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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

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