Over the past 12 months, few football clubs outside of the US have had a more American flavour than Leeds United and in ownership terms, that direction of travel is likely to continue. If their minority shareholder, 49ers Enterprises, gets its way, a takeover will go through and Leeds will join the raft of European …
A Premier League culture war: How US soccer fans fell out of love with Leeds United Read More »
Ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final in Istanbul, The Athletic’s Adam Leventhal visits Turkey for a series of reports examining the impact of February’s earthquakes on the country, its people and their football clubs. Osman Bozkurt stands on a dusty street in Kahramanmaras, south-east Turkey, squinting into the midday sunshine. He points behind him. “This is where …
‘We didn’t ever get a chance to say goodbye’: The football clubs on the fault line Read More »
There are relatively few genuine success stories among football’s most expensive transfers. Philippe Coutinho, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona are all in the top 10 transfers, alongside the returns of Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba to Chelsea and Manchester United respectively. But none of those moves can really compare to Eden Hazard’s problems …
Eden Hazard’s Real Madrid career was derailed by one innocuous tackle Read More »
The frenzy is already underway. Real Madrid are eager to prise Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund. Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain and, most likely, bound for Saudi Arabia. A flurry of England internationals, from Harry Kane to Declan Rice, James Maddison to Mason Mount, might also be on the move. The transfer window may …
From Harry Kane to Lionel Messi: What we’re hearing on 10 potential summer transfers Read More »
Barcelona’s season has ended, which is possibly the best news for a club who have been thinking about the summer break for a long time. Since Xavi’s side clinched the title against local rivals Espanyol midway through last month, they have lost three of the four games they had left. That culminated in last night’s …
Barcelona’s season is over – but the hard part has just started Read More »
Club León beat Los Angeles Football Club 1-0 (3-1 on aggregate) on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in their history. Here’s what you need to know: LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo opted to switch his favored 4-3-3 formation in the second leg to a 3-4-3, with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini …
Newtown Pride FC has won the inaugural edition of The Soccer Tournament and the resulting $1 million prize with a 2-0 victory over SLC FC in the championship game. The result wraps up the four-day 7-v-7 tournament that featured amateur domestic teams and teams representing well-known clubs from around the world at WakeMed Soccer Park …
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It was the fifth minute of stoppage time when Erling Haaland took possession of the ball and drove forward one last time. For once, the leading scorer in this season of English football chose not to go towards the penalty area. He was aiming for the corner flag, running down the clock. He knew exactly …
Manchester United needed a striker like Kane to try to save them, not Weghorst Read More »
West Ham United players took a knee before their match against Culture by Mo Ali FC on Friday following an alleged racist incident that occurred during a game against Dallas United on Thursday. Officials at The Soccer Tournament (TST) in North Carolina who were in proximity to the incident Thursday told The Athletic that a …
Smattered throughout a hotel suite in Beverly Hills late Tuesday night were some cast members, writers and producers of “Ted Lasso.” They gathered there, one last time, to say goodbye to the man with the mustache. They waited a bit as co-creator Brendan Hunt troubleshot exactly how to get the Apple TV+ app up and …
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