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  • Youri Tielemans

    Aston Villa
    Tielemans the pacemaker at heart of team's resurgence

    Midfielder has proved sceptics wrong with forceful displays central to Emery’s revamp
  • FC Bourgoin-Jallieu v Olympique Lyonnais - French Cup 2024/2025<br>BOURGOIN-JALLIEU, FRANCE - JANUARY 15: Alexandre Lacazette of Olympique Lyon on his way to take a penalty kick during the penalty shootout following the French Cup match between Bourgoin and Lyon on January 15, 2025 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. (Photo by Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

    Ligue 1
    Defeats, violence and shame: Lyon at war with French football

  • Bristol City fans Nick Evan-Cook and Rebecca Weber before the game against London City Lionesses at Ashton Gate

    ‘Why not a beer?’
    Fans raise a glass to Bristol City Women’s alcohol pilot

  • Transfer window
    Women’s interactive guide: deals from across Europe

  • Transfer window
    Men’s interactive guide: January deals across Europe

  • Manchester United
    Amorim says team worst ‘maybe in history' of club

  • Premier League
    Rampant Forest beat flailing Saints despite late flurry

  • European roundup
    Mbappé double elevates Madrid; Dele joins Como

  • Women's Super League
    Toone hits derby hat-trick as United triumph over City

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  • Liverpool’s Darwin Núñez on the charge, Noussair Mazraoui despairs and Andoni Iraola celebrates another stunning away win.

    Premier League
    Ten talking points from the weekend’s top-flight action

    Manchester United’s wing-backs are struggling, Phil Foden is back to his best and Bournemouth are looking serious top-four contenders
  • Georginio Rutter, Justin Kluivert and Chris Wood

    The Premier League’s well-run middle class is booming

    Jonathan Wilson
    A growing number of clubs have shown what can be achieved by playing to a system
    • Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates scoring his side's fifth goal at Ipswich

      The craziest thing about Haaland’s £500,000-a-week salary? It makes sense

      Sean Ingle
    • Éric Roy

      Champions League
      Vive King Roy as Brest’s song for Europe grows louder

    • Paul Lambert photographed at his home in Nottinghamshire.

      Paul Lambert
      Zinedine Zidane just looked at me and said: 'Ah, bloody hell'

    • Flowers and scarves in front of the Trinity statue in memory of Denis Law outside Old Trafford

      Manchester United
      Theatre of tears: fans mourn and celebrate ‘King of Stretford End’

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World football

  • Steffen Baumgart urges his side on against Augsburg

    Bundesliga
    Baumgart feels pinch as Union Berlin fight for survival

    Steffen Baumgart has overseen two ominous defeats in relegation battle
  • The United States’ Jack McGlynn celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of Saturday’s international friendly match with Venezuela at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

    International friendlies
    USA’s Agyemang and Miljevic score on debut to beat Venezuela

  • Mallorca's Martin Valjent (far right) scores an own goal during the Spanish Super Cup semi-final

    Spanish Super Cup
    Spanish FA says sorry after players' families harassed

  • Argentina
    Kick it Out presses Fifa over action on Fernández video

  • Sevilla
    Defender Salas under police investigation over yellow cards

  • European roundup
    10-man Kiel seal win over Dortmund with 45-yarder

  • Spanish Super Cup
    Barcelona, Olmo and Laporta revel in ‘superbeating’ of Madrid

  • Bundesliga
    Tella lights Leverkusen fire as gap to Dortmund grows bigger

  • Serie A
    Will Kvaratskhelia cast a shadow over Napoli's title tilt?

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Video

  • United's season lurched further into turmoil after a 3-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League, with manager Ruben Amorim acknowledging his side's poor results since he took over

    1:52

    Manchester United
    'Worst United side in history,' admits Amorim after defeat

  • From stunning strikes to own goals and animals on the pitch, here are some of the most entertaining moments the sport had to offer

    The amazing world of sport
    The best and worst football moments from 2024

  • Marcus Christenson talks through the Guardian's top 10 players of 2024, as voted by our panel of 197 judges

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    The top 100
    The best male players in the world 2024 – top 10

  • Suzanne Wrack's rundown of the top 10 best female players in the world this year, as voted by our panel of 99 judges

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    The top 100
    The best female players in the world 2024 – top 10

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Opinion

  • Tony Book lifts the FA Cup at Wembley in 1969

    The amazing life of Tony Book: from building site to title

    Simon Hattenstone
  • Gabriel of Arsenal celebrates after his team's first goal which made it 1-1 during the Premier League match against Tottenham.

    After ennui and angst, Arsenal keep title dream alive

    Barney Ronay
    Hosts played with concentrated spirit in north London derby and were good value for their win
  • Ange Postecoglou, the Tottenham manager, suffers again during his team’s defeat in the north London derby

    Is this Spurs team hugely unlucky or unforgivably naive?

    Jonathan Liew
    Ange Postecoglou has a good side in there somewhere, but also one addicted to danger

    Regulars

    • Manchester United

      Football Daily
      United, Dolly Parton and headline-making antics

    • Neymar first training for Al Hilal after injury<br>Soccer Football - Neymar first training for Al Hilal after injury - Al Hilal Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - February 14, 2024 Al Hilal's Neymar during training after rupturing ligaments with the Brazilian national team in October 2023 Al Hilal Club/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

      The Rumour Mill
      Santos in for Neymar instead of Windass?

      • Football Weekly
        Postecoglou in danger as Spurs slump again

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Ecuador get ready to host Copa América Femenina

      • The Knowledge
        Father-son combos scoring v other father-son combos

      • David Squires on …
        FA Cup third-round thrills, spills and a shock return

      • Women's FA Cup
        Miedema returns in style while Rugby pass test

      • FA Cup
        Ten talking points from the third-round action

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    Catch up

    • Murillo applauds the fans at the City Ground after playing Liverpool

      Murillo shows Forest recruitment has borne fruit

      Will Unwin
    • Jürgen Klopp walks past Red Bull’s F1 car and helicopter at event space Hangar-7

      Jürgen Klopp
      Red Bull’s ‘Dr football’ role at odds with former club ethos

    • Kyle Walker with the Premier League trophy as Manchester City celebrate winning last season’s title

      Walker deserved much more than crude tabloid caricature

      Jonathan Liew
    • Vivianne Miedema fires home as Manchester City ease to a 3-0 win over Ipswich Town at Joie Stadium

      Familiar Women’s FA Cup story as growing gulf exposed

      Suzanne Wrack

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    The top 100

    • Vinicius Júnior, Rodri and Erling Haaland

      Men's edition
      Revealed: the best male players in the world for 2024

    • Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League - Etihad Stadium<br>Manchester City's Rodri with his Ballon d'Or trophy ahead of the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday November 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man City. Photo credit should read: Carl Recine/POOL/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

      Rodri at No 1
      Midfielder on top of the world after year of glory and pain

    • trail day 4 women's top 100 footballers 2024

      Women's edition
      Revealed: the best female players in the world for 2024

    • Aitana Bonmatí

      Bonmatí at No 1
      Spaniard on top of the world again but England close gap

    Next generation

    • Franco Mastantuono (River Plate), Estêvão (Palmeiras) and Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk)

      2024 edition
      Revealed: 60 of the best young talents in world football

    • Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea) and Jack Porter (Arsenal)

      2024 edition
      Twenty of the best talents at Premier League clubs

    • Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football image

      Class of 2023
      Big years for Zaïre-Emery and Endrick. But how about the rest?

    • Gianluca Busio and Gio Reyna

      Class of 2019
      Busio, Reyna and co: how have they got on since?

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