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Last of his 24 Premier League seasons was at Brighton ‘I could never have dreamed of the journey,’ he says The former England midfielder James Milner has announced his retirement. The 40-year-old, who has...

To better highlight the whole field among Europe’s elite, we chose an XI that couldn’t feature more than one player from any one team This year we are picking a team of the season...

Club’s former head coach proud to have won title He praises ‘spirit of compassion and unity’ Arne Slot has said the connection he shares with Liverpool and their fans “goes beyond football” after leaving...

Returning to the world stage after 12 years the 2023 African champions are ambitious and have plenty of options in attack This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a...

Thirst for renewal is strong and new players could help bridge the gap to PSG but there are no guarantees The greatest lie ever told about penalty shootouts is that they are a lottery....

Tony Popovic has brought discipline and structure as the Socceroos target their first knockout win in a World Cup This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between...

Striker was going to leave club before U-turn ‘I’m very impressed how she handled that’ The Manchester City head coach, Andrée Jeglertz, heaped praise on his side’s prolific striker Khadija Shaw for not allowing...

Cristian Volpato and Tete Yengi included in final 26-man squad Joe Gauci, Kye Rowles, Brandon Borrello and Martin Boyle miss out The Socceroos have named two uncapped attackers in their World Cup squad for...

Pulisic scores and assists in first half to break rotten run Sergiño Dest opens scoring just seven minutes in US final tune-up comes v Germany on 6 June in Chicago The dry spell is...

Plymouth chief executive calls move ‘difficult decision’ Players included in email will not have contract renewed Plymouth Argyle have told the vast majority of their women’s first-team players their contracts will not be renewed...