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  • Antoine Semenyo scores Manchester City’s winner against Leeds.

    Premier League
    Manchester City close gap to two points at top after Semenyo sinks Leeds

    A goal in first-half stoppage time from Antoine Semenyo gave Manchester City, who were missing an injured Erling Haaland, a vital 1-0 victory at Leeds
  • Alexis Mac Allister (left) with his teammate Hugo Ekitiké after putting Liverpool 3-0 ahead

    Premier League
    Liverpool’s five-star display heaps more pressure on wobbling West Ham

  • Harry Kane puts Bayern 2-1 ahead from the penalty spot.

    European soccer
    Kane double helps Bayern Munich sink Borussia Dortmund

  • Mikkel Damsgaard celebrates after scoring Brentford’s winning goal against Burnley

    Premier League
    Parker rues ‘injustice’ as VAR denies epic Burnley comeback in seven-goal thriller with Brentford

  • Thierno Barry (left) joins in the celebrations after his winning goal at Newcastle.

    Premier League
    Barry and Pickford stun Newcastle to extend Everton’s fine away form

  • Gianluca Prestianni hides his mouth while arguing with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior.

    Laws of soccer
    Rulemakers to launch review of VAR and plan for ‘Vinicius Law’

  • Granit Xhaka and Tyler Adams react

    Premier League
    ‘We missed him’: Xhaka adds steel as Sunderland share point at Bournemouth

  • João Gomes celebrates after putting Wolves in front in the second half.

    Premier League
    Dual Gomes goals ensure Wolves beat Aston Villa and unwanted points record

  • Jack Rudoni reacts after his injury time strike sealed victory for Coventry over Stoke

    Championship
    Norwich compound struggling Leicester’s woes as Hull match 60-year record

In depth

  • The Scottish title race is nearing the final furlong and Hearts are ahead of Celtic and Rangers before Sunday's Old Firm derby

    Scotland’s three-way title race generates precious glimmer of interest in a moribund era

    Barney Ronay
  • Chloe Sarwie of Chelsea points and smiles as she poses for an portrait

    Football interview
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  • Rangers and Celtic fans

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  • Teams for the Champions League draw

    Champions League last 16: tie-by-tie analysis and predictions

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    Arsenal and Liverpool will fancy their chance of making the quarter-finals, while Manchester City and Newcastle face tougher routes
  • Brighton and Hove Albion’s James Milner celebrates in front of the fans following victory over Brentford. The match was Milner’s record-breaking 654th Premier League appearance.

    Interview
    James Milner: ‘People are always going to doubt you … prove them wrong’

  • Bodø/Glimt players celebrate after the final whistle at San Siro

    A Glimt in the eye: if the plucky Norwegians can do it, why can’t we?

    Max Rushden
  • epa12774143 Atletico Madrid's Alexander Sorloth celebrates after scoring the 4-1 goal during the UEFA Champions League knockout-phase play-off second leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge, in Madrid, Spain, 24 February 2026. EPA/Juanjo Martin Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Play Off - Second Leg - Juventus v Galatasaray - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - February 25, 2026 Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen celebrates after the match REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Atalanta's Lazar Samardzic celebrates after scoring their fourth goal during the Champions League second leg playoff match between Atalanta and Borussia Dortmund in Bergamo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Spada/LaPresse/AP)

    Champions League
    Italian struggles, Mourinho’s bus exile and a jubilant journeyman

  • Matildas players during a training session at Sam Kerr Football Centre.

    Human rights issues swirl around Women’s Asian Cup. They cannot be ignored

    Samantha Lewis
  • Composite image of NWSL kits for the 2026 season.

    NWSL
    Disco balls, a Lady Liberty fever dream and more: the eye-catching 2026 kits

    This season’s crop of tops draw on Venus flytraps, cherry blossoms and classic soccer jersey designs – to varying degrees of success
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  • Alexis Mac Allister (left) with his teammate Hugo Ekitiké after putting Liverpool 3-0 ahead

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    Liverpool’s five-star display heaps more pressure on wobbling West Ham

    West Ham’s relegation worries increased as a 5-2 defeat at Liverpool left them anchored in the bottom three of the Premier League
  • Harry Kane puts Bayern 2-1 ahead from the penalty spot.

    European football
    Kane double helps Bayern Munich sink Borussia Dortmund

  • Mikkel Damsgaard celebrates after scoring Brentford’s winning goal against Burnley

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    Parker rues ‘injustice’ as VAR denies epic Burnley comeback against Brentford

  • Thierno Barry (left) joins in the celebrations after his winning goal at Newcastle.

    Premier League
    Barry and Pickford stun Newcastle to extend Everton’s fine away form

  • Granit Xhaka and Tyler Adams react

    Premier League
    ‘We missed him’: Xhaka adds steel as Sunderland share point at Bournemouth

World football

  • Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter has a photo with a fan as Australia train before the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup opener against the Philippines in Perth.

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  • The city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez in Mexico achieved a Guinness World Record after gathering 4,757 participants at the Victor Manuel Reyna Stadium to form the largest human image of a football shirt, surpassing the previous record set in Colombia in 2018

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    Champions League
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  • Replicas of the World Cup trophy and balls are seen at a government office in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco state, Mexico

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Opinion

  • Viktor Gyökeres leads the celebrations after restoring Arsenal’s lead early in the second half

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    Jonathan Wilson
  • José Mourinho talks to Vinícius Júnior on the pitch

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  • England head coach Thomas Tuchel poses for a photograph with, from left, goalkeeping coach Henrique Hilário, performance coach Nicolas Mayer, assistant head coach Anthony Barry and lead analyst James Melbourne

    Tuchel is in no hurry to return to club management. It’s easy to see why

    Jacob Steinberg
  • Jim Ratcliffe stands in front of the former manager Alex Ferguson at the Manchester derby in September

    Football must reject Ratcliffe’s cynical, self-serving electioneering

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