8 h. ago Baroness Sue Campbell on changing the game – Women’s Football Weekly podcast

Baroness Sue Campbell joins Suzy Wrack and Sophie Downey to discuss her journey and her recent book, The Game ChangerOn today’s podcast, Suzy Wrack and Sophie Downey sit down with Baroness Sue Campbell to talk about her new book, The Game Changer, and her remarkable career in sport. From kicking a ball around in the school playground to leading the transformation of women’s football as the FA’s Director of Women’s Football, Campbell shares the challenges and triumphs of her journey. She discusses her role in the London 2012 Olympics, the importance of grassroots development, and the impact of England’s historic Euro 2022 victory. Plus, Baroness Sue Campbell shares her thoughts on the future of the game and what still needs to be done to ensure lasting progress. Join the Fantasy League this season on FantasyWSL.net. Code GUARDIANWFW.Sign up for our weekly women’s football newsletter – all you need to do is search ‘Moving the Goalposts sign up’ or follow this link. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Man United's next five fixtures compared after Europa League penalty drama

Manchester United are through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League where they will face Lyon over two legs

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16 h. ago What Matthijs de Ligt said after Man United VAR penalty drama vs Real Sociedad

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt was penalised for a foul on Mikel Oyarzabal after a lengthy VAR check at Old Trafford this evening

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21 h. ago Don’t write off Arsenal against Champions League masters Real Madrid

Fifteen-times winners will provide the ultimate test but Gunners should relish quarter-final showdown

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22 h. ago Arsenal issue Real Madrid ticket warning over Champions League showdown

Club launches ticket crackdown for quarter-final first leg at Emirates Stadium

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22 h. ago Arsenal issues Real Madrid ticket warning over Champions League showdown

Club launches ticket crackdown for quarter-final first leg at Emirates Stadium

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23 h. ago UEFA react to Atletico Madrid penalty call and reveal they may CHANGE double touch ruling

Julian Alvarez's converted spot kick was ruled out against Real Madrid and European powerbrokers are ready to rip up their rulebook

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23 h. ago UEFA release statement on controversial Real Madrid VAR decision and hint at major change

Real Madrid progressed to the quarter finals of the Champions League after beating neighbours Atletico Madrid in a hugely controversial shootout which saw one strike disallowed

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24 h. ago Penalty drama in Madrid as Real find a way yet again – Football Weekly Extra podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe to chew over the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; even for Real Madrid this felt like a particularly novel way to progress in the Champions League, with Atlético’s Julián Alvarez adjudged to have double-kicked his penalty in the shootout. Cue confusion on the pitch, in the dugout, the press box and at home. But, once the dust had settled, Carlo Ancelotti’s team were through again. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Atlético Madrid’s torment goes on – Real are the nightmare they can’t wake up from | Sid Lowe

Diego Simeone’s side lost to their city rivals yet again, in a fashion that was unbelievable and yet so very believableOne day, Diego Simeone said, in those quiet moments when they are alone with their thoughts and memories, Real Madrid’s players will think of Atlético Madrid and how they made them suffer. But the real trauma, he knows, will for ever be theirs. In the final moments before this latest European derby, the first at the Metropolitano, a huge mosaic had declared that following Atlético “kills me and gives me life”. At the end of it, once fate had found another, still crueller way of twisting the knife, of delivering the inevitable, the coach pushed his footballers and his fans together, applauding so hard his hands hurt almost as much as their hearts.“I am proud of them,” he said afterwards. “I am happy, honestly. I am happy. I am happy. Why? Because we competed in a way that was exemplary. We might not have been able to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League. Sure. Of...

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25 h. ago Three reasons why Arsenal can beat Real Madrid in Champions League blockbuster

Gunners face daunting quarter-final task against the holders - but there is cause for optimism

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25 h. ago Arsenal ‘cannot relax for a second’ against Real Madrid – Oleksandr Zinchenko

The Ukraine international scored in the second leg against PSV Eindhoven as his side cruised through 9-3 on aggregate.

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26 h. ago How Arsenal players reacted to Real Madrid win and Julian Alvarez penalty controversy

Gunners learned their Champions League quarter-final opponents in the dressing room at Emirates Stadium

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27 h. ago Why was Julian Alvarez's penalty not retaken after double touch drama?

Atletico Madrid shootout spot-kick was ruled out by VAR on night of huge controversy against Real Madrid in the Champions League

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28 h. ago What furious Diego Simeone said after Julian Alvarez penalty controversy

Atletico Madrid boss left seething after huge shootout decision as Real Madrid advance in Champions League drama

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28 h. ago Arsenal vs Real Madrid and Aston Villa vs PSG Champions League fixture dates confirmed

There are only two British teams left in the Champions League after Arsenal and Aston Villa secured their passage to the quarter-finals, with two demanding ties to come against Real Madrid and PSG

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29 h. ago Furious Diego Simeone slams VAR penalty decision after controversial Real Madrid defeat

Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez saw his penalty cancelled by VAR midway through the shootout against rivals Real Madrid, having been adjudged to have touched the ball twice

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30 h. ago Atletico Madrid in VAR rage over CANCELLED penalty goal as little

Diego Simeone was furious as Real Madrid advanced in the Champions League at the expense of their city rivals after penalty shootout

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30 h. ago Mikel Arteta makes Champions League vow as Arsenal discover quarter

Arsenal will take on holders Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals next month, the same stage where Mikel Arteta's side were knocked out last season

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30 h. ago Atletico and Julian Alvarez were knocked out of the Champions League by one of the worst rules in football

Julian Alvarez was ruled to have hit the ball twice before scoring in Atletico’s penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid, but only after VAR intervened to make the controversial judgement

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