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  • Stefan de Vrij celebrates his equaliser with Netherlands teammate Xavi Simons.

    Euro 2024
    Netherlands 2-1 Turkey: Dutch roar back to win thriller and set up England clash

    Stefan De Vrij's header and Mert Müldür's own goal led the Netherlands to the semi-finals after a breathless battle in Berlin
    • German fans wave their national flag as they march through the streets of Stuttgart towards the stadium to watch the Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain.

      Germany hosts party but Europe’s fractures are there for all to see

      Jonathan Wilson

    • Euro 2024
      England fans dare to dream after Düsseldorf drama

    • Spain
      Merino upstages his dad with goal 33 years later

    • Transfer roundup
      Kilman completes West Ham move in £40m switch

    • Euro 2024
      Les Bleus set up Spain semi but midfield is still stuck

    • Transfer news
      Chelsea Women boost forward line with Baltimore

    • Liverpool
      Slot aims for title push and denies he is 'Klopp clone'

Euro 2024

  • Harry Kane collides with Gareth Southgate in the England dugout during extra time.

    England lose control and embrace chaos to rise from canvas again

    Jonathan Liew
  • Wout Weghorst celebrates his side’s victory over Turkey in Berlin.

    Normal service resumed as Weghorst brings order from chaos

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Bukayo Saka, the player of the match, is lifted in the air by Gareth Southgate.

    Player ratings
    Saka shines on, Akanji unlucky on tough night for Kane

  • trail Players Guide

    Interactive
    The complete guide to all 622 players in Germany

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News and features

  • Portugal’s players react as João Félix misses from the spot

    Portugal v France: an epic battle lost in black hole of one man’s ego

    Jonathan Liew
    This could have been an all-time classic – instead part of it was stolen
  • Matvey Safonov, Luis Guilherme and Rodrigo Gomes.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Track 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

  • Transfer news
    Chelsea Women boost forward line with Baltimore

  • Liverpool
    Slot aims for title push and denies he is 'Klopp clone'

  • Burnley
    Parker returns to dugout with relegated Clarets

  • Manchester United
    Ratcliffe cutting 250 jobs to save club about £10m a year

  • Transfer news
    Miedema joins Manchester City in bid 'to win the league'

  • Copa América
    Martínez stars as Argentina pip Ecuador on penalties

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In depth

  • Reading players walk on to the pitch to face Arsenal in the Continental Cup last season.

    Moving the Goalposts
    Reading Women's sad demise – we should have seen it coming

    This is what happens when we compel women’s sides to depend on men’s game
  • Alexi Lalas and Fox’s LED 360-degree virtual studio LA for Euros & Copa.

    The calamity of Fox Sports’ coverage offers a strange calm

    Aaron Timms
    It’s a month-long feast of international football in the US, and Fox is still at the buffet, dribbling into the cheese platter
    • Elliot Anderson

      Transfer window
      Premier League set to scrutinise ‘unofficial deadline day’ moves

    • From top left: Own goals from Italy's Riccardo Calafiori v Spain, Switzerland's Fabian Schaer v Scotland, Netherland's Donyell Malen v Austria, Turkey's Samet Akaydin v Portugal, Spain's Robin Le Normand v Georgia, Czech Republic's Robin Hranac v Portugal.

      Euro 2024
      Why have there been so many own goals at the tournament?

    • Cristiano Ronaldo cries after missing an extra-time penalty against Slovenia.

      Ronaldo show reduces others to bit-part players

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Georgios Karagounis (left) and Theodoros Zagorakis with the European Championship trophy after they beat Portugal in the 2004 final.

      From Greece to Argentina
      How teams have won major tournaments in last 20 years

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Video

  • Euro 2024
    Georgia given heroes' welcome on return from Euros

    The Georgia football team were given a rousing reception upon arriving in Tbilisi following their heroics in Germany
  • An Istanbul commuter train paused briefly on it's journey to allow passengers to catch a brief glimpse of the match

    0:23

    Euro 2024
    Train in Istanbul stops beside fan zone to watch Turkey v Austria

  • Celebrations broke out at the final whistle with thousands of fans honking car horns, waving flags and chanting

    0:46

    Euro 2024
    Turkey fans go wild in Istanbul and take over Berlin as team advance

  • Kevin De Bruyne appeared annoyed at the concept only being applied to Belgium and was heard to mutter the word 'stupid'

    0:27

    Euro 2024
    'Stupid': De Bruyne disgruntled over golden generation question

  • A group of England fans at The Barrel Inn in Chesterfield celebrated wildly as Jude Bellingham scored a last-gasp equaliser against Slovakia

    1:02

    Euro 2024
    England fans dive across pool table in euphoric celebration of goal

  • England fans in London celebrated wildly as Jude Bellingham's stoppage-time goal brought England back from the brink of elimination

    0:47

    Euro 2024
    Watch the moments as England fans wildly celebrate against Slovakia

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World football

  • Ecuador finished second in Group B at Copa América.

    Copa América
    Ecuador sack coach Sánchez after defeat to Argentina

    The head coach is out despite signing four-year deal last year
  • Colombia's Daniel Muñoz and Brazil's Raphinha fight for the ball during the 2024 Copa America match at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California

    Copa América
    Brazil to face Uruguay in last eight as Colombia top group

  • Igor Stimac speaking to India’s captain Sunil Chhetri

    India
    Stimac breakup drags on after World Cup failure

  • Copa América
    Berhalter hasn’t lost locker room. But he should lose his job

  • USA women's football team
    Morgan’s snub may not be Hayes’ most dubious decision

    Megan Swanick

  • Copa América
    Canada qualify for last eight as Argentina top group

  • Vitesse Arnhem
    Club at risk of bankruptcy after licence revoked

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

  • Copa América
    Argentina deny Chile, Canada grab historic victory

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Opinion

  • Jude Bellingham celebrates victory against Slovakia

    Bellingham’s alpha energy overload is part of England instability

    Barney Ronay
  • Gareth Southgate and his players

    It is getting harder for players to survive social media abusers

    Jason Stockwood
    Telling young players to stop online interaction is all but impossible
  • Mary Earps after Manchester United's defeat by Chelsea at the end of the WSL season

    Manchester United Women being hindered by indifference

    Suzanne Wrack
    Key players are leaving, agents are wary and Ratcliffe’s comments are not helpful

    Regulars

    • David Squires

      David Squires on …
      England getting off – and on – their bikes, plus the Ronaldo Show

    • Turkish supporters celebrate in Leipzig

      Euro 2024 Daily
      Turkey’s glorious melting pot completes last eight

      • The Knowledge
        The most one-sided penalty shootouts at major tournaments

      • Football Daily podcast
        Delight for Demiral as Turkey are through

      • Moving the Goalposts
        World Cup can boost women’s game in Brazil

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

      • Football Daily podcast
        History for Georgia and heartbreak for Ukraine

      • The Knowledge
        Which tournament winners took longest to score?

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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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    Catch up

    • Randal Kolo Muani (centre) celebrates after his shot was deflected into the net by Jan Vertonghen to give France victory over Belgium

      Les Bleus resemble island of calm as country lurches right

      Barney Ronay
    • Mexico’s coach, Jaime Lozano (center), has been criticized for failing to adapt.

      Copa América
      Mexico’s dismal showing in the US was years in the making

    • Jude Bellingham’s acrobatic equaliser kept England in Euro 2024

      England keep the faith and Bellingham conjures late miracle

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

      Podcast wars spill over into BBC v ITV battle

      John Brewin

    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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