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The best of the week

Football
History, memory, grief and belonging: my Goodison farewell

The Knowledge
Hang them in the Louvre: football tables as works of art

David Squires on …
Liverpool’s sacrificial offerings meeting their end in Plymouth

Super Bowl LIX
White cornerback, Black QB: did Eagles grab ultimate DEI win?

Super Bowl LIX
Mahomes was chasing history but he left humbled and harassed

Big interview
Sam Burgess on family, infamy and fears for Luke Littler

Comment and analysis

Why the Sam Kerr case should never have been brought to court

Suzanne Wrack

The Matildas and Chelsea forward's acquittal underlines that the charges and court battle that followed were a waste of time and money

Win has fans dreaming as England plans come together

Robert Kitson

Everton’s Corner Flag Guy and football’s lasting capacity for joy

Max Rushden

Watch and listen

Super Bowl LIX
Philadelphia Eagles dismantle Kansas City Chiefs to claim glory

The Eagles trounce two-time defending champs to win in New Orleans

Football Weekly Extra
Tarkowski cracker unleashes Merseyside derby chaos

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From the vault

Not So Forgotten Story
Manchester United v Galatasaray, 1993

Coming up this weekend

Our live offering kicks off on Friday night with the second meeting in a week between Brighton and Chelsea on the south coast, this time in the Premier League (8pm, all times GMT).

It's football all the way on Saturday too, starting with Premier League strugglers Leicester hosting Arsenal (12.30pm) before our 3pm clockwatch, headlined by Manchester City v Newcastle. There's more English top-flight action at 5.30pm when Everton head to Crystal Palace, while there's a huge Bundesliga showdown at the same time, when Bayer Leverkusen entertain Bayern Munich.

Into Sunday and there's a north London derby in the WSL at 12.30pm, with Arsenal v Tottenham. Then we return to the Premier League for a double-header from 2pm: it begins with Liverpool v Wolves, followed by Tottenham v Manchester United at 4.30pm. Enjoy!

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