Marcus Rashford’s Manchester United return feels like a marriage of convenience | Will Unwin
Football | The Guardianby Will Unwin at Old Trafford·30 Aug 2026
The first chant of the match was for Marcus Rashford, Manchester United’s returning rogue son, the one banished for 18 months, first to the Midlands and then Catalonia.
European football: Bellingham sparks Real Madrid’s cruise to maintain perfect start
Football | The Guardianby Reuters·30 Aug 2026
Real Madrid maintained their perfect start to the season in La Liga with a comfortable 4-0 home win over promoted Málaga on Sunday, scoring three times inside 30 minutes before adding a late...
Calvert-Lewin cancels out Schade’s opener as Leeds salvage point against Brentford
Football | The Guardianby Aaron Bower at Elland Road·30 Aug 2026
Leeds and Brentford continued their unbeaten starts to the Premier League season with a draw that had enough moments to suggest both can be optimistic about what lies ahead.
Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 9: Liverpool
Football | The Guardianby Tom Garry·29 Aug 2026
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 11th Prospects After a disappointing...
Carrick dismisses ‘lazy’ Manchester United criticism and defends Fernandes’ leadership
Football | The Guardianby Jamie Jackson·29 Aug 2026
Michael Carrick has said it was “lazy and easy” to say everything was wrong with Manchester United after the opening-day defeat at Hull.
Championship roundup: Grant puts Charlton top as Saints hammer Millwall
Football | The Guardianby Press Association·29 Aug 2026
Charlton moved to the top of the Championship table with a 1-0 victory over struggling Preston. Karlan Grant’s first goal for the Addicks since rejoining on a free transfer from West Brom ensured...
Víctor Muñoz rescues Liverpool to deny Nottingham Forest another Anfield win
Football | The Guardianby Andy Hunter at Anfield·29 Aug 2026
Some of the billionaires behind Liverpool were present for the opening match of Andoni Iraola’s Anfield reign but were given more food-for-thought than the feast they might have been expecting.
Transfer news, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest buildup, and more – matchday live
Football | The Guardianby Luke McLaughlin (now) and Sarah Rendell (later)·29 Aug 2026
Lucy Bronze does not stop. Her brain runs a hundred miles a minute. She does not need traditional entertainment.
Andoni Iraola tells Liverpool’s forwards to ‘exhaust themselves’
Football | The Guardianby Andy Hunter·28 Aug 2026
Andoni Iraola has said it is more important for Liverpool’s forwards to exhaust themselves than perform for 90 minutes as he prepares to make an “emotional” Premier League bow at Anfield.
Crystal Palace v Manchester City: Premier League – live
Football | The Guardianby Michael Butler·28 Aug 2026
That Palace’s Holmesdale Fanatics fan group are “stopping all organised activity” at Selhurst Park is particularly sad. Here are some of the finest tifos by the Holmesdale Fanatics over the years.
Cartoon alpaca Cole Palmer is a unicorn in this world inventing moments of pure pleasure | Barney Ronay
Football | The Guardianby Barney Ronay·28 Aug 2026
This week Central Cee launched his new Premier League song, called The Team. It owes its existence to a youth-centred, fist-bumping corporate tie-in with Coca-Cola, the press release for which...
Football Daily | Rangers and Celtic united by farce in Europe and sanctions at home
Football | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning·28 Aug 2026
OLD SQUIRM While it is not uncommon for Scottish Premiership sides to perform their own version of Brexit in August, something of a nadir seems to have been reached this time around.
De Zerbi wants one more signing for Tottenham before transfer deadline
Football | The Guardianby David Hytner·28 Aug 2026
Roberto De Zerbi is keen to add one more signing to his Tottenham squad and has said outgoing deals are also possible before Tuesday night’s transfer deadline.
Who was given the toughest fixtures in the Champions League draw?
Football | The Guardianby Oliver Hopkins and Ali Tweedale·28 Aug 2026
The 36 clubs in the Champions League know who they will play in the league phase, but which team has the kindest draw and who has the toughest assignment?
Nicolas Jackson nears £47.5m Aston Villa move as Emery clears air with departing Watkins
Football | The Guardianby Ben Fisher and Jacob Steinberg·28 Aug 2026
Unai Emery is hopeful Nicolas Jackson will complete his £47.5m move from Chelsea in time to make his Aston Villa debut against Arsenal on Monday and said his striker’s imminent arrival will mark a...
Esther González, Saudi Arabia and the questions around an unexpected transfer saga
Football | The Guardianby Abigail Segel·28 Aug 2026
A recent World Cup winner joins a historically downtrodden club, immediately leads them to their first championship, praises the level of play in the league, speaks fondly of living in the club’s...
Bournemouth and Sunderland land Milan in Europa League, Crystal Palace get Lyon
Football | The Guardianby Nick Ames in Monte Carlo·28 Aug 2026
Bournemouth and Sunderland will play mouthwatering ties against Milan in their Europa League campaigns, while the Crystal Palace head coach, Pierre Sage, faces a return to his previous employers...
Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 7: Crystal Palace
Football | The Guardianby Sophie Downey·27 Aug 2026
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 13th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd (WSL2) Prospects Crystal Palace...
Struggling Inter Miami are finalizing hire of Kily González as new head coach
Football | The Guardianby Pablo Iglesias Maurer and Guardian sport·27 Aug 2026
Inter Miami are finalizing the hire of former Argentina international Cristian “Kily” González as the club’s new head coach, according to three sources familiar with negotiations.
Muniz and García on target in Fulham’s Carabao Cup cruise past Wimbledon
Football | The Guardianby John Brewin at Craven Cottage·27 Aug 2026
Fulham’s second London derby this week, a first competitive win for Álvaro Arbeloa. If AFC Wimbledon represent a different echelon to Chelsea, Monday’s visitors, Thursday’s easy progress to the...
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