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The Guardian
3 days ago
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Transfer window updates, World Cup qualifying and more: football news
Update: Date: 2025-06-06T08:16:37.000Z Title: Women's Euro 2025: Content: A glitzy, celeb-speckled Euro squad launch helped the feelgood factor around England's Lionesses a month ahead of this summer's Euros but there are still questions over squad harmony, strength in depth and player welfare. Words: Suzanne Wrack. Update: Date: 2025-06-06T08:16:27.000Z Title: Spain 5-4 France Content: Nations League semi-final: Down 5-1 after 67 minutes at the Stuttgart Arena, France scored three goals to reduce their deficit but it was Spain who advanced to Sunday's final against Portugal. Sid Lowe reports … Update: Date: 2025-06-06T08:16:14.000Z Title: Preamble Content: The season may be over but the Big Wheel O'Football keeps on turning. And how! Last night, Spain and France served up a delightful goalfest that wasn't nearly as tight as the 5-4 scoreline suggests in their Nations League semi-final, with Lamine Yamal putting on another masterclass as he and his chums survived a late French comeback to book their place against Portugal in Sunday's all-Iberian final. There's plenty more international action to look forward to over the coming weekend, with all four of the home nations and the Republic of Ireland due to play assorted World Cup qualifiers and friendlies. We're here to bring you build-up to those games, transfer news and any other stories of note that break throughout the day, so don't dare touch that dial please stay tuned, but only if you want to.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Your Guardian Sport weekend: WSL finale, Lions stars on show and El Clásico
8am (all times BST) Matchday live Football Join Rob Smyth setting up all Saturday's action, with latest news and buildup from around the grounds. Before Everton travel to Fulham, our Merseyside football correspondent Andy Hunter considers the Everton players out of contract at the end of the season. Our WSL expert Suzanne Wrack will be on hand to guide you through all that's at stake in Saturday's final round – email her your questions at Read more 11am County Championship live Cricket Tanya Aldred provides updates from day two of the latest round of County Championship matches. Former England batter Jason Roy is making an unexpected red-ball comeback with Surrey at Edgbaston, five years on from his last appearance. The reigning county champions, who have lost Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson to England duties, are further boosted by the arrival of overseas pair Kurtis Patterson and Nathan Smith. 12.30pm Lingfield Derby trial day live Racing Greg Wood covers all the action from Lingfield as 10-time Derby-winning trainer Aidan O'Brien runs Giselle in the Oaks Trial (1.15pm), one of his three contenders on the card for the Epsom Classics. The Ballydoyle maestro also has a strong hand in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes, which he has won six times, notably in 2019 with subsequent Epsom victor Anthony Van Dyck. His Stay True made a big impression when scoring first time out at Leopardstown last month but stablemate Puppet Master has the better form in the book, finishing fourth in the Royal Lodge as a juvenile and not being disgraced behind Delacroix in the Ballysax at Leopardstown on his three-year-old debut. 12pm Final day live Women's Super League Follow the final round of the regular season, with Emillia Hawkins at the live helm and Suzanne Wrack reporting as Arsenal take on Manchester United. Having then lost their last two, Renee Slegers' Gunners will look to cement second place at the Emirates, while Marc Skinner's third-placed United side, who have sealed a Champions League berth and reached another FA Cup final, can leapfrog their opponents with a win. Should the champions Chelsea avoid defeat against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge the Blues would become the first side to complete a 22-match WSL campaign unbeaten. Bompastor's Invincibles, anyone? 3pm Live Premier League goals and more Saturday clockwatch Barry Glendenning keeps the updates flowing as the race for the Champions League spots hots up and relegated Southampton face Manchester City. It's been a season to forget for the relegated Saints and their record against City is hardly comforting. Southampton have won just one of their last 15 Premier League games against Pep Guardiola's side, a 1-0 home win in July 2020. By contrast, City are on a good run, their joint-longest winning streak of the season, having won their last four. They're looking to win back-to-back away league games for the first time since August. 3.05pm Bristol v Bath Gallagher Premiership Gerard Meagher reports as the West Country derby crosses the Severn to Cardiff where there's plenty at stake for the old rivals at the Principality Stadium. Some 10,000 extra train seats have been made available for the English invasion of the Welsh capital. The pressure is on the Bears, who are clinging on to third place after three straight defeats, but will take comfort from their recent form against Bath, having won four of their past five Premiership meetings. Bath, though, are flying after five Premiership wins on the trot, and 10 in a row in all competitions. 