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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola before the UEFA Champions League, league phase match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, January 28, 2026
Men’s football / 30 January 2026
30 January 2026

Manchester City boss speaks in Barcelona as rare senior figure in elite sport to challenge silence over Gaza, writes JAMES NALTON

Liverpool's Andrew Robertson, December 20, 2025
Men’s Football / 25 January 2026
25 January 2026

Player’s proposed move to Tottenham may make sense on paper, but his value to the Reds goes far beyond minutes and money, JAMES NALTON discusses

Liverpool's Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Alisson Becker after the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool, January 17, 2026
Men’s football / 18 January 2026
18 January 2026
Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Play Offs, first leg match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, February 11, 2025
Men’s Football / 16 January 2026
16 January 2026

Forward’s rise as the tournament’s leading scorer reflects a journey shaped by heritage and belief as Morocco reach the final, writes JAMES NALTON

Nigeria's Victor Osimhen (centre) celebrates with Nigeria's Ademola Lookman (front) after scoring his side's third goal during the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 soccer match between Nigeria and Mozambique in Fez, Morocco, January 5, 2026
Men’s football / 9 January 2026
9 January 2026

Afcon performances suggest a team far stronger than qualifying results showed, JAMES NALTON discusses

A DR Congo fans cheer prior to the Africa Cup of Nations group D soccer match between Botswana and DR Congo in Rabat, Morocco, December 30, 2025
Men’s Football / 2 January 2026
2 January 2026

The Congolese revolutionary’s image re-emerges through a supporter’s statuesque silent protest during DR Congo’s group-stage win, writes JAMES NALTON

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah applauds the fans after the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool, December 13, 2025
Men’s football / 14 December 2025
14 December 2025
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the match schedule reveal for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington, December 6, 2025
Men’s football / 12 December 2025
12 December 2025

Fifa’s empty promises of affordable access collapse as the 2026 World Cup becomes a showcase for profit over people, writes JAMES NALTON

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi works out during a training session, December 4, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., ahead of Saturday's of the MLS Cup soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP
Men’s football / 5 December 2025
5 December 2025

While Fifa stages political theatre, the MLS Cup pits Vancouver’s collective spirit against Miami’s star-studded side, writes JAMES NALTON

Newcastle United's Malick Thiaw (second left) scores his sides fourth goal during the Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, November 29, 2025
Men’s football / 30 November 2025
30 November 2025
Celtic fans in the stands during the UEFA Europa League match at Celtic Park, Glasgow. Picture date: Thursday October 23, 2025
Men’s Football / 28 November 2025
28 November 2025
John Wight’s new book Jungle Days: Supporting Celtic in the 1980s revisits the charged era where identity, rebellion and the beautiful game fused to shape a club unlike any other, writes JAMES NALTON
Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool, November 22, 2025
Men’s football / 23 November 2025
23 November 2025
Fans watch a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Haiti and Nicaragua, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 18, 2025
Men’s football / 21 November 2025
21 November 2025

As Fifa promises ‘the most inclusive World Cup ever,’ Haitian and Iranian fans are among those blocked from entering one of the host nations, writes JAMES NALTON

Sudanese human rights activists and campaigners take part in an anti-UAE protest aimed at the ownership of Manchester City taking place outside the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, November 1, 2025
Men’s football / 14 November 2025
14 November 2025

A demonstration lifts the lid on the UAE’s alleged support for the RSF and calls out Britain’s own arms links to the atrocities, writes JAMES NALTON

Everton's Idrissa Gueye celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, November 8, 2025
Men’s football / 10 November 2025
10 November 2025
 04-10-2025 of Mikel Arteta
Men’s Football / 7 November 2025
7 November 2025

For the Gunners boss, ‘execution’ isn’t about brutality but precision — a mindset that’s driving his squad from nearly-men to genuine title contenders, writes JAMES NALTON 

Tottenham Hotspur's Micky van de Ven (right) celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Everton. Picture date: Sunday October 26, 2025
Men's Football / 27 October 2025
27 October 2025
Smoke from flares thrown by fans fills the field before the soccer derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was called off Sunday after pregame disturbances led police to deem it unsafe to proceed at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel
Men’s Football / 24 October 2025
24 October 2025

JAMES NALTON writes on the bizarre Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal

New Zealand's Jahrome Hughes (left) celebrates scoring their side's first try of the game with team-mates during the Rugby League World Cup semi-final match at Elland Road, Leeds, November 11, 2022
Men’s rugby league / 17 October 2025
17 October 2025

As the 2025 Championships kick off, Pacific island nations continue to defy the odds — proving that population size is no barrier to producing world-class sport, writes JAMES NALTON

Hard Rock Stadium is seen on June 12, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Men’s football / 10 October 2025
10 October 2025

As La Liga and Serie A plan overseas fixtures, loyal fans are left behind in a capitalist power grab Uefa claims to regret, but enabled anyway, writes JAMES NALTON

Everton's Jack Grealish celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday October 5, 2025
Men’s Football / 5 October 2025
5 October 2025
Hull KR's Tom Davies (centre) is tackled by Wigan Warriors' Sam Walters during the Betfred Super League match at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, August 15, 2025
Men's Rugby League / 3 October 2025
3 October 2025

There are few more entertaining sports when played at this level, argues JAMES NALTON

The Action Group for Palestine demonstrates as a reaction to the international soccer match between Norway and Israel taking place next month, outside Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
Men’s Football / 26 September 2025
26 September 2025

Despite damning findings, Israel remains in World Cup contention - raising questions over football’s role in global accountability, writes JAMES NALTON