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News and features

  • Gregg Berhalter’s USMNT lost against Uruguay on Monday night, ending their Copa América challenge

    Copa América
    Berhalter hasn’t lost locker room. But he should lose his job

    The USMNT have crashed out of Copa América early after stagnating
  • Lucas Bergvall, Kylian Mbappé, Endrick.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Keep up with the latest moves in Europe’s top five leagues

  • Barcelona's Ewa Pajor (left) and Ellie Roebuck (right), Wolfsburg's Lineth Beerensteyn.

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

  • Transfer news
    Earps 'honoured' to join PSG after signing two-year deal

  • Manchester United
    Ashworth free to start after Newcastle deal struck

  • Copa América
    Hosts USA crash out after contentious defeat to Uruguay

  • Copa América
    Mexico crash out as penalty overturned against Ecuador

  • Women's Championship
    League to have 11 teams after Reading drop out

  • Transfer news
    Villa sell Douglas Luiz to Juve, Anderson joins Forest

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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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In depth

  • Randal Kolo Muani (centre) celebrates after his shot was deflected into the net by Jan Vertonghen to give France victory over Belgium

    Les Bleus resemble island of calm as country lurches right

    Barney Ronay
    The striker and his team embody a happy, functional tableau of people in France at odds with National Rally
  • Cristiano Ronaldo cries after missing an extra-time penalty against Slovenia.

    Ronaldo show reduces others to bit-part players

    Jonathan Wilson
    In this world of celebrity worship, the winning of football matches is a secondary concern. It’s all about Cristiano Ronaldo
    • Gareth Southgate talks to Bukayo Saka on the sidelines during the last 16 game between England and Slovakia

      Saka’s reliability makes him rock for England and Southgate

      Jonathan Liew
    • Mexico’s coach, Jaime Lozano (center), has been criticized for failing to adapt.

      Copa América
      Mexico’s dismal showing in the US was years in the making

    • Mary Earps after Manchester United's defeat by Chelsea at the end of the WSL season

      Manchester United Women being hindered by indifference

      Suzanne Wrack
    • Jude Bellingham’s acrobatic equaliser kept England in Euro 2024

      England keep the faith and Bellingham conjures late miracle

      Jonathan Liew
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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

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

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Video

  • Belgium
    'Stupid': De Bruyne disgruntled over golden generation question

    Kevin De Bruyne appeared annoyed at the concept only being applied to Belgium and was heard to mutter the word 'stupid'
  • A group of England fans at The Barrel Inn&nbsp;in Chesterfield celebrated wildly as Jude Bellingham scored a last-gasp equaliser against Slovakia

    1:02

    Euro 2024
    England fans dive across pool table in euphoric celebration of goal

  • England fans in London celebrated wildly as Jude Bellingham's stoppage-time goal brought England back from the brink of elimination

    0:47

    Euro 2024
    Watch the moments as England fans wildly celebrate against Slovakia

  • The Denmark manager, Kasper Hjulmand, took aim at football’s 'ridiculous' handball rules after they were beaten 2-0 by Germany in a controversial, storm-ravaged last-16 tie

    3:30

    Euro 2024
    Denmark rant against VAR after Germany loss

  • Georgian players and fans celebrated after their side pulled off an upset with a win over Portugal to qualify for the knockout stage of their first major tournament

    1:47

    Euro 2024
    Fans and players celebrate after historic Georgia progression

  • 'The only responsibility we had at the beginning of the competition was to make the Georgian nation proud, and I think we've done it, the best way,' Georgia head coach Willy Sagnol said after his side stunned Portugal 2-0 to reach the knockout stage at Euro 2024.

    1:31

    Euro 2024
    Sagnol says Georgia players made 'the nation proud' in win over Portugal

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The top 100

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Opinion

  • Illustration of a bouncing football.

    England want to be fun but we take ourselves too seriously

    Max Rushden
  • Romelu Lukaku of Belgium shoots in the game against Ukraine at Euro 2024

    Numbers game
    Ten statistics that tell the story of Euros' group stage

    England rank 20th out of 24 in attempts on goal but third in passing accuracy and first in crossing accuracy
  • Qatar Airways branding is seen in the Spain dugout during the tournament.

    Uefa’s environmental ambitions and the elephant in the room

    Philippe Auclair
    The intent of greening up tournament, while sincere in corners of the organisation, is being undermined

    Regulars

    • Francisco Conceição and Cristiano Ronaldo

      Euro 2024 Daily
      Ronaldo’s tears and box-office entertainment

    • Marta celebrates with her Brazil teammates after scoring against Jamaica in a friendly earlier this month

      Moving the Goalposts
      Brazil World Cup a chance for women’s game to go mainstream

      • David Squires on …
        Scotland facing the music after another early exit

      • Football Daily podcast
        History for Georgia and heartbreak for Ukraine

      • The Knowledge
        Which tournament winners took longest to score their first goal?

      • Jonathan Wilson
        Brilliant, bombastic Bielsa can cap career with triumph

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Barcelona retain Champions League title

      • Football Weekly
        Nice try BVB, but Real Madrid rule Europe again

    Catch up

    • BBC personalities including Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker in a Euro 2024 promotion picture

      Podcast wars spill over into BBC v ITV battle

      John Brewin
    • A Newcastle fan wears a shirt with images of Eddie Howe

      Big week in a big summer for Newcastle and Howe

      Louise Taylor
    • One of several Cristiano Ronaldo-related pitch invaders tries to take a picture with the Portugal captain in Dortmund.

      Ronaldo has outgrown the sport that made him

      Barney Ronay
    • Anatoliy walks home from a match past one of the war messaging billboards in Odesa that are now ubiquitous in Ukraine. The sign reads “In Defence of the Future”. Euros in Ukraine 12

      Photo essay
      War and set pieces: watching Euro 2024 in Ukraine

    The big picture

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