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  • Anatoliy walks home from a match past one of the war messaging billboards in Odesa that are now ubiquitous in Ukraine. The sign reads “In Defence of the Future”. Euros in Ukraine 12

    Photo essay
    War and set pieces: watching Euro 2024 in Ukraine

    In Odesa, a city attacked by Russian rockets, with daily power outages and air-raid sirens, photographer Richard Morgan explores to what extent the football is still important, if the game still has meaning
    • Michele Kang (left) and Kosovare Asllani

      Women’s Championship
      London City Lionesses start ambitious new era with Asllani signing

    • Euro 2024 Daily
      These Euros lacked a true underdog. Enter Georgia

    • Transfer news
      Chelsea offer Chalobah in deal for Forest's Murillo

    • Euro 2024
      ‘England are miserable’: Slovakia target last-16 upset

    • Exclusive
      Southgate’s former agent wins payout from FA

    • Exclusive
      Chelsea strong contenders to sign England star Bronze

    • Manchester United
      Captain Zelem joins Earp in leaving on free transfer

    • Copa América
      Mexico risk another early exit after loss to Venezuela

Euro 2024

  • trail Players Guide

    Interactive guide
    The complete guide to all 622 players in Germany

  • Jude Bellingham

    Dropping Bellingham may be the change England need

    Jacob Steinberg
  • BBC personalities including Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker in a Euro 2024 promotion picture

    Euro 2024
    Podcast wars are spilling over into BBC v ITV battle

  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the second minute against Portugal

    Euro 2024
    Kvaratskhelia: reaching last 16 is best day of Georgia's life

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News and features

  • The US will open their Olympics campaign on 25 July against Zambia in Nice.

    Morgan’s snub may not be Hayes’ most dubious decision

    Megan Swanick
    The veteran will not go to the Olympics as the USWNT coach looks to the next generation
  • Lucas Bergvall, Kylian Mbappé, Endrick.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Keep up with the latest moves in Europe’s top five leagues

  • 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

  • Olympics
    Morgan, two-time World Cup winner, left out by US

  • Transfer latest
    Newcastle value Isak at £115m to deter interest

  • National League
    Southend avoid winding-up order after last-gasp deal

  • Exclusive
    Manchester Utd Women moved to house men's team

  • Vitesse Arnhem
    Club at risk of bankruptcy after licence revoked

  • Transfer latest
    Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs tussle for David

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In depth

  • Marta celebrates with her Brazil teammates after scoring against Jamaica in a friendly earlier this month

    Moving the Goalposts
    Brazil World Cup a chance for women’s game to go mainstream

    The 2027 tournament could change the dynamics for women's game completely
  • Qatar Airways branding is seen in the Spain dugout during the tournament.

    Uefa’s environmental ambitions and the elephant in the room

    Philippe Auclair
    The intent of greening up tournament, while sincere in corners of the organisation, is being undermined
    • Harry Kane looks rueful as a chance goes begging

      Kane paradox leaves frontman grasping to find former self

      Jonathan Liew
    • Spain's David Villa (right) celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Honduras at the 2010 World Cup.

      The Knowledge
      Which tournament winners took longest to score their first goal?

    • Darwin Núñez celebrates during Uruguay's win over Panama

      Copa América
      Núñez’s goals for Uruguay are good news for Slot and Liverpool

    • week two (1)

      David Squires on …
      Scotland facing the music after another early exit

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  • Georgia
    Fans and players celebrate after historic Euro 2024 progression

    Georgian players and fans celebrated after their side pulled off an upset with a win over Portugal to qualify for the knockout stage of their first major tournament
  • 'The only responsibility we had at the beginning of the competition was to make the Georgian nation proud, and I think we've done it, the best way,' Georgia head coach Willy Sagnol said after his side stunned Portugal 2-0 to reach the knockout stage at Euro 2024.

