London City Lionesses’ headline signing talks expectations, the lure of playing in England and the prospect of being kicked by her former teammates Momentarily, Alexia Putellas appears somewhat nervous, stepping inside the cramped conference room..

The former Watford player talks about his off-field pursuits, lessons from the World Cup and unfinished business When Maduka Okoye visited Paris fashion week for the Jean Paul Gaultier show, taking his seat in the front row alongside rapper Cardi..

Never before has a big name rejected Istanbul for Trabzon, but former Liverpool striker was offered more than riches It began with a text sent during the World Cup. Ertugrul Dogan, the president of Trabzonspor, was watching Egypt when he picked u..

Bryan Mbeumo scores United’s goal in 1-1 draw Mount taken off with foot injury in Gothenburg Manchester United managed a creditable 1-1 draw with the European champions, Paris Saint-Germain, in a Gothenburg friendly on Saturday but the result wa..

Huge turnover between seasons means 11 clubs start 2026-27 led by people with under a year in their dugout Nine of the 20 Premier League clubs will begin the 2026-27 season with a different man in the dugout than the one who ended the last campai..

In an unseasonable black bomber jacket, with heavy duty company beside him, David Sullivan took his seat. Against the advice of the stadium’s operators, unbowed by serious allegations placed against his name and the weight of public opinion, West ..

Lukas Jensen the shootout hero for Millwall at QPR Kyle Walker hits winner in Burnley shootout victory Alex Neil felt Lukas Jensen deserved his moment of glory after the fit-again goalkeeper saved all four QPR penalties to take Millwall through ..

While able to play deeper, the onus will also be on Arsenal’s £75m signing to provide creativity in an attack that has struggled to break down the low block Data shows deal could be another set-piece masterstroke If there was one of his many as..

Brazilian excels at winning free-kicks and conjuring results from them, hence why the champions were willing to spend £75m Bruno Guimarães has broken a very niche record. His £75m move to Arsenal is the most expensive transfer for a midfielder ag..

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Will Lankshear’s debut strike ensured Middlesbrough made a winning start to the season as they beat Wrexham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup first round. Lankshear, a £10m summer signing from Tottenham, scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute as..

Messi family report death at medical clinic in Rosario Inter Miami are due to play Monterrey on Saturday night Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, has died aged 68 at a medical clinic in the ⁠Argentinian city of ⁠Rosario after ​a long illnes..

Met police say charge relates to alleged assault that reportedly took place in December at venue in London The England footballer Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after an incident at a nightclub in Soho in December last year. Scotland Y..

Mourinho reportedly unhappy over Barça hijack City ready to seal deal for Morocco star Bouaddi Manchester City have rejected an offer of £38.5m (€45m) from Barcelona for Rodri and want at least £60m before allowing Spain’s World Cup-winning capt..

The sponsorship deal between Cwmbran Celtic and the Welsh indie-rockers is a nostalgia trip rather than a cynical attempt to monetise ‘adjacent audiences’ As someone born on the cusp of the gen X-millennial divide, I am the perfect target for tod..

Vinícius Júnior and Yan Diomande are among more than 100 players at an agency owned by the hip-hop legend In the end there was a clear winner. And Jay-Z’s latest victory came only 24 hours after the first record featuring him actually rapping for..

It has been a remarkable few days for an institution that may be irredeemable but this is a story that stretches back to a decision in 2010 There are decades in which nothing happens, and weeks in which decades happen, and those weeks tend to res..

A new book details the footballer’s Ashington upbringing, his shyness and the work ethic that set him apart Of all the footballers who have worn the black and white, that possessive geordie pronoun “Wor” (our) was unique to Jackie Milburn; for he..

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Millwall remain my main club, but others have turned my head, writes Michael Opitz. Also letters from Neil Bage and Ariel J Friedlander I read Luke McLaughlin’s article with a great deal of empathy, yet still with some uneasiness about the taboo ..

The best games, goals and personal highlights – from a magical Azteca to Erling Haaland breaking America Paraguay 1-1 Germany. There were plenty more games with more goals but none could match the drama of the penalty shootout in this last-32 tie..

Players held banner after semi-final against England Paredes and Molina investigated over brawl after final Fifa has opened disciplinary ­proceedings against Argentina over the Falkland Islands banner ­displayed after their World Cup semi‑final ..

With just over 1,400 days to go until 2030 kicks off, the co-hosts are facing a series of challenges familiar to their South African predecessors Morocco’s World Cup adventure came to a halt with their quarter-final defeat by France. But taking a..

The first 48-team World Cup had its positives and negatives – do we need to brace for a 64-team future? It was less than 12 months after Gianni Infantino succeeded Sepp Blatter as president that Fifa announced the expansion of the men’s World Cup..

