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  • Arsenal set-piece coach Nicolas Jover

    ‘Identify weaknesses and exploit them’: the rise of the set-piece coach

    Ed Aarons
    Nicolas Jover has been behind Arsenal’s excellence from corners this season with Aston Villa and Chelsea also investing in specialists
    • Phil Foden and Bunny Shaw

      FWA Awards
      Foden and Shaw win football writers’ player of the year

    • ‘Stupid rumours’
      Pochettino tells Chelsea to clear up his future

    • Nottingham Forest
      Nuno has three games to save troubled season

    • Premier League
      Ten things to look out for this weekend

    • Arsenal
      Club lose Invincibles rights to Lehmann

    • 'Players are overworked'
      Klopp attacks TNT Sports over scheduling

    • 'So far off it'
      Angry Postecoglou hits out at Tottenham display

    • Villa 2-4 Olympiakos
      El Kaabi hat-trick stuns Villa in first leg

News and features

  • Cambridge United defenders reflect on conceding a third goal against Lincoln City in November’s 3-0 home defeat.

    Chaos and unadulterated stress: the end of the season

    Max Rushden
    Last year I logged into iFollow to watch Cambridge maintain their League One status. This year I did exactly the same
  • Jadon Sancho

    Is it a surprise Sancho is shining away from United?

    Barney Ronay
  • Columbus Crew became the first MLS team to beat CF Monterrery over two legs in the Concacaf Champions Cup.

    MLS power rankings
    Columbus Crew continue to make history

  • Roma 0-2 Leverkusen
    Andrich sets course for Europa League final

  • Everton
    Dyche: I am still earning right to be manager

  • Premier League
    Masters objects to ‘risk-averse’ regulator

  • Manchester United
    Ten Hag: in-form Sancho represents 'high value'

  • Ralf Rangnick
    Austria head coach opts against Bayern move

  • Brighton
    Club will target Ipswich's McKenna if De Zerbi quits

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In depth

  • Barbra Banda, wearing her Zambia military uniform, receives her military colours from Lt General Sitali Alubuzwi

    Zambia
    Why sharp-shooting Copper Queens won’t leave military behind

    Despite rise on global stage, Zambian players are underpaid so look for opportunities in armed forces
  • Southend Football Club. Roots Hall. Southend.

    The long read
    The death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United

    In 20 years, the club has tumbled down the leagues. Is a revival coming?
    • Chelsea supporters unfurl a banner showing their support for Conor Gallagher before the 2-0 victory over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.

      Gallagher is vital for Chelsea. Selling him would be a mistake

      Jacob Steinberg
    • Left to right: Tottenham’s Son Heung-min, Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and the Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae.

      Do Son and Salah show harm of mid-season tournaments?

      John Duerden
    • Premier League Golden Boot race

      Premier League
      Who will win the golden boot?

    • Robert Pires

      'Time goes very quickly'
      Pires on finding life after football

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Video

  • 'Players are overworked'
    Klopp tears into TNT Sports over English European struggles

    Liverpool manager ranted at footballing authorities and broadcasters
  • Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has denied reports that Manchester United are set for a summer clearout of their players in the next transfer window

    1:20

    'Totally crap'
    Ten Hag denies reports of a clearout at Manchester United

  • Leicester celebrated on and off the pitch as they secured the Championship title

    0:43

    Championship
    Leicester celebrate title win on and off the pitch

  • With a style not too dissimilar to Jürgen Klopp's, the Feyenoord manager could help Liverpool continue to challenge for titles

    1:45

    Arne Slot
    Who is the manager set to replace Klopp?

  • Thiago Silva, Chelsea’s veteran defender, has announced that this season will be his last at Stamford Bridge

    1:04

    Chelsea
    Thiago Silva gives tearful goodbye but hopes for return 'in another role'

  • Thousands of jubilant Internazionale fans took to the streets around San Siro Stadium to celebrate the club's historic 20th Serie A title

    0:51

    'Most beautiful Scudetto'
    Inter fans line Milan streets for parade

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World football

  • Nico Williams taps his arm in front of the South Stand after scoring shortly after the abuse directed at him

    Atlético Madrid
    Club hit by stand closure over Williams racist abuse

    Atlético also fined £17,000 over abuse of Athletic Bilbao player
  • Mario Pasalic (left) celebrates after scoring Atalanta’s first goal against Empoli in the 2-0 victory.

    Serie A
    Gasperini turns Atalanta's flecks of gold to treasure

  • Thomas Tuchel

    Bundesliga
    Bayern beset by discord with Eberl cast in the thick of it

  • Ligue 1
    The drama has only begun for the other 17 clubs

  • Paris Olympics 2024
    Zambia’s women may be barred after Fifa steps in

  • Women's World Cup
    US and Mexico withdraw joint bid to host 2027 event

  • Wrexham
    Club owners buy stake in Liga MX club Necaxa

  • MLS
    Lionel Messi makes league history in front of 65,000

  • La Liga
    Xavi's Barcelona U-turn shows breaking up is hard to do

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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

Opinion

  • Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

    Liverpool out of steam but Klopp’s legacy is cemented

    Jonathan Wilson
  • An aerial view of Everton's new stadium being constructed at Bramley Moore Dock.

    Explainer
    The Everton crisis: how did it get to this point?

    Farhad Moshiri's bold promises, mounting debts and worries over funding new stadium
  • A Nottingham Forest fans' banner in the game against Manchester City says: 'Premier League: for the few, not the many'

    Forest see conspiracies while City hit them with reality check

    Jonathan Wilson
    In the loss to Pep Guardiola’s men, they failed to get the basics right

    Regulars

    • Emma Hayes and Jürgen Klopp

      Football Daily
      Hayes’ long goodbye and the farewell tour narrative

    • FBL-EUR-C1-DORTMUND-PSG<br>Dortmund's German forward #14 Niclas Fuellkrug (R) celebrates with Dortmund's English midfielder #10 Jadon Sancho (L) and Dortmund's German midfielder #19 Julian Brandt scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on May 1, 2024 in Dortmund. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

      Football Weekly Extra
      Advantage Dortmund in Champions League semis?

      • The Knowledge
        What is the biggest cumulative attendance for a cup tie?

      • Moving the Goalposts
        Bristol City sink as WSL's financial realities bite

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Chelsea’s Champions League dreams dashed

      • David Squires on …
        A handy Premier League referee grudge tracker

      • The Knowledge
        Can anyone top Coman’s run of league titles?

      • David Squires on …
        FA Cup meddling and clubs reading the room

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    Catch up

    • Gareth Southgate and Harry Maguire illustration

      Southgate to United is a good idea. So what’s the chance?

      Barney Ronay
    • Jürgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah on the sidelines at the London Stadium

      Liverpool can help Slot by selling petulant Salah in summer

      Jacob Steinberg
    • Paul Mullin poses in front of a Wrexham badge.

      Paul Mullin
      As soon as we leave the pitch, Ryan’s first to text

    • Fleetwood United players and staff celebrate on 6 April 2024 after winning the United Arab Emirates second division

      Football’s unlikeliest brand
      How Fleetwood made it big in the UAE

    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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