Welcome to part two of The Athletic’s Under-21 European Championship scouting articles, in which we’re keeping track of interesting players and compelling performances during this summer’s tournament in Georgia and Romania. As before, an important caveat. The aim here isn’t to re-celebrate famous players. Instead, and without trying to be...
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More than 100,00 fans packed into a transformed London Stadium this weekend to watch the Chicago Cubs play the St Louis Cardinals, as Major League Baseball took another big step forward in establishing itself with British fans. The burgeoning audience watched the Cardinals fight back to beat the Cubs and...
The Premier League fixtures for the 2023-24 season have been released, and there are some eye-catching games for the opening weekend. Mauricio Pochettino’s first league game as Chelsea manager will be at home to Liverpool, while Vincent Kompany will face his former boss Pep Guardiola as Burnley host champions Manchester...
Russell Martin’s appointment as Southampton manager had felt inevitable for more than a month. For many at St Mary’s and Swansea City — the club he would be leaving — it was a case of when not if. Following the eventual confirmation of his appointment on Wednesday, the two Championship...
Welcome to part one of The Athletic’s Under-21 European Championship scouting articles, where we’ll keep track of interesting players and compelling performances during this summer’s tournament in Georgia and Romania. First, an important caveat. The aim here isn’t to re-celebrate famous players. Instead, and without trying to be contrary, there...
Unai Emery’s Aston Villa are reportedly ‘interested’ in signing Tyler Adams from Leeds United but they face competition from their Premier League rivals. Leeds paid around £20m to sign Adams from RB Leipzig and he was one of their stronger performers during the 2022/23 campaign. The USA international was sorely...
The Premier League fixtures for the 2023-24 season have been released, and there are some eye-catching games for the opening weekend. Mauricio Pochettino’s first league game as Chelsea manager will be at home to Liverpool, while Vincent Kompany will face his former boss Pep Guardiola as Burnley host champions Manchester...
Chelsea will launch a second bid for Brighton star Moises Caicedo after they complete further sales with £120m already secured. The Blues have agreed a £65m deal with Arsenal for Kai Havertz, Manchester City have landed Mateo Kovacic for £30m, while Kalidou Koulibaly and Hakim Ziyech have moved to Saudi...
The Premier League fixtures for the 2023-24 season have been released, and there are some eye-catching games for the opening weekend. Mauricio Pochettino’s first league game as Chelsea manager will be at home to Liverpool, while Vincent Kompany will face his former boss Pep Guardiola as Burnley host champions Manchester...
The Premier League fixtures for the 2023-24 season have been released, and there are some eye-catching games for the opening weekend. Mauricio Pochettino’s first league game as Chelsea manager will be at home to Liverpool, while Vincent Kompany will face his former boss Pep Guardiola as Burnley host champions Manchester...