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Premier League finale with survival on line for Spurs and West Ham – matchday live, as it happened

News, discussion and buildup before the final day of the 2025-26 Premier League season

Cameron Ponsonby and Yara El-Shaboury·24 May 2026

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Arsenal’s party embodies the metropolitan swagger and angst of a divided city | Jonathan Liew

The crowd that gathered late into the night to celebrate on the streets reflected an idea of London where all are welcome

Jonathan Liew·24 May 2026

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Socceroos dealt World Cup blow as key attacker Riley McGree injured at Wembley

Riley McGree’s hopes of appearing at the World Cup are hanging in the balance after hobbling off with a hamstring injury during the Championship playoff final

Guardian sport·24 May 2026

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Pep Guardiola will not rule out possibility of managing England

Departing Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could be open to the possibility of managing England in the future

Jamie Jackson·23 May 2026

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De Zerbi reaffirms commitment to Spurs as relegation battle comes to conclusion

Roberto De Zerbi has warned Tottenham’s players that their futures at the club are on the line against Everton on Sunday

Ed Aarons·23 May 2026

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Middlesbrough’s Hellberg says spygate has caused ‘toughest two weeks’ after Wembley defeat

Kim Hellberg, the Middlesbrough head coach, said spygate gave him the toughest two weeks of his life after his side were beaten by Hull in the Championship playoff final

Ben Bloom at Wembley·23 May 2026

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Ancelotti’s World Cup gamble on Neymar shows Brazil still desperate for own Messi | Jonathan Wilson

Selecting a creaking talent underlines the political demands even the most successful coach in Champions League history cannot escape

Jonathan Wilson·23 May 2026

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Barcelona 4-0 OL Lyonnes: Women’s Champions League final – as it happened

Second-half doubles from Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo secured the trophy for Barcelona in Oslo

Will Unwin·23 May 2026

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Pajor’s brilliance delivers Women’s Champions League victory for Barcelona against Lyonnes

Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo struck twice as Barcelona crushed OL Lyonnes 4-0 to regain the Women’s Champions League

Suzanne Wrack at the Ullevaal Stadion·23 May 2026

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Hull master the tension to make it an unlikely mission accomplished | Jonathan Wilson

The shadow of spygate hung over the playoff final but Middlesbrough’s defeat averts the possibility of legal action

Jonathan Wilson at Wembley·23 May 2026

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Hull City 1-0 Middlesbrough: Championship playoff final – as it happened

MBM: Hull City are back in the Premier League after Oli McBurnie’s stoppage-time strike settled the playoff final at Wembley. Scott Murray was watching

Scott Murray·23 May 2026

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USMNT World Cup full roster: Alejandro Zendejas is in, Tanner Tessmann misses out

Gio Reyna and Sebastian Berhalter are among the inclusions on Mauricio Pochettino’s full 26-man roster for this summer, while Diego Luna has missed out

Exclusive by Pablo Iglesias Maurer and Jeff Rueter·23 May 2026

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McBurnie’s late winner sinks Middlesbrough and takes Hull into Premier League

Oli McBurnie scored a stoppage-time winner in Hull’s 1-0 victory against Middlesbrough in the Championship playoff final

Ben Bloom at Wembley·23 May 2026

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Celtic 3-1 Dunfermline: Scottish Cup final – as it happened

Celtic proved too strong for second-tier Dunfermline as they completed the double at Hampden Park

Barry Glendenning·23 May 2026

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Iheanacho ensures Celtic ease past Dunfermline to win Scottish Cup and Double

Celtic cruised to a 3-0 lead and although Dunfermline got a goal back late on, Martin O’Neill’s men won 3-1 for their 43rd Scottish Cup

Ewan Murray at Hampden Park·23 May 2026

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Whitehouse saves four penalties as Charlton reach WSL and send Leicester down

Charlton won promotion to the Women’s Super League after beating Leicester 2-1 on penalties, with goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse saving four spot-kicks

Tom Garry at the Valley·23 May 2026

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Championship playoff drama awaits, Scottish Cup and WCL finals buildup – matchday live, as it happened

Bruno Fernandes wins PL Player of the Season as teams across the continent gear up for massive games.

Daniel Gallan·23 May 2026

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FA concerned England World Cup training ground lacks privacy after spygate scandal

The FA is worried England’s World Cup training ground lacks privacy and will try to erect protective fences to guard against the team being spied on

David Hytner·23 May 2026

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Sydney FC blunted as Auckland FC claim historic A-League Men championship title

Black Knights overpower Sky Blues for 1-0 win as Cameron Howieson’s scrappy 60th-minute goal seals deserved victory at Go Media Stadium

Samantha Lewis·23 May 2026

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Auckland FC 1-0 Sydney FC: A-League Men grand final – as it happened

Black Knights beat Sky Blues to win championship at Go Media Stadium as Cameron Howieson scores decisive goal for club’s first win in decider

Martin Pegan·23 May 2026

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Can ‘slow progress’ lead the United States to produce a top-20 player in the world?

Figures from around the American men’s soccer scene agree that the talent level is rising, but much work remains to improve the US men’s national team

Sanjay Sujanthakumar·23 May 2026

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Versatile, graceful, lovable and spiky: Bernardo Silva is in a sphere of his own | Simon Hattenstone

Manchester City are about to lose a player Pep Guardiola called ‘my weakness’ and ‘my favourite’. Who am I to disagree?

Simon Hattenstone·23 May 2026

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The Joy of Six: Mohamed Salah at Liverpool

From Champions League redemption to that stunner against City, we look at half a dozen memorable moments from striker’s Anfield career

David Hytner , Philip Cornwall, Sachin Nakrani, Gregg Bakowski, Andy Hunter and Rob Smyth·23 May 2026

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Premier League 2025-26 fans’ verdicts: stars, flops, and funniest moments

Our fans’ network reviews the season with one game to play: the highs, the lows and what they need in the summer

Guardian sport·23 May 2026

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