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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

    • England
      Saka 'only focused on now' as Southgate savours shot at critics

    • Portugal v France: a galactic battle lost in the black hole of one man’s ego

      Jonathan Liew

    • Euro 2024
      ‘He has outdone me’: Merino upstages 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

    • Copa América
      Canada pip Venezuela in shootout to reach semis

    • In a scary world, the calamity of Fox Sports’ soccer coverage offers a strange calm

      Aaron Timms
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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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Over there

  • christian mcfarlane nycfc defender

    Christian McFarlane: could England gain a US-raised star?

  • Todd Boehly watches Chelsea play Manchester United at Stamford Bridge

    Todd Boehly, Chelsea’s self-styled revolutionary, is facing failure

  • Christian Pulisic has 9 goal involvements for Milan in Serie A this season.

    Christian Pulisic has been a bright spot in a frustrating Milan season

  • Antonee Robinson of Fulham FC in action during a November match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage.

    Antonee Robinson: the American left back finding career form at Fulham

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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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Business of soccer

  • Jürgen Klopp and Arsène Wenger have been transformative figures in European football.

    Has Wenger finally won the culture war over big money in football?

  • three side by side images of two footballers and a coach

    Can San Diego FC pull off their plan to be the Ajax of North America?

  • US Premier League fans are passionate, and thrive partly because of their distance from Europe

    A US Premier League game would be wildly popular – and demean everyone

    Aaron Timms
  • FBL-ENG-PR-MAN CITY-CHELSEA-FANS<br>City fans arrive for the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) (Photo by DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images)

    The Premier League’s era of vanity worship may be over but the future won’t be equal

    Aaron Timms
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Football Weekly

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

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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&nbsp;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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The top 100

The Guardian’s annual guide to the world’s top players

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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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    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

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