Canada's Alphonso Davies out several weeks with hamstring injury as World Cup nears

Full-back was hurt in Bayern-PSG second legDavies has had setbacks since ACL returnCaptain last appeared for Canada in March 2025Canada captain...
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‘I should have kicked him even harder. He deserved it': Eric Cantona comes out fighting

A new documentary at Cannes film festival looks at the French footballer's five turbulent and triumphant seasons in Manchester – and the love story...
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This feels like a good day to distract ourselves from [gestures in general direction of outside world] … so let's check in on the latest events at...
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Two Maldon & Tiptree FC co-owners charged with human trafficking and rape

Barrie and Scott Drewitt-Barlow charged by Essex policeTrafficking charges relate to sexual exploitationTwo co-owners of the non-league football...
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U18s preview: Arsenal v Reading

Our young Gunners face the Royals in our penultimate league fixture
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Bournemouth drop Álex Jiménez amid investigation into social media posts

Player stood down from Saturday's game at FulhamClub ‘aware of posts circulating on social media'Bournemouth have confirmed that defender Álex...
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How Eli Junior Kroupi became Bournemouth's next jewel … and a World Cup bolter

French teenager has racked up numbers this season that put him on a par with Erling Haaland and Lamine YamalBournemouth have unearthed another...
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Brentford's Michael Kayode: ‘I don't play just because I have a long throw – you have to watch me'

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Why Stockport's Dave Challinor stands out as the master of a promotion push

Manager has finished in a playoff spot or higher every year bar one in his 16 seasons with four clubs and is preparing for Stevenage test“I've been...
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European reaction, playoffs spy row, Premier League news and more – football live

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Like huge team crests in a stadium tunnel, football's confected controversies are hard to avoid | Max Rushden

Many of us struggle to not get sucked into the content machine, even if we simply say: ‘This doesn't matter'Last week a video did the rounds of...
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Forty years of Football League drama: new light shone on how the playoffs were born

Archives reveal how a format that even one winning manager wanted abolished four decades ago came to beAs the playoffs begin for the 40th time, it...
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Federico Valverde statement aims dig at someone “spreading rumours” over massive Real Madrid bust-up

Real Madrid star Federico Valverde has hit out at some of the rumours and exaggeration going on about his reported fight with teammate Aurelien...
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Aston Villa must prove thy are not ‘nearly men' says John McGinn

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Calm Emiliano Buendía provides class amid the cacophony to propel Aston Villa into final | Will Unwin

Argentinian kept his head as tempers raged around him, and from the penalty spot, to lead dominant Villa towards Istanbul showdown with...
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Exeter Chiefs members vote in favour of sale to AFC Bournemouth's American owners

Bill Foley's Cannae Holdings Inc expected to complete dealBillionaire Foley expected to provide ‘significant' investmentExeter's members have voted...
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Buendía and McGinn the heroes as Villa fire past Forest to reach Europa League final

In the end, it was a rout, Aston Villa sailing into their first major European final since 1982. There were fist pumps from Prince William high in...
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Crystal Palace ease past Shakhtar to set up Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano

As the song that has accompanied them on their maiden European adventure promised all along, Crystal Palace are on their way to Leipzig. Sixteen...
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Podcast Launch, The Foxes’ Voice

Embed from Getty Images The Foxes’ Voice is out. Hopefully it will be something you all would like to look up and see as interesting. We will pick...
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Leicester City Loans: Performances and Stats of The Season

Embed from Getty Images We have taken a look at the numbers of players who have been out on loan this season. Henry Cartwright, Wout Faes, Bilal El...
FILBERT WAY 19 hours ago

Middlesbrough suspect Southampton analyst of spying on training in runup to playoffs

Individual seen in bushes was confronted on ThursdayEchoes of Marcelo Bielsa's 2019 ‘spygate' affairMiddlesbrough believe they caught a Southampton...
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“Only Yourselves to Blame” West Ham Source Tears Into Recruitment Disaster

During an explosive interview with Claret & Hugh earlier today, a source close to the club laid bare the failings which now see West Ham teetering...
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Real Madrid's Valverde has stitches after fight with teammate Tchouaméni

