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Head coach Rhian Wilkinson says Wales cannot let travel chaos affect their performance in Friday's Women's World Cup qualifier in Montenegro.

York City accept what would be a club-record, seven-figure bid for defender Malachi Fagan-Walcott from Heart of Midlothian.

England are upbeat going into the toughest fixture in international football but the hosts’ threat will be amplified by the returning Bonmatí The equation sounds simple: avoid defeat on Friday and England will qualify automatically for the Women’s World Cup. The reality of the task ahead is far more complicated. Fac…

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All eyes will be on Team Melli amid the ongoing conflict with the US and Israel, making their campaign one of the most unusual and unpredictable of recent times This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries wh…

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! With every squad for the Geopolitics World Cup now finalised – Turkey, Jordan, Ghana and Uzbekistan were the last teams to confirm their 26-man rosters on Tuesday – we now know exactly who is making the trip to the tournament. But as a leading expert in rejection,…

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England defender Lucy Bronze says the Women's Super League has "the edge" of improving each year so is able to attract Europe's best players.

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Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe says she decided to "stay off social media this week" after her move from Arsenal to Chelsea was confirmed.

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Alan Shearer reflects on his and England's performances at the 1998 World Cup.

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Clubs in the English Football League vote to reduce the length of free-restriction transfer windows for late payments.

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Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak knew Pep Guardiola was serious about quitting as Manchester City manager after talking him round on previous occasions.

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Chair compares Guardiola with The Boy Who Cried Wolf ‘He never thought he would stay more than four years’ Khaldoon al-Mubarak has revealed Pep Guardiola “quit 100 times” as Manchester City manager, with the chair comparing the Catalan’s empty threats to The Boy Who Cried Wolf, one of Aesop’s Fables. Guardiola left…

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Three friends from Argentina arrive in Missouri in Kansas after cycling 10,500 miles from their home in Gualeguaychu to the venue of their team's opening game of the World Cup.

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Dozens of tickets for the Scotland vs Haiti match on 12 June are listed on the third-party sites.

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Former Scotland striker Alan Brazil says he is "very, very lucky to be here" after recent liver transplant.

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England could face knockout ties against DR Congo, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina before facing Spain in the final By Opta Analyst Who will England have to beat to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966? We can’t predict the future but, with the help of the Opta supercomputer, we can give a probabilistic esti…

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Ella Toone says she learned a "massive lesson" from her recent injury setback and now she is ready to perform again for England.

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Fans will not be allowed to take reusable water bottles into World Cup stadiums due to safety concerns, Fifa says in a late policy change.

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After a candidate in Real Madrid's presidential election unveils an Erling Haaland shirt on live TV, Manchester City dismiss the suggestion their striker will move to Spain.

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Supporters groups condemn ‘immoral’ u-turn Fifa says policy a safety measure to prevent injury Fifa has been accused of putting revenue ahead of fans’ health after banning reusable water bottles from being taken into World Cup stadiums. In a late U-turn, the governing body rowed back on its advice that empty, transp…

Drawing on his own family’s experience, the Real Madrid and Germany defender is advocating for refugees and challenging stereotypes As a child, Antonio Rüdiger would look out of his bedroom window to see whether anyone was playing on the field it overlooked. It was not a big pitch, but it had two goals, enough room…

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