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  • Man Utd's Process cartoon

    Cartoon
    David Squires on … the never-ending United process cycle

    As trouble continues, our cartoonist looks at what the process behind the scenes might be
  • Levi Colwill waves to the camera while on the pitch with Chelsea at a pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund in Chicago, USA

    Colwill finds on-field benefits of leaving Chelsea’s Cobham bubble

    David Hytner
  • The Etihad Stadium

    Explainer
    Manchester City’s tribunal verdict: key questions answered

  • Neeskens deserves his place in Total Football pantheon

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Football politics
    Regulation bill set to be put before parliament

  • Premier League
    Boardman urges clubs to step up climate crisis work

  • Nations League
    Kane passed fit but England trio ruled out of matches

  • Wolves
    Como’s Curto banned for racially abusing Hwang

  • Manchester United
    Van Nistelrooy on standby with Ten Hag’s future in air

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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

  • A graphic of three men's black-and-white portraits embellished with green horizontal lines

    Chaos more familiar at Old Trafford than you may think

    Jonathan Wilson
    Erik ten Hag is far from alone in finding United degenerating into a swirl of confusion
  • Manchester City celebrate their Premier League title win in May

    City’s claim of win aimed at wider Premier League battle

    Barney Ronay
    It isn’t immediately clear why the club thinks it has won such an obvious victory over associated party transactions
    • Annabel Blanchard is congratualted by her teammates after scoring Crystal Palace’s second goal at Leicester.

      Crystal Palace show WSL pedigree with historic victory

      Tom Garry
    • Mackenzie Arnold with Sam Kerr during the friendly match between the Matildas and France at Marvel Stadium

      Mackenzie Arnold
      ‘I just got started’: Australia's World Cup hero seeks return to dizzying heights

    • Paulo Gazzaniga saves from Ander Herrera to complete his hat-trick of saves.

      La Liga
      Gazzaniga’s historic hat-trick leaves Athletic to pay the penalty

    • Scott McTominay

      Serie A
      Napoli and Conte fall for the ‘Jolly’ charms of McTominay

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Business of soccer

  • The link between fans and teams can be severed when Wall Street becomes involved

    Cold, ravenous and predatory, private equity is slouching towards the NFL

  • Corporate renaming can lead to fans finding themselves in a sporting no-place

    Anfield Presents Amazon Dome may be closer than we think – and fans will be livid

    Aaron Timms
  • 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?

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Football Weekly

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

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Football Weekly

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

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Video

  • Spain
    Emotional Iniesta announces retirement through 'tears of emotion and pride'

    Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andrés Iniesta announced his retirement after a trophy-laden career spanning 24 years
  • The club were raising awareness of their campaign which helps abandoned dogs to find new homes

    0:42

    La Liga
    Espanyol players line up before game with rescue dogs instead of mascots

  • The Chelsea manager said: 'I like the team the way they are fighting'

    Premier League
    Maresca praises Chelsea's 'spirit' after Forest brawl

  • Lee Carsley has named his England squad for the next round of Nations League Games, against Greece and Finland

    2:18

    England
    'We've got so many talented players': Lee Carsley speaks on squad

  • 'I have to watch it back and over the left side, definitely we didn’t defend well tonight' he says after substituting Marcus Rashford at half time

    2:03

    Manchester United
    'We switched off': Ten Hag criticises defending in Porto draw

  • Jhon Durán’s scored the winner for Aston Villa over Bayern Munich by lobbing an out of position Manuel Neuer from range in the Champions League

    1:42

    Champions League
    Emery: Aston Villa analysed 'position of Neuer' before Bayern win

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The top 100

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

See who made the lists

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Opinion

  • Antoine Griezmann plants a kiss on the World Cup trophy after France beat Croatia in the 2018 final in Russia.

    Only now will France discover Griezmann was irreplaceable

    Philippe Auclair
  • Euston station illustration

    Euston, you have a problem: despair of football train travel

    Barney Ronay
    A journey to a game can lead you into the dark underbelly of rail travel
  • Judges of the court of justice of the European Union watched by interested partties

    Diarra verdict could alter balance of football power

    Paul MacInnes
    The ruling by the court of justice of the EU over transfers makes change more likely

    Regulars

    • TOPSHOT-FBL-ESP-LIGA-ALAVES-BARCELONA<br>TOPSHOT - Barcelona's Polish forward #09 Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Spanish league football match between Deportivo Alaves and FC Barcelona at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria on October 6, 2024. (Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP) (Photo by CESAR MANSO/AFP via Getty Images)

      Football Weekly
      Bayern’s bumpy week, Barça bouncing and more

    • Arsenal v Everton - Barclays Women's Super League, London, United Kingdom - 06 Oct 2024<br>RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications Mandatory Credit: Photo by MI News/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock (14765355g) Frida Maanum of Arsenal goes down after pulling her groin during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, on October 6, 2024. Arsenal v Everton - Barclays Women's Super League, London, United Kingdom - 06 Oct 2024

      Women's Football Weekly
      Arsenal stutter again while City go top

      • Football Daily
        Brentford catch Wolves cold with latest maverick start

      • Premier League
        Ten talking points from the weekend’s action

      • Women's Super League
        WSL review: picking over the latest top-flight games

      • The Knowledge
        Which players have got tattoos of other players?

      • David Squires on …
        CBS blasting viral Champions League clips

      • Women’s Football Weekly
        One-nil to the Arsenal, City and United

    Catch up

    • All of the goals Manchester United have conceded this season

      Manchester United
      Where it has gone wrong for Ten Hag this season, goal by goal

    • Paul Davis and Glenn Cockerill vie for possession just moments before the Arsenal player broke the jaw of the Southampton midfielder with a left hook

      Arsenal
      ‘I made a mistake’: punch that changed Davis’s career

    • Robbie Savage, Macclesfield FC first team head coach and shareholder, talking to supporters.

      Behind the scenes
      Robbie Savage: ‘I must earn right to manage in Football League'

    • North Korea’s women’s team celebrate winning the under-20 World Cup

      Hidden from the world, North Korea have a golden generation

      Barney Ronay

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