Former England winger could face a prison term next month and his career collapse raises many questionsIn another world, where careers broke in different directions, Raheem Sterling would be in this England squad now, playing...
Read MoreOn the day Andy Burnham spoke of the wrong turn Britain took under Thatcher, football was facing a day of reckoning over its own story of corporate acquisitionIt was somehow fitting that Tuesday’s damning ruling against...
Read MoreGuardiola’s success at Manchester City was underpinned by financial cheating. Now he can only double down on his adherence to the owners“Do you know the question that you are asking me? Today, do you honestly think it is my job...
Read MoreManchester City have come out fighting against the guilty verdict but the Premier League faces questions of its ownNothing is over, nothing is done. Or at least not judging by the bravura, balls-out confidence of Manchester...
Read MoreFriday’s verdict against Manchester City will change everything we understood about their Premier League title triumphsWelcome, then, to the age of asterisk. Whatever punishment Manchester City and their owners receive at the...
Read MoreOur cartoonist on Manchester United’s billionaire joint-owner showing a startling lack of self-awarenessBuy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue...
Read MoreHis on-pitch triumphs (and off-pitch scandals), her turn as Wagatha Christie … for years, the football power couple have made headlines, despite efforts to keep their lives private. So why are they now about to reveal all on...
Read MoreWinger was one of the first big-money academy transfers, part of a child labour market that has barely been questioned“What’s your name?”“Raheem.” Continue...
Read MoreManager is excited by new US deal but might have returned to Spurs if the stars had aligned and does not rule out taking England job one dayIf things had worked out differently, Mauricio Pochettino would have gone back to his...
Read MoreThe order of discovery related to Fifa’s failed plan to sell the World Cup will worry the American president, a situation that tends to end badly for the culprit“Tell Mike it was just business. I always liked him.”“He...
Read MoreThe WSL season kicks off tonight and the Guardian’s women’s football writer Suzanne Wrack is here now answering your questions – from what to expect from London City Lionesses after their signing spree to whether Manchester City...
Read MoreThe British transfer record was equalled and one club signed no fewer than 18 players in another hectic summerBringing in Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa was a strong start to the window but could Arsenal’s...
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