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Ipswich, Millwall and Boro face fight for promotion in crunch Championship finale

Gloves will be off in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-offs as all three clubs hope to join Coventry in the top-flight

Nick Ames·1 May 2026

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Fifa ramps up efforts to sell luxury World Cup hospitality tickets after revenue re-evaluation

Fifa is upping efforts to sell luxury hospitality tickets for the World Cup, with packages still available for 102 of the 104 matches at the expanded tournament

Paul MacInnes·1 May 2026

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Football Daily | Premier League drama-magnets ready to wrestle spotlight off Championship

In today’s Football Daily: Here comes the drama

John Brewin·1 May 2026

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Eddie Howe admits ‘lot is riding’ on Newcastle v Brighton after meeting with Saudi owners

Eddie Howe has emerged from a meeting with Newcastle’s Saudi owners confident he retains their support but admitted ‘a lot is riding’ on Saturday’s visit of Brighton

Louise Taylor·1 May 2026

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Charlton, Birmingham and Palace braced for WSL2 finale with promotion on the line

Three teams vie for two promotion spots on Saturday, with Charlton and Birmingham going head-to-head

Tom Garry·1 May 2026

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A World Cup surprise? The MLS youngsters who can make cases for the USMNT roster

The summer will probably come too soon, but if Mauricio Pochettino does move to bring an upstart, Zavier Gozo and Julian Hall are among the contenders

Jeff Rueter·1 May 2026

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‘You have to laugh or you’d cry’: the fixture list challenges facing women’s football

Stadium sharing, men’s broadcast picks and fun runs can all cause headaches in upper echelons of English women’s game

Tom Garry·1 May 2026

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A-League’s World Cup hopefuls out to grasp last chance to impress Socceroos coach

Melbourne City attacker Marcus Younis is among the players hoping to give Tony Popovic a ‘massive headache’ when picking the Australia squad

Jack Snape·1 May 2026

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Leicester’s stunning Premier League win 10 years on, recalled by Ranieri and his fellow Foxes

Training ground fun, rock star fans and a Christmas party in Copenhagen were ingredients in the rank outsiders’ triumph, sealed on 2 May 2016

Interviews by Ben Fisher·1 May 2026

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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Eddie Howe is under pressure, Rayan needs protection at Bournemouth and John Stones returns to Everton with City

Guardian sport·30 Apr 2026

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Emery demands ‘an explanation’ from VAR after Anderson tackle goes unpunished

Aston Villa were left incandescent about Elliot Anderson’s first-half challenge after Nottingham Forest won the Europa League semi-final first leg 1-0

Ben Fisher at the City Ground·30 Apr 2026

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Gianni Infantino’s attempt at Israel-Palestine handshake backfires

Gianni Infantino made a failed attempt to orchestrate a handshake between Palestinian and Israeli delegates at Fifa’s congress in Vancouver

Matt Hughes in Vancouver·30 Apr 2026

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Crystal Palace in driving seat after Kamada punishes Shakhtar Donetsk

Crystal Palace will carry a two-goal advantage into the second leg of their Conference League semi-final after a 3-1 away win over Shakhtar Donetsk

Ed Aarons at Synerise Arena Krakow·30 Apr 2026

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Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Crystal Palace: Europa Conference League semi-final, first leg – as it happened

Ismaïla Sarr scored the fastest goal in Conference League history as Crystal Palace secured a two-goal advantage

Taha Hashim·30 Apr 2026

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Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa: Europa League semi-final, first leg – as it happened

Chris Wood’s second-half penalty gave Forest a narrow to lead to take into next week’s second leg at Villa Park

Daniel Harris·30 Apr 2026

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Chris Wood gives Nottingham Forest narrow semi-final edge over Aston Villa

Chris Wood scored from the penalty spot in the second half to hand Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win against Aston Villa in their Europa League semi-final first leg

Ben Fisher at The City Ground·30 Apr 2026

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USMNT’s Mauricio Pochettino says nation lacks ‘emotional relationship’ with soccer

The coach said that basketball and American football have deeper ties in US culture and called for more publicly accessible places for kids to play soccer

Jeff Rueter·30 Apr 2026

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Gianni Infantino tells Fifa congress that Iran will play at World Cup in US as planned

Iran’s participation had been in doubt following US and Israeli attacks on the country that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Matt Hughes in Vancouver·30 Apr 2026

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MLS commissioner’s X account called British Columbia premier a ‘liar’ in deleted post

Don Garber said his account was ‘compromised’ as Whitecaps relocation controversy continues

Pablo Iglesias Maurer·30 Apr 2026

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Is this the end for Canberra United? A-League Women club face grievous demise | Samantha Lewis

It has been a painful few years for Australia’s trailblazing women’s team, while overseas football clubs just like theirs are funded and flourishing

Samantha Lewis·30 Apr 2026

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Spurs captain Bethany England bids tearful farewell to fans as she confirms exit

Former Lionesses forward Bethany England will depart Tottenham this summer after a season in which she has scored seven WSL goals

Tom Garry·30 Apr 2026

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Manchester United target West Ham’s Diouf and confirm new Mainoo contract

West Ham’s El Hadji Malick Diouf has emerged as a target for Manchester United, who have given Kobbie Mainoo a new deal to 2031

Jacob Steinberg and Jamie Jackson·30 Apr 2026

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Football Daily | Burnley moonwalk back down without Scott Parker

In today’s Football Daily: Scott Parker does one from Burnley

Barry Glendenning·30 Apr 2026

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Vancouver community groups plan protests during city’s hosting of Fifa Congress

Community groups have planned “multiple events” across Vancouver on Thursday to coincide with the Fifa Congress being held in the city

Matthew Hall·30 Apr 2026

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