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Headlines

  • Jesse Marsh, Alphonso Davies and Ismaël Koné.

    Are Canada now the best team in North America?

    Joseph Lowery
    With the US and Mexico falling flat at Copa América, Les Rouges have soaked up the Concacaf spotlight with a blend of star-power and full-throttle football
  • Walker Zimmerman started three games for the US at the 2022 World Cup.

    Olympics
    US men’s soccer names experienced roster for Paris

  • Michael Olise looks sideways at a bouncing ball

    How ambitious Olise mapped his path to Bayern Munich

    Ed Aarons
    From leaving Chelsea's academy at 14, determined winger has planned a route to the European elite
    • Rodri

      Spain
      Rodri: ‘I watch games back, alone. I find things I don’t remember’

    • Euro 2024 Daily
      Crazy and calm England vanquish ghost of Ricardo

    • Transfer news
      Marseille in talks to buy Greenwood from Man Utd

    • Exclusive
      Manchester City claim Premier League analysis of commercial income is ‘unfair’

    • Chelsea
      Maresca promises aggressive Blues with and without the ball

    • Transfer news
      Manchester United set to sign Bologna’s Zirkzee but face fee dilemma

    • Euro 2024
      Van de Ven aware pressure is on ‘defensive’ England

    • Copa América
      Uruguay boot out Brazil to set up date with Colombia

News and features

  • Jesse Marsh, Alphonso Davies and Ismaël Koné.

    Copa América: are Canada now the best team in North America?

    Joseph Lowery
    With the US and Mexico falling flat Les Rouges have soaked up the Concacaf spotlight
  • Matvey Safonov, Luis Guilherme and Rodrigo Gomes.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Track 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

  • Olympics
    Going for gold: US men sending experienced roster

  • Copa América
    Uruguay boot out Brazil to set up date with Colombia

  • Liverpool
    Slot aims for title push and denies he is 'Klopp clone'

  • Transfer roundup
    Kilman completes West Ham move in £40m switch

  • Transfer news
    Chelsea Women boost forward line with Baltimore

  • Burnley
    Parker returns to dugout with relegated Clarets

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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

  • Jordan Pickford makes a save from Switzerland's Manuel Akanji in the penalty shootout

    How Pickford became England’s penalty hero

    Barney Ronay
    Goalkeeper has been Southgate’s most reliable player in Germany
  • Workmen create an art installation celebrating women's football at Brentford FC's stadium.

    Women's football
    Why are Bournemouth, Fulham and Brentford’s teams so behind?

    All 12 WSL teams now affiliated to men’s clubs, but others still playing catch-up
    • England v Switzerland: Quarter-Final - UEFA EURO 2024<br>DUSSELDORF, GERMANY - JULY 06: England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates after victory in a penalty shoot out during the UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final match between England and Switzerland at Düsseldorf Arena on July 06, 2024 in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

      Southgate creates chance for England to get lucky

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Marc Cucurella celebrates Spain's victory against Germany

      Cult hero Cucurella a revelation in Spain’s pursuit of glory

      Sid Lowe
    • Bukayo Saka earns a royal seal of approval from Prince William after England's win.

      Saka rewrites his story in uneasy England joy

      Barney Ronay
    • Wout Weghorst celebrates his side’s victory over Turkey in Berlin.

      Normal service resumed as Weghorst brings order from chaos

      Jonathan Wilson
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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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Video

  • England
    'We love him': Shaw baffled by criticism of Southgate

    England defender Luke Shaw has said that he 'doesn't understand' the criticism of manager Gareth Southgate before their Euro 2024 semi-final clash with the Netherlands
  • Ivan Toney scored with a no-look penalty as England beat Switzerland in a shootout to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024 on Saturday

    0:27

    Euro 2024
    Toney on his no-look penalty: 'I was thinking of the celebration'

  • Bukayo Saka missed in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, and received racist abuse from fans afterwards, but the Arsenal forward was one of five England players to convert from the spot in the shootout win over Switzerland

    0:48

    Euro 2024
    'That's done': Saka banishes penalty doubts as England advance

  • The Georgia football team received a heroes' welcome upon arriving in Tbilisi, Georgia, from the European Championships

    Euro 2024
    Georgia given heroes' welcome on return from Euros

  • An Istanbul commuter train paused briefly on it's journey to allow passengers to catch a brief glimpse of the match

    0:23

    Euro 2024
    Train in Istanbul stops beside fan zone to watch Turkey v Austria

  • Celebrations broke out at the final whistle with thousands of fans honking car horns, waving flags and chanting

    0:46

    Euro 2024
    Turkey fans go wild in Istanbul and take over Berlin as team advance

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The top 100

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

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Opinion

  • Portugal’s players react as João Félix misses from the spot

    Portugal v France: an epic battle lost in black hole of one man’s ego

    Jonathan Liew
  • German fans wave their national flag as they march through the streets of Stuttgart towards the stadium to watch the Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain.

    Euro 2024 is a party – but fractures are there for all to see

    Jonathan Wilson
    This Germany team could not emulate side of 2006 in a tournament intertwined with complicated nationalism
  • Alexi Lalas and Fox’s LED 360-degree virtual studio LA for Euros &amp; Copa.

    The calamity of Fox Sports’ coverage offers a strange calm

    Aaron Timms
    It’s a month-long feast of football in the US and Fox is still at the buffet, dribbling into the cheese platter

    Regulars

    • England Training Session - UEFA EURO 2024<br>BLANKENHAIN, GERMANY - JULY 07: Bukayo Saka of England recovers in the swimming pool at Spa &amp; Golf Resort Weimarer Land on July 07, 2024 in Blankenhain, Germany. (Photo by Eddie Keogh - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)

      Euro 2024 Daily
      Crazy and calm England vanquish the ghost of Ricardo

    • David Squires

      David Squires on …
      England getting off – and on – their bikes, plus the Ronaldo Show

      • Football Daily podcast
        England hold nerve to sink Swiss and set up Netherlands clash

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Reading Women's sad demise – we should have seen it coming

      • The Knowledge
        Most one-sided shootouts at major tournaments

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

      • The Knowledge
        Which tournament winners took longest to score?

      • Football Daily podcast
        History for Georgia and heartbreak for Ukraine

    Catch up

    • Harry Kane collides with Gareth Southgate in the England dugout during extra time.

      England lose control and embrace chaos to rise from canvas again

      Jonathan Liew
    • From top left: Own goals from Italy's Riccardo Calafiori v Spain, Switzerland's Fabian Schaer v Scotland, Netherland's Donyell Malen v Austria, Turkey's Samet Akaydin v Portugal, Spain's Robin Le Normand v Georgia, Czech Republic's Robin Hranac v Portugal.

      Euro 2024
      Why have there been so many own goals at the tournament?

    • Gareth Southgate and his players

      It is getting harder for players to survive social media abusers

      Jason Stockwood
    • 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

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