News and buildup with Lionesses in action at Wembley PL 10 things to look out for | And mail John here IAN GRAHAM WAS ONE OF THE LAPTOP GURUS behind Liverpool’s success in the Klopp era, as...
There is plenty of blame to go around in east London as summer signings struggle in a team that lacks identity Dysfunction at West Ham is nothing new. The frustration, though, is that bringing ...
José Mourinho's Fenerbahce side drew 1-1 with Manchester United at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in the Europa League. The home side equalised thanks to a Youssef En-Nesyri header after Christian ...
Miami raced to the highest points total in league history this season. But that doesn’t necessarily mean anything in knockout matches If last season was defined by Lionel Messi, this one was ...
In an extract from the book How to Win the Premier League, Ian Graham reveals the process behind Liverpool’s capture of the Brazilian in 2015 In the weeks leading up to my first day as direct...
It might be a golden age for children’s television, but no one told the Italian football team. Their horrific show about a cartoon zebra and pals feels like it was designed to punish youngsters...
USWNT 3–1 Iceland Olympic champions play first game since gold in Paris Alyssa Thompson scored her first goal for her country, Jaedyn Shaw provided the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute, and ...
Italian leaves by ‘joint agreement’ after seven wins in 18 matches Saudis sit outside automatic 2026 World Cup qualification spots Roberto Mancini has left his role as head coach of Saudi ...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/25/roberto-mancini-saudi-arabia-coach-exit
A reunion for Steve Cooper, an opportunity for Matheus Nunes and a dilemma for Mikel Arteta Two years ago it was this fixture that looked to have brought an end to the Steve Cooper era at Notti...
Fenerbahce manager was sent off in Europa League draw ‘I congratulate him because he is absolutely incredible’ José Mourinho sarcastically described Clément Turpin as “one of the best ...
TNS first Welsh team to win points in European group Chelsea beat Panathinaikos; Hearts defeat Omonia THE NEW SAINTS became the first Welsh Premier side to gather points at the group stage of ...
Rangers win 4-0 at Ibrox; Roma beat Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 Lazio go top of table; Ajax beat Qarabag 3-0 Philippe Clement insists RANGERS’ desire and hunger in their convincing 4-0 Europa League win...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/24/europa-league-roundup-rangers-roma-lazio-ajax
This tense victory over AZ Alkmaar was not without complications for Tottenham, who were a long way below their pulsating best on a night when Timo Werner’s crisis of confidence reached new d...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/24/tottenham-az-alkmaar-europa-league-match-report
Striker was sent racist comment on social media Abuse took place during Wednesday’s loss to Sunderland Luton have reported a racist comment sent to forward Elijah Adebayo on social media dur...
The football governance bill has returned to parliament, relaunched by the government: this is what you need to know Well, it never really died, it was just resting. The football governance bil...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/24/football-regulator-labour-questions-and-answers
Money is given to clubs dropping out of Premier League Move is a victory for the EFL in long-running saga The independent football regulator has been given the authority to crack down on parac...
Police investigated social media posts before Madrid derby La Liga welcomes arrests in fight against hate in football Police in Spain have arrested four men accused of coordinating an online h...
Manager explains her balancing act as a coach and mother as she prepares for Euro 2025 playoff against Croatia Tanya Oxtoby has a difficult task: finding balance. The balance between managing a...
Social media has enabled so many people from different backgrounds to cover football, but it’s tempting to delete it all and live in a glorious vacuum Another week, another well-received podc...
Max Rushden , Barry Glendenning , Philippe Auclair , Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe wrap up the latest Champions League action RATE, REVIEW, SHARE ON APPLE PODCASTS , SOUNDCLOUD , AUDIOBOOM , MIXC...
Two big names had a shaky week, while Milan have found their Mr Reliable. We hand out honours (and dishonours) from the latest round of action VFB STUTTGART: In last season’s Bundesliga it wa...
Ulf Johansson, the coach of Swedish fourth division side Ängelholm Women says he is extremely proud of the team who have a playoff decider on Sunday Imagine completing an entire league season ...
Left-back says club targeting clean sweep of trophies Praise for Slot’s work in getting team to defend as a unit Kostas Tsimikas has said Liverpool are targeting a clean sweep of trophies un...
Doubts surrounded the Scot and Kenny Dalglish’s side but an 18-yard header eased anxieties before a dominant season BY STEVEN PYE FOR THAT 1980S SPORTS BLOG After a rare trophyless season...
England goalkeeper talks about her difficult exit from Manchester United, life in France and battling for her place in the national side ‘It’s a blessing and a curse,” says Mary Earps. ...
Modern club owners, from states to oligarchs, have the financial might to bully the body into submission For a long time, football has heard the voice crying in the wilderness: make way for the...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/23/regulator-football-governance-bill-jonathan-wilson
José Mourinho cheekily suggested he could be in line to win a fourth Premier League title after finishing as runners-up with Manchester United in 2017-2018 if Manchester City are stripped of the...
SIGN UP NOW! SIGN UP NOW! SIGN UP NOW? SIGN UP NOW! When it was reported last Friday that Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis had been landed with a five-match stadium ban for “impro...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/23/football-daily-email-evangelos-marinakis-phlegm
Gunsu entertains fans on Instagram by demonstrating his unique football techniques. He catches the ball between his feet and flicks it up and over his head ready to score goals or, in some cases,...
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Nicky Bandini and Lars Sivertsen as Madrid overcome a two-goal deficit against Dortmund and Aston Villa win their third consecutive Champions Leagu...
A congested schedule, last-minute venue changes and empty stands all marred what is supposed to be the pinnacle of South American women’s club football This year’s Copa Libertadores Femenin...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/23/player-fury-17-day-libertadores-femenina
When selecting a supreme Samp five, it is impossible to look beyond the stars of their greatest era, in the 80s and 90s BY STEPHEN KASIEWICZ FOR THE GENTLEMAN ULTRA The members of my Sampdor...
