How Arsenal Cornered Spurs, Manchester City Lawsuit Begins, Brady Vs Reynolds in League One
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The Champions League returns: Your guide to its new format, storylines, tactics and how to watch
This season will bring us a Champions League like none we have seen before. In the competition’s new “one big league” format, holders Real Madrid will be looking to add…
Conor Gallagher scores Atletico Madrid’s first goal against Valencia
Conor Gallagher scored his first goal for Atletico Madrid in their 3-0 La Liga win over Valencia. The former Chelsea midfielder became the third youngest English player to score in…
Premier League squads: The most interesting thing about your club’s 25-man roster
The Premier League squads for the new season are out — a month after the campaign began. While the timing may be tardy, there were some intriguing sub-plots around who…
How do Premier League teams kick off games in 2024-25?
Plenty of attention has been paid to the new ‘Dynamic Kick-off’ regulations in American football’s NFL in the early days of its 2024 season but even in the fluid realm…
Mbappe’s goals, midfield chaos, gaps at the back: What I’m seeing at Real Madrid
This is a year of change for Real Madrid – and that always brings complications. The club has no time for transition. All that matters is winning. For the first…
Kai Havertz must be the least “false” false nine around: leading the line is his best position
The problem with the concept of a “false nine” in football is that the movement’s poster child in a way contradicted the entire concept. The idea of a false nine…
Barcelona’s La Liga salary cap has more than doubled – here’s what it means
Barcelona’s salary cap has been significantly increased by La Liga – from €204m to €426m (£359m; $470m) – although the club will still have to manoeuvre financially to register summer…
Mackerel, cucumbers and mechanical cheese: the origins of Spanish football club nicknames
What is a nickname? It’s a question The Athletic We’ll answer that question this week, tracing the origins of football club names in England, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and the…
Gibraltar, the song of Rodri and Alvaro Morata and the misunderstood British territory
“We are Gibraltarians, we are British and that is what we are. We know where we’re from, we know what we are, and we just want to be respected for…