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  • Frank Lampard in 2006, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Bruno Guimarães. Harry Toffolo.

    Scorcher scarcity is not data’s fault – players are simply shooting less

    Jonathan Wilson
    More goals are being scored from inside the box because of better pitches and shifts in tactical thinking
    • Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is congratulated

      Premier League
      Ten Hag hopes Rashford will be like ‘ketchup bottle’

    • European roundup
      Kane hat-trick seals comprehensive Bayern win

    • Premier League
      Durán’s stunner caps Villa comeback to sink Everton

    • Premier League
      Nkunku snatches points for Chelsea at Bournemouth

    • Premier League
      Haaland sinks Brentford after Wissa jolts City

    • Premier League
      Mateta’s late penalty denies Leicester victory at Palace

    • Premier League
      Ings saves West Ham with late equaliser at Fulham

    • Scottish Premiership
      Celtic break Hearts but Aberdeen keep pace at top

News and features
  • Asmita Ale and Deanne Rose limbering up for the new season.

    WSL 2024-25 previews
    Leicester aim for improvement in season of new beginnings

    New manager Amandine Miquel has brought knowhow and humour into the set-up
  • Ryan Hardie celebrates scoring Plymouth’s second against Sunderland in the Championship on 14 September 2024.

    Championship roundup
    Argyle sink leaders Sunderland in five-goal thriller

  • Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford takes a shot against Southampton.

    Happy Rashford is a happy United as drought ends

    Jonathan Liew

  • Premier League
    Muric saves Ipswich at Brighton after expulsion

  • Leeds 0-1 Burnley
    Koleosho gets Clarets back on track with win

  • Transfer deadline day
    Spurs snatch Oroz, Brighton sign Parris from United

  • Sven-Göran Eriksson
    Beckham joins mourners at funeral in Sweden

  • Newcastle
    Howe and Mitchell still tense after transfer criticism

  • North London derby
    Arteta faces biggest test going into Spurs clash

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  • Crystal Palace celebrate with the Women’s Championship trophy

    Crystal Palace
    Major challenge awaits after whirlwind 12 months for Eagles

  • Chelsea’s Nathalie Bjorn, Hannah Hampton, Millie Bright and Niamh Charles during a huddle before the friendly against FC Gotham New Jersey

    Chelsea
    Will Bompastor take over from where Hayes left champions?

  • Brighton players line up to defend a free-kick

    Brighton
    Seagulls hope to soar after statement of intent with Kirby

  • The Aston Villa captain Rachel Corsie with her teammates

    Aston Villa
    All eyes on new coach De Pauw before season after Ward's exit

In depth
  • Footballer Ashlee Hincks, standing in a field

    ‘I heard a crack ... ’
    Why are so many female players suffering career-ending knee injuries?

    In the wake of the Lionesses’ success, knee injuries are at epidemic levels
  • Issy Hobson runs to celebrate after scoring an injury-time equaliser against Arsenal in April 2024

    Women’s Super League 2024-25
    WSL preview No 6: Everton add new faces in attack

    Brian Sørensen’s low-scoring side have brought in some new faces, despite their lack of funds, and will hope to challenge for a top-six spot
    • Rebecca Welch in front of a statue at the National Football Museum

      Interview
      Trailblazing referee Rebecca Welch: 'I wanted to finish on top'

    • Adam Daghim of Red Bull Salzburg, Otar Kiteishvili of SK Sturm Graz, Brugge's Christos Tzolis and VFB Stuttgart's Enzo Millot.

      Champions League
      Tzolis to Sucic: unheralded players to watch on big stage

    • Champions League draw

      Hate the new Champions League? Embrace change ...

      Max Rushden
    • Aitana Bonmatí, of Barcelona and Spain, with her Ballon d’Or trophy at last October’s awards.

