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  • Trent Alexander-Arnold desires a new challenge after producing a glittering CV at Liverpool.

    Alexander-Arnold walks on to Madrid after living the Liverpool dream

    Andy Hunter
    Full-back did it all for his boyhood club and is off to a new reality where his game will face increased scrutiny
  • Anti-riot policeman sprays teargas at Liverpool fans on the other side of a gate

    Liverpool
    Darmanin apologises to fans for making them a ‘scapegoat’

News and features

  • Laura Coombs of Manchester City battles for possession with Aoife Mannion of Manchester United, Isobel Goodwin with her medal and the Women’s Championship trophy London City Lionesses secured promotion to the Women's Super League, Aston Villa’s second goalscorer Rachel Daly controls the ball during her side’s 3-2 win at West Ham

    Women's Super League
    Talking points from the weekend's action

    Marc Skinner needs a deeper squad and Chelsea’s unbeaten season continues
  • Composite image with Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White in action on the left, Chelsea’s Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer in the center, and Newcastle’s Eddie Howe on the right.

    Premier League position is a focus for only eight teams

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Hall of Fame inductee Carli Lloyd gives her acceptance speech during the 2025 National Soccer Hall Of Fame Induction ceremony

    Carli Lloyd
    Former USWNT star apologises for being ‘emotionless machine’

  • Football Weekly
    Chelsea trip up champions in hunt for Europe

  • Leeds
    Marathe vows club will be ‘one of best in Europe’

  • Chelsea
    Palmer takes aim at ‘idiots’ as Maresca lauds star man

  • Liverpool
    Alexander-Arnold confirms exit and set to join Madrid

  • Obituary
    Peter McParland (1934-2025)

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

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In depth

  • Real Madrid players harass referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea during a turbulent Copa del Rey final against Barcelona

    Real Madrid’s toxic targeting of referees is a sign of decline

    Jonathan Wilson
    Super League patron Florentino Pérez sets the tone with his destructive acts of pettiness, dragging down a once noble club
  • France’s Kylian Mbappé, Spain’s Lamine Yamal, Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, Germany’s Florian Wirtz

    From Lamine to Mbappé
    Could Team EU help build a European identity?

    A side made up of players from the European Union would be an ambitious project but the rewards could be pleasing for a continent looking to become more united
    • Sandro Tonali walks off the pitch at St James' Park

      Newcastle
      Tonali's midfield transformation mirrors Howe's tactical shift

    • Illustration of Lamine Yamal holding the world in one hand.

      Lamine Yamal: perfect player for a terminally online world

      Barney Ronay
    • Martin Ødegaard with Mikel Arteta

      Arteta’s refusal to ring changes keeps doom spiral going

      Ed Aarons
    • Enzo Maresca with Cole Palmer (middle) and Tyrique George

      Chelsea
      Liverpool’s mix of young blood and old heads is right model

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World football

  • FBL-CONCACAF-CHAMPIONS-MIAMI-VANCOUVER<br>Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts during the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal football match between Inter Miami FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Chris Arjoon / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS ARJOON/AFP via Getty Images)

    Messi and Ronaldo
    Superstars' recent cup exits show limits of swan songs

    Legends suffered same-day disappointments that show the game is moving on
  • A general view inside the venue during the 74th FIFA Congress 2024 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) on 17 May 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.

    Fifa
    ‘Broken’ case process exposed in complaint against Jamaica coach

  • An artist’s impression of the proposed stadium for Neom SC and the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Pro League
    Billions behind the badge: Neom join Saudi revolution

  • European roundup
    Bayern’s Bundesliga title party delayed by late strike

  • Gabon
    Life ban for ‘Capello’ but nation's abuse questions far from over

  • Paris Saint-Germain
    New idol Dembélé delivers on big stage for PSG

  • Ligue 1
    Relegated Montpellier are at war with themselves

  • Paris Saint-Germain
    Al-Khelaifi: powerful, divisive and fuelling European dream

  • Bundesliga
    No Marmoush, no problem for high-flying Frankfurt

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Video

  • The 26-year-old is set to join Real Madrid as a free agent
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    Liverpool
    Alexander-Arnold announces Anfield exit in emotional video

  • “Hard to explain” 14th place Manchester United's performances in the Premier League compared to the Europa League says Amorim
    1:31

    Manchester United
    Amorim says Athletic win is ‘best result’ of his time in charge

  • Liverpool surged to Premier League title after emphatic 5-1 win against Spurs
    1:34

    Liverpool
    Fans ecstatic after winning league in Slot's first season

  • There was a cheeky free-kick in the third tier of Swedish football when Jönköpings Södra's Linus Lyck caught the goalkeeper and defensive wall unawares with a nonchalant curler into the bottom corner to give his side a 1-0 lead against Lunds BK
    0:37

    'Ice cold'
    Swedish third-tier player scores cheeky free-kick

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Liverpool win title

  • David Squires on Liverpool's title win

    David Squires on …
    Liverpool’s 20th league title and hard-to-please people

  • Liverpool sealed the title with an easy victory over Spurs on Sunday.

    Was title Klopp's final masterpiece or Slot's foundation?

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Arne Slot gets a champagne shower from Virgil van Dijk and Harvey Elliott (right) after securing the title.

    Arne Slot
    Dutchman's journey from child prodigy coach to champion

  • Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister and Alisson

    Player ratings
    Liverpool’s title winners: how they performed

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Opinion

  • Eni Aluko and Ian Wright are seen pitchside for ITV Sport at a Women’s World Cup qualifier in 2023

    Aluko, Wright and a debate that took a wrong turn

    Suzanne Wrack
  • Mohamed Salah celebrates after winning the Premier League

    Unruffled Liverpool and Salah serve up theatre and euphoria

    Barney Ronay
    Champions faced perfect opponents as day became dual celebration for Covid title
  • Montpellier players gather in a huddle before the Ligue 1 match against Marseille

    Ligue 1’s two-faced truth: European success masks financial ruin

    Philippe Auclair
    French clubs are enjoying their best continental season in decades but a crisis could engulf the league

    Regulars

    • Manchester United, Spurs and Chelsea

      Football Daily
      Premier League bully boys kill the romance in Europe

    • FC Barcelona v FC Internazionale Milano - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg<br>BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 30: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona reacts prior to kick off in the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)

      Football Weekly Extra
      Champions League belter in Barcelona turns up the power

      • The Knowledge
        What is the latest that a manager has been sacked?

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Rise of rookies justifies NWSL ditching draft

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Arsenal and Barça book WCL final spots

      • Weekend review
        Premier League and FA Cup semi-finals: 10 talking points

      • WCL and WSL review
        A Slegers masterclass and Martinez scores four

      • Golden Goal
        Paul Gascoigne for Spurs v Arsenal (1991)

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    Catch up

    • An illustration of a red-faced cartoon-style person, with a goalpost and footballer in the middle

      Special report
      Why does kids’ football bring out the worst in their parents?

    • Leeds United fans promotion

      Leeds back among elite but real task for Farke is stability

      Louise Taylor
    • Ipswich's Leif Davis, Southampton's Mads Hermansen, Southampton's Mateus Fernandes.

      Premier League
      Relegated players who will be targets this summer

    • Manchester United’s Harry Maguire celebrates with his teammates after his side’s comeback win in the Europa League quarter-final against Lyon

      Pundits’ partisanship reflects embrace of fan-centric populism

      Jonathan Liew

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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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