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  • Arsenal celebrate after defeating Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final.

    Champions League
    Arteta hails Arsenal and says team are 'ready for anybody'

    Mikel Arteta describes victory at Bernabéu as probably the proudest moment in his career
  • Désiré Doué, Marquinhos and Gianluigi Donnarumma celebrate at full-time following PSG’s win at Aston Villa.

    Va-va-voom: PSG's pulling power on rise after Villa thriller

    David Hytner
  • Mary Fowler leaves the pitch injured during Manchester City’s FA Cup defeat by Manchester United

    Manchester City Women
    Fowler out with ACL injury in new blow

  • Champions League
    Saka and Martinelli fire Arsenal to last four after famous win at Real Madrid

  • Aston Villa
    Emery eyes Champions League return but Rashford deal 'difficult to plan'

  • Champions League
    Barça hold on after Guirassy revives Dortmund

  • Women's Super League
    Arsenal cut gap after Foord leads rout of Leicester

  • Bournemouth
    Cherries plan contract talks with Iraola to ward off Spurs

  • Carlton Fairweather
    Former Wimbledon Crazy Gang midfielder dies aged 63

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In depth

  • Ezri Konsa and Aston Villa react as the full-time whistle signals their Champions League exit.

    When dust settles on exit, Villa will be proud of progress

    Ben Fisher
    The disappointment after valiant defeat to PSG shows just how far Unai Emery’s team have come
  • Soccer - Northampton Town<br>Frank Large, Northampton Town 08 April 1967

    The Knowledge
    Who was the first footballer to have a red card rescinded?

    Plus: the most second yellow cards in one game; a crowd of Welsh teams in the same division; and the highest scorers against a former club
    • Matildas forward Mary Fowler reacts after missing a shot

      Australia
      Fowler blow leaves Matildas facing Asian Cup without key weapon

    • Amel Majri (centre right) celebrates after scoring for Lyon against Fleury 91 last month

      Moving the Goalposts
      France is changing but Lyon-PSG still dominates women's football

    • Bayern's Harry Kane holds his head during the 2-2 draw with Dortmund

      Bundesliga
      Der Klassiker lacked drama but Bayern feel impact

    • A collage of two Manchester City football players and their coach, Pep Guardiola

      Manchester City may now be just another very good team

      Jonathan Wilson
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World football

  • AFC Champions League Two semi-finals - Sydney FC vs Lion City Sailors<br>epa12034766 Harrison Devenish-Meares of Sydney reacts following his team's failure to progress to the grand final in the AFC Asian Champions League Two semi final between Sydney FC and the Lion City Sailors at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia, 16 April 2025. Lion City Sailors won 2-1 on aggregate. EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

    Asian Champions League
    Sydney FC exit competition despite win over Lion City

    Semi-final loss in Asian Champions League Two means Sky Blues miss out on $4m windfall
  • Saint Etienne v Brest, Football Ligue 1, Guichard Stadium, Saint-Etienne, France - 13 Apr 2025<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stephane Pillaud/PSNEWZ/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock (15251493ce) Florian Tardieu / ASSE Saint Etienne v Brest, Football Ligue 1, Guichard Stadium, Saint-Etienne, France - 13 Apr 2025

    Ligue 1
    St-Étienne dream of future glory while staring at drop

  • Sevilla’s players show their dismay after losing at Valencia on Friday – their fourth straight loss

    La Liga
    Sevilla turn back to Caparrós as owners keep up circus act

  • European roundup
    McTominay boosts Napoli tilt, Alvarez rallies Atlético

  • MLS talking points
    A record in Chicago and a reprieve for the Sounders

  • European roundup
    Mbappé sees red but Madrid hold on against Alavés

  • Paris Saint-Germain
    Mbappé’s legal team launch attack over ‘missing €55m’

  • USWNT
    Thompson stars but Hayes faces keeper dilemma

  • Leo Beenhakker
    Former Real Madrid and Netherlands coach dies at 82

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Video

  • Manchester United fans chanted abuse at Manchester City’s Phil Foden about his mother during Sunday’s goalless derby
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    Manchester United
    Guardiola slams fans for chant about Foden’s mother

  • There was a cheeky free-kick in the third tier of Swedish football when Jönköpings Södra's Linus Lyck caught the goalkeeper and defensive wall unawares with a nonchalant curler into the bottom corner to give his side a 1-0 lead against Lunds BK
    0:37

    'Ice cold'
    Swedish third-tier player scores cheeky free-kick

  • Weston-super-Mare’s Luke Coulson scored from his own penalty area against Hornchurch
    0:27

    Great Weston
    National League's Coulson scores from inside own area

  • Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that 'callous, manipulative and toxic influencers' are taking the place of traditional father figures in society and contributing to mental health issues among young men
    1:21

    Social media
    Southgate rails at rise of ‘callous, toxic' role models for young men

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Opinion

  • Vitor Pereira celebrates Wolves' win at Southampton.

    Pereira flourishes at Wolves until the boom-bust cycle repeats itself

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Boston's NWSL entry General Manager Domenec Guasch poses for a portrait with the Boston skyline

    NWSL
    Why Guasch left his dream job at Barcelona to join Boston Legacy

    The former head of Barça’s women’s team explains why he left for a different project
  • André Onana fails to hold on to a shot, leading to Rayan Cherki’s late equaliser in Lyon

    Onana must improve or be swept away in Amorim's reshuffle

    Will Unwin
    There may be mitigating circumstances but United goalkeeper cannot keep making mistakes

    Regulars

    • Aston Villa players react to a PSG goal.

      Football Daily
      Aston Villa are out of Bigger Cup, but far from binned off by PSG

    • A tifo banner in the stands

      Football Weekly
      Villa fall short of heroic comeback against PSG

      • David Squires on…
        A big week in Europe for the Premier League

      • Women's Football Weekly
        Canadian Super League latest and FA Cup drama

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

      • The Knowledge
        Who are the worst bottom three in Premier League history?

      • Women's Football Weekly
        A different story for England as Belgium hit back

      • David Squires on…
        Fan protests and influencers in the world of football

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    Catch up

    • Renee Slegers is annouced as Arsenal Women's in January 2025.

      Interview
      Arsenal's Renée Slegers: ‘I like pressure. I get the best out of myself’

    • Illustration depicting Mohamed Salah and a giant liver bird

      Salah stay doesn’t change key point: Liverpool must rebuild

      Barney Ronay
    • Goal celebrations for Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain of Truro City during the National League South match between Truro City and Slough Town at Truro City Stadium on 22 February 2025

      Truro City
      History beckons for Cornwall’s former nomads

    • England’s Lauren James, Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí and Germany’s Selina Cerci

      Moving the Goalposts
      Euro 2025 power rankings: how England and others shape up

    The big picture

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    The top 100

    • Vinicius Júnior, Rodri and Erling Haaland

      Men's edition
      Revealed: the best male players in the world for 2024

    • Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League - Etihad Stadium<br>Manchester City's Rodri with his Ballon d'Or trophy ahead of the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday November 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man City. Photo credit should read: Carl Recine/POOL/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

      Rodri at No 1
      Midfielder on top of the world after year of glory and pain

    • trail day 4 women's top 100 footballers 2024

      Women's edition
      Revealed: the best female players in the world for 2024

    • Aitana Bonmatí

      Bonmatí at No 1
      Spaniard on top of the world again but England close gap

    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?

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