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  • England v Switzerland: Quarter-Final - UEFA EURO 2024<br>DUSSELDORF, GERMANY - JULY 06: England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates after victory in a penalty shoot out during the UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final match between England and Switzerland at Düsseldorf Arena on July 06, 2024 in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

    Southgate creates an environment for England to get lucky

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Marc Cucurella celebrates Spain's victory against Germany

    Cucurella a revelation in Spain’s pursuit of Euro 2024 glory

    Sid Lowe

    • Euro 2024
      Spain’s Pedri forgives Kroos for Euro-ending injury

    • Copa América
      Uruguay boot Brazil out to set up semi-final date with Colombia

    • Euro 2024 diary
      Polyester, parkrun and how England squad might vote

    • Euro 2024
      ‘It’s my routine’: Toney vows to stick with no-look penalties

    • ‘Where are the racists now?’
      Football reacts to England’s perfect penalties

    • Euro 2024
      ‘Special’: Koeman relishes England test after Netherlands topple Turkey

Euro 2024

  • Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates after scoring his penalty.

    Football Daily podcast
    Reviewing all the latest Euro 2024 action

  • England fans celebrate after Bukayo Saka (bottom centre) scores in the penalty shootout against Switzerland

    Euro 2024
    England fans thrilled for Saka and bask in ‘bucket-list’ victory

  • Bukayo Saka earns a royal seal of approval from Prince William after England's win.

    Saka rewrites his story in latest tale of uneasy England joy

    Barney Ronay
  • trail Players Guide

    Interactive
    The complete guide to all 622 players in Germany

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News and features

  • Bukayo Saka, the player of the match, is lifted in the air by Gareth Southgate.

    Player ratings
    Saka shines on, Akanji unlucky on tough night for Kane

    Arsenal winger comes good on another difficult night for Harry Kane
  • Matvey Safonov, Luis Guilherme and Rodrigo Gomes.

    Men’s transfer interactive
    Track the latest moves in Europe’s top five leagues

  • Barcelona's Ewa Pajor (left) and Ellie Roebuck (right), Wolfsburg's Lineth Beerensteyn.

    Women’s transfer interactive
    All the deals from around Europe’s leading leagues

  • Portugal v France: an epic battle lost in black hole of one man’s ego

    Jonathan Liew

  • Transfer roundup
    Kilman completes West Ham move in £40m switch

  • Transfer news
    Chelsea Women boost forward line with Baltimore

  • Liverpool
    Slot aims for title push and denies he is 'Klopp clone'

  • Burnley
    Parker returns to dugout with relegated Clarets

  • Manchester United
    Ratcliffe cutting 250 jobs to save club about £10m a year

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In depth

  • Antoine Griezmann

    Euro 2024
    Les Bleus set up Spain semi but midfield is still stuck

    Saliba and Camavinga came out from the Portugal game with high marks but the midfield is still not working
  • German fans wave their national flag as they march through the streets of Stuttgart towards the stadium to watch the Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain.

    Europe’s fractures are there for all to see

    Jonathan Wilson
    This Germany team could not emulate side of 2006 in a tournament intertwined with complicated nationalism
    • Harry Kane collides with Gareth Southgate in the England dugout during extra time.

      England lose control and embrace chaos to rise from canvas again

      Jonathan Liew
    • Wout Weghorst celebrates his side’s victory over Turkey in Berlin.

      Normal service resumed as Weghorst brings order from chaos

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Reading players walk on to the pitch to face Arsenal in the Continental Cup last season.

      Moving the Goalposts
      Reading Women's sad demise – we should have seen it coming

    • Alexi Lalas and Fox’s LED 360-degree virtual studio LA for Euros &amp; Copa.

      The calamity of Fox Sports’ coverage offers a strange calm

      Aaron Timms
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Moving the Goalposts

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Video

  • Euro 2024
    Toney on his no-look penalty: 'I was thinking of the celebration'

    Ivan Toney scored with a no-look penalty as England beat Switzerland in a shootout to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024 on Saturday
  • Bukayo Saka missed in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, and received racist abuse from fans afterwards, but the Arsenal forward was one of five England players to convert from the spot in the shootout win over Switzerland

    0:48

    Euro 2024
    'That's done': Saka banishes penalty doubts as England advance

  • The Georgia football team received a heroes' welcome upon arriving in Tbilisi, Georgia, from the European Championships

    Euro 2024
    Georgia given heroes' welcome on return from Euros

  • An Istanbul commuter train paused briefly on it's journey to allow passengers to catch a brief glimpse of the match

    0:23

    Euro 2024
    Train in Istanbul stops beside fan zone to watch Turkey v Austria

  • Celebrations broke out at the final whistle with thousands of fans honking car horns, waving flags and chanting

    0:46

    Euro 2024
    Turkey fans go wild in Istanbul and take over Berlin as team advance

  • Kevin De Bruyne appeared annoyed at the concept only being applied to Belgium and was heard to mutter the word 'stupid'

    0:27

    Euro 2024
    'Stupid': De Bruyne disgruntled over golden generation question

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Football Weekly

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World football

  • Ecuador finished second in Group B at Copa América.

