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Headlines

  • Illustration of a bouncing football.

    England want to be fun but we take ourselves too seriously

    Max Rushden
    Everyone is annoyed after three games of football. No one is having a good time. And it is objectively hilarious
    • Breel Embolo of Switzerland, Portugal's Bruno Fernandes and Jamal Musiala of Germany

      Euro 2024
      Tie-by-tie analysis of the last 16 matches

    • Euro 2024
      Mosquitoes beaten but now reality bites for anxious Germany

    • Transfer news
      Ipswich agree £22m deal for Chelsea’s Hutchinson

    • Georgia
      Sagnol gives perfect reply to critics with run at Euro 2024

    • Slovakia
      Skriniar backs team to ‘write history’ against vulnerable England

    • Scouting report
      Beware Slovakia's marauding full-backs

    • Morgan’s Olympics snub may not be Hayes’ most dubious decision

      Megan Swanick

News and features

  • Lucas Bergvall, Kylian Mbappé, Endrick.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Keep up with the latest moves in Europe’s top five leagues

    Follow all the latest transfers in the leading leagues around Europe
  • 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

  • Lucy Bronze celebrates with the Women’s Champions League trophy

    Exclusive
    Chelsea strong contenders to sign England star Bronze

  • Transfer window
    PFA: loophole around sale of talent ‘nonsensical’

  • Women’s Championship
    London City Lionesses start ambitious new era

  • Exclusive
    Southgate’s former agent wins payout from FA

  • Transfer latest
    Newcastle value Isak at £115m to deter interest

  • Olympics
    Morgan, two-time World Cup winner, left out by US

  • National League
    Southend avoid winding-up order after last-gasp deal

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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

  • Croatia fans watch their team take on Italy in a fan park in Leipzig.

    Euro 2024’s full-throttle show beats elite clubs’ self-obsessed circus

    Nick Ames
    Authenticity in Germany a breath of fresh air in comparison to domestic leagues
  • Illustration of a bouncing football.

    England want to be fun but we take ourselves too seriously

    Max Rushden
    Everyone is annoyed after three games of football. No one is having a good time. And it is objectively hilarious
    • Austria celebrate with their fans after victory over the Netherlands.

      Austria are everything England are not – and never have been

      Barney Ronay
    • Ferran Torres at Spain’s training base in Donaueschingen.

      Ferran Torres
      Yamal should be banned for what he is doing at 16!

    • Marc Guéhi had made just 11 appearances before the tournament.

      Guéhi seizes chance to be England's rock next to Stones

      David Hytner
    • BBC personalities including Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker in a Euro 2024 promotion picture

      Podcast wars spill over into BBC v ITV battle

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

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Video

  • Slovakia
    Kitman shows off beatboxing skills

    Slovakian kitman Marek Kosan showcased his skills before the last-16 tie with England after making a wager with the team at Euro 2024
  • Georgian players and fans celebrated after their side pulled off an upset with a win over Portugal to qualify for the knockout stage of their first major tournament

    1:47

    Georgia
    Fans and players celebrate after historic Euro 2024 progression

  • 'The only responsibility we had at the beginning of the competition was to make the Georgian nation proud, and I think we've done it, the best way,' Georgia head coach Willy Sagnol said after his side stunned Portugal 2-0 to reach the knockout stage at Euro 2024.

    1:31

    Euro 2024
    Sagnol says Georgia players made 'the nation proud' in win over Portugal

  • 'Southgate should resign as soon as possible because the team that we have we should not be playing like that,' one fan said

    1:50

    Euro 2024
    'Southgate should resign': England fans turn on manager

  • England’s head coach responded to furious fans throwing empty beer cups at him and booing the team off the field after his side's 0-0 draw with Slovenia on Tuesday night.

    2:08

    Euro 2024
    Southgate says supporters are creating ‘unusual environment’

  • An Italian journalist paid a moving tribute to Luka Modric after Croatia were likely knocked out of Euro 2024 by Italy

    Luka Modric
    Player shares touching moment with journalist who asks him never to retire

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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

  • Marta celebrates with her Brazil teammates after scoring against Jamaica in a friendly earlier this month

    Moving the Goalposts
    Brazil World Cup a chance for women’s game to go mainstream

  • Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate after the 0-0 draw against Slovenia at Euro 2024

    Southgate's England: individualism and a saviour complex

    Jonathan Liew
    Manager has become used to the trappings of office and players are in a comfort zone. Where has the sense of fun gone?
  • One of several Cristiano Ronaldo-related pitch invaders tries to take a picture with the Portugal captain in Dortmund.

    Ronaldo has outgrown the sport that made him

    Barney Ronay
    The sport has not really come to terms with the Portuguese’s celebrity status. After the pitch invasion drama against Turkey, Uefa must deal with it

    Regulars

    • Phil Foden back at work after paternity leave.

      Football Daily
      Foden’s big rush back to be played out of position

    • week two (1)

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

      • Football Daily podcast
        History for Georgia and heartbreak for Ukraine

      • The Knowledge
        Which tournament winners took longest to score their first goal?

      • Jonathan Wilson
        Brilliant, bombastic Bielsa can cap career with triumph

      • The Knowledge
        Euro 2024's curious seven-match goals trend

      • David Squires on …
        The big stories from Euro 2024’s opening round

      • Moving the Goalposts
        What we learned from the Women’s U17 Euros

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    Catch up

    • Spain’s Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams; Kylian Mbappé of France in his mask; Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka

      Power rankings
      Verdicts on Euro 2024 teams after the group stage

    • Anatoliy walks home from a match past one of the war messaging billboards in Odesa that are now ubiquitous in Ukraine. The sign reads “In Defence of the Future”. Euros in Ukraine 12

      Photo essay
      War and set pieces: watching Euro 2024 in Ukraine

    • Conor Gallagher is brushed aside by Slovenia’s Timi Elnik on a disheartening night for the England midfielder and his team.

      Gallagher the fretful fall guy in England's midfield mess

      Barney Ronay
    • Steve Clarke leaves Scotland’s base camp in Germany after the defeat by Hungary led to their elimination

      Scotland exit with a whimper amid questions about team’s future

      Ewan Murray

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