Champions League
Is this the best USMNT ever? Are World Cup win-or-go-home games bringing back the fun? Day 21 recap
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic appThere’s only one place to start when…
Robin van Persie sacked by Feyenoord after ‘challenging season’
Robin van Persie has been sacked as Feyenoord head coach after 15 months in the role.The former Arsenal and Manchester…
Arsenal have earned their pain. It will pull them even closer together
Sometime in a few weeks, months or even years, Arsenal’s players will perhaps be able to process the emotional extremes they…
Why Barcelona went for Gordon, what next for Rashford, and the other wingers in demand this summer
Barcelona have made the first major move of this summer’s transfer window, which only opens on July 1 in Spain,…
Florian Wirtz interview: On a tough debut season, how he handled criticism and the latest Salah fallout
Florian Wirtz is sitting in a room overlooking Liverpool’s training pitches, reflecting on the experiences of his first season in…
Bernardo Silva interview: On being a bad loser, Guardiola’s genius and why Arsenal needed to ‘man up’
There will be no U-turn, no last-minute change of heart. Bernardo Silva has heard the rumours that he might once…
Inside Real Madrid’s dramatic descent into violence and chaos before El Clasico
Even for a club as familiar with high drama as Real Madrid, this has been an explosive past few days.…
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