The 2020s are proving to be the decade of set pieces. With corner goals back in vogue and rugby-style kick-offs becoming fashionable again, throw-in tactics have been going the same way: longer, and into the box. In the first six matchdays of the 2025-26 season, an average of slightly over one in four throw-ins from…
We are living in the age of the football prodigy. At Arsenal, Max Dowman is a regular in Premier League and Champions League squads at the age of 15, following on from Ethan Nwaneri who became the youngest player in English top flight history in 2022 aged 15 years 181 days. Rio Ngumoha became the…
Champions League Matchday 2 started off with a bang as Real Madrid mad quick work of their trip to Kazakhstan, downing Kairat 5-0. But the headline of the day was Liverpool falling in Istanbul to Galatasaray 1-0, making a second straight loss for Jurgen Klopp’s team. Chelsea spent another game picking up a red card,…
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Real Madrid takes a long, unprecedented trip to Kazakhstan to face Kairat Almaty in the Champions League on Tuesday. Kazakhstan joined UEFA in 2002 having previously competed in the Asian Football Confederation. The western part of Kazakhstan is geographically part of Europe, but Madrid – the record 15-time European champion – is…
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BARCELONA, Spain — Julián Álvarez scored twice and Atletico Madrid routed fierce rival Real Madrid 5-2 in a thrilling Spanish league derby on Saturday. Álvarez’s performance was sweet redemption after his controversial double-kick penalty contributed to Atletico losing to Madrid in last season’s Champions League. The Argentina striker stole the show from Kylian Mbappé, who…
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski fights for the ball against Real Oviedo’s Eric Bailly during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Carlos Tartiere stadium in Oviedo, Spain, Sept 25, 2025. (PHOTO / AP) Barcelona fought back from a goal down to beat Real Oviedo 3-1 on Thursday, with second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski…
Welcome to the sixth edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each Thursday, Anantaajith Raghuraman analyses the entire division through a specific lens. After looking at each club’s time spent leading games last week, this time our qualifier is how the 20 teams use long balls. As usual, the article that follows is long but detailed,…
The debut of FC Como Women’s new Nike kits for the season included a 50-person crew for a photoshoot in a luxury London hotel, but when the Italian club unveiled an off-field apparel line for the brand, it did so entirely using artificial intelligence. Fashion AI School co-founder Olska Green, a traditional-turned-digital designer, created the…
When executives from all 20 clubs gather for the Premier League’s shareholder meeting in London on Tuesday, proceedings will take on a distinctly different feel. Daniel Levy, one of the top flight’s most influential figures over 24 years as Tottenham Hotspur chairman, will be missing after he was removed from his position this month. On…