
MANCHESTER City’s defensive midfielder Rodri popped up with an important goal against Chelsea to take his team’s unbeaten run in the Premier League to nine games.
This was the first time in 12 games across all competitions that City had failed to win.
It’s a run that has seen them lift the Club World Cup and progress in the FA Cup and Champions League.

As football grapples with overloaded calendars and commercial pressure, the Mariners’ triumph reminds us why the game’s soul lives far from the spotlight, writes JAMES NALTON

As the concept of league games being played overseas has come about once again, JAMES NALTON writes how a club is not a club without its links to location, community and fans

Vermont Green FC’s viral Bernie Sanders tifo was more than a joke. It was a sharp critique of US soccer’s top-heavy capitalism and a celebration of grassroots power, writes JAMES NALTON