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Manchester United's season in numbers: The good, the bad and the ugly
New York Times· 5 days agoThere was a Champions League group-stage exit, a heavy defeat at home to Newcastle United early in...
'Crunch time for Ulster but pressure on Leinster'
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 17 hours agoIn fact, Leinster are trying to avoid a...last year, having been undone by a Jack Crowley-inspired Munster. In 2022, it was a one-point defeat at home to...
European club finals heroes adjust sights to World Cup in Africa
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoEuropean club finals match-winners Ademola Lookman and Ayoub el Kaabi turn their attention to 2026...
De Bruyne, Lukaku still the keys for rebuilding Belgium
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoA woeful 2022 World Cup campaign marred by infighting marked the end of the road for much of...
Turkey Euro 2024 squad guide: 'The Little Airplane', silky playmakers and calls from Erdogan
New York Times· 5 hours agoTurkey are rich with playmakers, including Hakan Calhanoglu, The Athletic‘s Serie A player of the season for 2023-24. The Little Airplane, as the 5ft 8in (173cm) Vincenzo Montella became known ...
Spain Euro 2024 squad guide: A teenage record-breaker and Rodri in the middle, but the scandal...
New York Times· 4 days agoSpain have outstanding talent and can still dominate the ball, but off-field distractions of their...
Netherlands Euro 2024 squad guide: Big names like Van Dijk and De Jong, but still lacking firepower
New York Times· 2 days agoThe Netherlands are still off the boil when compared to past glories. Whether Dutch legend Ronald...
This summer on The Athletic: Tournaments, transfers and tours
New York Times· 5 days agoThe Premier League and Champions League are over for another season but the summer of 2024 is packed full of live action and transfer ...
Defending champion Italy heads to Euro 2024 after failing again to qualify for the World Cup
Associated Press· 3 days agoLast time, Italy won it all. Following the national disgrace of missing out on the 2018 World Cup,...
Portugal Euro 2024 squad guide: The complete package, if the balance is right
New York Times· 5 hours agoMartinez led Belgium to the top of FIFA’s world rankings and kept them there for more than half of his six-year tenure but, across three major tournaments, they couldn’t go that final step.