Valverde accused Frenchman of leaking earlier argumentReal play Barcelona on Sunday with title on the lineReal Madrid's Fede Valverde was taken to...
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PSG v Arsenal: six factors that could decide the Champions League final

Keeping Ousmane Dembélé quiet will be tough but Mikel Arteta's side have tools to disrupt defending championsThere is no better player to watch in...
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Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Europa League semi-final, second leg – live

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De Zerbi dismisses claim that Spurs' victory was down to weakened Villa side

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Crystal Palace v Shakhtar Donetsk: Europa Conference League semi-final, second leg – live

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USMNT's Johnny Cardoso sprains ankle five weeks out from World Cup

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“Football for the people”: Reading FC co-owner addresses supporters after frustrating campaign

Reading FC co-owner Todd Trosclair has sent a message to the Royals supporters following the conclusion of the League One season
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Former manager Matt Beard ‘bullied' by Burnley, family tells pre-inquest hearing

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Donald Trump says he ‘wouldn't pay' four figures for World Cup matches

Trump was speaking to the New York PostTickets for US opener v Paraguay go for $1,000+Infantino recently defended World Cup pricesPresident Donald...
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David Squires on … El Boomer Juan Mata's superb season in Australia

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All aboard to Budapest! PSG purr past Bayern to set up gunfight with Arsenal

The state-owned football team it's OK to like (and proof that sportswashing works), Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in Bigger Cup final...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Chasing The Playoffs Isn't Enough

Both this season and last, there's been lots of focus on whether we'd make the playoffs. Whether we'd ‘sneak in' on the final day, be ‘in and...
SBNATION.COM May 7

Reading Women 3-5 AFC Portchester Ladies: Match Report

AFC Portchester scored five, including a hat-trick from Kim Fuller, to end Reading Women's great run of form in a 5-3 thriller – if not a little...
SBNATION.COM May 7

Michael Carrick admits ‘clarity is important' on Manchester United future but wait goes on

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THE GUARDIAN May 7

Champions League review: a punch for Arteta, and are PSG and Arsenal really that different?

The teams for the final in Budapest are set. We look at how they got there and the factors that could determine the championDestination Budapest,...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Panini World Cup sticker albums to end as Fifa announces new partnership

Fifa association with Panini goes back to 19702030 World Cup will be final tournamentPanini World Cup sticker albums will become a thing of the...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Football regulator urged to ban Premier League clubs from unlicensed gambling money

Entain wants no operators unlicensed in UK as sponsorsTwo clubs did not advertise such companies this seasonThe Independent Football Regulator...
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‘We bring in hungry, humble players': How Cesc Fàbregas is leading the incredible rise of Como

The tiny Italian club are flying high with the help of the former Arsenal player, ambitious owners and a scouting guru inspired by Football...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

PSG set up date with Arsenal as Bayern and Kane fall short – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Archie Rhind-Tutt after PSG progressed past BayernRate, review, share on Apple...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Liverpool scrap plans over Anfield ticket prices rise following supporter protests

Prices will rise by 3% next season but frozen for 2027-28Liverpool fans directed yellow cards against ownersLiverpool supporters have achieved a...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Khadija Shaw to leave Manchester City with Chelsea favourites to seal deal

Jamaica striker decides to go when contract ends in JuneCity could not match other offers to the 29-year-oldKhadija “Bunny” Shaw has decided to...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

The Tilehurst End Podcast: Neil Peters Interview

Managing director Neil Peters joins The Tilehurst End to discuss the new One Royal initiative at the club. Neil gives a detailed interview on the...
SBNATION.COM May 7

Erith Town North U18s

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KENTYOUTHLEAGUE.CO.UK May 7

Which team will win the Championship playoffs?

