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Rory Smith
How 10-man Chelsea nullified Arsenal in ill-tempered affair

Sun 30 Nov 2025

How 10-man Chelsea nullified Arsenal in ill-tempered affair
Jessica Hayden
Women’s sport needs respect and support now, not gimmicks

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Women’s sport needs respect and support now, not gimmicks
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Georgia Stanway decorates England’s happy homecoming with hat-trick

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Georgia Stanway decorates England’s happy homecoming with hat-trick
Ben Bloom
Lampard determined to stay normal as Coventry buy into the Cult of Frank

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Lampard determined to stay normal as Coventry buy into the Cult of Frank
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Mikel Arteta’s nearly men finally have the look of champions

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Mikel Arteta’s nearly men finally have the look of champions
Rory Smith
Estêvão sprinkles some stardust on Chelsea’s project of endless change

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Estêvão sprinkles some stardust on Chelsea’s project of endless change
Giles Smith
What managers say they like to see isn’t actually what they like

Sat 29 Nov 2025

What managers say they like to see isn’t actually what they like
Rory Smith
‘It is an identity’: The march of the Scottish ultras

Fri 28 Nov 2025

‘It is an identity’: The march of the Scottish ultras
Rory Smith
Arne Slot, and the fine line between bravado and naivety

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Arne Slot, and the fine line between bravado and naivety
Dave Powell
‘My sacrifice has been terrible’: How Manchester 62’s revolutionary dream fell apart

Thu 27 Nov 2025

‘My sacrifice has been terrible’: How Manchester 62’s revolutionary dream fell apart
Sam Cunningham
Axel Tuanzebe on Scott Parker’s methods, Formula One and Afcon dreams

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Axel Tuanzebe on Scott Parker’s methods, Formula One and Afcon dreams
Paul Hayward
Arsenal’s Eze signals a future at the heart of England

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Arsenal’s Eze signals a future at the heart of England
George Simms
Aggravating anti-football? Long live the long throw-in

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Aggravating anti-football? Long live the long throw-in
Paul Hayward
The audit: Arsenal

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The audit: Arsenal
Rory Smith
Anfield turns on Arne Slot as Liverpool’s slump deepens and belief strays

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Anfield turns on Arne Slot as Liverpool’s slump deepens and belief strays
Paul Hayward
World Cup qualifiers reignited joy of football despite – not thanks to – Fifa

Thu 20 Nov 2025

World Cup qualifiers reignited joy of football despite – not thanks to – Fifa
Matt Hughes
Real Madrid to shake up ownership rules by selling stake

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Real Madrid to shake up ownership rules by selling stake
Giles Smith
Are you not entertained? The glory of last-gasp goals

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Are you not entertained? The glory of last-gasp goals
Andrew Butler
Stunning Scotland give the nation a night to remember

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Stunning Scotland give the nation a night to remember
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Spurs close the quality gap with Arsenal to set up a derby with real rivalry

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Spurs close the quality gap with Arsenal to set up a derby with real rivalry
Matthew Bishop
Fans of Sir Jim refuse to give up on Manchester United or Ineos

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Fans of Sir Jim refuse to give up on Manchester United or Ineos
Juliet Nottingham
Rebecca Knaak helps City cruise to Manchester derby win over limp United

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Rebecca Knaak helps City cruise to Manchester derby win over limp United
Jessy Parker Humphreys
North Korea’s U-17s: world champions turned propaganda machine

Sat 15 Nov 2025

North Korea’s U-17s: world champions turned propaganda machine
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
A week in Baku: music, memory and football

Sat 15 Nov 2025

A week in Baku: music, memory and football
George Simms
England stuck between extremes of optimism and self-harm

Sat 15 Nov 2025

England stuck between extremes of optimism and self-harm
Giles Smith
Football’s international ‘week’? Get me out of here!

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Football’s international ‘week’? Get me out of here!
Rory Smith
Pochettino, Pulisic and the USMNT puzzle

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Pochettino, Pulisic and the USMNT puzzle
George Simms
‘Everything made sense’, says former footballer Mark Phillips on his ADHD diagnosis

Wed 12 Nov 2025

‘Everything made sense’, says former footballer Mark Phillips on his ADHD diagnosis
Rory Smith
Premier League crypto sponsors not covered by regulators

Wed 12 Nov 2025

Premier League crypto sponsors not covered by regulators
Paul Hayward
Sunderland is a team reborn in the Premier League

Tue 11 Nov 2025

Sunderland is a team reborn in the Premier League
Eyðun Klakstein
‘The Faroe Islands have what it takes to qualify. It’s in our history’

Mon 10 Nov 2025

‘The Faroe Islands have what it takes to qualify. It’s in our history’
George Simms
De Ligt delight has United dreaming of the stability of sweet mediocrity

