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  • Phil Foden of Manchester City appears dejected after Andriy Lunin of Real Madrid makes a save

    Manchester City’s gripping system failure offers glimmer of hope to others

    Barney Ronay
    Madrid being cast as underdogs is a grotesque indication of where we are but absorbing tie felt like a significant clash of contrasts

    • Arsenal
      Isak and Olise on Gunners' transfer radar this summer

    • ‘Cruellest’ defeat
      Walker urges City to channel the pain after loss

    • Manchester City
      Bayern Munich’s Musiala emerges as top target

    • Champions League
      Kane relishing semi-final date with Bellingham

    • Football Daily
      How Real Madrid and Ancelotti always find a way

News and features

  • From left: Luton manager Rob Edwards, Dominic Solanke of Bournemouth and Chelsea’s Mauricio Pochettino with Noni Madueke.

    Premier League and FA Cup
    Ten things to look out for this weekend

    Two big Wembley meetings await, while a desperation derby is on at Goodison Park
  • (From left) Kyle Walker clashes with Marc Cucurella, Eric Dier heads against Arsenal, Antonio Rüdiger celebrates beating Manchester City, Palace's Eberechi Eze after scoring at Liverpool, the Premier League Trophy

    Is the Premier League really the world’s best?

    Max Rushden
  • From left: Tabitha Chawinga, Caroline Graham Hansen, Lauren James and Kadidiatou Diani

    Then there were four
    Where the Women's Champions League semis will be decided

  • ‘I have no regrets’
    Guardiola proud team did ‘everything’ despite exit

  • Champions League
    Real Madrid dethrone Man City after Rüdiger holds nerve in shootout

  • Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
    Blues back at WSL summit after early red for Leat

  • Champions League
    Arsenal knocked out by Bayern after Kimmich secures last-four spot

  • Dundee 0-0 Rangers
    Draw dents title hopes as Clement's side hit wall

  • Kayleigh McDonald
    Stoke to fund ACL surgery after GoFundMe plea

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In depth

  • Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham celebrates after winning the match.

    City pay for lack of edge as Madrid’s will shines through

    Barney Ronay
    A lack of decisive end product for the holders proved their undoing
  • US Premier League fans are passionate, and thrive partly because of their distance from Europe

    Why a US Premier League game would demean everyone

    Aaron Timms
    Fifa is reopening one of football’s most squalid ideas
    • From left: Kai Havertz, Martin Ødegaard and William Saliba cannot hide their despair as Harry Kane (far right) and his Bayern Munich teammates celebrate Champions League progress.

      Bayern show true colours and hand Arteta biggest test

      Ed Aarons
    • Arsenal FC v Aston Villa - Premier League<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates at the end of the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on April 14, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

      Aston Villa
      Why Watkins is contender for player of the season

    • Henry Winter

      Winter’s surprise exit a sign of fracturing football media

      Jonathan Liew
    • Josh Dreyfuss of 777 and club owner Farhad Moshiri watch Chelsea v Everton on 15 April 2024.

      Everton on the brink
      Questions over club’s finances are more urgent than ever

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Video

  • 'No regrets'
    Guardiola proud of Manchester City after shootout loss

    City came from behind against Real Madrid in their quarter-final second leg but the holders ultimately went out on penalties
  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his team 'lacked that magic moment' after losing to Bayern Munich and missing out on a first Champions League semi-final since 2009

    'We lacked that magic moment'
    Arteta rues small margins in exit

  • Stunning drone footage captured the moment Portsmouth fans stormed the pitch as they were crowned League One champions

    Portsmouth
    Drone footage shows fans fill Fratton Park after win

  • A furious Mauricio Pochettino said it was 'a shame' that Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke took the gloss off Chelsea’s 6-0 win over Everton

    1:47

    Chelsea
    Pochettino 'upset' at penalty spat and argues with journalist

  • Abderrazak Hamdallah was struck at end of Saudi Super Cup final

    0:21

    Saudi Pro League
    Al-Ittihad's Hamdallah whipped by spectator

  • Bayer Leverkusen fans poured down the steps and on to the pitch to celebrate the historic win

    Bayer Leverkusen
    Fans storm pitch to celebrate first ever Bundesliga victory

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World football

  • People protest near the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia

    Georgia
    Footballers protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill

    National team captain among those in apparently coordinated social media posts
  • Xabi Alonso celebrates after Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title with a 5-0 home win against Werder Bremen.

    ‘It’s Leverkusen time’
    Alonso’s historic title has changed club forever

  • Malmö FF’s Amanda Kander, Sanna Kullberg and Malin Gunnarsson

    Malmö Women
    Nordic club's new dawn as they approach crossroads

  • African football
    Eto’o claims he is victim before fixing hearing

  • ‘Football’s on the rise here’
    European teams seek global outreach in India

  • La Liga
    Athletic Club savour historic Copa del Rey win

  • Ligue 1
    Clubs benefit from a weekend off. But is it fair?

  • Serie A
    De Rossi’s derby delight brings ‘cinema’ to Roma celebrations

  • Ligue 1
    Fourth Champions League spot now Lille’s to lose

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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

Opinion

  • Peter Pellegrini (left), who won won Slovakia’s presidential election, with the country’s prime minister, Robert Fico.

    Slovakia’s pro-Russia turn brings Euro tie into focus

    Barney Ronay
  • Philipp Lahm lifts the World Cup trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 in the 2014 final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Some good can come from Germany leaving Adidas

    Philipp Lahm
    Fans thought the shared success would never end, but new Nike deal can help German grassroots game
  • Everton fans protesting against the Premier League.

    Premier League has created impression of a rigged game

    Paul MacInnes
    PSR have not tackled the real problem of clubs’ huge financial losses

    Regulars

    • Clockwise from left; Gunnar Nielsen, Ruel Fox, Chris Wood and Stéphane Sessègnon.

      The Knowledge
      Premier League players for low-ranked countries

    • Bayern Munich v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Quarter-Final - Second Leg - Allianz Arena<br>Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates with team-mate Eric Dier at the end of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, second leg match at the Allianz Arena, Munich. Picture date: Wednesday April 17, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.

      Football Weekly Extra
      City and Arsenal crash out of Champions League

      • Football Daily
        Portsmouth party like there’s no tomorrow

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Manchester United and Spurs book FA Cup final spot

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

      • David Squires on …
        4.54 billion years of evolution leading to this

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Wor Bella’s forgotten story of war work and football

      • Golden goal
        Rooney for Man Utd v Fenerbahce (2004)

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    Catch up

    • A candlelit vigil outside St George’s Hall in Liverpool, the day after an inquest delivered the verdict of unlawful killing

      Hillsborough, 35 years on
      The pain of injustice remains raw as ever

    • Luton Town’s Rob Edwards

      Rob Edwards
      If Luton stay up, I don’t want it to be because of deductions

    • Jeff Reine-Adelaide of RWDM pictured in action against RSC Anderlecht in November 2023.

      Jeff Reine-Adélaïde
      It was obvious Arteta would go on to be a manager one day

    • Clockwise from top left: Andre Wisdom at Warrington Town; Farnham Town winning the league; Truro City's Dan Sullivan; Scunthorpe celebrate a goal against Hereford.

      Invincibles and pile-ups
      The non-league stories you may have missed

    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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