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  • Xavi Hernández is set to continue as Barcelona manger after talks with Joan Laporta on Wednesday.

    Barcelona
    Xavi to stay on as head coach in U-turn after talks with board

  • Jean-Philippe Mateta fires home his, and Crystal Palace’s, second goal.

    Crystal Palace 2-0 Newcastle
    Mateta doubles up to extend Eagles' revival

    • Manchester City
      Guardiola fears players ‘might fall down’ in finale

    • Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth
      Semenyo strikes with Attwell under fire again

    • ‘Be kind’
      Ben White’s agent makes appeal to England critics

    • Roman Abramovich
      Threats to ally would be ‘suicide', agent tells court

    • Premier League
      Two players arrested after allegation of rape

    • Liverpool
      Reds open talks with Feyenoord manager Slot

News and features

  • Mohamed Salah looks to the skies after Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores Everton’s second goal

    Dyche’s tracksuit energy stuns weary Liverpool

    Will Unwin
    Everton manager's tactics sapped the belief from Jürgen Klopp’s faltering side
  • Kingsley Coman winning the league on repeat.

    The Knowledge
    Can any player top Coman’s run of league titles?

  • 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

  • Manchester United
    Club to fight Premier League’s PSR proposals

  • West Ham
    Hammers step up pursuit of Lopetegui

  • John Barnes
    Unpaid taxes lead to ban on being company director

  • Asian Champions League
    Kewell’s Yokohama reach final after shootout win

  • ‘Not good enough’
    Klopp says sorry after historic loss

  • Aston Villa
    Emery extends contract as European clubs circle

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In depth

  • 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
  • Nicolas Jackson, Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernández look dejected after their drubbing

    Chelsea’s human soup displays dismal club DNA

    Barney Ronay
    Chelsea’s mega-splurge bought a lot of deeply room-temperature footballers – against Arsenal they were dismal
    • Arsenal

      Football Weekly
      Were Gunners brilliant or Blues just terrible?

    • Celebrations by Inter fans in Milan’s Piazza Duomo after their title win on Monday night.

      Serie A
      Inter could not have imagined a more satisfying title

    • 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
    • Barcelona v Chelsea in the Women's Champions League.

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

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Moving the Goalposts

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Video

  • 'When we're bad we're really bad'
    Pochettino laments inconsistency after 5-0 Arsenal beating

    Mauricio Pochettino refused to blame his players after Chelsea's heaviest London derby loss for nearly 40 years.
  • Ten Hag hit out at claims that his own response to the victory was embarrassing

    1:18

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

  • 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

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World football

  • three side by side images of two footballers and a coach

    San Diego FC
    Can they pull off plan to be the Ajax of MLS?

    The new franchise is owned by the Right to Dream academy
  • Odisha FC celebrate the victory over Kerala Blasters which sent them to the Indian Super League playoff semi-finals

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

  • Lamine Yamal speaks to the referee during Barcelona’s La Liga loss to Real Madrid at the Bernabéu on Sunday

    ‘Phantom goal’
    Barça threaten legal action over clásico defeat

  • Asian Champions League
    Kewell’s redemption arc nears completion

  • Thank you, Metz
    ‘King Georges’ grateful for second chance in Ligue 1

  • A-League Men
    Bayern-bound Irankunda puts noise to one side

    Jack Snape

  • A-League
    Mariners' Torres charged with sexual assault

  • Serie A
    Inter seal 20th A title after feisty derby win over Milan

  • Bundesliga
    How can Dortmund do a Leverkusen?

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Football Weekly

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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

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

    Coventry fans endure scintillating and sickening Wembley experience

    Jonny Weeks
    I’ve seen plenty of setbacks down the years – enough to become desensitised, or so I thought
  • Sir Alex Ferguson on the phone

    How Ferguson became a fairy godfather for managers

    Simon Burnton
    The 82-year-old’s impact on football goes far beyond his own success at Aberdeen and Manchester United

    Regulars

    • Chelsea players at Arsenal

      Football Daily
      Cole Palmer FC’s uniquely abject selling point

    • Khadija Shaw, Beth Mead, Sara Holmgaard and Karen Holmgaard.

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

      • Football Weekly
        Manchester rivals in final after Coventry heartbreak

      • Football Daily
        Moyes, West Ham and a unique brand of pragmatism

      • Premier League, FA Cup
        Ten talking points from the weekend

      • 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

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    Catch up

    • Guardian Sports online 20.04

      CBS show is banter-chatting us into the hyper-pundit age

      Barney Ronay
    • Erin Cuthbert on the ball with Aitana Bonmatí in pursuit

      Cuthbert energised by ability to frustrate Barcelona

      Suzanne Wrack
    • Santi Cazorla at Real Oviedo

      Santi Cazorla
      I would play football for free but you’re not allowed

    • Henry Winter

      Winter’s surprise exit a sign of fracturing football media

      Jonathan Liew

    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

    See who made the lists

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