Potter helps England find magic but World Cup playoff format needs rethink | Tom Garry

Champions League roundup: Tresoldi treble stuns Inter in Club Brugge win

Championship roundup: racist chanting mars Swansea’s win at Millwall

Leticia McKenna at the double as Matildas’ next generation help trounce Haiti 7-1

Barrios strikes after 53 seconds as Atlético pile misery on 10-man Manchester United

Timber’s touch of class and supersub Saka secure Arsenal win against Lille

James and Russo lead rout of Greece as ruthless England set up Ukraine playoff

Iraola has ‘100% trust’ in Wirtz and Barcola but tells others to step up

Patrice Motsepe’s Caf presidency under pressure after Afcon U-turn as Eto’o waits in wings

Football regulator chair insists he will resign if politically pressured over Manchester City

Football Daily | Coventry come to life at last – are their slapstick days behind them?

Maresca says he would describe Manchester City as ‘cheats’ if he were a United fan

Manchester City v PSG is a reminder of the path not taken in sanctions battles

‘It changed me a lot’: how Japan’s academy system supercharged women’s team

The Ballon d’Or doesn’t capture football’s wonder – Michael Olise is proof | Zito Madu

Christian Pulisic is no longer a focal point for the US or Milan – and that’s OK

Viking’s two head coaches on Champions League adventure: ‘For us, it’s the best team in the world’

David Squires on … the endless growth of football vodcasts and banal digital banter

Fresh concerns over 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia after missile strikes in Riyadh

Coventry land long-awaited home win as Mfuni seals rout of Newcastle

Carrick promises Manchester United will ‘come out fighting’ after sticky start

Burnham’s meeting with City’s al-Mubarak and other contact with club disclosed

Grounded: Rayo Vallecano’s paper planes bring club’s crisis into the open

Hincapié and Zubimendi out after warm-down injuries but Arsenal get Saliba boost

Football Daily | Manchester City, Liverpool and the multibillion-pound mirage

Six questions facing England as they target next year’s Women’s World Cup

Football regulator to recommend cost controls in landmark report with 94% of clubs making loss

Winning is not enough for Manchester City to move on from this crisis | Jonathan Wilson

PSG invested heavily in the summer but are still relying on the A team

Triumphant Manchester City unfazed by Liverpool and Anfield hostility: Football Weekly – video

Daniel Maldini finds his feet at Cagliari after years in family’s Serie A shadow

Blessin in disguise? Gladbach must scale mountain after derby defeat by Köln

Almost half of female footballers considering retiring early, players’ union survey shows

Virgil van Dijk warns Manchester City players to get used to hostile atmospheres

The Hotspot | Alexéi Rojas: ‘I’m passionate about sustainability – I told Arsenal: we need to fix this’

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

European football: Freiburg move top of Bundesliga while Isco keeps Betis flying high

Impervious City shrug off chaos and controversy to silence Anfield | Andy Hunter

‘We make our own noise’: Maresca hails Manchester City after Liverpool triumph

Premier League returns in shadow of Manchester City’s judgment day | Jonathan Wilson

Cherki cracker caps Manchester City win at Liverpool in face of Anfield taunts

Tension, ‘cheat’ banners and inflatable bananas: Manchester City’s welcome to Anfield

Pino finishes off Nottingham Forest on Glasner’s unhappy Crystal Palace return

Mohamed Belloumi grabs point for Hull in seesaw draw with Everton

Joy for Eckert as 10-man Southampton edge out Portsmouth in feisty derby

Robbie Savage the panto villain puts scepticism aside to leave Leicester reeling

Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior sent off for hair-pulling in victory over Villarreal

USWNT exposed by ruthless Spain as early goals settle heavyweight friendly

Portugal suspend Cristiano Ronaldo after walking out on national team

Manchester United and Spurs come back to reality as City saga offers brief distraction | John Brewin

Carrick ‘massively disappointed’ after United drop points against 10-man Spurs

European football: Gordon boosts Barcelona, Neuer errors cost Bayern in draw

Why we’re stuck with a Premier League in the clutches of the global mega-rich | Jonathan Wilson

Ipswich stun Fulham with last-gasp comeback to increase heat on Arbeloa

Scottish Premiership: Naderi puts Rangers top and Hearts rout St Mirren

Championship roundup: Swansea fight back to beat Norwich; Middlesbrough go second

Ten-man Brighton continue fine form with battling win at Sunderland

Henderson and João Pedro lead Chelsea charge against Bournemouth

Aston Villa’s wait for home win goes on after Ajer hits back for Brentford

Bruno Guimarães completes Arsenal comeback to end Leeds’ unbeaten run

South Melbourne make history with Australia Cup win that could change the future too | Joey Lynch

Sliding Doors meets Biff’s Almanac: City saga stirs up a world of alternate histories | Max Rushden

Chelsea manager Alonso insists Cole Palmer is committed to playing for England

Managers react to Manchester City’s guilty verdict: ‘Uncertainty is not good for anyone’

West Ham’s penalty pain costs them top spot in Championship after QPR draw

Sam Kerr on target but Matildas outclassed by youthful Germany in European friendly

Russo’s return to form is vital but Lionesses still lack bite against low blocks | Suzanne Wrack

The Premier League is back: welcome to the new era of post-verdict unreality | Barney Ronay

Lionesses take control of World Cup playoff tie but unfancied Greece still in fight

The Premier League so far: draws, underperforming xG and other data pointers

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Singapore GP, tasty Tests and the Premier League’s return – follow with us

Maresca maintains almost total control as he follows Manchester City owners’ line | Jamie Jackson

Manchester United’s early wobble makes Tottenham visit a must-win for Carrick

Football Daily | The Premier League is back and you absolutely can’t look away

Rui Pinto to remain under witness protection after U-turn by Portuguese authorities

Old soccer meets new football: Australia Cup final heaves with significance | Jack Snape

Zavier Gozo: ‘You have to be uncomfortable to get to the highest levels’

European FAs pushing for three-week international break to be abandoned

Everton owner The Friedkin Group exploring sale of club after two years

Oliver Glasner: ‘There was no plan for me to be Nottingham Forest manager’

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Sergio Camello: ‘Rayo is the last team standing – it’s football from another time’

Maresca believes City players ‘don’t care about the noise’ as Haaland calls for unity

Glasner urges quick end to Manchester City saga and fears damage to Premier League

Wiegman praises Toone’s attitude after late Lionesses recall for Greece playoff

Victor Montagliani eyes re-election at Concacaf that would rule out Fifa presidency run

‘Is the greatness of the Premier League a myth?’: Ed Aarons answered your football questions

With no Pulisic and good results, have the USMNT moved on from their savior complex? | Leander Schaerlaeckens

Football Daily | Spygate: one of football’s stranger and more pointless transgressions

Manchester United offer JJ Gabriel new deal but risk losing prodigy for £350,000

Khaldoon al-Mubarak: the tightrope walker who made rare misstep over City charges

‘Like a movie script’: Michael McArdle backs Northern Ireland to make history

Manchester City go to Anfield and is Eckert’s Spygate ban too lenient? | Football Weekly video

‘¡Qué Horror!’: Mexico’s World Cup honeymoon is over but is Rafa Márquez really to blame?

Are Brighton genuine contenders to qualify for the Champions League?

Mikel Arteta’s new contract reflects where the power now lies at Arsenal | Ed Aarons

Women’s Super League faces wait until 2029 for full-time referees despite funding boost

Havertz, Isak, Dorgu … spate of injuries with national teams leaves sour taste for top clubs

How the Kop’s chants propelled Andy Burnham to fight for Hillsborough justice