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This year’s battle for the Premier League player of the season award is an intriguing one. There is no clear frontrunner. There have been several seasons in years gone by when the standout performer across the campaign has been blindingly obvious. No one was going to challenge the record-toppling iteration of Mohamed Salah last term,
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BARCELONA – Israel’s defense minister has criticized Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal for his waving of a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title win, saying the act “incites hate.” “Lamine Yamal chose to incite hate against Israel while our soldiers combat the terrorist organization Hamas, an organization that massacred, raped and burned
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BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 25: Michael Kayode of Brentford dries the ball with a towel before taking a long throw-in during the Premier League match between Brentford and Liverpool at Gtech Community Stadium on October 25, 2025 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Michael Kayode is among eight players nominated for the
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Florentino Perez almost never speaks. The last time he held a press conference like Tuesday’s, when we thought he would address Real Madrid’s disastrous season and the dressing-room crisis they are facing, was in December 2015. Instead of doing that, Perez said he was calling a presidential election. It was the best thing to do
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Inter Miami star Lionel Messi continued his hot start to the 2026 MLS season, scoring twice in a 5-3 win over FC Cincinnati on Wednesday. Messi delivered the opener in the 24th minute and then equalized in the 55th after Miami fell behind 2-1. The Herons trailed again deep into the second half until goals
Manchester United’s new red home jersey for the 2026–27 season has been released, a look that marks and pays tribute to the club’s FA Cup triumph in 1977. It will be the 50th anniversary of that landmark success next May. Beating fierce rivals Liverpool 2–1 in the final at original Wembley Stadium secured United’s first
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Harvey Elliott’s Aston Villa nightmare is almost over, but there’s still at least one more awkward outing to endure. Tomorrow night (Friday), he’ll watch from the sidelines as the two clubs who between them pay his wages — yet do not consider him an option for first-team duty in their shirt — battle it out
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Manchester City playmaker Phil Foden warned Arsenal that “lots of things” can still happen in a title race which he believes will come down to the final day—even though the Gunners have the chance to wrap it up earlier. “We have to keep pushing and keep them on their toes,” Foden told Sky Sports after
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Germany might honestly have the best football culture in the world. Between the atmosphere, the supporter traditions, the architecture, and the pure passion for the game, there are so many stadiums that belong on every football fan’s bucket list. Even taking Bayern Munich’s iconic Allianz Arena out of the equation, there are still plenty of
If you could visit any football stadium in Germany where would you go? Read More »
Inter Milan completed a first domestic double in 16 years with a 2-0 win against Lazio in the Coppa Italia final. Cristian Chivu’s side wrapped up their 21st league title earlier this month with three games to spare. An Adam Marusic own goal and a Lautaro Martinez shot helped seal a 10th Coppa Italia at
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes he will still be in charge next season. Slot is facing increasing pressure, and his popularity among Liverpool fans is dwindling because of his team’s failure to mount a worthy defence of their Premier League title. Xabi Alonso’s availability this summer – and Chelsea’s interest in the Liverpool legend
Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each week, The Athletic analyses the entire division through a specific lens. After looking at big chance creation and conversion last week, we will now, following events in east London last Sunday, dive into fouls won and conceded from corners. As usual, the
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Thursday 14 May 2026 9:00 am | Updated: Wednesday 13 May 2026 1:33 pm Moenchengladbach’s Borussia-Park is getting a major tech upgrade Borussia Moenchengladbach are planning to become one of the first European football clubs to use biometric access technology in place of tickets. An increasing number of US sports venues now offer facial recognition or
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Updated May 13, 2026, 4:58 p.m. ET The Premier League title race is down to the final two matches of the season with Arsenal holding a two-point advantage over Manchester City. City kept the pace with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday, May 13, securing a much-needed three points. Arsenal controls its own
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Bayern Munich reach Anthony Gordon agreement, Ander Barrenetxea attracting Premier League interest and Manchester United prepare Elliot Anderson move. Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Anthony Gordon and have begun negotiations with Newcastle United over signing the England forward, 25. (Bild – in German), external Chelsea and Manchester United have Real Sociedad’s 24-year-old Spain
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Slaven Bilic will never forget one conversation he had with a young Joao Pedro as he was starting to make an impact in English football. Bilic had been in charge of Watford for a short time after being given the job in September 2022 but had already seen enough to know the then-21-year-old had huge
Max Verstappen will take on the Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend in a Red Bull-branded Mercedes-AMG GT3 car as he continues his racing exploits outside of Formula 1. Verstappen has made six outings at the Nordschleife in the last 12 months to prepare for the iconic endurance race which begins at 2pm on Saturday and
MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola regards Mikel Arteta as one of his closest friends in football, but the Manchester City manager is showing no mercy to his Arsenal counterpart. If Arteta wants to win the Premier League title, Guardiola is making him earn it. Even though he chose to start with Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku
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This week, The Athletic is looking ahead to another potentially busy summer transfer window for Liverpool. On Tuesday, we cast our eye over potential attacking targets, then assessed possible midfield options. Today, attention turns to the defence. Liverpool have already been busy in this area, signing 20-year-old centre-back Jeremy Jacquet from Ligue 1 side Rennes for an
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Bayern Munich loanees remain busy in the final weeks of the seasons throughout Europe. Nübel came up big in a pivotal match with a Champions League spot on the line, Ibrahimović and Heidenheim are still alive, and Palhinha and Peretz are fighting two different battles to help their teams play in next season’s Premier League.
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