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    Ten Hag is not safe, but Liverpool win will resonate

    Jonathan Wilson
    The 4-3 victory has cemented lasting goodwill
  • Emma Hayes, Matilda Vinberg and Lauren Hemp.

    Women's Super League
    Our writers review the latest round of games

  • Nantes ultras are furious with the way their club is being run

    Ligue 1
    Nantes' owner completes circle after latest sacking

  • Manchester United
    Fernandes wants rule change on yellows for removing shirt

  • Football Daily
    Klopp's post-match meltdown was not pretty

  • 'Unacceptable'
    Infantino fury after Trabzonspor fans fight Fenerbahce players

  • Football Weekly
    FA Cup magic is alive at Old Trafford and Molineux

  • Atlético 0-3 Barça
    João Félix stars against parent club

  • Harry Kane
    Captain will join up with England despite injury

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In depth

  • Nantes ultras are furious with the way their club is being run

    Ligue 1
    Nantes' owner completes circle after latest sacking

    Nantes are turning to a manager they fired 10 months ago
  • Stefan Ortega, Son Heung-Min and Luke Berry.

    FA Cup quarter-finals and Premier League
    Weekend talking points

    Marcus Rashford and Stefan Ortega impress but more VAR woe for West Ham
    • Antony, who ended up at left-back, scores Manchester United’s second goal against Liverpool.

      Ten Hag reaps reward for letting adrenaline run wild

      Andy Hunter
    • Nicolas Jackson and Marc Cucurella

      Jackson embodies Chelsea's imperfect promise

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Former footballer Jari Litmanen photographed in Tallinn, Estonia for Michael Butler interview.

      'Wrist broke into eight pieces’
      Litmanen on Barça and Finnish Top Gear

    • Jérémy Doku dribbles past Anthony Gordon.

      Doku the maverick defies Guardiola’s mantra of control

      Will Unwin
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    Trabzonspor fans storm pitch and attack Fenerbahce players

    The losing side’s fans sparked the latest chaotic scenes in Turkey's top league
  • United came from 2-1 down in normal time and 3-2 down in extra time to win 4-3

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    Football
    Klopp admits Liverpool 'struggled' as Ten Hag looks to 'bright future'

  • Southgate said he would have included White, who has excelled for Arsenal

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    England
    Southgate reveals White snubbed call-up

  • 'It would mean I realise only now how great this club is – I have known about it all the time,' Jürgen Klopp said

    'He's not dumb'
    Klopp insists Edwards did not ask him stay at Liverpool

  • 'During the game, he turned to the bench and in Spanish...it must be a Spanish coach thing because the same thing with [Pep] Guardiola - he insulted my family.'

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    'Insulted my family'
    Porto manager accuses Arteta after Champions League defeat

  • Arsenal hauled themselves into the last eight with a 4-2 win on penalties over Porto at the Emirates

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    'We want more'
    Arteta hails team as Arsenal secure first quarter-final in 14 years

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World football

  • Kansas City Current midfielder Alex Pfeiffer celebrates after scoring a goal against Portland Thorns FC during the second half of Saturday’s match at CPKC Stadium.

    KC Current 5-4 Portland Thorns
    New stadium opens with nine-goal NWSL thriller

    The team's new purpose-built stadium was christened in style
  • Lamine Yamal (left) and Pau Cubarsí during the La Liga match between Barcelona and Mallorca at the Estadi Olímpic in Barcelona, Spain  on 8 March 2024

    La Liga
    Barça's Cubarsí and Yamal a throwback to veterans

  • From left: Barbra Banda, Racheal Kundananji and Mallory Swanson

    NWSL preview
    Record signings, new clubs – and a new winner?

  • Bundesliga
    Gladbach and Köln share spoils in wild derby

  • Ligue 1
    Aubameyang and Gasset drive Marseille’s revival

  • W Gold Cup
    Horan’s header secures inaugural title for USWNT over Brazil

  • MLS power rankings
    Toronto’s Italian stars look like they finally care

  • Barbra Banda
    Zambia forward completes blockbuster Orlando move

  • MLS
    Do Apple’s broadcasts exist to promote the league’s agenda?

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Football Weekly

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

Football Weekly

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

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

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    Premier League
    Which teams have the hardest run-ins?

  • England's Ben White during training at the 2022 World Cup.

    White's England snub shows shift in loyalties towards clubs

    Barney Ronay
    There is no precedent for a potentially first-choice player turning down a major tournament. Why is this happening now?
  • Fans walk past a graphic at Anfield displaying  players from Liverpool's men's and women's teams.

    Edwards offers stability before testing Anfield summer

    Andy Hunter
    Liverpool's former sporting director can minimise disruption in new role

    Regulars

    • Mark Viduka leads a Celtic attack in the first half of the match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

      The Knowledge
      Players refusing to come out for the second half

    • Ben White feels the love at Arsenal, where he has just inked his name all over a contract extension.

      Football Daily
      Ben White and a reheated club v country row

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Mercury/13 aiming to ‘rethink football ownership’

      • Football Weekly Extra
        Atlético rock Inter and Bournemouth win epic

      • David Squires on …
        A future meeting between Klopp and Guardiola

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Shootout joy for Spurs

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    Catch up

    • Red Star fans light fireworks during the match.

      Belgrade’s derby
      A multi-layered snapshot of local and global tensions

    • Jurgen Klopp, Jeremy Doku and Alexis Mac Allister, John Stones

      Worry about an all-time title race, not refereeing decisions

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Aitana Bonmatí

      Aitana Bonmatí
      No one has given me anything to be where I am

    • Virgil van Dijk scores the winning goal deep into extra time at Wembley

      Criticism of me is fair. But stay out of my back garden

      Max Rushden

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    • Brommapojkarna’s Kevin Ackermann, Bukayo Saka of Arsenal and Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

      Class of 2018
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    • 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

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

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