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  • Gillingham’s Armani Little keeps the ball away from Accrington’s Donald Love.

    League Two
    Accrington rain on Gillingham’s parade but hope holds

    Visitors’ late 2-1 win must be put into perspective for American owners
  • Jenna Clark shows off the Futuremakers charity logo on her Liverpool shirt

    Women's Super League
    Jenna Clark: ‘Playing at Anfield is really special – it means a lot’

  • Jim McLean Dundee United manager with Alex Ferguson Aberdeen Manager circa 1985. (Photo by Eric Craig/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

    Scotland
    The New Firm: the last Scottish champions outside Glasgow

  • It is hard to see how Carsley claws back case for England job

    Jacob Steinberg

  • Nations League
    Van Dijk sees red, Germany’s Undav strikes twice

  • World Cup
    Fifa ‘ignoring human rights report’ into 2034 Saudi bid

  • Nottingham Forest
    Forest hit out at FA after fine for Attwell comments

  • Manchester City
    Viana to be appointed as City's new sporting director

  • George Baldock
    Greece did not want to face England after player's death

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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

  • Lee Carsley watches his players train.

    It is hard to see how Carsley claws back case for England job

    Jacob Steinberg
    An indulgent attempt to reinvent England backfired and the FA has a decision to make
  • Marc Cucurella

    Interview
    Marc Cucurella: ‘When I went to Chelsea it all happened to me'

    Spain’s cult hero on the layoff that revived his career, why football should not be taken too seriously and what’s going right at Chelsea
    • Ibrahima Konaté, Luis Díaz, Arne Slot and Ryan Gravenberch

      In-depth
      Are Liverpool the real deal? What the data says about Slot’s start

    • Exterior of Seven Sisters station for a first person piece about a Tottenham fan who was sexually assaulted on a train.

      I was sexually assaulted on a train after Spurs v Brentford

      Eve De Haan
    • The England interim manager, Lee Carsley, watches on from the touchline

      Carsley's weird attempt to reinvent was tactical backfire

      Barney Ronay
    • Jordan Nobbs

      Interview
      Jordan Nobbs: ‘Little Modric? I’m going to write that and keep it’

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Business of soccer

  • The link between fans and teams can be severed when Wall Street becomes involved

    Cold, ravenous and predatory, private equity is slouching towards the NFL

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

    Anfield Presents Amazon Dome may be closer than we think – and fans will be livid

    Aaron Timms
  • 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?

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Football Weekly

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Video

  • England
    'Hopefully I’ll be going back to the 21s': Carsley on his future

    Lee Carsley said England's 2-1 defeat against Greece would have 'almost no impact' on his chances of becoming the permanent manager
  • Greece asked Uefa to postpone their Nations League game with England after the death of George Baldock

    1:44

    Greece
    'We will never forget him': Pelkas pays tribute to Baldock

  • 'I want to share my experience, which I collected over the years,' Klopp said as he spoke of his excitement for his new role

    1:24

    Jürgen Klopp
    Klopp announces new job as Red Bull’s head of global soccer

  • When asked if he condoned the behaviour Haaland said: 'Things that happen on the football pitch stay there, and that’s how it is."

    0:35

    Manchester City
    Haaland not apologetic about Gabriel incident

  • Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andrés Iniesta announced his retirement after a trophy-laden career spanning 24 years

    1:04

    Spain
    Emotional Iniesta announces retirement through 'tears of emotion and pride'

  • The club were raising awareness of their campaign which helps abandoned dogs to find new homes

    0:42

    La Liga
    Espanyol players line up before game with rescue dogs instead of mascots

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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

  • Jürgen Klopp takes his hat off to the Dortmund fans at last month’s farewell match for Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski

    Klopp shakes English god delusion with Red Bull embrace

    Jonathan Liew
  • City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak wears his club scarf in the Directors box

    Is City’s rage against machine more a posture than a plan?

    Paul MacInnes
    The champions’ relentless railing against organisations that challenge them helps rally the troops but do they really have an alternative?
  • Antoine Griezmann plants a kiss on the World Cup trophy after France beat Croatia in the 2018 final in Russia.

    Only now will France discover Griezmann was irreplaceable

    Philippe Auclair
    His talent, skill and character make him one of his country’s all-time greats, but ‘Grizi’ still suffers from a lack of appreciation

    Regulars

    • Jude Belllingham

      Football Daily
      Carsley gives FA a needless reason to overlook him in future

    • England v Greece - UEFA Nations League - League B - Group 2. Football. Wembey Stadium, London. UK. 10 OCT 2024<br>Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by JASONPIX/REX/Shutterstock (14774704bg) Vangelis Pavlidis of Greece celebrates his 2nd goal to win the game and put Greece 2-1 up England v Greece - UEFA Nations League - League B - Group 2. Football. Wembey Stadium, London. UK. 10 OCT 2024

      Football Weekly Extra
      A night to forget for England as Greece make history

      • Cartoon
        David Squires on … the never-ending United process cycle

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Vålerenga eager to bridge Champions League gap

      • The Knowledge
        Players winning most under-age caps and switching allegiances

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Arsenal stutter again while City go top

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

      • Women's Super League
        WSL review: picking over the latest top-flight games

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    Catch up

    • Johan Neeskens (right) does battle with Argentina’s Ossie Ardiles in the 1978 World Cup final, which the Netherlands went on to lose 3-1 after extra time

      Neeskens deserves his place in Total Football pantheon

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Andrés Iniesta

      Iniesta bids farewell after soaring career shared by a nation

      Sid Lowe
    • All of the goals Manchester United have conceded this season

      Manchester United
      Where it has gone wrong for Ten Hag this season, goal by goal

    • Judges of the court of justice of the European Union watched by interested partties

      Diarra verdict could alter balance of football power

      Paul MacInnes

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