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  • Newly appointed US men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino speaks to the media at a press conference last month in New York.

    USA
    Steffen back in team as Pochettino names first roster

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

    Cold, ravenous and predatory, private equity slouches from EPL towards the NFL

    Aaron Timms

    • Moving The Goalposts
      Tokyo Verdy Beleza: a football talent factory that flies under the radar

    • Barcelona
      Szczesny ends retirement after five weeks to sign for Barça

    • Champions League roundup
      Feyenoord beat Girona after own goals in chaotic clash

    • Celtic’s humiliation exposes the miserable state of Scottish football

      Ewan Murray

    • The Knowledge
      Bizarre ink: which players have got tattoos of other players?

    • Arsenal
      Merino says Arteta's training methods unlike anything else

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News and features

  • Aston Villa's Pau Torres celebrates before his strike is ruled out.

    Aston Villa craft fresh memories for a new generation

    Jonathan Liew
    On a night when club celebrated its past, beating Bayern has turned clock forward
  • Maya Hijikata (centre) in action for Tokyo Verdy Beleza. She impressed at this year’s under-20 World Cup.

    Moving The Goalposts
    Tokyo Verdy Beleza: a talent factory flying under the radar

  • Celtic players acknowledge their fans after the humilating 7-1 defeat in Dortmund

    Celtic’s humiliation exposes state of Scottish football

    Ewan Murray

  • Arsenal
    ‘This is the year’: Saka talks up Gunners' title hopes

  • Football Weekly Extra
    Arsenal, Brest and reviewing Tuesday's Champions League

  • Golden Goal
    Aston Villa’s Peter Withe v Bayern Munich (May 1982)

  • Havertz leads clinical Arsenal to just the kind of win they need

    Barney Ronay

  • Serie A
    Nostalgic five-a-side teams: a line-up for … Hellas Verona

  • Wales
    Bellamy persuades Allen to come out of retirement

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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

  • David Squires on UCL Today

    David Squires on …
    CBS blasting viral Champions League clips

    Our resident cartoonist on the studio hijinks of UCL Today
  • Left to right: Manchester City’s Jill Roord with Lauren Hemp; Liverpool’s Olivia Smith; Grace Clinton of Manchester United.

    Women's Super League
    WSL review: Clinton's happy return and a close call for Arsenal

    Clinton looks real deal at United and Jill Roord makes bright return
    • Alexandar Pavlovic celebrates after scoring for Bayern Muncih in the 1-1 draw with Bundesliga champions Leverkusen.

      Bundesliga
      Kompany changes Bayern mood music as Alonso sings his praises

    • Erik ten Hag

      Analysis
      How secure is Ten Hag at Manchester United?

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

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

    • Lassana Diarra at a meeting of the French professional footballers’ union in May 2023

      Special report
      Will Diarra case bring down transfer market as we know it?

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Business of soccer

  • 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?

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

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Video

  • Champions League
    Rodgers says Celtic's drubbing by Dortmund was 'a tough watch'

    Brendan Rodgers said he had never before 'been involved in a game where every single mistake got punished'
  • Arteta praised Arsenal’s growing maturity as they outclassed Paris Saint-Germain with a 2-0 win in the Champions League.

    1:25

    Champions League
    Arteta praises Arsenal for 'totally deserved' win over PSG

  • The Fernabache manager protested against a VAR decision to disallow a goal by placing a laptop in front of a TV camera to show that the decision was incorrect

    1:52

    Fenerbahce
    'I just put the laptop there': Mourinho defends bizarre VAR protest in match

  • Diego Simeone said 'we don’t need people like that in our stands' after Atlético fans delayed the Madrid derby by 15 minutes but he also claimed Thibaut Courtois was partly to blame for provoking them

    La Liga
    Simeone criticises Atlético ultras and Courtois for Madrid derby disturbance

  • Erik Ten Hag said players made 'very bad decisions' in Manchester United's match against Tottenham

    0:54

    Manchester United
    Ten Hag rues players' 'bad decisions' in loss against Spurs

  • The Chelsea manager said: 'He's a simple guy, he's a humble guy and for me this is the most important thing.'

    1:00

    Chelsea
    Maresca praises Palmer after four goals against Brighton

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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

  • Cole Palmer with a match ball

    Palmer is an off-the-cuff, priceless maverick for Chelsea

    Barney Ronay
  • 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
    Absent from competition for years, the Chollima’s under-20 team now have a hyper-talented squad
  • Fans outside Everton's ground for a pre-season match against Roma this year

    Let’s hope Everton takeover deal is more than a distraction

    Jamie Fahey
    Change is needed, but with hope comes expectation, and that’s a perilous thing

    Regulars

    • Bruno Fernandes

      Football Daily
      Manchester United offer up fiasco for elite to chew over

    • Leicester City v Arsenal - Barclays Women's Super League<br>LEICESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Jonas Eidevall, Manager of Arsenal, interacts with his players after the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Old Trafford on September 29, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

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

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

      • The Knowledge
        Which teams have won tournaments they did not qualify for?

      • Moving the Goalposts
        What happened to Bordeaux’s women’s team?

    Catch up

    • Peter Odemwingie holding a golf club

      Interview
      ‘The challenge attracted me’: Odemwingie’s move into golf

    • Arsenal's David Raya holds on to the ball while lying on the ground

      Fans will always put up with dark arts if their team wins

      Max Rushden
    • Jamal Musiala at Bayern Munich’s training ground

      Interview
      Jamal Musiala: ‘How English do I feel? How German? 50-50’

    • Manchester City lift the Premier League title.

      A Goldilocks result is no good. City should be vindicated or damned

      Sean Ingle

    The big picture

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