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David Raya: ‘When you lose a Champions League final it destroys you inside’

The goalkeeper discusses being bullied by 35-year-olds in the English fifth tier, winning the Premier League and competition in the Spain squad

Manchester City close to financial settlement with Chelsea to appoint Enzo Maresca

Manchester City are close to reaching a financial settlement with Chelsea that will enable them to appoint Enzo Maresca as their manager

Spaceship stadiums and Ronaldo-mania: Guardian writers’ first impressions of the World Cup

Tournament has completed its first week and while the logistics have sometimes been challenging, the people and the football have been good

Turkey 0-1 Paraguay: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Ten-man Paraguay clung on after Matías Galarza’s early strike to secure a famous win and ensure Turkey will go home at the end of the group stage

I don’t like the World Cup hydration breaks but trust me – they help the coaches

Nobody wants more stoppages in the game but it allows us, whether on TV or the touchline, to analyse what we see

‘That penalty changed my life’: Panenka’s pride 50 years on from special spot-kick

Czech’s audacious defiance of Sepp Maier in Belgrade has slipped into football folklore: ‘The only disadvantage is that I don’t get any royalties from it’

From nightclubs and worksites, fans in Sydney and Melbourne gathered before dawn to cheer on the Socceroos

Energised by a surprise victory over Turkey, people gathered at 5am in every capital city on Saturday, some having pulled all-nighters

Brazil 3-0 Haiti: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

A quickfire Matheus Cunha double was added to by Vinícius Júnior as Brazil secured a comfortable win over their Caribbean opponents