The 100 best female footballers in the world 2025 – Nos 100-71
Signe Gaupset, Rasheedat Ajibade and Lily Yohannes all feature as we start our countdown to the year’s best players Meet the judges | 2024 list | 2023 list | 2022 | 2021 | 2020...
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football
Ruben Amorim is happy to ‘steal’ from others, Phil Foden is central to City and Thomas Frank is in trouble at Tottenham Latest Premier League table | Top scorers As Barney Ronay has noted,...
Maresca cries foul as Arsenal’s Hincapié escapes red after leaving Chalobah with black eye
Chelsea manager complains of inconsistent refereeing Maresca agrees Moisés Caicedo tackle warranted red card Enzo Maresca complained of inconsistent refereeing after Moisés Caicedo was sent off for Chelsea and Arsenal’s Piero Hincapié escaped a...
Aitana Bonmatí breaks leg on Spain duty for Women’s Nations League final
Barcelona midfielder faces lengthy spell out Blow to Spain’s chances in second leg of final The three-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí has been ruled out of Spain’s Nations League final second leg at...
Combative Chelsea rattle Arsenal but Maresca’s men stray close to the edge | Jacob Steinberg
Moisés Caicedo was too pumped up before his rash red card but the Blues’ progress under Enzo Maresca is undeniable This was the resumption of a bitter rivalry. It felt spicy from the moment...
Paquetá launches outburst at football authorities after West Ham red against Liverpool
Paquetá critical of lack of support during spot-fixing case ‘It’s ridiculous to have your life affected for two years’ West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá hit out at a lack of “psychological support” from football authorities...
Arsenal held by 10-man Chelsea in feisty draw after Moisés Caicedo gets VAR red
Arsenal would surely have taken a draw beforehand against a Chelsea team that have emerged as surprise title rivals in recent weeks – and especially when they realised they had to play without William...
European football: Martínez double keeps Inter on tail of leaders
Forward scores twice in 2-0 win at Pisa Villarreal edge out Real Sociedad in thriller Inter’s Lautaro Martínez scored a second-half double to earn his side a 2-0 at Pisa that kept the visitors...
Boubacar Kamara adds to Wolves’ woe with superb Aston Villa winner
With each Wolves near-miss, it was impossible to ignore the growing stench of a smuggled Aston Villa victory. For so long Unai Emery cut an agitated figure but by the end he could celebrate...
Brighton climb to fifth after De Cuyper and Tzimas floor Nottingham Forest
It seemed fitting that a left-back playing on the wing set great innovators Brighton on their way to fifth. Maxim De Cuyper opened the scoring as the Seagulls enacted revenge on Nottingham Forest for...