Sun 9 Nov 2025

De Ligt delight has United dreaming of the stability of sweet mediocrity
Rory Smith
Arsenal hoisted by their own Ballard to give rivals a glimmer

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Arsenal hoisted by their own Ballard to give rivals a glimmer
Rory Smith
Erling Haaland embraces the absurd in his new YouTuber role

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Erling Haaland embraces the absurd in his new YouTuber role
Jessy Parker Humphreys
A tale of two disallowed goals for Arsenal, unlucky in Bompastor bingo

Sun 9 Nov 2025

A tale of two disallowed goals for Arsenal, unlucky in Bompastor bingo
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Millie Bright – Chelsea has ‘one-club’ feel but with dual identity

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Millie Bright – Chelsea has ‘one-club’ feel but with dual identity
Rory Smith
Bournemouth’s Bill Foley – ‘I don’t want to be arrogant, but I’m a good owner’

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Bournemouth’s Bill Foley – ‘I don’t want to be arrogant, but I’m a good owner’
Paul Hayward
Abramovich complains about his money, but he is winning, even as a pariah

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Abramovich complains about his money, but he is winning, even as a pariah
Giles Smith
The moment Van Dijk and Rooney breathed life into tired TV format

Fri 7 Nov 2025

The moment Van Dijk and Rooney breathed life into tired TV format
George Simms
Finally, a peace prize Trump deserves

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Finally, a peace prize Trump deserves
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Mary Queen of Strops dishes it out in her new memoir – but can’t take it

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Mary Queen of Strops dishes it out in her new memoir – but can’t take it
Paul Hayward
The audit: Brentford

Tue 4 Nov 2025

The audit: Brentford
Paul Hayward
West Ham fans protest against a stadium that never felt like home

Mon 3 Nov 2025

West Ham fans protest against a stadium that never felt like home
George Simms
14th league game without a win: Wolves’s future looks bleak

Sun 2 Nov 2025

14th league game without a win: Wolves’s future looks bleak
Jessy Parker Humphreys
To be Frank, Spurs are looking just a bit too sensible

Sun 2 Nov 2025

To be Frank, Spurs are looking just a bit too sensible
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Mary Earps has picked a fight that she isn’t going to win

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Mary Earps has picked a fight that she isn’t going to win
George Simms
On the road with football’s new old boys’ network

Sat 1 Nov 2025

On the road with football’s new old boys’ network
Giles Smith
My club don’t understand me – but then I’m not sure I do either

Fri 31 Oct 2025

My club don’t understand me – but then I’m not sure I do either
George Simms
Sheffield Wednesday is in administration, but fans are celebrating

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Sheffield Wednesday is in administration, but fans are celebrating
Paul Hayward
The Premier League’s big data clubs threaten the big money

Thu 30 Oct 2025

The Premier League’s big data clubs threaten the big money
Arthur Renard
Dan Ballard: The rock of Sunderland

Wed 29 Oct 2025

Dan Ballard: The rock of Sunderland
Paul Hayward
The audit: Tottenham Hotspur

Mon 27 Oct 2025

The audit: Tottenham Hotspur
Rory Smith
Hearts project enjoys early bloom as winter approaches

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Hearts project enjoys early bloom as winter approaches
Paul Hayward
Mo Salah’s back with a stunner but not even he can rescue Liverpool

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Mo Salah’s back with a stunner but not even he can rescue Liverpool
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Lionesses learn little on first lap of their victory parade

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Lionesses learn little on first lap of their victory parade
Rory Smith
Don’t believe your eyes – inside Real Madrid’s world of artificial reality

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Don’t believe your eyes – inside Real Madrid’s world of artificial reality
George Simms
Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo show there is life beyond chaos

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo show there is life beyond chaos
David Blunkett
Sheffield Wednesday can still forge a new beginning

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Sheffield Wednesday can still forge a new beginning
George Simms
Mikel Arteta is now becoming the manager he said he’d be

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Mikel Arteta is now becoming the manager he said he’d be
Giles Smith
Chocolate buttons as a half-time snack? No thanks, Sir Alex

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Chocolate buttons as a half-time snack? No thanks, Sir Alex
Rory Smith
Hearts aim to break Glasgow duopoly – but can it continue?

Thu 23 Oct 2025

Hearts aim to break Glasgow duopoly – but can it continue?
Paul Hayward
Cathedrals of capital: Europe’s stadium arms race escalates

Wed 22 Oct 2025

Cathedrals of capital: Europe’s stadium arms race escalates
Rory Smith
Liverpool try to restart the engine

Tue 21 Oct 2025

Liverpool try to restart the engine
Sport is Donald Trump’s new political football

7 mins • S1, E1215

Sport is Donald Trump’s new political football
Paul Hayward
Aston Villa brighten up a darkening political picture

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Aston Villa brighten up a darkening political picture
Giles Smith
A ‘launch game for differentiated fans’ is so last year

Sun 19 Oct 2025

A ‘launch game for differentiated fans’ is so last year
Rory Smith
Will the low block trip Liverpool again?

