<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Football Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:27:47 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Spygate LIVE: Southampton star raging as Saints lose appeal after EFL statement]]></title><link>https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2206665/spygate-live-southampton-middlesbrough-play-off-championship-verdict</link><description>&lt;a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2206665/spygate-live-southampton-middlesbrough-play-off-championship-verdict"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/2206665_1.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Express Sport keeps you across all of the latest news surrounding 'spygate'.</description><comments>https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2206665/spygate-live-southampton-middlesbrough-play-off-championship-verdict#comments-wrapper</comments><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2206665/spygate-live-southampton-middlesbrough-play-off-championship-verdict</guid><author><![CDATA[Amos Murphy,Archie Griggs,Charlie Malam,Peter Hennessy]]></author><category>Football</category><media:keywords>EFL Championship, Southampton FC, Middlesbrough FC, Southampton, Spygate, Championship play-off, Middlesbrough, Spygate update, Spygate punishment, Spygate verdict, Spygate 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href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2207914/Aston-Villa-win-Europa-League-final-Prince-William"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/2207914_1.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Aston Villa have been crowned the winners of the 2025-26 Europa League after beating Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul.</description><comments>https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2207914/Aston-Villa-win-Europa-League-final-Prince-William#comments-wrapper</comments><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2207914/Aston-Villa-win-Europa-League-final-Prince-William</guid><author><![CDATA[Charlie Malam]]></author><category>Football</category><media:keywords>Aston Villa FC, Prince William, Europa League, Unai Emery, Aston Villa</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/2207914_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aston Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/237x141/2207914_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aston Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southampton respond to Spygate appeal decision as Middlesbrough learn final outcome]]></title><link>https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2207915/southampton-spygate-middlesbrough-efl-appeal</link><description>&lt;a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2207915/southampton-spygate-middlesbrough-efl-appeal"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/2207915_1.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Southampton have responded to the decision to dismiss their Spygate appeal after they were kicked out of the Championship play-off final</description><comments>https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2207915/southampton-spygate-middlesbrough-efl-appeal#comments-wrapper</comments><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2207915/southampton-spygate-middlesbrough-efl-appeal</guid><author><![CDATA[Richard Cusack,Scott Trotter]]></author><category>Football</category><media:keywords>EFL Championship, Southampton FC, Southampton, Spygate, EFL, Championship Play-Off Final</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/2207915_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Southampton have released a 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