      Ballon d’Or shows it doesn’t care about women’s football

      Tom Garry
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  • Liverpool
    Arne Slot says Reds fell below standards in Forest defeat

    Callum Hudson-Odoi came on to secure Nottingham Forest’s first win at Anfield since 1969
  • Manchester United's Erik ten Hag says he is confident Marcus Rashford will keep the goals flowing this season

    1:01

    Manchester United
    Ten Hag says Rashford will keep scoring after win at Southampton

  • Manchester City manager says he is happy Premier League FFP case is starting

    1:06

    Manchester City
    Guardiola: People are expecting club to be found guilty over FFP

  • David Beckham was among the mourners at the funeral service for England's first overseas manager

    1:07

    Sven-Göran Eriksson
    Former England manager laid to rest in Sweden

  • Erik ten Hag pointed out that Cristiano Ronaldo admitted Manchester United are not well placed to win the biggest trophies this season despite criticising the manager for stating the same

    1:00

    Manchester United
    Ten Hag hits back at Ronaldo’s criticism

  • Cristiano Ronaldo gave his thoughts on Erik ten Hag and Manchester United during an interview with Rio Ferdinand

    1:54

    Manchester United
    'They need to change': Ronaldo speaks on Ten Hag

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World football
  • Kylian Mbappé during France’s win over Belgium

    France
    Deschamps aims to rekindle flame but doubts remain

    The overarching ethos remains the same: substance over style
  • Jin Jingdao, one of the players banned, in action for China against Australia in a World Cup qualifier in 2021.

    China
    Thirty-eight players and five club officials get life bans

  • Alex Morgan addresses the crowd on the night she played her final professional game

    NWSL
    Morgan ends career on emotional night in San Diego

  • Nations League
    Roundup: 10-man Spain enjoy rout in Switzerland

  • Nations League
    Ronaldo strikes for Portugal to break Scotland hearts

  • World Cup qualifiers
    ‘I can only do so much’: Arnold rues Australia’s missed chances

  • World Cup qualifiers
    Brazil edge Ecuador to end winless run

  • Alex Morgan
    USWNT great intends to ‘invest in women’s sports’

  • Nations League
    San Marino earn first competitive win in 34 years

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Opinion
  • Corporate renaming can lead to fans finding themselves in a sporting no-place

    Anfield Presents Amazon Dome is closer than it seems

    Aaron Timms
  • The Wales manager, Craig Bellamy, reacts during Wales’ Nations League match against Montenegro

    Project Bellamy gets excited Wales fans singing in the rain

    Elis James
    The new Wales manager has already got supporters on side with some fresh ideas
  • Lee Carsley looks on as England warm up at the Aviva Stadium before the 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland.

    Carsley discovers England job is about more than coaching

    David Hytner
    Interim manager will need support if he is to emulate Gareth Southgate’s deft diplomacy
    Regulars
    • Arsenal and Tottenham fans' shirts

      Football Daily
      Spurs v Arsenal and the silliness of football’s chippiest derby

    • Arsenal Training Session<br>LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: (L-R) Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and Ben White at Sobha Realty Training Centre on September 03, 2024 in London Colney, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

      Football Weekly Extra
      Pochettino going stateside and much more besides

      • The Knowledge
        Players punished for answering calls of nature

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Morgan leaves US women’s football in better place

      • The Knowledge
        Footballers who have played for both teams in same game

      • Premier League
        Ten talking points from the weekend’s action

      • David Squires on …
        A traveller’s guide to the Premier League and beyond

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    Catch up
    • Lewes Women's Football (Soccer) Team at Lewes Stadium

      A different goal
      How women’s football is changing the beautiful game

    • Jason Dozzell pictured in front of Portman Road in Ipswich

      Interview
      Jason Dozzell: 'At 16 I’d walked into a drinking culture'

    • Lee Carsley illustration

      Unknown and twinkling Carsley the right fit for England

      Barney Ronay
    • Emma Hayes is head coach of the United States women's national team and photographed in front of graffiti in the Brick Lane area of London.

      Interview
      Emma Hayes: ‘I’ve got energy again to build something’

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    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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    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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