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  • Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson celebrate a goal against West Ham

    Too much too soon: glimmers of light from Chelsea’s splurge but at what cost?

    Jonathan Wilson
    Talents such as Nicolas Jackson are making waves in Enzo Maresca’s squad but plenty of others are going nowhere
    • Dani Carvajal sits on the ground after his knee injury late in the match

      European football
      Carvajal suffers serious knee injury in Real Madrid win

    • Manchester City
      Guardiola insists leaky defence doesn’t worry him

    • Premier League
      Everton 0-0 Newcastle: Pickford denies Gordon

News and features

  • Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson celebrate a goal against West Ham

    Glimmers of light from Chelsea’s splurge but at what cost?

    Jonathan Wilson
    Some talents are making waves in Enzo Maresca’s squad but others are still struggling
  • Manchester United’s Antony, Matthijs De Ligt, manager Erik ten Hag and Casemiro.

    Manchester United
    Ten Hag’s transfers rated: Antony set tone for slapdash spree

  • Elena Sadiku

    Interview
    Elena Sadiku: 'Infection made me question everything'

  • Women's Super League
    Brighton 4-2 Aston Villa: Seagulls win feisty thriller

  • Euston, you have a problem: despair of football train travel

    Barney Ronay

  • Premier League
    Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth: Foxes pick up first win

  • Paul Pogba
    Midfielder's ban reduced to 18 months after appeal

  • Premier League
    Revealed: £100,000 ‘freebies’ operation to target cabinet and MPs amid battle over regulator

  • Premier League
    Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool: Jota keeps Reds top but Alisson injured

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In depth

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

    Diarra verdict could alter balance of football power

    Paul MacInnes
    There may not be wholesale reform but the ruling by the court of justice of the EU over transfers makes change more likely
  • Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah after the former’s win ning goal.

    Liverpool occupy Palace’s turf like team of peacekeepers

    Barney Ronay
    League leaders are learning better game management under Arne Slot
    • All of the goals Manchester United have conceded this season

      Manchester United
      Club has made a stuttering start: where has it all gone wrong?

    • Lotte Wubben-Moy passes the ball under pressure from Khadija Shaw during the Women's Super League match between Arsenal and Manchester City

      Will WSL expansion impact English players’ development?

      Tom Garry
    • Fans watch as Manchester City warm up at Joie Stadium.

      The joy of taking my daughter to her first WSL game

      Will Unwin
    • Paul Davis and Glenn Cockerill vie for possession just moments before the Arsenal player broke the jaw of the Southampton midfielder with a left hook

      Arsenal
      ‘I made a mistake’: punch that changed Davis’s career

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Video

  • Manchester United
    'We switched off': Ten Hag criticises defending in Porto draw

    'I have to watch it back and over the left side, definitely we didn’t defend well tonight' said Erik ten Hag after substituting Marcus Rashford at half time
  • Lee Carsley has named his England squad for the next round of Nations League Games, against Greece and Finland

    2:18

    England
    'We've got so many talented players': Lee Carsley speaks on squad

  • Jhon Durán’s scored the winner for Aston Villa over Bayern Munich by lobbing an out of position Manuel Neuer from range in the Champions League

    1:42

    Champions League
    Emery: Aston Villa analysed 'position of Neuer' before Bayern win

  • Brendan Rodgers said he had never before 'been involved in a game where every single mistake got punished'

    0:56

    Champions League
    Rodgers says Celtic's drubbing by Dortmund was 'a tough watch'

  • Arteta praised Arsenal’s growing maturity as they outclassed Paris Saint-Germain with a 2-0 win in the Champions League.

    1:25

    Champions League
    Arteta praises Arsenal for 'totally deserved' win over PSG

  • The Fernabache manager protested against a VAR decision to disallow a goal by placing a laptop in front of a TV camera to show that the decision was incorrect

    1:52

    Fenerbahce
    'I just put the laptop there': Mourinho defends bizarre VAR protest in match

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World football

  • Wojciech Szczesny at Barcelona’s Champions League game at home to Young Boys on Tuesday.

    Barcelona
    Szczesny signs for Barça to end brief retirement

    Polish keeper returns to football after Ter Stegen's long-term injury
  • Duncan McGuire is part of an entertaining Orlando team

    MLS power rankings
    Orlando City impress as Inter Miami dominate

  • Thibaut Courtois and Diego Simeone, the Atlético Madrid manager, shake hands amid the disturbance to the derby.

    Atlético Madrid
    Club hit with fine for derby crowd trouble

  • USMNT
    Steffen recalled in Pochettino’s first USA squad

  • European roundup
    Barça’s perfect start ended emphatically by Osasuna

  • Ligue 1
    Monaco mark centenary as talents point to bright future

  • Bayern Munich
    Kane a doubt for Villa after injury in Leverkusen draw

  • Women's Champions League
    City get Barça, Arsenal face Bayern and Juve

  • Milan
    In-form Pulisic scores in fifth straight game for first time in career

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Opinion

  • Katie Zelem playing for Angel City

    Interview
    Katie Zelem: ‘I woke up and thought: oh my God, I live in LA’

  • Aston Villa's Pau Torres celebrates before his strike is ruled out.

    Aston Villa craft fresh memories for a new generation

    Jonathan Liew
    On a night when club celebrated its past, beating Bayern has turned clock forward
  • Celtic players acknowledge their fans after the humilating 7-1 defeat in Dortmund

    Celtic’s humiliation exposes state of Scottish football

    Ewan Murray
    Making up the numbers in the Champions League should be impetus for change

    Regulars

    • Richarlison shows off his array of tattoos as he leaves the field at Tottenham.

      The Knowledge
      Bizarre ink: which players have got tattoos of other players?

    • Aston Villa FC v FC Bayern München - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2<br>BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Konrad Laimer of Bayern Munich clashes with Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2 match between Aston Villa FC and FC Bayern München at Villa Park on October 02, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

      Football Daily
      Martínez’s ears are ringing but Man Utd’s are burning

      • Football Weekly
        Juventus strike back and has Slot been tested yet?

      • David Squires on …
        CBS blasting viral Champions League clips

      • Women’s Football Weekly
        One-nil to the Arsenal, City and United

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

      • The Knowledge
        Which teams have won tournaments they did not qualify for?

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    Catch up

    • Cole Palmer with a match ball

      Palmer is an off-the-cuff, priceless maverick for Chelsea

      Barney Ronay
    • Lassana Diarra at a meeting of the French professional footballers’ union in May 2023

      Special report
      Will Diarra case bring down transfer market as we know it?

    • Robbie Savage, Macclesfield FC first team head coach and shareholder, talking to supporters.

      Behind the scenes
      Robbie Savage: ‘I must to earn right to manage in Football League'

    • North Korea’s women’s team celebrate winning the under-20 World Cup

      Hidden from the world, North Korea have a golden generation

      Barney Ronay

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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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      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
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    • 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

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