Can any other European league rival the drama of Scotland? BBC Sport has picked out the five closest title battles.
Fara Williams suggests that Phallon Tullis‑Joyce's 'tactical injury' was a clever move, as it gave Manchester United players the chance to receive instructions - guidance that subsequently contributed to their goal in the 2–1 victory over London City Lionesses.
England captain Leah Williamson returns to the squad as they prepare to begin their 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying campaign.
BBC Scotland looks at Youssef Chermiti's impact for Rangers against Hearts and beyond.
Aston Villa manager Natalia Arroyo was disappointed by side's 7-3 defeat by Tottenham while opposite number Martin Ho wanted more goals.
Courtney Brosnan, Megan Connolly and Leanne Kiernan have returned to the Republic of Ireland squad for next month's 2027 Women's World Cup qualifiers against France and the Netherlands.
Everton goalkeeper Brosnan, Lazio midfielder Connolly and forward Kiernan - on loan at Nottingham Forest from Liverpool - all missed the dramatic Nations League play-off win over Belgium in October because of injury.
The 23-player squad is again captained by Arsenal's Katie McCabe, who won her 100th cap in the play-off against Belgium.
The Republic of Ireland face France at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin on 3 March before travelling to Utrecht to play the Netherlands four days later.
Ward is hoping to emulate her predecessor Vera Pauw by leading the Republic of Ireland to next year's finals in Brazil.
Under Pauw, the Irish qualified for the tournament for the first time, but they exited after finishing bottom of their group.
After beating...
Newly-appointed Nottingham Forest manager Vitor Pereira says his post-match tradition of grabbing a pint among the fans will continue at the City Ground, but only when he deserves it.
Pereira endeared himself to the people of Wolves during his 11-month stay in the Black Country by regularly celebrating his triumphs “with the people”, often appearing in local Wetherspoons by the train station after victories.
The Portuguese manager coined the phrase “first the...
Arsenal have reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 2020 – the last time they lifted the trophy.
The Gunners swept aside Wigan in a comfortable 4-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
And there were multiple other records broken on an afternoon that saw Mikel Arteta‘s men run riot.
Since landing a record-extending 14th...
Vitor Pereira has been appointed as Nottingham Forest’s new head coach on an 18-month deal.
Pereira succeeds Sean Dyche at the City Ground helm after the 54-year-old was relieved of his duties in the early hours of Thursday morning.
...
England Women’s head coach Sarina Wiegman has asserted that ongoing discussions regarding a potential extension to her contract will not serve as a distraction as the Lionesses commence their qualification campaign for the 2027 World Cup.
Wiegman, who has guided her team to consecutive European Championship victories, signed her current deal just over a year ago, which is set to conclude at the end of next year’s tournament.
While she indicated in...
Vitor Pereira believes he is the man to keep Nottingham Forest in the Premier League after becoming the club's fourth manager of the season.
For each of the 24 remaining teams with a shot at the Champions League crown, let's talk about both why they could win the whole thing ... and why they probably won't.
The Champions League has been a walk in the park for Premier League teams. Why is that?
Barcelona's jaded players have been given two days off to reset after defeat to Girona on Monday cost them top spot in LaLiga.
Wrexham will host Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Como coach Cesc Fàbregas did not hold back when criticising Álvaro Morata after the veteran forward was sent off.
Jurgen Klopp's agent Marc Kosicke said his client had his pick of teams to manage after leaving Liverpool, including approaches from both the United States and England to take over as coach of their respective national teams.
Haji Wright hit a hat trick as Coventry returned to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 home victory over in-form promotion rivals Middlesbrough.
In what is becoming a club tradition, Manchester City have released a special-edition jersey to mark the Lunar New Year. They're not the only ones.
Tottenham Hotspur have been accused of selectively editing the minutes of a fans' meeting held earlier this month, including taking out a line saying the club "welcomed the input" of supporters.
Brighton and Hove Albion are monitoring the progress of 19-year-old winger Said El Mala, with the FC Koln starlet set to move to the Premier League in a deal worth around andamp;pound;20 million. It is understood that the 6 foot 2 forward is keen on a move to England.
Arsenal are reportedly favourites to sign Real Madrid wonderkid Victor Valdepenas when the transfer window reopens at the end of the campaign.
Arsenal attacker Martin Odegaard could be deemed fit for the Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road on Wednesday night.
Manchester United and Chelsea were reportedly keen on appointing Jurgen Klopp as manager after his departure from Liverpool in 2024.
Arsenal have been drawn against a League One outfit for the fifth round of the FA Cup next month.
Chelsea have been drawn against a Championship outfit for the fifth round of the FA Cup next month.
