There will be no home gold medal for France’s footballers at Paris 2024. Instead it was Spain who ended up 5-3 winners of an astonishing
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Lee Carsley given England job until FA finds successor to Southgate
The Football Association has named Lee Carsley as England’s interim head coach as it continues its search for Gareth Southgate’s successor. Carsley, who led England
A strange north-south divide: how Oxford City face marathon football season
Oxford sits about 60 miles west of London and 75 miles south of Birmingham. Its closest major towns include Northampton and Reading. So it seems
Premier League 2024-25 preview No 8: Everton
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 14th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 15th Prospects
Recent USMNT managers have promised the world and forgotten the basics
For the US men’s national team, it’s been an era of big promises and underwhelming results. Jürgen Klinsmann started the trend when he took over
Transfer latest: Newcastle sign Osula, West Ham’s Zouma agrees UAE move
Newcastle have signed the Denmark Under-21s striker Will Osula from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee, understood to be an initial £10m. The 21-year-old played
A summer transfer target for each Premier League club: part two
Leicester: Matt O’Riley Leicester have cash to burn following the £30m sale of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea but now they need to sign a midfielder
Mars bars, rats and cats: the strangest objects thrown on to a football pitch | The Knowledge
“Last month’s Eliteserien game between Rosenborg and Lillestrøm was abandoned when fans threw tennis balls and fish cakes on to the pitch in a protest
A summer transfer target for each Premier League club: part one
Arsenal: Leroy Sané With David Raya making his loan from Brentford permanent, Riccardo Calafiori joining from Bologna, and Mikel Merino expected to arrive from Real
Premier League 2024-25 preview No 5: Brighton
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 11th Prospects