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There were ugly scenes at the end of the World Cup final as Argentina’s Leandro Paredes and Nahuel Molina were seen throwing punches at Spain players after their 1-0 defeat. Paredes was then sent off after shoving Spain's Eric García by the thr..

Boos descended from the stands as Donald Trump and the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, took to the field for the World Cup trophy ceremony at New York New Jersey ⁠stadium on Sunday. Spain beat defending champions Argentina 1-0 to win the title. ..

The biggest job in world football is up for election - and there’s just one candidate: Gianni Infantino, who is on course to be re-elected as Fifa president by a landslide in March. The Guardian understands more than 200 of Fifa's 211 member asso..

Supporters must not miss more than three home games Serie A club’s chairman defends new rules Como, the surprise package of last season’s Serie A, who qualified for the Champions League for the first time, will revoke season tickets from fans wh..

Their rise is down to smart scouting and clever links with celebrities such as Eduardo Camavinga and Travis Scott By Get French Football News Alverca have been busy in the last few years. They have shot up the Portuguese pyramid while changing o..

Larry Berg will have plenty of things on his to-do list when he officially starts as the league’s commissioner in January As Larry Berg fielded his first wave of questions as MLS commissioner-elect, he tried to make clear his ambitious vision to ..

Larry Berg officially introduced to media and MLS staff Berg to take over for Don Garber on 1 January 2027 MLS will have a new commissioner starting in 2027, but don’t expect the league to adopt the promotion and relegation system seen in league..

The Fifa president’s attempt to brazen out the storm, after attempting to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity, adds insult to injury “How did you go bankrupt?” a character is asked in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. “Grad..

With youth and senior qualifiers on the horizon, Fifa’s aborted plan to sell stakes in its major tournaments would have heavily impacted the women’s game Despite not having been deemed worthy of more than a single mention in Fifa’s 25-page sales ..

Uefa’s call for a boycott and declaration of no-confidence must be the opening salvos in push to dethrone game’s global leader There is no time to dance around the subject. Gianni Infantino must stand down as Fifa president or otherwise be legall..

Everything was looking rosy for Howe at St James’ Park until Alexander Isak’s departure led to rushed signings and a messy season Last September, David Hopkinson, just installed as Newcastle’s chief executive, perched on a stool at a downstairs c..

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Spanish full-back on moving on from the Emirates Stadium, his elation at his old club ending their title drought, and how Mikel Arteta has helped prolong his career One day when he was 18 or 19, still near the start of his journey, Héctor Bellerí..

One of the finest defenders in history, the former Italy and Milan player died last week aged 66. Former teammates and huge crowds paid their respects at Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio Continue reading...

He divided opinion but made the most of a small budget – his successor must work with youngsters not big signings “If we want to compete at this later stage, we’ve seen what we’ve got to do, as a club. It’s our choice now, isn’t it? We have to lo..

In giving the head coach another World Cup cycle, US Soccer is tempting fate for negligible benefit Mauricio Pochettino and US Soccer enjoyed their time together. Or, rather, they enshoyed it, as Pochettino would pronounce it in his thick Argent..

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International talent and one of US’s most marketable players to fore as league approaches business end The National Women’s Soccer League is just past the midway point of its 14th regular season, with 12 of 30 games remaining in the regular seaso..

Mikel Arteta’s team and the Brazilian star could be a perfect match. It also could be a risk that ends in disaster Sometimes what is needed is something different. There is a long history in football of counterintuitive thinking being successful..

Manuela Zinsberger and Alexandra Popp have made surprise moves to third-tier club looking to join elite Located in Austria during a pre-season training camp, the Borussia Dortmund women’s team, squad as well as staff, are plotting how to reach th..

Today’s rumours wonder what it’s got to do with Aberdeen Twenty-five years after Sol Campbell’s move from White Hart Lane to Highbury, are we finally getting a sequel? Cristian Romero, Tottenham’s captain, has piqued Arsenal’s interest, the Athle..

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Ousmane Dembélé becomes our seventh winner as he beats Lamine Yamal into second and Vitinha into third on our list of the best players on the planet Premier League dominates list | How every judge voted | Our methodology | The top 100 female pl..

The Frenchman, who has been named the best male footballer in the world by the Guardian, has benefitted from PSG’s focus on the team rather than individuals What makes a good player great, and a great player the best? This question has been occup..

Aitana Bonmatí has been voted the best female player on the planet by our panel of 127 experts ahead of Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo 2024 list | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 Meet the judges | See how every judge voted Subscr..

The margin may have got smaller but the brilliant Spanish midfielder makes it a hat-trick of No 1 finishes They say the best things come in threes, and Aitana Bonmatí has written herself into the Guardian’s top 100 history as the first player to ..

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We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009, an age band known as first-year scholars. Check the progress of our classes of 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 … and go even further back. Here’s our 202..