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Soccer

  • Kylian Mbappé with the France squad

    'Dream come true'
    Mbappé seals Real Madrid move and €125m bonus

  • Enzo Maresca

    Chelsea’s temporary vision leads to second-tier shopping

    Jonathan Liew

    • Emilio Nsue
      Player was never eligible for Equatorial Guinea

    • ‘Keeps me hungry’
      Arteta not fazed by uncertain long-term future

    • Transfer latest
      Sunderland determined to keep Bellingham

    • Gibraltar 0-2 Scotland
      Adams seals laboured Euro warm-up win

    • Sunil Chhetri
      India’s Messi out to sign off with World Cup milestone

    • Football Daily
      The real winners of Madrid’s latest Euro title

News and features

  • Kieran Trippier, England’s captain and stand-in left-back, vaults a tackle from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ermin Bicakcic

    Southgate sweats over lack of left-back options

    Jacob Steinberg
    With no deputy in his squad, Gareth Southgate is gambling on Luke Shaw's fitness
  • Hungary fans during the friendly against Turkey at Puskas Arena in Budapest

    Euro 2024 team guides
    Part two: Hungary

  • Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at Wembley Stadium on 01 June 2024 in London, England. Photo by Tom Jenkins/The Observer LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is seen with the trophy during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 final match between Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid CF at Wembley Stadium on June 01, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 final match between Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid CF at Wembley Stadium on June 01, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

    Ancelotti’s relaxed style is crucial to Real’s success

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Men's transfer interactive
    All the deals from Europe’s top leagues

  • Ligue 1 season review
    Bravo for Brest and bye to Mbappé

  • Women's transfer interactive
    Track all the latest summer moves

  • Chelsea
    Maresca appointed head coach on five-year deal

  • Julian Nagelsmann
    Coach hits out at survey on preferring white players

  • Kevin Campbell
    Everton send support to seriously ill former player

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In depth

  • The German wall of Florian Wirtz, Antonio Rüdiger, Kai Havertz, Jonathan Tah and Robert Andrich defends a free-kick against Netherlands.

    Euro 2024
    Tournament team guides part one: Germany

    The hosts have turned a corner under Julian Nagelsmann and they believe again
  • Eberechi Eze attacks for England

    England player ratings
    Eze impresses but Watkins misfires

    Eberechi Eze’s pace and trickery stood out for Gareth Southgate’s team
    • Australia and England players walk on the pitch in the 2023 Women's World Cup semi-final.

      Fifa must be open to talks over stifling women's calendar

      Moya Dodd
    • Gareth Southgate oversees Harry Maguire, who stretches on a mat.

      Euro 2024
      Six issues England must address before tournament

    • Jadon Sancho cuts a dejected figure as he collects his Champions League runners-up medal

      Dortmund try but fail to outrun reality against Real

      Jonathan Liew
    • Jude Bellingham celebrates on the Wembley pitch after Real Madrid's victory.

      Real Madrid play waiting game to win by stealth once more

      Barney Ronay
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Moving the Goalposts

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Video

  • Fenerbahce
    Mourinho aiming to raise interest in Turkish league

    José Mourinho was unveiled as the new manager of the Turkish Super Lig club Fenerbahce in front of thousands of enthusiastic fans
  • Both managers give their thoughts after Real Madrid punish Borussia Dortmund's first-half misses with two late goals at Wembley

    1:49

    Champions League
    Reaction after Real Madrid punish Dortmund in final

  • Bayern Munich have appointed Vincent Kompany after agreeing a compensation package of about £10m with Burnley

    2:19

    'I want us to be aggressive'
    Kompany unveiled as Bayern Munich manager

  • Thousands of Olympiakos soccer fans celebrated in the streets of Piraeus after their team clinched the first European trophy for a Greek club in the Europa Conference League final.

    2:36

    Conference League final
    Olympiakos fans celebrate in streets after trophy win

  • Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola took to the streets with his players to celebrate their fourth consecutive Premier League title

    1:02

    'Forever? No'
    Guardiola laughs off idea of indefinite stay at City

  • Williamson has signed a new contract to extend her 19-year association with Arsenal, during which time she has won one league title, two FA Cups and four League Cups

    1:35

    Leah Williamson
    England captain reflects on 19 years with Arsenal

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Football Weekly

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World football

  • José Mourinho is unveiled as Fenerbahce’s new manager in front of thousands of supporters.

    Fenerbahce
    Mourinho woos fans at his grand unveiling

    Thousands of fans turned up to see the new manager arrive in Istanbul
  • Clare Wheeler celebrates after opening the scoring for the Matildas

    Australia 2-0 China
    Matildas sign off with victory before Olympics

  • Columbus Crew were the only MLS team to make the semi-finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

    Columbus Crew
    Heavy Champions Cup loss does not dampen historic year

  • Bayern Munich
    Kompany appointed after £10m deal with Burnley

  • Australia 1-1 China
    Heyman’s last-gasp goal spares Matildas' blushes

  • Conference League
    Olympiakos triumph as El Kaabi floors Fiorentina

  • Barcelona
    Flick signs two-year deal with trophy bonuses

  • Socceroos
    Bayern-bound Irankunda to debut in World Cup qualifiers

  • Serie A
    Italy's Houdini pulls off another escape act with Empoli

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Opinion

  • Luka Modric has his moment with the Champions League trophy. Only Modric, Dani Carvajal, Nacho Fernández, Toni Kroos and Paco Gento have won the European Cup six times.

    This Real Madrid match Di Stéfano’s as best club side ever

    Sid Lowe
  • A Nottingham Forest fan in a shirt saying “VAR OFF”

    Bad vibes and VAR: waiting game leaves fans frustrated

    Jonathan Wilson
    With a vote on the technology looming, it’s debatable that the search for accuracy is worth the sacrifice of spontaneity
  • Cartoon of a hand holding a microphone which reads: Acme Sports

    Ten Hag and why awkward questions do need to be asked

    Max Rushden
    Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer had a couple of tough questions – and they did it well

    Regulars

    • Jude Bellingham and Nacho

      Football Weekly
      Nice try Dortmund, but Real Madrid are kings of Europe again

    • Big Cup is back at Wembley.

      Football Daily
      The end of the Champions League as we know it

      • David Squires on …
        United’s FA Cup glory and what the future holds

      • The Knowledge
        Is Leverkusen’s 40-point increase a record?

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Sámi side aim to shine at Conifa World Cup

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Barcelona reign supreme

      • Jonathan Wilson's newsletter
        United’s win made the FA Cup final seem like it matters again

    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
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    Catch up

    • Jamie Carragher looks on before a December game between Aston Villa and Sheffield United.

      Jamie Carragher
      CBS was worried if the US audience would understand me

    • Raheem Sterling successfully completes the 'sheep dip' on the Royal Marines’ endurance course

      ‘It was massive’
      Sterling on Southgate’s 2017 boot camp

    • Sonia Bompastor

      Big shoes to fill
      The key tasks facing Bompastor in new role at Chelsea

    • (clockwise from top left) Morgan Whittaker, Jaden Philogene, Crysencio Summerville, Sorba Thomas, Jack Clarke.

      Levelling up
      Championship players who are ready for top flight

    The big picture

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    Next generation

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

      2023 edition
      Picking 60 of the best young talents in world football

    • Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs image

      Premier League
      20 of the top talents at English top-flight clubs in 2023

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

      Class of 2018
      From Saka to Ackermann: what happened next

    • 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

    The top 100

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

    See who made the lists

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