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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
  • 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 apologizes for being ‘emotionless machine’

  • 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.

    Only eight teams are focused on Premier League position right now

    Jonathan Wilson
    In a freakish season at the top and bottom, competing incentives for the rest are unusually fractured
    • Antony (pictured celebrating with Giovani Lo Celso and Isco) has been labelled the Goat by his Real Betis teammates

      La Liga
      Antony’s Real Betis transformation has Isco threatening a United heist

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

    • Premier League
      Murillo earns Forest vital point at Palace in race for Europe

    • Ligue 1
      PSG are in safe hands with Donnarumma

    • England
      FA's Bullingham insists transgender ban ‘not an ideological judgment’

    • ‘Unacceptable’
      Police investigate Rangers banner shown during derby

    • Barcelona
      Lewandowski set to return for semi-final clash with Inter

    • Bundesliga
      Bayern Munich v Leverkusen has been a great rivalry. But is it over?

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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Business of soccer

  • In this aerial view fans watch the first ever game at Bramley Moore Dock, the new home of Everton Football Club on February 17, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

    The stadium myth: new grounds won’t rescue your club – or your city

  • Manchester United fans display a banner which reads 'Stop exploiting loyalty' and other banners in protest inside the stadium before a match

    The reckless fantasy of austerity as a panacea is coming for European football

    Aaron Timms
  • Atlanta United v Inter Miami - 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs<br>ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 02: A general view inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the second half of the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs between Atlanta United and Inter Miami on November 02, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

    MLS Year 30: A league at a philosophical crossroads as World Cups loom

  • Wayne Rooney is out at Plymouth Argyle after seven months and a winless run that left the club bottom of the Championship.

    How the tell-nothing sport documentary craze failed its viewers

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Video

  • The 26-year-old is set to join Real Madrid as a free agent
    2:13

    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

The top 100

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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)

    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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