11 h. ago ‘Fear England?’ No, this Sweden team believes Women’s Euros 2025 is their year

As Sweden face England again in the knockout stages of a major tournament there is a belief that ‘something feels different’ after a statement win

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17 h. ago Football legend Frank McAvennie gets behind women’s football team in shirt deal

The former St Mirren, Celtic, West Ham and Scotland striker’s podcast Let Me Be Frank has backed Hamilton Academical WFC with a season long shirt deal.

Economics

22 h. ago Steven Gerrard's daughter Lilly, 21, reveals her baby girl's unique name in sweet post after the footballer, 45, became a grandfather for the first time

Footballing legend Steven, 45, became a grandfather for the first time when Lilly, 21, announced on Tuesday that she had given birth to a baby daughter.

Politics

37 h. ago Can Norway finally fulfil potential and end long wait for success at Euro 2025?

Twenty-five years since Olympic glory, the perennial underachievers try again with a last-eight clash with ItalyThe perennial underachievement of the Norway women’s national team is one of football’s great mysteries. How can a side packed with some of the world’s finest players continually make early exits at tournaments, fail to look cohesive and even endure a chastening 8-0 defeat against England at Euro 2022? How can great talents such as Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen, Chelsea’s Guro Reiten and the Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg not thrive together in their national-team kit?Stop there. Hold that thought. Something is stirring. Norway topped Group A at Euro 2025 with three wins from three and face Italy on Wednesday in the quarter-finals. Is this the summer when Norway will deliver on their potential, offered not just by Graham Hansen, Reiten and Hegerberg but Arsenal’s Frida Maanum and players from Manchester United, Atlético Madrid and Lyon? And with an English head coac...

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37 h. ago Will Norway finally fulfil potential and end long wait for success at Euro 2025?

Twenty-five years since Olympic glory, the perennial underachievers try again with a last-eight clash with ItalyThe perennial underachievement of the Norway women’s national team is one of football’s great mysteries. How can a side packed with some of the world’s finest players continually make early exits at tournaments, fail to look cohesive and even endure a chastening 8-0 defeat against England at Euro 2022? How can great talents such as Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen, Chelsea’s Guro Reiten and the Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg not thrive together in their national-team kit?Stop there. Hold that thought. Something is stirring. Norway topped Group A at Euro 2025 with three wins from three and face Italy on Wednesday in the quarter-finals. Is this the summer when Norway will deliver on their potential, offered not just by Graham Hansen, Reiten and Hegerberg but Arsenal’s Frida Maanum and players from Manchester United, Atlético Madrid and Lyon? And with an English head coac...

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39 h. ago Never mind the Norman bollocks: Reading’s replica Bayeux tapestry is a prudish triumph!

It may not be completely anatomically accurate, but the Victorian copy of the Bayeux tapestry is as much an emblem of its time as the 11th-century original‘We’ve already got one,” sneers a snotty French knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. With that holy grail of British history, the Bayeux tapestry, about to be lent by France to the British Museum, we could say the same. In 1885, Elizabeth Wardle of Leek, Staffordshire, led a team of 35 women in an extraordinary campaign to embroider a meticulous, full-scale replica of the entire early medieval artwork. With Victorian energy and industry they managed it in just a year and by 1886 it was being shown around Britain and abroad.Today that Victorian Bayeux tapestry is preserved in Reading Museum, and like the original, can be viewed online. Are there differences? Of course. The Bayeux tapestry is a time capsule of the 11th century and when you look at its stitching you get a raw sense of that remote past. The Leek Embroidery Socie...

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66 h. ago St Mirren Women's coach tackles epic trek in a bid to raise team funds

Head coach Kate Cooper, along with friends, set off on a six-day walk across the Abbeys Way route.

