They eventually won the league by 13 points - only one defeat all season. Won’t see much else like it.

A wild ride that left everyone back where they started: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

A wild ride that left everyone back where they started: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

If you read anything this weekend, make it this by @barneyronay.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Inside Villa Park, everyone stuck to football. Outside, a palpably disquieting undertone was kept in check. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Inside Villa Park, everyone stuck to football. Outside, a palpably disquieting undertone was kept in check. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Not to downplay the much bigger issues but, from what I've seen in the last couple of hours outside Villa Park, the proliferation of YouTubers and influencers has given the police as much trouble as anything else.

It was always going to be all about a right-back: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

It was always going to be all about a right-back: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Qatar and Saudi Arabia have used their wealth and influence to tilt the football world in their favour, but now, for the first time, they have tilted the playing field too. Story on how opaque rule changes that paved Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s path to 2026 World Cup www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...

You know Christmas can't be a million miles off when the Super League pops back up ...

I wasn't at the fight last night but the extraordinary Fabio Wardley show rolls on. Trailing on the scorecards, again, he stopped Joseph Parker to complete another stunning comeback victory. Our interview ran earlier this week and he shared his story in detail www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Spurs bad, Vicario very good: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Serie A's planned Milan v Como fixture in Perth may be next for the scrapheap, hot on the heels of La Liga's shelved Miami game. There's some confidence within UEFA that game won't go ahead, and understand AFC coming under pressure not to sanction. Story: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Serie A's planned Milan v Como fixture in Perth may be next for the scrapheap, hot on the heels of La Liga's shelved Miami game. There's some confidence within UEFA that game won't go ahead, and understand AFC coming under pressure not to sanction. Story: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Mjällby have just won the Swedish league with three games left - and they haven’t simply won it, they’ve absolutely ripped it up. No asterisks or sugar daddies here, just the best story European club football will produce all year. From August, this is their tale: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Mjällby have just won the Swedish league with three games left - and they haven’t simply won it, they’ve absolutely ripped it up. No asterisks or sugar daddies here, just the best story European club football will produce all year. From August, this is their tale: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Lovely show for this in print today.

Gerard Deulofeu hasn't played since Jan 2023. ACL surgery & devastating cartilage infection saw to that. But every day he wakes, trains alone & dreams of appearing in Serie A again. He aims to make the most unlikely top-level return in history. Interview in Udine: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

In January it will be three years since Gerard Deulofeu kicked a ball. Even in a best case scenario, he won't manage to for a good few months after that. But he is hellbent on achieving the impossible: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

In January it will be three years since Gerard Deulofeu kicked a ball. Even in a best case scenario, he won't manage to for a good few months after that. But he is hellbent on achieving the impossible: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Gerard Deulofeu hasn't played since Jan 2023. ACL surgery & devastating cartilage infection saw to that. But every day he wakes, trains alone & dreams of appearing in Serie A again. He aims to make the most unlikely top-level return in history. Interview in Udine: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Reports in Russian media that fake "Shakhtar Donetsk" have been approved to participate in Russia's second league division B next season. Fake "Zorya" in line for promotion too, tho they've done nothing on pitch to earn it. All of this has been clearly in the post for months – where are UEFA/FIFA?

An extraordinary night’s work from Erling Haaland, a brilliant Norway team edging closer to its prize, and a highly charged event passing with minor blemishes: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

An extraordinary night’s work from Erling Haaland, a brilliant Norway team edging closer to its prize, and a highly charged event passing with minor blemishes: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Big headline so far at Norway v Israel is that Erling Haaland has missed two penalties – the initial effort and then the retake...

Very high security here in Oslo for Norway v Israel – a game many locally feel shouldn't be taking place at all, but one the visitors can't wait for after this week's news. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Very high security here in Oslo for Norway v Israel – a game many locally feel shouldn't be taking place at all, but one the visitors can't wait for after this week's news. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

More winter World Cups and Club World Cups lined up for after 2030, if Infantino has his way. Understand Qatar strong favourites for any 2031 CWC. China also back in frame to host an edition. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

More winter World Cups and Club World Cups lined up for after 2030, if Infantino has his way. Understand Qatar strong favourites for any 2031 CWC. China also back in frame to host an edition. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

I do wonder where the Spanish and Italian fans are on this. It’s a disappointment.

Domestic games on other continents sanctioned - maybe the words of opposition are solace if you think all parties will agree from the goodness of their hearts not to do it again. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital. Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

No decision by UEFA ExCo re approving domestic games on other continents. Instead decided on “round of consultation w/stakeholders, including fans”. Big blow to La Liga hopes of decamping to US this yr given next ExCo meeting isn’t til Dec. Tense few days but gravity of subject has belatedly sunk in

Opinion: on Thursday, Uefa's ExCo will decide on two Liga/Serie A games being played abroad This would set a crucial new legal precedent for every disruptor in football It would also be a betrayal of Uefa's own principles The ExCo can stop it www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

One last push for this – because it's important! Once domestic games start being moved abroad, there's no putting the genie back. And despite their current stance there is nothing to say the Premier League won't change course and do this in future: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

One last push for this – because it's important! Once domestic games start being moved abroad, there's no putting the genie back. And despite their current stance there is nothing to say the Premier League won't change course and do this in future: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

We are approaching a massive moment for football that will change the sport as we know it. If people aren't aware already, they need to be: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

We are approaching a massive moment for football that will change the sport as we know it. If people aren't aware already, they need to be: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

We're weeks from seeing La Liga & Serie A given approval to stage games overseas – next big step on Thurs. I'm not sure many realise how close we are to a move that will change football forever. This is the state of play, including detail on FIFA's working group: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

We're weeks from seeing La Liga & Serie A given approval to stage games overseas – next big step on Thurs. I'm not sure many realise how close we are to a move that will change football forever. This is the state of play, including detail on FIFA's working group: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

This is a huge story. Don't let him get away with it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A remarkable turn of events in the Netherlands, where Vitesse Arnhem have been hauled out of the abyss: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Gareth Southgate can do this. Why can't Starmer?

That's the national broadcaster *and* the Labour prime minister prostrating themselves in front of far-right talking points once again.

Important statement. Reminder of story from Friday on where things are with this: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Monaco for the Champions League draw. Excessive number of English sides is a shame but elsewhere should be some of the best stories in some time - Kairat, Bodø/Glimt, Pafos, Union Saint-Gilloise to name a few.

What an achievement that is for Kairat Almaty - and adds hugely important freshness to the Champions League proper in an era where spots for those outside the established elite are harder than ever to come by. Doesn’t solve the problem of scarcity but it’s good to see.