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  • The FA’s new four-year strategy, Reaching Higher, also plans to develop more women referees and women in coaching.

    School sports
    FA sets high target to provide girls with equal access to football

    The FA aim plans to enhance education and female health support
  • Paul Elliott by the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams
    Picking a lineup for … Pisa

  • Manchester United v Leicester City - Carabao Cup Fourth Round<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United and Ruud van Nistelrooy the interim head coach / manager of Manchester United during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford on October 30, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

    ‘Here to help’
    Van Nistelrooy keen to stay in Manchester United setup

  • Women's internationals
    Bronze urges patience, Wales march on and Swiss make statement

  • Jürgen Klopp
    Coach defends decision to join Red Bull after backlash

  • Serie A
    Conte has Napoli dreaming again after win at Milan

  • Women's Super League
    WSL agrees record £65m TV deal with Sky and BBC

  • Exclusive
    Fifa in dispute with Adidas and Coca-Cola over Club World Cup sponsorship

  • Manchester United
    Pursuit of Amorim held up by 30-day notice period

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In depth

  • Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız and Hakan Calhanoglu

    Old habits die hard in Turkey despite wonderkids thriving abroad

    Michael Butler
    Turkey’s golden generation owes little to domestic academies but Galatasaray are moving away from high-earning veterans
  • Aitana Bonmati with her second consecutive Ballon d’Or

    Moving the Goalposts
    Bonmatí reigns but Ballon d’Or contest is getting tougher

    The Spain midfielder led a top three who all play for Barcelona
    • Rúben Amorim before the Primeira Liga match between Benfica and Sporting

      Amorim saved Sporting from despair but United a new test

      David Hytner
    • The scoreboard shows Ipswich 0-2 Everton at Portman Road

      The Knowledge
      Have Ipswich recorded longest sequence of palindromic results?

    • Alexi Lalas was on site at July’s Republican National Convention.

      US
      Lalas keeps tweeting Maga propaganda. Does it matter?

    • England’s Grace Clinton attempts a pass during the friendly against South Africa

      Clinton shows England have generational talent

      Tom Garry
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  • Manchester United
    'It hasn't been decided': Amorim coy on move

    The Sporting head coach confirmed the decision on his future lay with him amid interest from United
  • Bonmatí retained the title from 2023 while Rodri claimed it for the first time following an extraordinary year’s work

    2:02

    Ballon d'Or
    Rodri and Bonmatí win big as Real Madrid boycott ceremony

  • The Guardian's Manchester football correspondent Jamie Jackson explains why Erik ten Hag has been sacked as Manchester United's manager despite being backed by the club in the summer

    2:17

    Manchester United
    What went wrong for Ten Hag?

  • Erik ten Hag cried injustice after a controversial VAR decision led to a 2-1 defeat for Manchester United

    1:34

    Manchester United
    Ten Hag claims best team did not win as he criticises VAR

  • The Fenerbache manger said: 'If any club in England from the bottom of the table needs a coach in two years, I'm ready to go, and I don't want to say anything more about it.'

    Europa League
    Mourinho says it's best he doesn't manage a team in Uefa competitions after sending off

  • José Mourinho cheekily suggested he could be in line to win a fourth Premier League if Manchester City are stripped of their 2017-2018 title

    José Mourinho
    Manager jokes he could still win Premier League title with Man Utd

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World football

  • Barcelona's Lamine Yamal gestures he’s here to stay after scoring his side's third goal against Real Madrid.

    La Liga
    Lamine Yamal turns Bernabéu into his playground

    The 17-year-old led a thrilling display from youthful visitors
  • Adrien Rabiot looks on as Paris Saint-Germain players celebrate winning the Ligue 1 match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint Germain

    Ligue 1
    Le Classique becomes damp squib amid Marseille lapses

  • Kenan Yildiz’s tongue-out celebration.

    Serie A
    Juventus’ Yildiz seizes stage in eight-goal Derby d’Italia

  • La Liga
    Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: Lewandowski sparks rout

  • MLS
    Playoff predictions: Can Messi and Miami be beaten?

  • Saudi Arabia
    Mancini leaves job after 14 months as coach

  • USA 3-1 Iceland
    Thompson scores first goal for USWNT in friendly win

  • World Cup 2034
    Fifa accused over human rights risks in Saudi bid

  • Serie A
    Atalanta's ‘lethal’ Retegui leads the scoring charts

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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

  • Rodri

    Rodri’s Ballon d’Or an act of justice for unsung category

    Sid Lowe
  • Rúben Amorim points on the touchline

    Taking United job would be an enormous risk for Amorim

    Jonathan Wilson
    Rebuilding an incoherent squad and culture at Old Trafford is an almighty task
  • An artist’s impression of the proposed stadium in Neom, a city yet to be built, for the Saudi Arabia World Cup in 2034

    Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid gathers pace – but at what cost to human life?

    Nick Ames
    After the horrors in Qatar we are somehow heading for an even bigger scale of tragedy for migrant workers in the run-up to Saudi Arabia 2034

    Regulars

    • First League - Sporting vs Desportivo de Chaves, Lisbon, Portugal - 18 May 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by RODRIGO ANTUNES/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14489517ai) Sporting head coach Ruben Amorim celebrates after winning the trophy of the Portuguese Soccer First League in the end of the match with Desportivo de Chaves held at Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal, 18 May 2024. First League - Sporting vs Desportivo de Chaves, Lisbon, Portugal - 18 May 2024

      Football Daily
      Amorim to United snag: he hasn’t said he wants the job

    • David Squires on … Tuesday 29th October.

      David Squires on …
      Arteta’s Halloween outfit and the United merry-go-round

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

      • Football Weekly
        City go top after Arsenal and Liverpool draw

      • Football Daily
        Real Madrid’s boycott ushers in age of super-sulk

      • Golden goal
        Steve Nicol for Liverpool v Arsenal (1987)

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Player fury at 17-day Libertadores Femenina

      • Football Weekly
        Real Madrid do it again and Villa maintain 100% start

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    Catch up

    • Marcel Desailly photographed in Doha, Qatar, October 2024

      Interview
      Marcel Desailly: ‘I don’t know if I was a star, but I’m now a legend’

    • A Manchester United fan outside Old Trafford on Monday. Key figures hoped a change in backroom staff would refresh Erik ten Hag’s reign but the ineptitude continued.

      How United’s patience with Ten Hag finally snapped

      Will Unwin
    • Salah, Gabriel and Saka.

      Elite teams are evolving from all-out attack

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Mary Earps

      Interview
      Mary Earps: ‘United fans watch me at PSG – we reminisce’

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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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