Who will join Coventry and Ipswich in the top fight: Millwall, Hull City, Middlesbrough or Southampton?By Opta AnalystFor a while it looked as if...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Michael Carrick has the light touch Manchester United need for next chapter | Jonathan Liew

Something of an obsessive with tidiness, the interim coach has beaten all the club's closest rivals in his short time in chargeWe'll get on to the...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Knaak's tears, Jeglertz's calm, Shaw's goals: the story of Manchester City's WSL title triumph

After 10 years without a Women's Super League title, City are champions once more – here's how they did itThe sight of Rebecca Knaak fighting back...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

'It's incredible': PSG reach consecutive Champions League finals as Bayern go out – video

Luis Enrique was delighted after PSG advanced to the Champions League final following a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich. His side will face Arsenal in...
THE GUARDIAN May 7

Federation Square ban on screening Socceroos World Cup games overturned

‘A few dickheads' shouldn't stop events, says Victorian premier Additional events and live sites to be provided across the stateVictorian premier...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn't': Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career

Striker reflects on the ultimate high with Leicester and the role of the self-titled ‘Inbetweeners' in his success“I was just a little freak in the...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

‘Too much went against us': Kompany laments refereeing as Bayern go out

Coach unhappy with decisions in 1-1 draw with PSG‘It's never an excuse for everything but it matters'A frustrated Vincent Kompany lamented a series...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Kvaratskhelia proves the perfect attacking scalpel for PSG's surgical brilliance against Bayern | Barney Ronay

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's trickery and imagination gave Konrad Laimer a torrid time in Munich – Arsenal, bewareWell, it was never going to be quite...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Premier League CEO Masters earned £2.6m including £1.1m bonus in 2024-2025

Accounts for year ending July 2025 show improved salaryRichard Masters had earned £1.9m the previous yearThe latest accounts filed by the Premier...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Manchester City's WSL title winners 2025-26: player-by-player ratings

Alex Greenwood has won the first WSL title of her career and Khadija Shaw has been the league's standout playerAyaka Yamashita This has been a...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Dembélé ends Bayern hopes to send PSG into Champions League final against Arsenal

It cannot always be a laugh a minute. Paris Saint-Germain will play Arsenal in the Champions League final and they made sure of that by getting...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Manchester City win WSL title for second time after Arsenal fail to beat Brighton

Arsenal's 1-1 draw against Brighton hands City titleAndrée Jeglertz's side still have chance of DoubleManchester City are WSL champions for the...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Neymar apologises to Santos teammate Robinho Jr for slapping him in training

‘I crossed the line' says 34-year-old Brazil forwardNeymar hugs teenage teammate after Santos goalNeymar has publicly apologised to his Santos...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Arsenal no longer fear falling short and now have clear sight of immortality | David Hytner

In the space of a week the mood has changed, with positive energy replacing suffering, and two trophies are suddenly within reachIt was a soundbite...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Vote For Your TTE 2025/26 Reading Player Of The Season

Though this season didn't go as we'd hoped, falling apart in hugely disappointing fashion in the last few weeks, there were some strong individual...
SBNATION.COM May 6

Bayern Munich v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League semi-final, second leg – live

⚽ Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 4-5)⚽ Read today's Football Daily | And follow us on BlueskyHow can you follow the Lord...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Arsenal dial up the noise and face final reckoning with the Celebration Police

While the match itself may not have been up to much, the spectacle and occasion of Arsenal's win over Atlético Madrid on Tuesday night made it a...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Gianni Infantino says high World Cup ticket prices are justified in US market

Fan groups have called prices a ‘monumental prices'Fifa collects 30% cut on resale marketsFifa president Gianni Infantino has defended World Cup...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Arsenal players and Arteta hail 'incredible night' after reaching Champions League final - video

Arsenal are through to the men's Champions League final for the first time in 20 years, and the second time in their history, after beating...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Arsenal back in Champions League final during a week to savour: Football Weekly – podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Paul Watson as Arsenal make a first men's Champions League final in 20 years … and...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

This week's soccer questions: Wrexham's future, and did we just see the biggest title shock in history?

