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The Guardian FootballLamine Yamal: ‘Football is mechanised but players like me have that special spark’
Spain and Barcelona wonderkid has won World Cup and European Championship but says there are no limits for his career Like the kid he is, Lamine Yamal just wanted to keep playing. This wasn’t Plaça Joan XXIII, wasn’t El Parque de Rocafonda either; it wasn’t the Mataró neighbourhood where it all began, but it might have been. “We’re in a World Cup final and I wanted to carry on,” he says, and there’s the smile again, the braces. Really? “Yes”. No nerves? “No. I never thought: ‘Just blow the whistle’. I was enjoying it.” No fear, just fun: 19 July, New Jersey and he knew: this 19-year-old who had happily been asleep on the bus to the biggest match of his life. And now he sits in a first-floor office in Las Rozas, surrounded by tactics boards and stats sheets. There’s a Spain keyring hanging from the door and a second star on his shirt. In the corridor, crates loaded for London. Son of Mounir and Sheila, named after the family friends who helped them, “ touched by God’s wand ” in the words of the coach whose office is next door, there’s something about Lamine Yamal. He turned 17 the day before the final of Euro 2024 , a schoolboy sitting exams, and 19 the day before the semi-final of the World Cup. Asked what he wanted, he said a trip to New York, so there he was, about to be a champion again. Continue reading...
ESPNConnelly's must-see international soccer: Cape Verde's return to action, USMNT kids
FIFA has served up a veritable feast of soccer with the first-ever three-week September international window. So what should you look out for? Bill Connelly casts his eye across the fixture list.
BBC SportHow PSG's Ballon d'Or duo are pushing each other on
While there can only be one winner, team-mates Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are backing each other to win the Ballon d'Or.
The Guardian FootballVinícius Júnior et al land in unlikely outpost of Townsville as Brazil reboot begins | Joey Lynch
The Seleção’s rebuild after their latest World Cup exit begins against the Socceroos in a place better known for rugby league than joga bonito It’s a safe bet that Vinícius Júnior, who plays week in and week out for Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, doesn’t know about North Queensland Fury. Why would he? Indeed, it is likely that none of the Brazil side that landed in Townsville on Thursday are aware of Australian football’s history in the region. Nor, perhaps, the city itself, until recently. Maybe in the spirit of cultural exchange, then, Raphinha will be posting #BringBackTheFury on his Instagram page by the time the Seleção depart the Sunshine State next week. Such a post would only feel slightly more surreal than the Barcelona attacker rubbing shoulders at Townsville airport with almost 80 junior rugby league sides from around Queensland, jetting in for the Gordon Tallis Cup . Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballFootball Daily | Michael Carrick risks untimely spell in the ‘crisis’ box seat with Manchester United
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Following the conclusion of this weekend’s round of Premier League fixtures, football fans have what promises to be an exceptionally long, uninspiring and largely inconsequential international break to endure. In most parts of the world, various nations have nothing more exciting than friendlies scheduled. In Europe, it’s the return of the Nations League. A competition apparently conceived for no other reason than to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to spuriously claim he has won two major international trophies, this Uefa wheeze is about to kick off for the fifth time. Almost unique among tournaments that have enjoyed such longevity, its format remains fairly baffling to many of those who will actually be playing in it and all but the keenest students of the game. In truth, hardly anyone cares about the Nations League and quite literally nobody gives two hoots about its opening games. I met Ludek Miklosko once. In fact, shaking my hand was one of the first things he had to endure after signing for West Ham in the summer of 1990. (The history books say he signed earlier, but he wasn’t officially unveiled until the summer.) I was working in the club shop at Upton Park (a cabin by the gates). He seemed baffled that now he was finally here and had escaped the communist regime, he was being introduced to a child as ‘our new goalkeeper’. He was very nice about it, though; I showed him the new kit, and he went on to meet the groundsman and have a look at the pitch. My lasting memory was of his truly massive hands. Lovely fella” – Jimmy O’Brien. I was struck by the phrase that Madrid’s Carlos Espí ‘dug his side out of a hole’ ( yesterday’s Football Daily ). Surely, one cannot dig oneself out of a hole? Digging, by definition, takes you further into the ground. Unless the goal was to arrive in China, climbing out of a hole would be more appropriate” – Christopher D’Cruz. Amalgamating the themes of yesterday’s three letters , Spurs fans can at least be hopeful about one thing. Since a player who spends much of the time rolling around knacked near the corner flag can’t be interfering with play, then at least none of their forward line will be caught offside much this year” – Jon Millard. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions . Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWhen did football fans first start wearing replica kits? | The Knowledge
Plus: more costly (and beneficial) red cards and attacks with triple half-century of international goals Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “When did fans wearing replica kits become a thing?” asks Alex Ecob. “Older footage shows people in regular clothes and a few scarves/flags in the team colours. What kickstarted the trend? Did one club get there first?” As the question suggests, this is a not a straightforward answer. Buckle up folks, as we veer wildly from copyright acts to academia, via multiple reports of unofficial kits, DIY jobs, cup-final special editions, youth strips, sew-on jobs and the like. But if we are to draw a line in the sand, and declare one date or one jersey as the first official, adult replica kit to be sold by a club to the general public (or at least those close enough to the club shop), then we probably have to give the gong to Leeds in 1973, although only children’s sizes were produced initially. Continue reading...
ESPNHave Man United made a mistake waiting to rebuild the defense?
Man United's slow rebuild approach -- prioritizing one position every summer -- has left them light on defense.
ESPN⭐ Everyone who is nominated for 2026 Ballon d'Or
The 2026 Ballon d'Or short lists are out. Here's who could win the biggest individual prizes in men's and women's soccer.
BBC SportMessi agrees to buy second Spanish club
Spanish second-division side Eldense say Argentina great Lionel Messi has reached a "preliminary agreement" to become the club's majority shareholder.
ESPNHaaland can single-handedly keep City on top -- and the club is doomed if he ever stops
Erling Haaland scored twice for Man City and it's clear his club would be in trouble without him.
BBC SportCan Kane buck history and win Ballon d'Or?
History suggests Ballon d’Or winners come from those who have recently lifted one of football's biggest trophies. Can Harry Kane become a rare exception?
ESPNYamal already has 50 goals for Barcelona! When did Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Haaland reach half-centuries?
Yamal scored his 50th club goal this week at 19 years and 49 days old. How does that compare to other prodigies who became greats of the modern game?
ESPNHaaland outpaces Mbappé to 300th club goal
Erling Haaland scored the 300th goal of his club career as Man City extended their 100% start by beating Coventry 1-0 to stay at the top of the Premier League.
BBC SportFrom playing with Rashford to non-league and new career
Ten years after lining up with Marcus Rashford for Manchester United, Joe Riley tells BBC Sport about his new career - and why he does not miss full-time football.
ESPNPostecoglou: Ronaldo drew me to Al Nassr
Ange Postecoglou says that getting the chance to coach Cristiano Ronaldo and be a small part of the story of another one of football's greats played a large role in drawing him to Saudi side Al Nassr.
BBC SportArgentine league to pause games to honour Messi
The Argentine football league will pay tribute to Lionel Messi's international career by pausing all their domestic matches in the 10th minute this weekend.
BBC SportRanking the most game-changing transfers in Premier League history
Some transfers take time to bed in, others prove instant game-changers - here are the top 10 signings of the Premier League era that moved the needle.
ESPNMessi's emotional Argentina farewell shows he hasn't forgotten criticism of the past
The level of emotion and humanity Messi showed in his Argentina farewell note shows that he is still not over the criticism he got in the past for not winning as much with his country as he did with his club.