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Will the low block trip Liverpool again?
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Whistle blows on barren Forest’s Ange Postecoglou

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Whistle blows on barren Forest’s Ange Postecoglou
Rory Smith
Rolling the dice on young talent, Burnley intend to stick around

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Rolling the dice on young talent, Burnley intend to stick around
George Simms
Jack Wilshere learns from deep end as life at Luton starts with loss

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Jack Wilshere learns from deep end as life at Luton starts with loss
Rory Smith
Far-right football supporters in pitch protest over Gary Neville

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Far-right football supporters in pitch protest over Gary Neville
Philip Collins
The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in

Sun 19 Oct 2025

The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in
Matt Hughes
Martin Semmens: ‘London City will be in Europe’s elite within five years’

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Martin Semmens: ‘London City will be in Europe’s elite within five years’
Osasu Obayiuwana
An explosion of joy: how Cape Verde reached the World Cup

Fri 17 Oct 2025

An explosion of joy: how Cape Verde reached the World Cup
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Starmer attempt to reverse Maccabi ban is a dangerous own goal

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Starmer attempt to reverse Maccabi ban is a dangerous own goal
Donald Trump’s plans for the World Cup

30 mins • S1, E278

Donald Trump’s plans for the World Cup
Jessy Parker Humphreys
The art of surviving football failure

Thu 16 Oct 2025

The art of surviving football failure
Rory Smith
The joy of qualifying belongs to the few, not the powerful

Tue 14 Oct 2025

The joy of qualifying belongs to the few, not the powerful
Giles Smith
If you want fans to make a noise, stop going 3-0 up

Sun 12 Oct 2025

If you want fans to make a noise, stop going 3-0 up
Matthew Bishop
Ronaldo can’t put a foot wrong with adoring public

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Ronaldo can’t put a foot wrong with adoring public
Paul Hayward
Rooney has found his voice – and a strange kind of freedom

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Rooney has found his voice – and a strange kind of freedom
George Simms
Sporting land grab goes into overdrive

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Sporting land grab goes into overdrive
George Simms
Another Guardiola disciple undone by dogma

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Another Guardiola disciple undone by dogma
Rory Smith
How the World Cup shaped football’s gilded age

Fri 10 Oct 2025

How the World Cup shaped football’s gilded age
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Arsenal’s all too familiar slump is a big problem for Slegers

Wed 8 Oct 2025

Arsenal’s all too familiar slump is a big problem for Slegers
Arthur Renard
Football’s speed-dating transfer system

Wed 8 Oct 2025

Football’s speed-dating transfer system
George Simms
Last-gasp Estêvão puts everything right in Chelsea’s chaotic world

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Last-gasp Estêvão puts everything right in Chelsea’s chaotic world
Rory Smith
Why the Premier League has turned into the late, late show

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Why the Premier League has turned into the late, late show
Rory Smith
The mid-table draw that became a Hollywood thriller

Sat 4 Oct 2025

The mid-table draw that became a Hollywood thriller
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Chelsea fail to convince but still lack title challengers

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Chelsea fail to convince but still lack title challengers
George Simms
From Glasner’s genius to Guéhi’s brilliance, relish this Palace while you can

Sat 4 Oct 2025

From Glasner’s genius to Guéhi’s brilliance, relish this Palace while you can
George Simms
Can Tuchel really solve England’s Bellingham problem?

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Can Tuchel really solve England’s Bellingham problem?
Giles Smith
Hooligans and politicians I can endure, but goal music? No thanks

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Hooligans and politicians I can endure, but goal music? No thanks
Rory Smith
Nostalgia exposes yearning for a time football was more fun

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Nostalgia exposes yearning for a time football was more fun
Róisín Lanigan
Team McCarthy or team Keane? I still won’t say

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Team McCarthy or team Keane? I still won’t say
Rory Smith
The Premier League is a (relative) haven from the nation’s political strife

Sat 27 Sept 2025

The Premier League is a (relative) haven from the nation’s political strife
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Believe in Katie Reid – Arsenal’s break-out star in the Women’s Super League

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Believe in Katie Reid – Arsenal’s break-out star in the Women’s Super League
George Simms
David Sullivan’s West Ham all at sea after Graham Potter’s morning sacking

Sat 27 Sept 2025

David Sullivan’s West Ham all at sea after Graham Potter’s morning sacking
Jessica Hayden
While rights are rolled back, women’s sport ups the resistance

Sat 27 Sept 2025

While rights are rolled back, women’s sport ups the resistance

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