Arsenal have been handed a big injury boost ahead of the Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road on Wednesday night.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are keen on landing the signature of Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka on a free transfer this summer.
Arsenal winger Noni Madueke has hailed the performance of midfielder Eberechi Eze following the 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round.
Former Premier League star Owen Hargreaves has heaped praise on Noni Madueke following Arsenal's 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round at the Emirates Stadium.
-
James, Hampton and Greenwood also return for England
-
Head coach’s deal due to run out after 2027 World Cup
Sarina Wiegman insisted that entering the final 17 months of her contract as England’s head coach was not a distraction, as she named her first squad of 2026 and recalled the fit-again captain, Leah Williamson, for March’s meetings with Ukraine and Iceland.
Williamson’s fellow Euro 2025 winners Hannah Hampton, Alex Greenwood and Lauren James have also been recalled after injuries, along with Jess Carter, who missed the Lionesses’ final matches of 2025 to recover from the NWSL playoffs. But England are without Ella Toone, Beth Mead, Niamh Charles, and Missy Bo Kearns through injury as they get their 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign under way.
Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Sophie Downey and Sanny Rudravajhala to reflect on the weekend’s WSL games and much more
On today’s pod: Tottenham run riot in a 10-goal spectacular at Villa Park, hitting seven past Aston Villa in a chaotic encounter that piles pressure on Natalia Arroyo. The panel dissects Spurs’ most complete attacking display under Martin Ho and asks serious questions about Villa’s defensive collapse after four straight defeats.
Elsewhere, Chelsea make it back-to-back wins in an emotional week at the club, with Lauren James returning to full sharpness at just the right time. Manchester United extend their winning run with a comeback victory over London City Lionesses, as the panel debates whether performance levels matter when results keep coming, and discusses the fallout from Jim Ratcliffe’s controversial comments.
...Kick off your afternoon with the Guardian’s take on the world of football
Every weekday, we’ll deliver a roundup the football news and gossip in our own belligerent, sometimes intelligent and – very occasionally – funny way. Still not convinced? Find out what you’re missing here.
Try our other sports emails: there’s weekly catch-ups for cricket in The Spin and rugby union in The Breakdown, and our seven-day round-up of the best of our sports journalism in The Recap.
Living in Australia? Try the...
Get our roundup of women’s football for free twice a week, featuring the insights of experts such as Ada Hegerberg and Magdalena Eriksson
Join us as we delve deeper into the wonderful world of women’s football in our weekly newsletter. It is informative, entertaining, global, critical – when needed – and, above all, passionate. Written mainly by Júlia Belas Trindade and Sophie Downey, expect guest appearances from stars such as Anita Asante, Ada Hegerberg and many more.
Try our other sports emails: as well as the occasionally funny football email The Fiver from Monday to Friday, there are weekly catch-ups for cricket in The Spin and rugby union in...
Our editors’ favourite sporting images from the past week, from the spectacular to the powerful, and with a little bit of fun thrown in
The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend’s action
Subscribe to get our editors’ pick of the Guardian’s award-winning sport coverage. We’ll email you the stand-out features and interviews, insightful analysis and highlights from the archive, plus films, podcasts, galleries and more – all arriving in your inbox at every Friday lunchtime. And we’ll set you up for the weekend and let you know our live coverage plans so you’ll be ahead of the game. Here’s what you can expect from us.
Try our other sports emails: there’s daily football news and gossip in The Fiver, and weekly catch-ups for cricket in The Spin and rugby union in...
VAR’s application has been a divisive topic everywhere it has been introduced. It was more of the same in Serie A
You might not be shocked to learn that Daniele De Rossi thinks football has gone soft. Since retiring and moving into management, the man with the “beware the sliding tackle” tattoo has acknowledged he sometimes misses getting to stick the boot in. But would the stick figure seen flying into an opponent on the back of his right calf even stand a chance in this era of VAR?
“I don’t know what to say any more,” lamented De Rossi after his Genoa team lost 3-2 to Napoli on Saturday. “The football we played no longer exists. We were naïve, but it seems I don’t know anything. I don’t know what sport I am coaching.”
Win against Stuttgart was a reminder that unity remains St Pauli’s greatest strength in defying the odds again
It had begun to look like a lost cause. In a season where the Bundesliga’s relegation battle increasingly promises a richness that the title race may lack (with all due respect to Borussia Dortmund’s efforts to stalk Bayern Munich at closer quarters in recent weeks), it has felt like St Pauli were, like fellow minnows Heidenheim, ready to be cut away. The Hamburg club’s best-ever start to a top-flight season, two wins and a draw from their first three games, felt like an age ago. Nine successive defeats will do that to you.
