The prime minister, a life-long football fan, was just restating a personal opinion about having a drink in the stands, not trying to make policy

Friday’s verdict against Manchester City changes everything we understood about their era and Premier League title triumphs

This most modern and well-honed of footballers will not be able to escape the spotlight in an age of constant scrutiny but looks equipped to handle it

Premier League’s sponsorship of the Together in Suicide campaign is helping to convey simple, blunt and essential messaging

Premier League’s sponsorship of the Together in Suicide campaign is helping to convey simple, blunt and essential messaging

The home side’s response to Chelsea’s early goal was to play breathless attacking football

The home side’s response to Chelsea’s early goal was to play breathless attacking football

The 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

The transfer window has broken all rational rules and limits, leaving us to marvel and, ultimately, pick up the bill

The transfer window has broken all rational rules and limits, leaving us to marvel and, ultimately, pick up the bill

Ollie Robinson’s metronomic medium-nip represents the new age – sometimes, you just get the heroes you need

Ollie Robinson’s metronomic medium-nip represents the new age – sometimes, you just get the heroes you need

The tourists offered little but Jofra again invited us to marvel at what he is and mourn what could have been

The tourists offered little but Jofra again invited us to marvel at what he is and mourn what could have been

Cricket is a brutal game – you are basically being judged all the time. It’s no wonder players seek out ways of coping

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The route to this World Cup victory involved beating the other 2022 finalist and then suffocating Argentina as they dried out in the sun

Fifa says football brings the world together but the unhoused in Atlanta feel targeted and completely excluded from the tournament

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The German will be pilloried for his semi-final decisions but that is to ignore the fact that English football culture is not set up to win major tournaments

While England shrank away in Atlanta, Argentina’s No 10 was not finished making his mark on the biggest stage

While England shrank away in Atlanta, Argentina’s No 10 was not finished making his mark on the biggest stage

The Messi arc reaches a decisive point in Atlanta – passage to a third final or an exit to test the limits of Argentina’s love for their unassuming athlete-genius

Up against Norway’s heart and skill and Florida’s heat, England’s talisman got them through – but there is much for Thomas Tuchel to fix

Up against Norway’s heart and skill and Florida’s heat, England’s talisman got them through – but there is much for Thomas Tuchel to fix

The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Brits have rarely achieved

The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Brits have rarely achieved

The imposing head coach is a details man who has got the balance of squad spirit right at the World Cup, as the Norway test approaches

The suspension of the USA striker’s red card after Trump’s intervention has shown what Gianni Infantino’s organisation is trying to turn the sport into: scripted entertainment

This was the most extraordinary night of football as an experience of the mind, body, bones, guts and blood.Our chief sports writer Barney Ronay tries to sum up the madness and magnificence of England v Mexico at the Estadio Azteca and why it may be the 'most incredible thing' he has ever been to.Follow @guardian_sport for more World Cup diaries.

This was the most extraordinary night of football as an experience of the mind, body, bones, guts and blood

This was the most extraordinary night of football as an experience of the mind, body, bones, guts and blood

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Argentina are into the last 16 of the World Cup but only after a 3-2 extra-time win over a magnificent Cape Verde side

Argentina are into the last 16 of the World Cup but only after a 3-2 extra-time win over a magnificent Cape Verde side

For all its gloss and elitist governance, football will not bend to the will of a president so eager to demonise and exclude

<p>Barney Ronay is chief sports writer for the Guardian</p>

<p>Barney Ronay is chief sports writer for the Guardian</p>

Germany lost their first World Cup penalty shootout in dramatic fashion after a tense 1-1 draw after extra time

Germany lost their first World Cup penalty shootout in dramatic fashion after a tense 1-1 draw after extra time

A joyless England display, football’s equivalent of assembling a wardrobe, was rescued by the No 10

New York is doing the World Cup a little differently.Recreational marijuana use was legalised in the city in 2021 so some American fans are putting their own twist on the traditional pub viewing experience.Our chief sports writer Barney Ronay went to meet football fans at a licensed cannabis dispensary in midtown Manhattan, which has transformed its rooftop into an unconventional tournament watch party. Follow @guardian_sport for more of his reports from the road.

Ousmane Dembélé scored a hat-trick inside the first 32 minutes for France in their 4-1 World Cup victory against Norway to seal top spot in Group I

Ousmane Dembélé scored a hat-trick inside the first 32 minutes for France in their 4-1 World Cup victory against Norway to seal top spot in Group I

Fans, players and coaches have voiced their indignation at the way the game is massively altered by the four-quarter structure