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Football | The Guardianby Leander Schaerlaeckens3 Sept 2026
The boy prophesied to be the next Frenkie de Jong made a mere 20 first-team appearances in the Eredivisie for Ajax before moving on to Newcastle United this summer. Sean Steur is 18.
Football | The Guardianby Suzanne Wrack2 Sept 2026
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 5th (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wracks’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 5th Prospects Last season Tottenham...
Football | The Guardianby Barney Ronay2 Sept 2026
There was a research study a few years back into a key period in the life of the TV show Location, Location, Location. You know the one. Half an hour of mid-morning drift.
Football | The Guardianby Andy Hunter2 Sept 2026
To be placed in the same bracket as owners whose lack of ambition, lack of resources and/or incompetence has contributed to the longest trophy drought in Everton’s history, particularly 20 months...
Football | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning2 Sept 2026
SHUT IT Release clauses. War chests. Amortisation. Transfer requests. Surplus to requirements. Online meltdowns. Agents. Gazumping. Buy-back clauses. Options. Add-ons. Personal terms.
Football | The Guardianby Sarah Rendell2 Sept 2026
Should have, would have, could have. Many fans will be using this phrase today after the Premier League transfer window closed at 11pm last night, meaning no more deals can but made until the...
Football | The Guardianby Tom Garry1 Sept 2026
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 7th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 4th Prospects It was all-change at...
Football | The Guardianby Louise Taylor1 Sept 2026
Sunderland and Crystal Palace were involved in an extraordinary deadline-day tug of war that concluded with Malick Fofana agreeing to swap Lyon for the Stadium of Light in a club-record £31m move.
Football | The Guardianby David Hytner1 Sept 2026
Tottenham have thrown a Premier League lifeline to the forgotten Chelsea winger, Mykhailo Mudryk, signing him on loan just before the transfer deadline and challenging him to revive his career.
Football | The Guardianby Paul MacInnes at London Stadium1 Sept 2026
It was a match between two disjointed sides, two sides trying to carve out new identities following the drop into the Championship.
Football | The Guardianby Ben Fisher and Louise Taylor1 Sept 2026
Aston Villa completed the signings of Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day, with Unai Emery confident the club’s radical summer overhaul has left Villa in position to replicate...
Football | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning1 Sept 2026
LIVE ON BIG WEBSITE Before we get going, a reminder to join our team of writers for all the latest transfer deadline day updates before the window slams shut (in most major leagues) at 11pm BST.
Football | The Guardianby Tom Garry31 Aug 2026
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 1st (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 1st Prospects Champions again at last...
Football | The Guardianby Jonathan Wilson at Villa Park31 Aug 2026
Nothing ever remains the same. Entropy happens. Evolution happens. People grow, people shrink. The world changes and we must change with it. Change happens.
Football | The Guardianby Ben Fisher at Villa Park31 Aug 2026
The smile on Declan Rice’s face a few minutes from time said it all. The Arsenal midfielder had just shut down Ian Maatsen as the Aston Villa full-back zoomed into the box.
Football | The Guardianby Pablo Iglesias Maurer31 Aug 2026
It was among the defining moments of the 2026 World Cup: Lionel Messi standing arms akimbo, looking up towards Argentina’s fervent supporters after losing the final.
Football | The Guardianby Ed Aarons31 Aug 2026
Arsenal are running out of time to persuade Julián Alvarez to join them from Atlético Madrid after agreeing to sell Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Fábio Vieira in deals collectively worth...
Football | The Guardianby John Duerden31 Aug 2026
Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney spent 33 minutes on the pitch together a few weeks ago in Miami as England beat France 6-4 in a game for third place at the World Cup.
Football | The Guardianby Ben Fisher31 Aug 2026
Unai Emery has said Aston Villa and Chelsea are enemies rather than friends, insisting the clubs want to “kill” each other despite regularly doing business in recent years.
Football | The Guardianby Suzanne Wrack30 Aug 2026
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 4th (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 6th Prospects Trying to figure out...
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