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  • Matvey Safonov, Luis Guilherme and Rodrigo Gomes.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Track the latest moves in Europe’s top five leagues

    Follow all the latest transfers in the leading leagues around Europe
  • Barcelona's Ewa Pajor (left) and Ellie Roebuck (right), Wolfsburg's Lineth Beerensteyn.

    Women’s transfer interactive
    All the deals from around Europe’s leading leagues

  • England’s Leah Williamson, France's Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Lena Oberdorf of Germany and Republic of Ireland’s Denise O'Sullivan

    Euro 2025
    Who has qualified and which teams will meet in the playoffs?

  • Transfer news
    Manchester United sign Yoro from Lille for £52.2m

  • Transfer news
    Marseille land United's Greenwood for £26.7m

  • Transfer news
    Manchester City wrap up move for Girona's Savinho

  • Argentina
    Lloris says Fernández video is ‘attack on French people’

  • England
    Potter swerves job talk but pays tribute to Southgate

  • Arsenal
    Bologna hold firm over fee for defender Calafiori

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Euro 2024

  • Spain’s Lamine Yamal holds the trophy of 'best young player of the tournament', Toni Kroos looks dejected after Germany’s quarter-final defeat, Georgia’s keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili impressed, Rodri of Spain poses with the Henri Delaunay Trophy.

    Euro 2024 awards
    The Guardian team in Germany give their final verdicts

  • England players celebrate after Ollie Watkins’s winner against the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final.

    The Knowledge
    Comeback kings and queens at major tournaments

  • TOPSHOT-FBL-EURO-2024-MATCH39-ESP-GEO-FANS<br>TOPSHOT - A Georgia's supporter wearing a make up in the color of the Georgian flag reacts ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Spain and Georgia at the Cologne Stadium in Cologne on June 30, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

    Fans' verdicts
    How entertaining was the tournament? Our readers' views

  • David Squires composite

    Cartoon
    David Squires on … England and the sound of silence

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In depth

  • David Squires on … Gareth Southgate's resignation

    Cartoon
    David Squires on … Southgate reaching the end with England

    Our cartoonist reflects on manager calling time on the job and clearing out his office at St George’s Park
  • England’s Leah Williamson, France's Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Lena Oberdorf of Germany and Republic of Ireland’s Denise O'Sullivan

    Euro 2025
    Who is in the playoffs, who will be seeded and when is the draw?

    Tom Garry looks at the main questions for next year’s tournament in Switzerland
    • South Korean teenagers on the pitch with Son Woong-jung (third left), at his Son Football Academy in Chuncheon.

      South Korea
      Son's father promises change after bullying accusations

    • Lauren James (left), Mary Earps and Ella Toone will all be in Sarina Wiegman’s mind when the manager decides her first-choice England starting XI for the Euro 2025

      James, Mead or Kelly – and other big calls for Wiegman

      Tom Garry
    • Pep Guardiola at Wimbledon

      Manchester City
      If this is Guardiola’s final season the impact could be huge

    • Gareth Southgate at the 2018 World Cup, Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

      England
      Southgate’s next step: club management, TV or rest?

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Moving the Goalposts

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Video

  • England
    What is Southgate's legacy after stepping down as manager?

    Gareth Southgate is arguably one of the most successful managers the team has had and yet he faced serious scrutiny from fans
  • Nearly 80,000 fans welcomed 25-year-old France star Kylian Mbappé during his official presentation as a Real Madrid player

    Real Madrid
    Mbappé fulfils dream as he is presented in front of 80,000 fans

  • Spain's players received a warm welcome home to Madrid after beating England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final

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    Euro 2024
    Spain receive heroes' welcome in Madrid following victory

  • The Stirling Albion goalkeeper paused the game to fix a hole in the pitch with a conveniently placed shovel and pile of dirt

    1:00

    Stirling Albion
    Goalkeeper fixes hole in pitch mid-match with shovel and dirt

  • Fans in Buenos Aires and Miami celebrated wildly after Argentina secured a record 16th Copa América title by beating Colombia

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    Copa América
    Argentina fans celebrate victory as Colombia supporters are left heartbroken

  • Footage shows fans climbing into air vents and over fences to access to the stadium ahead of the game

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    Copa América
    Fans enter vents and climb fences to get into stadium

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Football Weekly

Join Max Rushden and the pod squad as they pick over the latest action and news

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World football

  • Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan (6) signs autographs after Wednesday’s match against the New England Revolution at Subaru Park.

    Major League Soccer
    Sullivan, 14, breaks Adu’s youngest MLS player mark

    Cavan Sullivan has became the youngest ever MLS player
  • Kylian Mbappe'S Top Presentation By Real Madrid, Spain - 16 Jul 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Marca/GTRES/REX/Shutterstock (14588830s) Soccerplayer Kylian Mbappe during his presentation as player Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappe'S Top Presentation By Real Madrid, Spain - 16 Jul 2024

    Real Madrid
    Mbappé fulfils destiny in front of 80,000 at Bernabéu

  • Uruguay's Darwin Nuñez scuffles with fans after his team’s loss to Colombia at this summer’s Copa América

    Copa América
    After the chaos, will World Cup 2026 be different?

  • Zambia
    Coach banned from private contact with players in Paris

  • Ligue 1
    TV deal struggle leaves clubs fearing bankruptcy

  • Copa América
    Martínez's strike secures 16th title for Argentina

  • NWSL
    Angel City to become world’s most valuable women’s team

  • Matildas
    Injury concerns mount as team fall to late Canada strike

  • Copa América
    Suárez denies Canada as Uruguay snatch third-place

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Opinion

  • Eddie Howe, Jurgen Klopp and Graham Potter

    England
    Six contenders to replace Southgate as next manager

  • Hannah Hampton dives for the ball

    Hampton ahead of Earps hints at changing of guard

    Suzanne Wrack
    The battle for the England goalkeeping position will remain highly competitive
  • Erik Ten Hag survived at Manchester United after leading them to FA Cup glory against neighbours City

    Ten Hag’s United rollercoaster shows little sign of slowing

    Jamie Jackson
    This season could once again be a bumpy ride for the Dutchman at Old Trafford

    Regulars

    • South Africa celebrate defeating Morocco at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

      Moving the Goalposts
      'Ridiculous' Wafcon delay leaves African game in a mess

    • Rodri and Spain

      Football Daily
      World’s best doesn’t play for Madrid, but was born there

      • David Squires on …
        England’s performance art on run to Euro 2024 semis

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Nagasato backs Japan’s Olympics hopes

      • The Knowledge
        Most boring and exciting goalless draws at the Euros?

      • Football Weekly
        Spain into final and Lamine Yamal takes breath away

    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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    Catch up

    • Gareth Southgate after losing the 2018 World Cup semi-final to Croatia.

      In pictures
      Farewell to Southgate: the England manager’s reign

    • The closing ceremony of Euro 2024 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

      Euro 2024
      After Germany’s football fest, rocky road lies ahead for game

    • Best pictures from Euro 2024.

      Euro 2024
      Picking out the tournament’s best pictures

    • Kylian Mbappé applauds the crowd after France’s defeat by Spain

      Mbappé taking on far right lends pride to France campaign

      Philippe Auclair

    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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