female players

    Osasu Obayiuwana
    African women’s football has the world’s attention but this year’s continental competition is in danger of being cancelled
    • Josh Cavallo proposes to his partner at Adelaide United's Coopers Stadium.

      The Knowledge
      Has a footballer ever proposed during a match?

    • Jay Idzes celebrates scoring for Indonesia in a recent World Cup qualifier against Vietnam in Hanoi.

      World Cup 2026
      Vietnam pine for glory days as Indonesia step up

    • Carla Ward, the head coach of Aston Villa, takes charge of training

      ‘Missed opportunities’
      Why are WSL's female coaches a minority?

    • points purgatory

      David Squires on …
      Everton and Nottingham Forest playing waiting game

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Video

  • 'Don't sing that'
    Klopp asks fans to ‘show class’ after Old Trafford tragedy chanting

    Jürgen Klopp has appealed for fans not to repeat the chanting that marred the recent FA Cup tie between Man Utd and Liverpool.
  • Erik ten Hag blamed individual errors for Manchester United’s second capitulation in five days as he reflected on a wild 4-3 defeat at Chelsea

    3:00

    'Very frustrating'
    Ten Hag fumes at United's decision making in collapse at Chelsea

  • Spanish football’s commitment to combatting racism has come under fire after its football federation handed a two-match ban to a goalkeeper who went into the stands to confront a man who had allegedly racially abused him

    1:12

    ‘I just wanted to ask him why’
    Goalkeeper banned for reacting to alleged racial abuse

  • Thiago Santana opened the scoring with an amazing long-range goal

    0:50

    Japan
    J.League player scores goal from halfway line

  • The disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has denied any accusations of corruption after his detainment on his return to Spain amid an ongoing corruption probe

    3:03

    'It is a lie'
    Rubiales denies corruption after detainment in Spain

  • Pep Guardiola has hit back at Roy Keane’s criticism of Erling ­Haaland, calling the Norwegian 'the best striker in the world'

    2:17

    'Best striker in the world'
    Guardiola responds to Keane’s criticism of Haaland

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World football

  • Trabzonspor fans invade the pitch and clash with Fenerbahce players and security staff after the Super Lig match between the two teams at Papara Park in Trabzon, Turkey on 17 March 2024

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

    Two Fenerbahce players handed one-match bans over a post-game brawl last month
  • Quique Sánchez Flores

    Getafe
    Stand must be temporarily closed after racist abuse

  • France Marseille Football Ligue 1 Om vs Psg - 31 Mar 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock (14413843d) Paris Saint-Germain's players hug each other before the French League 1 football match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Marseille, France, March 31, 2024. France Marseille Football Ligue 1 Om vs Psg - 31 Mar 2024

    Ligue 1
    PSG have a plan. Marseille are stuck in short-termism

  • European roundup
    Atléti climb into top four, Inter close on Serie A title

  • La Liga
    Rodrygo double puts Real Madrid eight clear

  • Caroline Graham Hansen
    They said Barcelona was a step down in my career

  • World Cup 2026
    India hopes hit again after Afghanistan upset

  • Australia
    Dazzling debutants add vigour to Arnold's hardened pros

  • USA 3-1 Jamaica (aet)
    Late show books Concacaf Nations League final spot

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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

  • composite image of three men in action with green stripes across them

    Football’s elite are tightening up and Arsenal lead pack

    Jonathan Wilson
  • 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)

    Premier League is baring its teeth but future won’t be equal

    Aaron Timms
    The current enforcement of financial rules has solidified the disparity between clubs
  • 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

    • West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 2: Kurt Zouma of West Ham United celebrates scoring a goal to make it 1-1 with Tomas Soucek during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on April 2, 2024 in London, England.(Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

      Football Weekly
      Spurs stumble in race for top four

    • Arsenal v Chelsea - FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup Final<br>WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Jonas Eidevall, Manager of Arsenal, reacts towards Emma Hayes, Manager of Chelsea, after the FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Molineux on March 31, 2024 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

      Women's Football Weekly
      Were Hayes' comments to Eidevall fair?

      • WSL and League Cup final
        Our writers review an eventful weekend

      • Premier League
        Ten talking points from the weekend

      • Moving the Goalposts
        New era beckons for the Dominican Republic

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

      • Quiz time!
        Name these nations’ most-capped female players

      • The Joy of Six
        ‘Houses, ‘housing and ‘housery in football

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    Catch up

    • KFUM Arena

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

    • Mykhailo Mudryk, Jude Bellingham and Florian Wirtz

      Euro 2024
      Power rankings: a look at the 24 teams going to Germany

    • Footballer James Weir at home in Preston after announcing his retirement at the age of 28.

      James Weir
      My United debut was an out-of-body experience

    • Sven-Göran Eriksson embraces Fernando Torres.

      ‘I cried, it was beautiful’
      Eriksson fulfils his Liverpool dream

    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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