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Chelsea demand compensation for former coach West London club insist Italian breached contract Manchester City are close to reaching a financial settlement with Chelsea that will enable them to appoint Enzo Maresca as their...

US qualify for knockout stage after victory over Australia Former Sweden striker says Americans are contenders US men’s team’s last semi-final came in 1930 After two wins in two to start the World Cup,...

Tournament has completed its first week and while the logistics have sometimes been challenging, the people and the football have been good It was quite a contrast touching down in sleepy Kansas City hours...

⚽ All the latest news from day nine of the tournament⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email us Greetings everyone and welcome to day 10 of the World Cup. Readers in...

Ten-man Paraguay scored the fastest goal of the World ⁠Cup so far to beat a hapless Turkey 1-0 in a dramatic Group D match, breathing life into their campaign ⁠and condemning their opponents ⁠to...

The second in a special series of World Cup 2026 themed collages made for the Guardian by the celebrated satirist Continue reading…

43-year-old led French side to Conference League semis Burnley pushing to bring in Craig Bellamy as head coach Gary O’Neil is poised to become Ipswich’s new head coach, with the 43-year-old expected to return...

Nobody wants more stoppages in the game but it allows us, whether on TV or the touchline, to analyse what we see In the NFL or NBA, a head coach can sometimes affect momentum...

Czech’s audacious defiance of Sepp Maier in Belgrade has slipped into football folklore: ‘The only disadvantage is that I don’t get any royalties from it’ Antonin Panenka laughs like a bear might, a low...

German official Felix Zwayer faces criticism for perceived injustices Tony Popovic encouraged by much improved second-half performance Referee Felix Zwayer has come in for criticism from the Socceroos, who labelled the German’s performance a...