Yet these masters of the unusual and the unexpected had another surprise up their sleeve this weekend; not least, one suspects, to themselves. Stuttgart travelled north on a fine run of form, sitting pretty in a Champions League spot and fresh from a week of qualifying for the DFB Pokal semi-finals, a trophy which they have every hope of...
Our cartoonist looks back at the mayhem on Merseyside as visitors’ late win reminded Arsenal they’re still in the hunt
Small town club’s Serie B adventure captivated football and inspired a famous book. That spirit remains and is being passed to their successors
The WhatsApp group flickers into life at about 6am every day. It is the manager who goes first because, when you are 79, old habits die hard. “Good morning,” Osvaldo Jaconi hails his former players and staff before, little by little, the salutations roll in from across Italy. Maybe it is someone’s birthday or another special occasion; the conversation may be accelerated by an in-joke that recalls why, three decades ago, they were brought together in the first place. Just in case anyone could forget, the group’s title says: “Serie B.”
This is how miracles stay alive. Perhaps it is the point of what Castel di Sangro achieved in 1995-96. A rag-tag bunch from this backwater in mountainous Abruzzo had risen from local amateur leagues and then, in a crowning triumph with little precedent, made it to the second tier. “It’s like 30...
Arsenal are firmly in the race for every trophy this season. They’ve booked places in the final of the Carabao Cup and the round of 16 in the Champions League, as well as the fifth round of the FA Cup, and they top the Premier League table with four points more than second-placed Manchester City. […]
The post “That’s why we play for Arsenal” – goalkeeper David Raya on prospect of winning multiple trophies this season (Video) appeared first on Soccer News.
With Liverpool’s season not going too well at the moment, there’s been plenty of speculation whether Arne Slot could be sacked soon, and there’s even been names thrown into the mix as to who could possibly come in to replace the Dutchman. There’s no real need to say which name would excite Liverpool fans the […]
The post “I don’t think he wanted to leave Liverpool” – former Wales international Robert Earnshaw on Jurgen Klopp (Video) appeared first on Soccer News.
Manchester United and Chelsea made approaches to hire Jurgen Klopp in the wake of his departure from Liverpool. That is according to Klopp’s agent, Marc Kosicke. Klopp left Liverpool at the end of the 2023-24 season, following a hugely successful stint in charge at Anfield. He led the Reds to three Champions League finals, winning […]
The post Man Utd, Chelsea both wanted Klopp after Liverpool departure, claims agent appeared first on Soccer News.
The post Man Utd, Chelsea both wanted Klopp after Liverpool departure, claims agent appeared first on Soccer News.
According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is keen to strengthen his back line this summer, and to that end, the Catalan club have expressed an interest in Nico Schlotterbeck and Julian Ryerson, both currently plying their trade at Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund signed Ryerson from Union Berlin three years ago, paying €5million […]
The post Barcelona interested in Dortmund defensive duo appeared first on Soccer News.
The post Barcelona interested in Dortmund defensive duo appeared first on Soccer News.
Macclesfield boss John Rooney “couldn’t be any prouder” of his team’s efforts after their dream run in the FA Cup came to an end. Brentford won 1-0 on Monday thanks to a Sam Heathcote own goal, which came midway through the second half. Macclesfield, who dumped out holders Crystal Palace in round three, were looking […]
The post Rooney ´couldn´t have asked for more´ from Macclesfield as FA Cup run comes to an end appeared first on Soccer News.
The post Rooney ´couldn´t have asked for more´ from Macclesfield as FA Cup run comes to an end appeared first on Soccer News...
Only Jose Mourinho could mastermind one of the Champions League’s greatest ever endings to a match, and it had to be against former club Real Madrid. Needing a goal to displace Marseille in the play-off places, Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin rose highest to meet Fredrik Aursnes’ free-kick to score in the 98th minute. Trubin put […]
The post The Numbers Game: Can Mourinho mastermind another Champions League triumph over Real Madrid? appeared first on Soccer News.
The post The Numbers Game: Can Mourinho mastermind another Champions League triumph over Real Madrid? appeared first on...
With the Champions League play-offs getting underway on Tuesday night, a string of European heavyweights will steal centre stage. Alongside a quartet of eye-catching European showdowns, we also have a stacked schedule from across England’s lower leagues. For those of you looking to stick on a Tuesday flutter, we have searched across the continent for […]
The post February 17th: Tuesday’s European Accumulator – 6/1 Special, Betting Tips & Analysis appeared first on Soccer News.