5.30pm Bournemouth v Aston Villa live Premier League The late game features another club in the top-four mix, Aston Villa. Ben Fisher reports from their clash on the south coast at Bournemouth. Scott Murray takes on the live blogging duties from 5.30pm. The Cherries are on a charge, unbeaten in their last five Premier League games. Following their 2-1 win at Arsenal last time out, Bournemouth are looking to win consecutive league games for the first time since January. And there's nothing shabby about Villa's form either. After a run of just six wins in 21 Premier League games between September and February, Villa have now won seven of their last nine. 8pm Inside football with Jonathan Wilson Analysis Our intrepid columnist turns his focus on Napoli's Antonio Conte, the trophy-winning machine who has claimed league titles with three clubs across two countries and is leading the way in Serie A. 8am Matchday live Football Rob Smyth and Dominic Booth will pick out the best of Saturday's action before looking ahead to Sunday's big matches in the Premier League: Newcastle v Chelsea, Manchester United v West Ham, Nottingham Forest v Leicester, Tottenham v Crystal Palace and Liverpool v Arsenal. Checking in from Wembley is Simon Burnton where Whitstable and Whyteleafe contest the FA Vase final (12.15pm) before Spennymoor and Aldershot battle for the FA Trophy (4.15pm). Plus: Nicky Bandini roves an expert eye over the race for the Serie A title – and reflects on what was a colossal week for Inter. 12pm Newcastle v Chelsea live Premier League Fourth-placed Newcastle confront fifth-placed Chelsea. The clubs are level on 63 points and while the winners will boost their Champions League hopes significantly, the losers could be overtaken immediately by Nottingham Forest, who face relegated Leicester at 2.15pm. In these clashes, the force is with Eddie Howe whose team have won seven of their last 11 home games against Chelsea and have already beaten Chelsea 2-0 at St James' Park this season in the EFL Cup. Daniel Harris follows the action live and Louise Taylor and Jonathan Wilson report. 3.15pm Barcelona v Real Madrid live El clásico Arguably the standout game of the day. Daniel Harris takes liveblogging duties and who better to deliver a report from the Olympic Stadium than Sid Lowe. There's plenty to play for in the La Liga title race. Barcelona have a four-point lead over Real Madrid at the top with four games left and a win would firm up their grip on the title. That said, Madrid will be eager to go out swinging in Carlo Ancelotti's last clásico. So far it's been a clean sweep for Hansi Flick's side, however. Barça won 4-0 at the Bernabéu in October, then won again 5-2 in January in the Spanish Super Cup final and last month snatched the Copa del Rey 3-2 in extra time amid chaotic scenes in Seville. 4.30pm Liverpool v Arsenal live Premier League Best not to mention PSG, but as the champions take on an Arsenal side deflated by their midweek semi-final defeat in Paris, the stakes remain high for Mikel Arteta. His side stand second and need three points from games against Liverpool, Newcastle and relegated Southampton to make absolutely sure of a return to the Champions League. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 14 home games against Arsenal in all competitions, since a 2-0 loss in the Premier League in September 2012. Dominic Booth provides minute-by-minute coverage. Reports and analysis are provided by Andy Hunter and Jonathan Liew.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Your Guardian Sport weekend: WSL finale, Lions stars on show and El Clásico
Saturday 8am (all times BST) Matchday live Football Join Rob Smyth setting up all Saturday's action, with latest news and buildup from around the grounds. Before Everton travel to Fulham, our Merseyside football correspondent Andy Hunter considers the Everton players out of contract at the end of the season. Our WSL expert Suzanne Wrack will be on hand to guide you through all that's at stake in Saturday's final round – email her your questions at Advertisement Read more 11am County Championship live Cricket Tanya Aldred provides updates from day two of the latest round of County Championship matches. Former England batter Jason Roy is making an unexpected red-ball comeback with Surrey at Edgbaston, five years on from his last appearance. The reigning county champions, who have lost Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson to England duties, are further boosted by the arrival of overseas pair Kurtis Patterson and Nathan Smith. 12.30pm Lingfield Derby trial day live Racing Greg Wood covers all the action from Lingfield as 10-time Derby-winning trainer Aidan O'Brien runs Giselle in the Oaks Trial (1.15pm), one of his three contenders on the card for the Epsom Classics. The Ballydoyle maestro also has a strong hand in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes, which he has won six times, notably in 2019 with subsequent Epsom victor Anthony Van Dyck. His Stay True made a big impression when scoring first time out at Leopardstown last month but stablemate Puppet Master has the better form in the book, finishing fourth in the Royal Lodge as a juvenile and not being disgraced behind Delacroix in the Ballysax at Leopardstown on his three-year-old debut. Advertisement 12pm Final day live Women's Super League Follow the final round of the regular season, with Emillia Hawkins at the live helm and Suzanne Wrack reporting as Arsenal take on Manchester United. Having then lost their last two, Renee Slegers' Gunners will look to cement second place at the Emirates, while Marc Skinner's third-placed United side, who have sealed a Champions League berth and reached another FA Cup final, can leapfrog their opponents with a win. Should the champions Chelsea avoid defeat against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge the Blues would become the first side to complete a 22-match WSL campaign unbeaten. Bompastor's Invincibles, anyone? Advertisement 3pm Live Premier League goals and more Saturday clockwatch Barry Glendenning keeps the updates flowing as the race for the Champions League spots hots up and relegated Southampton face Manchester City. It's been a season to forget for the relegated Saints and their record against City is hardly comforting. Southampton have won just one of their last 15 Premier League games against Pep Guardiola's side, a 1-0 home win in July 2020. By contrast, City are on a good