Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season, The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s football. This was the weekend when Mohamed Salah plunged his Liverpool future into huge doubt by airing his frustrations with manager Arne Slot, Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes were hit when they…
They may have greeted each other with a giant bear hug before kick-off but Marco Silva must be sick of facing Oliver Glasner. After suffering two defeats to them here in the space of five weeks earlier in the year, the Fulham manager could only watch on in horror as Marc Guéhi’s late header sealed…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ed Aarons It should have been a night for Crystal Palace supporters to savour. About 1,500 officially made the trip to Strasbourg for their second away match of the Conference League group stage last week, although plenty more had gathered in…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca predicted that the “four, five, six teams” at the Premier League summit must all be considered title contenders. Arsenal had opened up a six-point lead at the division’s summit before travelling to Stamford Bridge at the end of November. A hard-fought 1–1 draw pegged the Gunners back while threatening to propel…
Arsenal “must not panic” after defeat at Aston Villa saw Man City close the gap at the top of the Premier League, says Sky Sports’ Gary Neville. The Gunners’ 2-1 loss at Villa Park was followed by Man City beating Sunderland 3-0, trimming Arsenal’s advantage to just two points. Villa are just a point further…
Manchester City took advantage of Arsenal’s latest slip to reduce the gap at the top of the Premier League to two points after beating Sunderland 3-0 at the Etihad. The door had been left open by the league leaders, who fell to Emiliano Buendia’s 95th-minute winner at Villa Park in the early kick-off, giving Pep…
Dec. 6, 2025, 8:01 a.m. ET Leeds hosts Liverpool as Saturday’s Premier League slate comes to a conclusion at Elland Road. The home side picked up a massive win in midweek, defeating Chelsea 3-1 to climb out of the relegation zone. The pressure is still massive on coach Daniel Farke, who is looking to avoid…
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For most fans of the German national team, the draw was extremely favorable as the Germans are grouped with Ecuador, Ivory Coast, and Curaçao. For head coach Julian Nagelsmann, a challenge awaits. “It’s not a super easy group, but a manageable one. We want to win our group stage matches. The most important thing is…
There is no rest for Premier League sides at the beginning of the gruelling festive period as a rare round of midweek action further drained the batteries. There were goals galore during December’s first band of fixtures—a nine-goal thriller at Craven Cottage and seven-strike frenzy at the Amex Stadium stealing the show. With any luck,…