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A couple of years ago, if the news had broken that Marcus Rashford wished to leave Manchester United and seek his future elsewhere, the effect on the club’s fans would have been dramatic. This would have been a break-up as traumatic as any in the history of the game, soundtracked by wailing and gnashing of…
In the shadow of Tottenham Hotspurs’s 4-3 victory over Manchester United, the semifinal draw for the Carabao Cup was announced on Thursday evening. Arsenal fans waited to see which of the remaining clubs they would draw. From a pool of Spurs, Liverpool, and Newcastle United, Arsenal drew the Magpies, setting the stage for a two-legged…
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello. The Paul Pogba empire has lost its shine. But a new dawn rises at Everton. On the way: £11m Extortion Plot: Suspended jail sentence for Pogba’s brother after blackmail of midfielder…
Right now, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has the look of Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus when Rome fell in A.D. 476. He knows his masterpiece is falling, and he is powerless to stop it from crumbling. Last weekend, Manchester City conceded two late goals in the Manchester derby, or rivalry match, to lose to bitter…
Man Utd are keen on Atalanta midfielder Ederson and Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes, according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg. The Red Devils have had a terrible season in the Premier League with Ruben Amorim’s side currently sitting in 13th position after 16 matches, while they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup 4-3…
AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has settled on the line-up that will take on Hellas Verona, and there are some surprises. Milan were booed off the field after their last game, a 0-0 draw with Genoa that sparked protests from fans outside the ground and before their 125th birthday event the next night. With…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ali Martin In a rugby-infused country such as New Zealand, and with England’s cricketers in town for a Test match this past week, Hamilton on the winding Waikato river could feel every bit the other side of the world from the…
We asked for your thoughts after Thursday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final between Tottenham and Manchester United. Here are some of your comments: Spurs fans Larry: Kamikaze football yet again. We can’t keep playing this style of play when holding commanding leads in games. I know we have injuries to key players, and expecting young players to…
The Friedkin Group’s takeover of Everton represents a momentous day for those exhausted and resigned to calamity by the tenure of Farhad Moshiri. Was it only eight years and 10 months? It felt much longer. Mercifully, evidence of lessons learned and a much-needed departure from what has gone before was present on day one of…
Mundo Deportivo reported last month that Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have entered the race to sign Atalanta’s Ederson, joining Juventus in pursuing the midfielder. Now, another Premier League club is stepping into the mix. According to the Spanish outlet, Atalanta has set a firm €60 million price tag for Ederson and has no plans…
