theguardian.comadded August 2026
Football | The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg14d ago
Anthony Gordon has sided with Thomas Tuchel’s assertion that controlling games through possession is not part of English football’s DNA.
Football | The Guardianby Suzanne Wrack at the Cherry Red Records Stadium15d ago
Wieke Kaptein’s early goal gave Chelsea a winning start to their Champions League campaign against Austria Vienna but it was a far from comfortable evening for the Blues.
Football | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning15d ago
A LIGA OF ITS OWN While football managers moaning about referees to deflect from their own teams’ shortcomings is nothing new, few do performative, wounded, righteous indignation with quite the...
Football | The Guardianby Agencies15d ago
Manchester United reported their seventh straight annual loss on Wednesday as costs related to player acquisitions and January’s sacking of Ruben Amorim pushed them deeper into the red.
Football | The Guardianby Niall McVeigh15d ago
Even in this era of relentless transfer inflation, a fee of more than £20m does not usually represent a bargain. Roma’s move for the Porto playmaker Mora may be an exception, though.
Football | The Guardianby Tom Garry15d ago
Disney+ has been criticised by viewers after an advert break interrupted the second half of Tuesday’s live television coverage of Arsenal’s opening Women’s Champions League fixture.
Football | The Guardianby Agencies15d ago
Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew have sacked their reserve team coach after he allegedly grabbed a female referee’s hand and told her “don’t forget this is a man’s game”.
Football | The Guardianby Ed Aarons16d ago
Mikel Arteta has agreed a long-term contract extension with Arsenal that includes a hefty pay rise in recognition of his success last season and could take his reign as the manager beyond a decade.
Football | The Guardianby Ed Aarons16d ago
“I had to stay patient and try to have a cool head because everywhere else there was fire,” Édouard Mendy remembers.
Football | The Guardianby Adam Isfendiyar16d ago
On 19 September 2026, Millwall hosted West Ham at the Den. It was the 100th competitive meeting between the clubs, and the first in 14 years.
Football | The Guardianby Tom Garry16d ago
This competition is wide open. “But, wait, you say that every year!” No, honestly, this time it is wide open.
Football | The Guardianby Sam Cunningham16d ago
Dr Claire-Marie Roberts was working at Coventry City when she received a call from someone asking whether she knew how much oxygen was in the atmosphere.
Football | The Guardianby Andrew Beasley17d ago
Goals in the Premier League are up. Chaos is returning. End-to-end football is back. The division is more open, in more ways than one.
Football | The Guardianby Luke Entwistle17d ago
It was under cover of darkness that Yannick Cahuzac took his place in the Lens dugout at the Stade Louis II on Friday night.
Football | The Guardianby Sid Lowe17d ago
There were many questions to emerge from the Madrid derby, which Atlético won 2-1 in front of 70,514 very, very noisy people at the Metropolitano on Sunday afternoon, even if not the one José...
Football | The Guardianby Tom Garry, Sophie Downey, Réshma Rao and Mitul Samji17d ago
After being unable to find a way through Crystal Palace’s backline last time out, Arsenal were again frustrated at home in a draw with Manchester United on Saturday and Renée Slegers was asked...
Football | The Guardianby David Hytner at Craven Cottage18d ago
Michael Carrick rejected the suggestion that his Manchester United players lacked physical fitness after they snatched a last-gasp 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday.
Football | The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg at Craven Cottage18d ago
One of the more damning aspects of Manchester United’s tortured rebuild is their inability to multitask.
Football | The Guardianby Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium18d ago
Enzo Maresca dismissed Manchester City pulling ahead in the title race after Sunday’s 5-3 win over Sunderland, with the manager stating it is “too early” in the season.
Football | The Guardianby Daniel Harris18d ago
There have never been as many brilliant footballers in the world as there are now, there has never been as much money anywhere as there is in the Premier League now, and the use of data has never...
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