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“Like a piece of a past life.” In a packed house at Ukraine’s cup final it felt, for the first time in more than three years, as if domestic football really was alive again. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Just over four months ago, Konstantyn Moskal stepped on a landmine while serving his country. Now he's winning a football tournament and scoring in the final. Ukraine is creating an extraordinary sporting ecosystem for its war amputees, as I found in Kyiv: theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Big interview with Dean Windass, whose dementia diagnosis has been the latest struggle to face in a turbulent post-career existence. He's on fine form, whether discussing his condition or the play-offs – and, more than anything, just wants to help. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Loved visiting the Call Me Ted exhibition in Ipswich Buttermarket yesterday. Really unique conjunction of football, art and music with Ipswich's 2024-25 season the thread linking it all. Stop by this weekend if you're in the area, it's great. callmeted.co.uk

Albania and Serbia are doing it all again tonight, so I am too. Preview from Tirana of a game whose stakes resonate all the way to UEFA HQ - and for which nothing is being left to chance. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

A fragile peace in Tirana, but still unlikely to be a Sunday off for Uefa’s delegate: theguardian.com/football/2025/…

A day in Odesa with Mykola Lykhovydov, the world's oldest active professional footballer at 59 and a half – and deliverer of humanitarian aid to Ukraine's worst-hit regions. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Mykola Lykhovydov is the world's oldest active pro footballer at 59. He also has the advantage of owning the club he plays for. He's undeniably written his own story, but he's running a rare stable ship in Ukraine's third tier & helping the war effort too. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

UEFA’s lakeside gathering of clubs in the European qualifying rounds risks being a barbecue of the left-behind. Column: theguardian.com/football/2025/…

‘A perfect storm’: multi-club ownership, Crystal Palace and a looming court threat. Analysis with ⁦Nick Ames⁩ theguardian.com/football/2025/…