Union Despite the Philadelphia Union’s winter rebuild, one fact remained the same. Most eyes on the Union will be on Cavan Sullivan. With his brother, Quinn, recovering from…
Read more Is it Finally Cavan Sullivan Time? – Philadelphia Sports NationIt is the training drill that helped transform Raheem Sterling from a zippy winger who narrowly reached double figures each season into a back-post assassin who was among…
Read more Mikel Arteta’s time at Man City and the training drill that transformed Raheem SterlingFollow live coverage of Arsenal vs Wolves in the Premier League today Welcome to the season when everything might change, or nothing might change, for the most popular…
Read more Manchester City, the Premier League and the season everything might changeWhen 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?A love story. Florentino Perez called it a love story. Speaking to reporters on his way out of Wembley Stadium after Saturday’s Champions League final, the Real Madrid…
Read more Fight for the Champions League’s future threatens an age of uncertainty in Europe(CNN) — Manchester United won the FA Cup on Saturday, defying the odds to defeat overwhelming favorite Manchester City 2-1 and deny its crosstown rival back-to-back league and cup doubles. A week…
Read more Manchester United shocks Manchester City in English FA Cup final as its teenage scorers make history at Wembley14-year-old prodigy Cavan Sullivan officially signed a 4-year deal with the Philadelphia Union. However, given the current state of the team, is the Union ready for the phenom?…
Read more Is the Philadelphia Union Ready for Cavan Sullivan? – Philadelphia Sports NationPremier League clubs this week opted to push on with plans for a hard spending limit — a de facto salary cap tied to the income of the…
Read more Premier League salary cap mailbag: Why? Who wins and loses? How would it work?One of the closest, most enthralling Premier League title races in many years is careering towards a climax. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City played out crucial games on…
Read more Fear and gloating on the Premier League title trail: watching three contenders in three nightsIt seems unlikely that north London denizen TS Eliot was an Arsenal fan, but his poetry suggests otherwise. “April is the cruellest month,” begins The Waste Land. “I…
Read more This is still a three-horse title race – the 10 reasons why Man City might drop pointsThe Premier League remains a European outlier this season. Everywhere you look around the continent, title races have become virtual processions. Paris Saint-Germain are 10 points clear in…
Read more The Premier League title race: Every fixture analysedWelcome 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 round when Newcastle…
Read more The Briefing: Will Haaland’s form cost Man City? Cole Palmer: MVP? Xabi Alonso’s power moveThe best striker in the Premier League versus the best defender in the Premier League in a one-on-one showdown with millions of people watching across the world? Liverpool…
Read more Dissecting Haaland vs Van Dijk: When the league’s best striker took on its best defenderPicture 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?Manchester City’s players wore modified training gear for their pre-match warm-up on Sunday following a High Court trademark infringement claim from fashion brand Superdry. It emerged last week…
Read more Why Manchester City are being sued by SuperdryThe draw for the last 16 of the Champions League was made in UEFA’s Nyon headquarters this morning and Europe’s big guns will have largely liked the outcome.…
Read more Champions League draw analysis: City thrilled, Barca-Napoli dream tie and predictionsIt’s the photo that has defined the weekend’s Premier League action — and caused debate across the world. Erling Haaland reacted wildly to referee Simon Hooper’s decision not…
Read more What our writers think of Haaland's reaction to Simon HooperAs 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 movesErling Haaland is just six away from Norway’s goalscoring record, so it is surely inevitable that he will soon be his nation’s most prolific striker ever. On one…
Read more Erling Haaland is rapidly closing in on an international record that has stood since 1934Welcome 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
