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Barney Ronay

Barney Ronay is chief sports writer for the Guardian

February 2025

  • An illustration of Ousmane Dembélé celebrating

    Ousmane Dembélé is finally emerging as the star after years as a football piñata

    Barney Ronay
  • Manchester City fans display the Rodri banner before the Champions League playoff first leg against Real Madrid

    Anatomy of a Tifo: City’s Madrid jibe makes confused super club look small

    Barney Ronay
  • Manchester City’s defeat by Real Madrid was Erling Haaland’s best match for his side given the stage and opposition.

    Even Total Haaland cannot stop Manchester City’s continuing nightmare

  • Kevin De Bruyne sneaks a crafty shot past Josh Keeley to earn Manchester City aa 2-1 win at Leyton Orient

    Manchester City get taste of Leyton Orient but De Bruyne seals Cup recovery

  • I was wrong to say Bazball is a cult. It’s actually a death cult

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  • No homegrown superstar mythology will help Marcus Rashford at Aston Villa

  • Lewis-Skelly strikes a pose as Haaland is riled and Arsenal savour catharsis

  • Daniel Levy, Spurs’ Pelé of debt structuring, may yet be vindicated

    Barney Ronay

January 2025

  • The referee David Coote gestures during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United in September 2024

    Breaking down macho cultures? No, the Sun is simply monetising David Coote’s distress

    Barney Ronay
  • Lisandro Martínez of Manchester United celebrates by doing an odd gesture with his hands after scoring

    United’s functional minimalism offers glimpse of stability Amorim craves

  • Novak Djokovic illustration

    Give us our GOAT back: tribalism remains a bar to appreciating Djokovic’s greatness

    Barney Ronay
  • Champions League - Paris St Germain v Manchester City<br>Soccer Football - Champions League - Paris St Germain v Manchester City - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - January 22, 2025
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Football Weekly
    City down and almost out in Paris as Arsenal march on – Football Weekly Extra

  • Pep Guardiola’s lonely City players sum up a side losing the sense of itself

  • Football Weekly
    Ange Postecoglou in danger as Spurs slump again – Football Weekly

  • Arne Slot rewarded for patience as Liverpool keep calm and carry on

  • Relax, Australia: confected outrage about Sam Konstas hides the real issue

    Barney Ronay
  • After the ennui and angst, Arsenal keep Premier League title race alive

  • Sportblog
    The last Big Thing: why next men’s Ashes may be the longest form’s long goodbye

  • Harry Maguire revels in red mist to bend chaotic tie Manchester United’s way

  • Alexander-Arnold could cool things down but Liverpool owners deserve heat too

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