When transfer windows go right, they can set a manager and a team up for a successful season or kick off a new era. When they go wrong,…
Read more ‘Bleak’, ‘Gutting’, ‘Disastrous’: What was your Premier League club’s worst transfer window and why?Picture the scene: a team has been awarded a goal kick. The goalkeeper throws the ball to one of two central defenders standing nearby in the six-yard box.…
Read more Playing out from the back: Why teams do it and is it worth the risk?As the Premier League gets bigger and bigger, so – it seems – do the stadiums that play host to it. The vast majority of clubs in the…
Read more Every Premier League club’s stadium plans – from new stands to ground movesWelcome 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…
Read more The Briefing: Palmer gives Guardiola cause for regret, Salah is still irreplaceable“I’ll see you in the tunnel.” There was a time when that was more than a throwaway line on the pitch, even if some players found a way…
Read more Bad language, worse jokes and riot police: What really happens in the tunnelWelcome to The Athletic’s Premier League stadium rankings, an exercise in entertainment, creating arguments nobody can win and questionable mathematics. Before we start, we should beg for forgiveness.…
Read more We ranked every Premier League stadium so you could shout at usAntonio Vacca can remember the moment well. In truth, the Italian is unlikely to forget it anytime soon, given he not only gets to see his “little theory…
Read more How the sole of the foot sparked a tactical revolution in footballVideo Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at…
Read more Haaland penalty claim, Wilson foul on Lloris lead the VAR Review
