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    Natasha Harding
    Former player accused of taking cash for training sessions she did not deliver

    The FAW has said allegations against its former player are ‘extremely disappointing’
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    Premier League
    Vote on APT rules hangs in balance amid tension with Manchester City

News and features

  • Rúben Amorim during Manchester United training

    Manchester United
    ‘He’s ready’: Amorim’s rise from obscurity to Premier League

    Before his first United game, the people who know him well explain how he got this far
  • Pep Guardiola with the Etihad Stadium in the background

    Guardiola faces new City challenges after decision to stay

    Jamie Jackson
  • Nigel Clough celebrates after giving Nottingham Forest an early lead at Arsenal in March 1989.

    1980s revisited
    When Arsenal’s hopes wobbled at home to in-form Forest

  • Céline Haidar
    Youth international in coma after Lebanon airstrike

  • MLS
    Juan Mata aims high after buying into San Diego FC

  • England
    Hilário leaves Chelsea to join England as coach under Tuchel

  • West Ham
    Lopetegui has two games to save job as club consider options

  • Uefa
    Kosovo to appeal 3-0 loss for exit over pro-Serbia chants

  • Tottenham
    Spurs appeal Bentancur ban length over Son comments

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    Career we go
    A look at footballers who played here, there and everywhere

    From a nightmare spell in Moldova to drawing in blank in Houston, some players enjoyed a unique professional life
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    Opta Analyst
    Salah is getting even better – Liverpool must keep him

    Forward issued a timely reminder after reaching double figures for goals and assists this season
    • Clockwise from top left: Gianluca Vialli, Rúben Amorim, José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger and Jürgen Klopp.

      The Knowledge
      The foreign country to provide most Premier League bosses?

    • David Squires cartoon

      Cartoon
      David Squires on … his favourite characters in 10 Guardian years

    • Udinese’s finest (from top left): Oliver Bierhoff, Zico, Antonio Di Natale, Morgan De Sanctis, Roberto Sensini.

      Serie A
      Nostalgic five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Udinese

    • Brian McClair gets away from Viv Anderson at Hillsborough in 1991

      Golden Goal
      Brian McClair for Man Utd v Sheff Wed in 1991

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Video

  • 'More like someone's nan'
    Footballers and their terrible statues

    Harry Kane has joined the ranks of footballers unveiling statues that don't resemble a strong likeness.
  • England beat Greece 3-0 in Athens to go top of their Nations League group

    England
    Carsley praises young players in Nations League victory over Greece

  • Gary Lineker has been a presence on football fans’ screens on Saturday nights for 25 years.

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    Match of the Day
    Lineker's most memorable moments as host – video highlights

  • 'For me, it's important now to carry on and build on results of Leicester, of Chelsea and of PAOK,' says Van Nistelrooy

    Manchester United
    'I'll focus on Leicester and we'll see after that': Van Nistelrooy on his future

  • Frankie Leonard from Bearsted FC made an incredible save in their game against Fisher FC despite his foot getting stuck in the net

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    Non-league
    Goalkeeper pulls off amazing save despite getting foot trapped in net

  • Rúben Amorim warned that when taking over Manchester United ­he cannot be as 'defensive' as the ­Portuguese champions.

    1:43

    Rúben Amorim
    Manager warns 'Manchester United cannot play the way Sporting do'

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World football

  • Marta of Orlando Pride drives with the ball against Kansas City defenders

    Moving the Goalposts
    Will Marta write new chapter in NWSL final?

    Brazil legend features in Saturday’s big Championship game between Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit
  • St. Pauli fans

    Bundesliga
    ‘Hate machine’: St Pauli become first major club to leave X

  • Matildas winger Cortnee Vine will take a break from football for focus on her mental health.

    Australia
    World Cup hero Vine takes mental health break

  • Serie A
    Nostalgic five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Lecce

  • World Cup
    Infantino to dodge spotlight with virtual draw for 2026

  • Denmark
    Iniesta becomes co-owner of third-tier club Helsingør

  • World Cup
    'So much heart’: Sudan aim for first finals despite civil war

  • Marco Angulo
    Ecuador midfielder dies from car crash injuries at 22

  • Canada
    Priestman leaves role after drone spying scandal

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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?

Opinion

  • Thousands of fans holding banners gather in the capital Accra to stage a demonstration protesting against the poor performance of the Ghana national team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

    No organisation, leadership or direction: Ghana are wasting a generation

    Jonathan Wilson
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    Wretched, haunted but human: Coote was made by modern football

    Barney Ronay
    Refereeing is a nightmare now. Is it really surprising a Premier League official should end up brutalised and spitting toxins on a sofa?
  • A Newcastle fan with the WSL sticker book

    Interest in sticker albums shows potential for women’s football

    Suzanne Wrack
    Fans of the women’s game have had to wait for merchandise such as collectable stickers and demand is intense as a result

    Regulars

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      Football Daily
      Jeers for Brazil and not enough love for Wales

    • Harry Wilson (left) celebrates after scoring Wales's fourth goal.

      Football Weekly
      Big wins for Wales and Scotland in the Nations League

      • Football Daily
        San Marino make history and bring Nations League vindication

      • Women's Football Weekly
        North London is red and Merseyside is blue

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        Seger signs off as icon after two decades at the top

      • The Knowledge
        What is the heaviest defeat to end a long unbeaten run?

      • Cartoon
        David Squires on … tough times for City and Coote

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

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    Catch up

    • Italian football legend Christian Vieri photographed in Shoreditch, London

      90s footballers
      Christian Vieri: 'Just like the West Indies, you’ve got to be confident’

    • Manchester United keeper Andre Onana, Pape Matar Sarr of Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood.

      Premier League
      From Onana to Delap: an XI of this season’s surprises so far

    • The World Cup and Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, flank an artist's impression of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium, which Saudi Arabia plans to build on a cliff near Qiddiya before the 2034 World Cup.

      How close could Fifa get to corporate manslaughter?

      Barney Ronay
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      Our picks for the best male players in the world 2023

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      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

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