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Chawinga sisters fire Malawi into Wafcon final
Malawi's fairy tale run at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations goes on as sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga share three goals in a 3-1 semi-final wi...
Fearless Madjo, 17, ends eight-month wait with dream Villa debut
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 7: Coventry
Championship angst: why the sense of rejuvenation in EFL is not universal
Coventry eye Mudryk on loan - Wednesday's gossip
Doku 'not against' journalist who criticised him at World Cup
La Liga to inspect Celta Vigo's pitch after fungus outbreak
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 5: Brighton
Fabian Hürzeler has lost key players including Welbeck and Van Hecke with Brighton needing squad depth to cope with the demands of European football Gua...
South Korea crisis deepens over sexual favours for referees scandal
The South Korean FA apologises amid a series of controversies and a police raid on its headquarters.
Carabao Cup second-round draw: Chelsea host Luton, Forest at home to Leeds
Spurs will play Charlton, Preston v Everton Brentford away at Birmingham; Ipswich v Leicester Five-time winners Chelsea have been handed a home draw aga...
Infantino, Trump, Bezos and Mourinho: together at last: Football Weekly – video
Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Paul Watson to discuss Donald Trump’s nice words about the struggling Fifa boss, plus returni...
It's football, not PlayStation - Uefa refs' chief on VAR
Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti says some video assistant referee reviews 'were not connected with football'.
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 3: Bournemouth
New head coach Marco Rose has a lot to live up to after last season’s sixth-placed finish while fans have a first year in Europe to look forward to Guar...
Rangers' Chermiti out for 'significant period' with ACL injury
Youssef Chermiti faces a long recovery from anterior cruciate ligament damage sustained shortly after Rangers turned down an offer for the striker.
Rangers' Chermiti out for 'significant period' with knee injury
Youssef Chermiti faces a long recovery from anterior cruciate ligament damage sustained shortly after Rangers turned down an offer for the striker.
Infantino hangs on by a thread and the overhaul at Newcastle: Football Weekly – podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Robyn Cowen, Dan Bardell, Sam Dalling and Matt Hughes to look at how Fifa deals with its Infantino problem On today’s podcast: ...
José Mourinho reveals he signed contract to succeed Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013
Mourinho: I reneged on deal and returned to Chelsea Ferguson confirms story in new Netflix documentary José Mourinho has revealed he signed a contract t...
Mourinho says he agreed to replace Ferguson at Man Utd
David Moyes succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford in 2013 but things could have been so different, Jose Mourinho reveals in a new documentary.
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 1: Arsenal
With most of their rivals changing managers, can the champions go back-to-back for the first time in more than 90 years? Guardian writers’ predicted pos...
Sliding doors - when Mourinho said yes, then no, to Man Utd
The inside story of Manchester United's attempt to get Jose Mourinho to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, why he said 'no' and the impact of that decision.
Talks advance for consortium to buy Liverpool stake
A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.
Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a 'concerted and ongoing effort' to 'undermine' the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino.
Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino
Fifa issues statement defending under-fire president ‘Insinuation should not be presented as fact’ Fifa has issued a new statement alleging there is a “...
Jaissle starts with win but not planning to 'smash locker room'
It was a night which ended with Newcastle United lifting a trophy, but there was certainly no danger of head coach Matthias Jaissle getting carried away.
Man Utd working on deal to sign Leicester teenager Page
Manchester United are working on a deal to sign Leicester teenager Louis Page.
Sevilla close to signing Scottish striker Ure in £7.9m deal
Sevilla near a £7.9m move to sign Scotland Under-21 striker Robbie Ure from Swedish club IK Sirius.
Super Furry Animals’ foray into football is not part of Big Music’s money grab | Emma John
The sponsorship deal between Cwmbran Celtic and the Welsh indie-rockers is a nostalgia trip rather than a cynical attempt to monetise ‘adjacent audience...
Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged 'lover'
Gianni Infantino's alleged lover was given a severance payment over the affair by Uefa while he was its general secretary, according to a Daily Telegrap...