Plus: stands delivered from one club to another; Erling Haaland denied; and a brutal time for Ängelholms FF MAIL US YOUR QUESTIONS OR TWEET @THEKNOWLEDGE_GU “PAKISTAN CAUSED A STIR IN THE C...
Pep Guardiola has stressed the importance of players prioritising their clubs by revealing that he has 'never been so angry' as when Manchester City's John Stones was injured in England’s frien...
Faye Carruthers , Suzanne Wrack , Chris Paouros and Tom Garry to discuss the weekend’s WSL action and look ahead to the internationals. Plus, FA’s women’s technical director, Kay Cossingt...
Our resident cartoonist on the societal collapse that followed England naming a GERMAN! as their new manager You can get a copy of this cartoon in our Print Shop David’s new book, Chaos in the...
Gulf kingdom is sole bidder for 2034 tournament Trade union claims ‘epidemic’ of migrant worker abuse Fifa has been accused for a second time of failing to engage with concerns over human ...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/22/world-cup-fifa-saudi-arabia-human-rights
The club want a girl in every England youth team by 2027 and hope to bring in six-figure fees for their young talents as they did with Naomi Layzell Bristol City have outlined a plan to become ...
As fans lose control of the sport and clubs they love to mega-rich owners, they turn instead on a familiar enemy: officials SIGN UP TO SOCCER WITH JONATHAN WILSON HERE Another weekend, another...
Pierre Sage’s men have won five matches in a row with Rayan Cherki and Malick Fofana to the fore BY ERIC DEVIN FOR GET FRENCH FOOTBALL NEWS Whisper it, but are Lyon back? If not to the sc...
A number of free, week-long football camps are taking place in Scotland throughout the 2024-25 season, with children from all socio-economic backgrounds invited during the school holidays. A fre...
Rytting Kaneryd keeps Chelsea on top, Parris punishes United while Arsenal move on with life after Eidevall The issues that plagued Arsenal under Jonas Eidevall will not go away overnight, but ...
A surprise signing from Genoa, the striker has immediately integrated in Bergamo thanks to his manager’s brilliance Mateo Retegui is not afraid to make a snap decision. When Roberto Mancini p...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2024/oct/21/mateo-retegui-atalanta-serie-a
Brighton and Brentford lead the way as the age of the managerial big beast has been superseded by the dawn of data It feels as if the days of sacking a manager for a run of defeats then scrolli...
Team may claim moral victory after latest near miss but they have forgotten how to manage games under pressure Perhaps we should have known Wolves were in trouble the moment they got the dreade...
Mario Engels scored an incredible goal from beyond the halfway line for Heracles, making it 2-1 in their home game to Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie. Goals from a trio of former Premier League star...
The current existential threat to some of the biggest clubs in the country shows who holds the cards in French football This is how a senior Ligue 1 club executive put it: “Without PSG, we ca...
Englishman has made a big impression since taking over at Strasbourg, who are now aiming to end PSG’s unbeaten run “What I’ve learned in three months here, I probably wouldn’t have lear...
The fury of the newspaper’s star sports writer about a German managing England means a central point gets lost in translation Well, that kicked off a bit didn’t it? By now it seems fairly c...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/19/daily-mail-thomas-tuchel-england-manager
Too often we see male bystanders laugh off abhorrent behaviour towards women. The time for a culture shift is now The Tottenham supporter Eve De Haan’s account of being sexually assaulted on ...
After glorious start at Arsenal the midfielder found pathway blocked and has honoured his roots with Deportivo move Old tweets can come back to bite, but not this time. This time, digging into ...
The former Liverpool assistant on a tricky start to life at Red Bull Salzburg, his coaching methods and Arne Slot After four months as Red Bull Salzburg’s head coach Pepijn Lijnders has expe...
Manager’s resignation suggests the decision came from him as bad results and a toxic atmosphere took its toll It is sad to see a journey that started with such promise end in a whimper. That ...
A 1-0 defeat by Kyrgyzstan rocked North Korea while South Korea are on course for their 11th successive qualification In June 2009, South Korea had qualified for the World Cup by the time Iran ...
From Franco Mastantuono to Estêvão, we select some of the most talented players born in 2007. Check the progress of our classes of 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 … and look at the edit...
We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008, an age band known as first-year scholars. Check the progress of our classes of 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2...
Journalist Javier Cáceres asked many of the game’s biggest names – from Guardiola to Pelé and Bobby Charlton – to draw their favourite goals: the results are revealing Like the best sto...
The two Americans were on our list five years ago but their paths show the professional game is rarely straightforward Career paths are rarely straightforward, whether in football or any other ...
Aitana Bonmatí the clear winner of the Guardian’s best 100 female footballers in the world with 15 Spaniards on the list The 100 best female footballers in the world 2023 After Alexia Putel...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/12/spain-barcelona-lead-way-in-womens-football-top-100
Aitana Bonmatí, Sam Kerr and Salma Paralluelo top the list of female footballers in the world in 2023 according to our judges Putellas tops 2022 list | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Meet the ...
The Norwegian is only 23 but his devastating goal record has seen him voted as the No 1 player in the world by the Guardian’s expert panel When Pep Guardiola tearfully claimed Manchester City...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/22/erling-haaland-manchester-city-top-100-analysis
Erling Haaland has been voted the best player in the world for 2023 by our 218-strong panel, with Jude Bellingham finishing second 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |...
From Warren Zaïre-Emery to Endrick, we select some of the best players born in 2006. Check the progress of our classes of 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 Next Generation 2023: 20 of the be...