The post February 17th: Tuesday’s European Accumulator – 6/1 Special, Betting Tips & Analysis appeared first on...
Two camps who will get their respective Champions League play-off adventures underway on Tuesday evening, Galatasaray will welcome Juventus to Istanbul. Although the Turkish heavyweights might open their first-leg showdown pencilled in as a real underdog contender on home soil, Okay Buruk’s side are enjoying what has been an extended recent domestic flurry, Galatasaray will […]
The post Galatasaray vs Juventus Bet Builder Tips – 4/1 Champions League Special, Analysis & Predictions appeared first on Soccer News.
The post Galatasaray vs Juventus Bet Builder Tips – 4/1 Champions League Special, Analysis &...
Competition: Championship Market: Both teams to score Odds: 8/11 @ 1xBet Knowing that they can move within touching distance of the automatic promotion spots on Tuesday night, Bolton will travel to Berkshire when they meet Reading. Starting with the hosts, while Reading might have got February underway with an action-packed 3-2 defeat away at AFC […]
The post Bitesize Prediction: Reading vs Bolton – 17/02/26 appeared first on Soccer News.
The post Bitesize Prediction: Reading vs Bolton – 17/02/26 appeared first on Soccer News.
Competition: Championship Market: Charlton win Odds: 11/8 @ Pribet Two camps who are desperate to widen their buffer over the drop zone on Tuesday night, Charlton will welcome Portsmouth to south London. Starting with the hosts, while Charlton might have shown a string of worrying issues on either side of opening 2026, the Addicks have […]
The post Bitesize Prediction: Charlton vs Portsmouth – 17/02/26 appeared first on Soccer News.
The post Bitesize Prediction: Charlton vs Portsmouth – 17/02/26 appeared first on Soccer News.
Arsenal have reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 2020 – the last time they lifted the trophy.
The Gunners swept aside Wigan in a comfortable 4-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
And there were multiple other records broken on an afternoon that saw Mikel Arteta‘s men run riot.
Since landing a record-extending 14th...
Vitor Pereira has been appointed as Nottingham Forest’s new head coach on an 18-month deal.
Pereira succeeds Sean Dyche at the City Ground helm after the 54-year-old was relieved of his duties in the early hours of Thursday morning.
...
Eberechi Eze must chip in with his defensive duties if he wants to succeed at Arsenal – he’s not at Crystal Palace anymore.
That’s the view of Gunners legend Martin Keown, who believes the 27-year-old has all the the talent to be a huge hit at the Emirates, but needs to finely tweak his game.
Big things were expected of the 16-cap England...
The Champions League play-offs are upon us and Newcastle are heading to Azerbaijan.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham all automatically qualified for the knockout stages in Europe and are awaiting confirmation of their Round of 16 opponents.
Eagle-eyed viewers watching the men’s biathlon relay at the Winter Olympics will notice a familiar face.
That’s because former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been tapped on the shoulder to ring the bell for the final lap of the race.
Klopp is a self-professed winter sports enthusiast, despite his vast background in football.
So it comes as no surprise the German is eagerly anticipating the...
Simon Jordan has joined Mauricio Pochettino in warning Timothy Weah following his claim that tickets to this summer’s World Cup are ‘too expensive’.
The USMNT and Marseille player’s comments came amid public uproar over FIFA’s ticket pricing for the tournament held in Central and North America in the summer.
The cheapest ticket for the 2026 World Cup final will cost more than $4,000 for members of the...
The Carabao Cup final is fast approaching as Arsenal and Manchester City compete for the first piece of silverware for the season.
With the Premier League and FA Cup decided further down the line, clubs have a chance to lift an early trophy with EFL Cup glory.
Last year’s edition saw Newcastle...
Darwin Nunez’s steely glare spoke volumes.
After he scored his second goal for Al-Hilal in their 2-1 win over Al-Wahda in Asian Champions League action on Monday, Nunez gazed up in the direction of Al-Hilal’s ownership.
The former Liverpool striker held the stare for several seconds along with a slight smirk on his face before he muttered something to himself.
Nunez’s brace proved to...
Gary Lineker has called out Thomas Tuchel over his unsupportive statement about Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Alexander-Arnold, who has featured for England under the German just once, reignited his World Cup dream at Real Madrid last weekend.
The 34-cap Three Lions star made his first start for Los Blancos since returning from his second injury during his maiden year in...
Jeff Stelling and Ally McCoist believe the ‘only way’ Kobbie Mainoo goes to the World Cup is by impressing in the March international break.
Mainoo faces an uphill battle to force his way into England boss Thomas Tuchel’s plans given he has not played for the Three Lions since September 2024.