Ipswich sign midfielder Lukic from Fulham
Ipswich Town sign Serbia midfielder Sasa Lukic from Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup
What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?
Liverpool close to signing Barcelona's Araujo on loan
Liverpool are close to signing Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan from Barcelona, with an option to purchase.
Partick Thistle beat Livingston in Scottish Championship
An early Robbie Crawford back-heel and a Cammy MacPherson own goal give Partick Thistle victory over Livingston as two of the promotion favourites meet ...
West Ham v Portsmouth, Burnley v Notts County: Carabao Cup first round – live
⚽ Football updates from Saturday’s 3pm BST kick-offs ⚽ Live scoreboard | Sign up for Football Daily | Mail Scott The 2026-27 Football League season hasn...
A secret invite and other 'pinch-me' moments before Leicester woke up
Leicester are gearing up for League One but 10 years ago they were defending Premier League champions. The dream moments haven't been forgotten.
All done deals in August 2026
Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women's Super League.
Arsenal hopes dashed after Vinícius Júnior extends Real Madrid contract to 2032
Brazil international has agreed a new six-year deal ‘Eight years at the Bernabéu are too few,’ says Vinícius Vinícius Júnior has ended summer speculatio...
Man City reject Barcelona's £38.5m bid for Rodri
Manchester City are open to selling midfielder Rodri but would demand more than £60m for the Spain captain.
Old habits haunt Rangers in early McInnes tenure
Derek McInnes says Rangers were 'guilty of beating ourselves' as he bemoaned the loss of cheap goals in the Europa League qualifying first-leg defeat to...
Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support
Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday 'changes nothing', says European governing body Uefa.
Fifa insists Gianni Infantino will remain president after Rabat crisis meeting
Statement reveals Infantino wrote apologies to members Infantino sorry for failing to consult on World Cup sell-off Fifa on Wednesday night confirmed th...
Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives, but 'sincerely apologises' for errors made in his contr...
Liverpool sign Spanish midfielder Ramos
Liverpool have signed Spanish midfielder Natalia Ramos from CD Tenerife Femenino, subject to visa approval and international clearance.
Mykhailo Mudryk returns in Chelsea defeat as Real Betis see off Arsenal
Chelsea beaten 1-0 by Juventus in Hong Kong friendly Arsenal defeated 3-1 by Real Betis in Dublin Xabi Alonso hailed Mykhailo Mudryk’s “emotional” retur...
Real Madrid sign Diomande from RB Leipzig
Real Madrid sign Ivory Coast international Yan Diomande from German side RB Leipzig for a fee worth up to 140m euros (£120m).
Two Iranian female footballers granted Australian citizenship after protest
Iran players stayed in country after Asian Cup in March Duo condemned as traitors in Iran for not singing anthem Two former Iranian footballers said on ...
‘Dream come true’: Eva Olid delighted after being named Manchester United’s new head coach
United impressed by her ability to develop players Spaniard signs two-year deal after guiding Hearts to glory Eva Olid has described being appointed as ...
No WSL experience but who is new Man Utd boss Olid?
Manchester United appoint former Hearts boss Eva Olid as their new women's manager on a two-year deal, with an option for a further 12 months.
Transfer roundup: Coventry to make Yirenkyi new record signing, Crystal Palace to swoop for Gozo
Promoted side closing on £23m deal with Nordsjaelland Palace holding firm on Wharton amid Chelsea interest Coventry are set to break their transfer reco...
Horkas to join Hogh at Celtic - gossip
Celtic to pay record fee for striker and closing in on Croatian goalkeeper from Spanish second tier...
How the death of Jayden Adams shook a community: ‘Being on the pitch was his happy place’
Those who knew the South African, who died aged 25 not long after playing at the World Cup, describe a humble and hard-working man who cared about frien...
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 6
Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
What is xG in Football? Expected Goals Explained Simply
xG (expected goals) is the metric that changed how we analyse football. Here's what it means, how it's calculated, and why it matters — explained simply.