Guardian power rankings: France lead the way with Senegal and Japan in top 10 From Algeria to Uzbekistan, our writers and contributors from around the world assess the state of the 48 nations to qualify for the World Cup

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Infantino dogged by threat of Russia and fear of Trump as he heads to sweet-talk Uefa Fifa president will be under major scrutiny when he goes to Brussels to address the Uefa annual congress on Thursday

Will Infantino try to restate a case for Russia when he addresses Uefa Congress? Either way, it's likely to be an event where what's said raises more eyebrows than anything done. The reckoning for most of football's geopolitical hot potatoes is coming, but not yet www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Norwegian club Brann win court ruling over fans’ right to sing ‘Uefa mafia’ Brann have won a landmark freedom of expression case that has ruled Uefa should not have punished the club for their fans singing ‘Uefa mafia’

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Such a lovely player to watch

The 100 best male footballers in the world 2024 Rodri has beaten Vinícius Júnior and Erling Haaland to top our ranking of the most talented players in the world this calendar year

The votes are in and I can confirm @theguardian.com best male footballer of 2024 is … Vinícius Júnior.

Only kidding, it’s Rodri.

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See how every judge voted for the 100 best male footballers in 2024 This year 197 judges took part and here we give you the chance to see how every single point was awarded

What I know about football (soccer to our American friends) you could write on the back of a tiny stamp...

...but if it's your thing HERE is a list of every male player ever to have received a Guardian top 100 ranking...happy Xmas football fans ⚽️🎁!!

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Why does Saudi Arabia want to host the World Cup? - Football Weekly Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lina Al-Hathloul, Nick Ames and Philippe Auclair to reflect on Saudi Arabia being awarded the 2034 World Cup

The Guardian Football Weekly podcast special on Saudi Arabia 2034 is now online. With @maxrushden.bsky.social, @barryglendenning.bsky.social, @nickames82.bsky.social, myself and the fantastic @linaalhathloul.bsky.social.

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The 100 best female footballers in the world 2024 – Nos 100-71 Saki Kumagai, Frida Maanum and Croix Bethune all feature as we publish the first 30 players of our annual countdown

Thanks to all the judges and everyone else involved in this project. Today we publish the first 30 names of our top 100 list www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...

Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian

Holy mackerel. That's a big one.
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