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3 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres could wear legendary Arsenal shirt number as massive transfer nearly done

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres, who is set to pen a five-year deal at the Emirates Stadium and could take an iconic shirt number

Sport

3 d. ago England v Wales live: Women’s Euro 2025 team news as rivals clash for quarter

England will progress to the quarter-finals with a win over Wales, who are determined to ‘spoil the party’

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3 d. ago England v Wales live: Women’s Euro 2025 team news as underdogs vow to ‘spoil the party’

England will progress to the quarter-finals with a win over Wales, who are determined to ‘spoil the party’

Society

5 d. ago Liverpool retire No 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota after forward’s death

Number will no longer be used across all club’s teams28-year-old died alongside his brother in car crashLiverpool have permanently retired their No 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash alongside his brother, André Silva, last week. The club have announced that the No 20 will no longer be used across all levels of the club, including the men’s team, the women’s team and through academy levels.The tribute, the first in Liverpool’s history, is a reflection of how valued the Portugal international was as a player and a person at the club. Liverpool fans have called for the retirement of the No 20 shirt since the 28-year-old and his brother died in north-western Spain. Liverpool deliberately timed the announcement at 20:20 BST on Friday. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Lauren Hemp hails first £1m transfer fee as ‘proof women’s footballers are great’

Hemp pleased Arsenal poised to sign Smith for record feeWinger says England’s latest win showed team’s potentialThe England winger Lauren Hemp says the women’s game being on the verge of its first £1m transfer fee is good for the sport and “proof women’s footballers are great”.The Guardian revealed on Thursday that Liverpool had accepted a £1m offer from Arsenal for the Canada forward Olivia Smith, which would break the seven-figure barrier 46 years after the men’s game got its first £1m deal, when Nottingham Forest signed Trevor Francis from Birmingham City. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Arsenal complete third summer transfer with £12m deal as new shirt number revealed

Christian Norgaard has been confirmed as Arsenal's third signing of the summer transfer window following the additions of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Martin Zubimendi

Economics

6 d. ago Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic aims brutal dig at Ed Woodward

Ed Woodward's tenure as executive vice-chairman at Man Utd was a disaster and Nemanja Vidic has criticised him.

Events

6 d. ago Liverpool legend Ian Rush reveals personal tragedy as he pays tribute to Diogo Jota

The legendary forward explained why he was not at the funeral of Jota

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7 d. ago Wallaroos name teenage sensation Waiaria Ellis to debut against Black Ferns as World Cup looms

17-year-old continues meteoric rise after first playing in 2022Australia play New Zealand in Wellington on SaturdayA big-stepping 17-year-old former gymnast has been drafted into Australia’s women’s rugby team, as the Wallaroos hope to end a 28-match losing streak against New Zealand as part of preparations for next month’s World Cup.Waiaria Ellis – at 17 years and 305 days – will become the second youngest Australian player when she takes the field against the Black Ferns in Wellington on Saturday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Gareth Southgate actor seen for the first time ahead of BBC football drama with Doctor Who legend

The upcoming series about the nation's football team is based off an award-winning play

Events

7 d. ago Football transfer rumours: Ferran Torres to swap Barcelona for Aston Villa?

Today’s tell-all is faxing in its offersFresh from selling their women’s team to their wholly separate, er, parent company, Aston Villa feel in the mood for waving their wedge about, with Ferran Torres their target. The Spanish site Fichajes says that Barcelona, no strangers themselves to imaginative accountancy flexes, have been sounded out for a £43m move for the forward.Eberechi Eze to Arsenal seems to have acquired some momentum since the Mill first mulled it over on Tuesday, and the Sun is now touting the Gunners as clear favourites to gazump their rivals Tottenham to the Crystal Palace attacking midfielder’s signature. Palace are holding out for £68m but Arsenal’s sporting director, Andrea Berta, has apparently held talks with Eze’s people as interest is stepped up. Continue reading...

Sport

7 d. ago Head of football in Republic of the Congo accused of embezzling $1.3m of Fifa funds

Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas rejects allegations as conspiracyClaims include almost $500,000 for women’s teamThe president of the Republic of the Congo’s football federation (Fecofoot) has been accused of embezzling $1.3m (£960,000) of Fifa funds, including almost $500,000earmarked for the country’s women’s team.Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas may be charged with money laundering and forgery offences after being summoned to attend a hearing in Brazzaville this week. He was arrested at the end of May by the central intelligence and documentation office (CID), a department of the ministry of the interior. Mayolas and Fecofoot’s general secretary, Badji Mombo Wantete, have denied the allegations and described them as a “conspiracy”. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Swiss 'super fan' who shot to fame at Euro 2020 ready for women's team to step up

Football fans who watched the Euro 2020 match between Switzerland and France may well remember the sight of Luca Loutenbach's emotional reactions to the Swiss comback

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