    Copa América
    Ecuador sack coach Sánchez after defeat to Argentina

    The head coach is out despite signing four-year deal last year
  • Colombia's Daniel Muñoz and Brazil's Raphinha fight for the ball during the 2024 Copa America match at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California

    Copa América
    Brazil to face Uruguay in last eight as Colombia top group

  • Igor Stimac speaking to India’s captain Sunil Chhetri

    India
    Stimac breakup drags on after World Cup failure

  • Copa América
    Berhalter hasn’t lost locker room. But he should lose his job

  • USA women's football team
    Morgan’s snub may not be Hayes’ most dubious decision

    Megan Swanick

  • Copa América
    Canada qualify for last eight as Argentina top group

  • Vitesse Arnhem
    Club at risk of bankruptcy after licence revoked

  • Copa América
    Mexico risk another early exit after loss to Venezuela

  • Copa América
    Argentina deny Chile, Canada grab historic victory

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Opinion

  • Jude Bellingham celebrates victory against Slovakia

    Bellingham’s alpha energy overload is part of England instability

    Barney Ronay
  • Gareth Southgate and his players

    It is getting harder for players to survive social media abusers

    Jason Stockwood
    Telling young players to stop online interaction is all but impossible
  • Mary Earps after Manchester United's defeat by Chelsea at the end of the WSL season

    Manchester United Women being hindered by indifference

    Suzanne Wrack
    Key players are leaving, agents are wary and Ratcliffe’s comments are not helpful

    Regulars

    • David Squires

      David Squires on …
      England getting off – and on – their bikes, plus the Ronaldo Show

    • Turkish supporters celebrate in Leipzig

      Euro 2024 Daily
      Turkey’s glorious melting pot completes last eight

      • The Knowledge
        The most one-sided penalty shootouts at major tournaments

      • Football Daily podcast
        Delight for Demiral as Turkey are through

      • Moving the Goalposts
        World Cup can boost women’s game in Brazil

      • David Squires on …
        Scotland facing the music after another early exit

      • Football Daily podcast
        History for Georgia and heartbreak for Ukraine

      • The Knowledge
        Which tournament winners took longest to score?

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    The top 100

    • trail football 100 mens 2023 day 4

      Men's edition
      Our picks for the best male players in the world 2023

    • Sam Kerr, Aitana Bonmatí and Salma Paralluelo

      Women's edition
      The 100 best female players in the world 2023

    • Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Fulham.

      Haaland voted the world’s best – and he’s just getting started

      Niall McVeigh
    • Spain v England: Final - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023<br>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Aitana Bonmati and Spain players celebrate after the team's victory in the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney / Gadigal, Australia. (Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

      Spain and Barcelona lead way after year of success

      Rich Laverty
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    Catch up

    • Randal Kolo Muani (centre) celebrates after his shot was deflected into the net by Jan Vertonghen to give France victory over Belgium

      Les Bleus resemble island of calm as country lurches right

      Barney Ronay
    • Mexico’s coach, Jaime Lozano (center), has been criticized for failing to adapt.

      Copa América
      Mexico’s dismal showing in the US was years in the making

    • Jude Bellingham’s acrobatic equaliser kept England in Euro 2024

      England keep the faith and Bellingham conjures late miracle

      Jonathan Liew
    • BBC personalities including Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker in a Euro 2024 promotion picture

      Podcast wars spill over into BBC v ITV battle

      John Brewin

    The big picture

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    Next generation

    • Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football image

      2023 edition
      Picking 60 of the best young talents in world football

    • Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs image

      Premier League
      20 of the top talents at English top-flight clubs in 2023

    • Brommapojkarna’s Kevin Ackermann, Bukayo Saka of Arsenal and Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

      Class of 2018
      From Saka to Ackermann: what happened next

    • Joel Ndala of Manchester City, Ben Doak of Liverpool, Ishé Samuels-Smith of Everton, David Obou of Crystal Palace and Jimmy Jay Morgan of Southampton

      'Relative age effect’
      Why scouts select players based on this element of talent ID

    The top 100

    The Guardian’s annual guide to the world’s top players

    See who made the lists

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