    1:31

    Euro 2024
    Sagnol says Georgia players made 'the nation proud' in win over Portugal

  • 'Southgate should resign as soon as possible because the team that we have we should not be playing like that,' one fan said

    1:50

    Euro 2024
    'Southgate should resign': England fans turn on manager

  • England’s head coach responded to furious fans throwing empty beer cups at him and booing the team off the field after his side's 0-0 draw with Slovenia on Tuesday night.

    2:08

    Euro 2024
    Southgate says supporters are creating ‘unusual environment’

  • An Italian journalist paid a moving tribute to Luka Modric after Croatia were likely knocked out of Euro 2024 by Italy

    Luka Modric
    Player shares touching moment with journalist who asks him never to retire

  • Clarke replied 'he's from Argentina, why would I ask him?' when asked if he had questioned the penalty with the referee

    0:27

    Scotland
    Clarke rants about Argentinian referee after penalty denial

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Football Weekly

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World football

  • The draw for the third round of 2026 World Cup qualifying has thrown Australia into a ‘group of death’.

    Australia
    Groundhog Day for Socceroos as Japan again stand in way

    Joey Lynch
    Australia have been drawn in a tough group with familiar opponents who threaten a circuitous route to the 2026 tournament
  • The Socceroos celebrate after scoring against Palestine in the second round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers

    World Cup qualification
    Australia drawn against Japan and Saudi Arabia

  • Casey Stoney managed Manchester United before taking over at San Diego Wave

    San Diego Wave
    Casey Stoney sacked after seven-game winless streak

  • USA 2-0 Bolivia
    Pulisic screamer earns comfortable win

  • Copa América
    Veteran Bravo saves Chile in bruising draw with Peru

  • Roberto Baggio
    Italy great injured in armed burglary at home

  • Copa América
    Edson Álvarez injured as Mexico edge Jamaica

  • Copa América
    Argentina furious with ‘disaster’ pitch in Atlanta

  • Joe Montemurro
    Former Arsenal manager takes over at Lyon

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Opinion

  • Conor Gallagher is brushed aside by Slovenia’s Timi Elnik on a disheartening night for the England midfielder and his team.

    Gallagher the fretful fall guy in England's midfield mess

    Barney Ronay
  • Steve Clarke leaves Scotland’s base camp in Germany after the defeat by Hungary led to their elimination

    Scotland exit with a whimper amid questions about team’s future

    Ewan Murray
    Steve Clarke will be criticised but he has a limited pool to select from and there is no sign of young stars emerging
  • Robert Page

    Page pays price for Wales being trapped between eras

    Ben Fisher
    Manager introduced a new generation in wake of Bale’s retirement but embarrassing results cost him his job

    Regulars

    • Georgia players celebrate at the end of a Group F match between Georgia and Portugal at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

      Football Daily podcast
      History for Georgia and heartbreak for Ukraine

    • An England fan dozes off at England v Slovenia

      Euro 2024 Daily
      England and why it turns out you can be too careful

      • Jonathan Wilson
        Brilliant, bombastic Bielsa can cap career with triumph

      • The Knowledge
        Euro 2024's curious seven-match goals trend

      • David Squires on …
        The big stories from Euro 2024’s opening round

      • Moving the Goalposts
        What we learned from the Women’s U17 Euros

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Barcelona retain Champions League title

      • Football Weekly
        Nice try BVB, but Real Madrid rule Europe again

    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 & 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 & 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

    • Aymeric Laporte, Cristiano Ronaldo, N’Golo Kanté, Nicolae Stanciu.

      Thriving Saudi Pro League stars show wider fault lines

      Jonathan Liew
    • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Federico Chiesa, Nico Williams.

      Euro 2024
      Ten players putting themselves in shop window

    • Harry Kane, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (left) and Joachim Andersen fight for the ball during the Euro 2024 match between Denmark and England.

      Kane is England’s quick fix and key to supremacy

      Barney Ronay
    • Denmark's Morten Hjulmand equalises against England.

      Goals, goals, goals
      Long-range belters leading the trend in Euros group stage

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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

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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
      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

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