run, their joint-longest winning streak of the season, having won their last four. They're looking to win back-to-back away league games for the first time since August. Advertisement 3.05pm Bristol v Bath Gallagher Premiership Gerard Meagher reports as the West Country derby crosses the Severn to Cardiff where there's plenty at stake for the old rivals at the Principality Stadium. Some 10,000 extra train seats have been made available for the English invasion of the Welsh capital. The pressure is on the Bears, who are clinging on to third place after three straight defeats, but will take comfort from their recent form against Bath, having won four of their past five Premiership meetings. Bath, though, are flying after five Premiership wins on the trot, and 10 in a row in all competitions. Advertisement 5.30pm Bournemouth v Aston Villa live Premier League The late game features another club in the top-four mix, Aston Villa. Ben Fisher reports from their clash on the south coast at Bournemouth. Scott Murray takes on the live blogging duties from 5.30pm. The Cherries are on a charge, unbeaten in their last five Premier League games. Following their 2-1 win at Arsenal last time out, Bournemouth are looking to win consecutive league games for the first time since January. And there's nothing shabby about Villa's form either. After a run of just six wins in 21 Premier League games between September and February, Villa have now won seven of their last nine. Advertisement 8pm Inside football with Jonathan Wilson Analysis Our intrepid columnist turns his focus on Napoli's Antonio Conte, the trophy-winning machine who has claimed league titles with three clubs across two countries and is leading the way in Serie A. Sunday 8am Matchday live Football Rob Smyth and Dominic Booth will pick out the best of Saturday's action before looking ahead to Sunday's big matches in the Premier League: Newcastle v Chelsea, Manchester United v West Ham, Nottingham Forest v Leicester, Tottenham v Crystal Palace and Liverpool v Arsenal. Checking in from Wembley is Simon Burnton where Whitstable and Whyteleafe contest the FA Vase final (12.15pm) before Spennymoor and Aldershot battle for the FA Trophy (4.15pm). Plus: Nicky Bandini roves an expert eye over the race for the Serie A title – and reflects on what was a colossal week for Inter. Advertisement 12pm Newcastle v Chelsea live Premier League Fourth-placed Newcastle confront fifth-placed Chelsea. The clubs are level on 63 points and while the winners will boost their Champions League hopes significantly, the losers could be overtaken immediately by Nottingham Forest, who face relegated Leicester at 2.15pm. In these clashes, the force is with Eddie Howe whose team have won seven of their last 11 home games against Chelsea and have already beaten Chelsea 2-0 at St James' Park this season in the EFL Cup. Daniel Harris follows the action live and Louise Taylor and Jonathan Wilson report. 3.15pm Barcelona v Real Madrid live Advertisement El clásico Arguably the standout game of the day. Daniel Harris takes liveblogging duties and who better to deliver a report from the Olympic Stadium than Sid Lowe. There's plenty to play for in the La Liga title race. Barcelona have a four-point lead over Real Madrid at the top with four games left and a win would firm up their grip on the title. That said, Madrid will be eager to go out swinging in Carlo Ancelotti's last clásico. So far it's been a clean sweep for Hansi Flick's side, however. Barça won 4-0 at the Bernabéu in October, then won again 5-2 in January in the Spanish Super Cup final and last month snatched the Copa del Rey 3-2 in extra time amid chaotic scenes in Seville. 4.30pm Liverpool v Arsenal live Advertisement Premier League Best not to mention PSG, but as the champions take on an Arsenal side deflated by their midweek semi-final defeat in Paris, the stakes remain high for Mikel Arteta. His side stand second and need three points from games against Liverpool, Newcastle and relegated Southampton to make absolutely sure of a return to the Champions League. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 14 home games against Arsenal in all competitions, since a 2-0 loss in the Premier League in September 2012. Dominic Booth provides minute-by-minute coverage. Reports and analysis are provided by Andy Hunter and Jonathan Liew.
The Guardian
09-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Arsenal v Liverpool: Women's FA Cup quarter-final
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 'As players we're really grateful to be a part of setting the new normal for women's football, whether that be with the games in the stadium or through the culture around the fans within it. We try to make sure that everyone knows football is for them and it's a place for everyone.' Arsenal and England star Alessia Russo chats to Suzanne Wrack. Share It's a big day in the Women's FA Cup with three quarter-finals taking place, after Manchester United booked their spot in the last four by beating Sunderland on Saturday. United, of course, are the competition's holders and one of the favourites to win it again given their excellent recent form. Manchester City are currently taking on Aston Villa but our focus will be on this crunch tie between Arsenal and Liverpool at Meadow Park. The Gunners are record 14-time winners of the Cup but haven't prevailed since 2016; since then it's been dominated by the Manchester clubs and Chelsea. Liverpool have never lifted the Women's FA Cup and haven't even contested a final since the 1990s. The Reds will be under the stewardship of interim manager Amber Whiteley, who took over from Matt Beard following his recent sacking. She's going up against Renée Slegers of course, who herself took over mid-season at Arsenal after the sacking of a male head coach. Can the visitors upset Arsenal today? We shall find out together, with kick-off at 2.30pm (UK time). Share
