MANCHESTER, England — Thomas Tuchel, are you watching? Phil Foden sent an emphatic reminder to England’s head coach with two brilliantly taken goals in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. Tuchel will name his latest England squad this week after overlooking Foden so far this season and with…
MILAN — Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram made his long-awaited return from injury after more than a month on the sidelines. Thuram was brought on in the 71st minute of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Kairat, with Inter leading 2-1. It was Thuram’s first appearance since pulling a hamstring in a 3-0 win over Slavia…
The Board of Legends deliberated. Opinions were swapped, cases made, and gradually 100 names became 25. Its eclectic members were tasked with deciding the winner of the 2025 Golden Boy, the best under-21 player in European football. Each brought their own experience. Among them were Ballon d’Or winners Andriy Shevchenko, Pavel Nedved and Hristo Stoichkov….
Athletic Club’s trip to Newcastle United brings together two very different Champions League teams. One of just four Spanish clubs owned by their fans, the Basque side are well known for a policy of only fielding players from the local area spanning north-west Spain and part of south-western France. Newcastle’s majority owner is Saudi Arabia’s…
Sporting Lisbon’s Uruguayan midfielder #20 Maximiliano Araujo fights for the ball with Juventus’ Canadian forward #30 Jonathan David and Juventus’ Italian midfielder #21 Fabio Miretti during the UEFA Champions League – league phase day 4 football match between Juventus and Sporting CP at the Allianz stadium in Turin, on Nov 4, 2025. (PHOTO/ AFP) TURIN,…
Anfield can be one of football’s more sentimental stadiums, but the return of Trent Alexander-Arnold tonight is likely to be an exception to that rule. Ordinarily, a player with Alexander-Arnold’s achievements would be guaranteed a fond reception from Liverpool fans at a ground where he created so many happy memories. But things are more complicated…
Real Madrid lead Barcelona by five points in La Liga, having won 10 of their 11 matches so far. In the Champions League, they have three victories from three before Tuesday’s trip to Liverpool. It’s been an impressive start for coach Xabi Alonso — who was appointed as Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement at the end of…
Liverpool FC faces off against Real Madrid in a Champions League battle on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at noon PDT at Anfield in Liverpool. While Bayern vs PSG might be the best match this window because of the amazing form both teams have displayed so far, Liverpool and Real Madrid is always a doozy. Unlike their…
Chris Weatherspoon is The Athletic’s first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who uses his professional acumen as The BookKeeper to explore the money behind the game. Today he is exploring the extraordinary finances of Barcelona but he has previously analysed Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa. Chris has also written a glossary…
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