We look at whether FC Thun's championship victory rivals Leicester City's in 2016, and what the future holds for Michael Carrick and two Hollywood...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

‘Everything can happen': Trossard confident of Arsenal's chances in final

Winger insists side can overcome PSG or BayernØdegaard takes ‘massive confidence' from semi-finalArsenal will travel to Budapest for the Champions...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

From Boreham Wood FC's bus to the world of Mugabe, Yeltsin, Bush and Trump

With the Wood one win from reaching the Football League for the first time, a veteran correspondent recalls lessons learned from their amateur...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

West Ham Exclusive | Insider reveals Nuno’s relegation reality if Hammers slide

These are tough days at West Ham United. For fans, yesterdays headlines made grim reading. News stories proliferated after the Brentford defeat...
CLARET AND HUGH May 6

Vítor Pereira creates harmony out of chaos to have Nottingham Forest dreaming big

A fourth manager of the season seemed a wild strategy but Portuguese coach has galvanised the squad and this journey could end in the Champions...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Reading YMCA fend off late Goring United surge

IN their final game of the season, READING YMCA edged a closely fought contest against GORING UNITED, sealing a 3-2 Premier Division victory in a...
MAIDENHEAD-ADVERTISER.CO.UK May 6

One Royal launches today!

A new way to be a Royal. Reading Football Club is pleased to announce the launch of One Royal TODAY, a new supporter offering designed to provide...
READINGFC.CO.UK May 6

Football Australia calls on Victoria to reverse ban on Federation Square showing Socceroos games

Melbourne precinct cites ‘behaviour of small number of people'‘Disappointed' FA says decision robs fans of World Cup experienceFootball Australia...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

Here's To You, Andy Yiadom

If you split every Reading player of the last eight years into either unanimously liked, split opinion or unanimously disliked, the latter of those...
SBNATION.COM May 6

Leam Richardson, 33 Games In: Reflections And Approval Rating

Leam Richardon's got some work to do, hasn't he? In the space of under a year, we've gone from a united fanbase who were behind the team, the...
SBNATION.COM May 6

Rodrigo Zalazar on his father's 'huge' influence

Son of former Uruguayan midfielder José Luis Zalazar, Braga No10 Rodrigo Zalazar is treading his own path in the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League.
UEFA May 6

Has a football team ever finished on zero points without a deduction? | The Knowledge

Plus: youngest players to score a trophy-clinching goal, an apology to Albert Kidd and keepers seeing redMail us with your all of your questions...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

FA and US Soccer seek more control from Fifa over Women's World Cups

Federations have concerns over men's World Cup modelFA works with Uefa to freeze ticket prices for Euro 2028The Football Association and US Soccer...
THE GUARDIAN May 6

‘An incredible night': Mikel Arteta so proud of Arsenal's players and fans

Saka sinks Atlético to put club in Champions League final‘We made history again together. I cannot be more proud'Mikel Arteta said he could not be...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Arsenal see off Atlético Madrid and feel gnawing fear of failure start to fall away

The newly found belief Mikel Arteta's side have shown has now carried them into the Champions League finalThere is a tide in the affairs of men...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Arsenal 1-0 Atlético Madrid (agg: 2-1): Champions League player ratings

Matteo Ruggeri fails in his unenviable job of marking Bukayo Saka, who delivered when it mattered mostDavid Raya Always on his toes to launch...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Bukayo Saka edges Arsenal past Atlético Madrid to reach Champions League final

Everything that Arsenal had poured into a hugely impressive Champions League campaign came down to this. It was not about more plaudits, more...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Thierno Barry provides human touch with fresh twist in title race full of uncertainties | Barney Ronay

Manchester City did not choke at Everton to hand Arsenal the advantage but it was another reminder the Premier League's random qualities are still...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Most Manchester United players to earn 25% rise in salary after Champions League qualification

Bruno Fernandes will earn around £250,000 a weekMajority of squad will benefit from return to Champions League Manchester United's qualification...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Man arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Manchester City's Semenyo during draw at Everton

Everton recognise ‘swift response' by supportersMarc Guéhi was also subjected to racist abuse onlineA 71-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Arsenal v Atlético Madrid: Champions League semi-final, second leg – live

⚽️ Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 1-1)⚽️ Today's Football Daily | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail ScottThe two biggest names in...
THE GUARDIAN May 5

Knee-jerk Takeaways From Reading's April/May

Here it is then, the end of the season. Lots of things have happened over the last few months: management changes, a playoff charge, injuries,...
SBNATION.COM May 5
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