World Cup playoff news, Scotland reaction and WSL buildup – matchday live
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‘Our story proves that nothing is impossible in football’: the remarkable rise of Thun
Minnows have all but sewn up the Swiss Super League title with seven games to go despite being favourites to go down and having the second-lowest budget in the division
Back on form: six England-based players who are doing well on loan in Europe
Rasmus Højlund is back among the goals at Napoli while Kakub Kiwior has helped make Porto solid in defence and Largie Ramazani has provided Valencia with a creative spark
USMNT looked disjointed, uneven and unrehearsed in big loss to Belgium
Jérémy Doku tore the US to shreds on Saturday, with a defense counting on help that never came
‘It’s tough’: Light-on-light kit matchup, hydration breaks add strange wrinkles to USMNT loss
Viewers at home and in the stands had some trouble telling the US and Belgium apart – some players had the same issue
USMNT 2-5 Belgium: Red Devils romp over World Cup hosts – as it happened
The US scored first but then surrendered five in a stunning 5-2 loss at home to Belgium
England squad hit by more dropouts as Stones and Arsenal trio pull out of Japan game
England were hit by further injuries as Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke and John Stones pulled out of the squad to face Japan
Rampant Belgium deliver 5-2 embarrassment to USA in World Cup tune-up
Belgium scored four times in the second half while Weston McKennie and Patrick Agyemang struck for the hosts
Alessia Russo’s rapid fire hat-trick sinks Tottenham and sends Arsenal second in WSL
Alessia Russo scored three inside half an hour to set up a 5-2 north London derby win and make Arsenal favourites for Champions League qualification
Running on empty? Premier League teams falter under weight of an endless schedule
Players are not covering the vast distances of old – they are not being lazy but adapting to the demands of an arduous season
Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham: Women’s Super League – live reaction
Alessia Russo’s first-half hat-trick, her first for the club, inspired a crushing victory for Arsenal at the Emirates
Scotland 0-1 Japan: international football friendly – as it happened
MBM: Junya Ito scored late on to give the Samurai Blue a deserved win at Hampden. Scott Murray was watching
Passive Scotland’s World Cup preparations hit by late defeat against Japan
Six minutes from time, Junya Ito scored from close range for the only goal of a poor game as Japan beat Scotland 1-0 in Glasgow
Stones the exception to Tuchel’s World Cup rule despite cold shoulder from Guardiola
England’s head coach still rates injury-prone Manchester City defender and seems likely to be a fundamental part of his squad this summer – if fit
Harrogate running out of time to preserve hard-earned Football League status
The league’s lowest scorers continue to punch above their weight in the fourth tier but found Notts County too strong