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Today in TAFC: What now for USMNT after Crocker exit ahead of the World Cup? Plus: All the Champions League fallout.

U.S. Soccer's sporting director is headed for Saudi Arabia. This is what it means for the federation – and what comes next at a pivotal time

The federation sporting director's sudden defection to Saudi Arabia comes with bad optics on the cusp of a home World Cup

Inter Miami is used to the spotlight, but it's the unwanted type of attention that keeps finding its way back to South Florida

Diego Simeone's team are a different proposition to what many are used to as they seek to win the trophy for the first time in their history

Lahm played with Neuer 291 times for Germany and Bayern Munich. He breaks down his former team-mate's imperious ability in goal

A goal-saving challenge if ever there was one, the PSG defender's vital intervention from Van Dijk helped guide his team into the last four

Ronaldo scored 17 goals in 2013-14, Mbappe is on 14 already this season — and watch out for Harry Kane, too...

The Catalans look set to win La Liga but have fallen short again in the competition fans most want to win. What happens now?

Mascherano led the club to its first MLS Cup title and is close friends with star Lionel Messi

A return ticket via NJ Transit for the 18-mile journey from New York Pennsylvania Station ordinarily costs $12.90.

The Basque tactician is leaving Bournemouth at the end of the season with his reputation hugely enhanced from his time on the south coast

The 51-year-old is leaving with immediate effect to take a up a new role with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

What are the rules on hair-pulling? Has it happened before? How do other competitions punish it? What will happen in the World Cup?

If Newcastle need to look at who else could step in if Howe were to depart, here are the coaches who might be most suited to the role

Hansi Flick's side travel to Atletico Madrid looking to overturn a 2-0 deficit in their Champions League quarter-final

The Napoli owner invited The Athletic to his Hollywood home to discuss ways of hooking a new generation on the beautiful game

Today in TAFC: Aurelio De Laurentiis outlines his ideas on how to improve the game. Plus: Who is the best goalkeeper in the world?

Our goalkeeping expert runs the rule over the best 'keepers in the world

Liam Rosenior had a specific plan to stop City's nominal left-back, and for 45 minutes it worked

Football has an almost unique power to bring people together, as it did for our Palace correspondent Matt Woosnam with his dad, Andy

Does the wetness of a pitch matter? What difference does it actually make? What are the Premier League and UEFA rules?

Inter can breathe a little easier after their comeback win over Como while the chasing pack scrap it out for Champions League places

While most teams send long throws into a crowded box, PSG use them as a shock tactic to launch attacks from their own half

Too often, Arsenal players can be seen standing facing their own goal and not in motion heading towards the opposition one

The 73-year-old has coached Iran at each of the last three World Cup finals, having taken Portugal to the last-16 stage of the 2010 edition.

The 73-year-old has coached Iran at each of the last three World Cup finals, having taken Portugal to the last-16 stage of the 2010 edition.

A reported £300m was earned from player sales in the summer 2025 transfer window but around 10% of that translated to bottom line profit.

Cape Verde will be the second-smallest nation at this summer's World Cup
Our weekly round up of U.S. players' contributions in Europe's major leagues includes some battling forwards and a mis-timed social post.

A hypothetical question for the last few months now feels far more real - could Spurs actually go down?

Bayern broke another record, and also handed a Senegalese teenager his debut, while a Freiburg forward returned after three years out

Teams have become so accustomed to defending inswinging corners that they are possibly leaving themselves exposed when they are taken short

Barca moved nine points clear of Real Madrid at the top in Spain but all eyes are on Europe this week

After another busy weekend, all eyes at the Spanish club are on Wednesday night's crucial Champions League match at Bayern Munich

Police said Dominic Frimpong died in hospital after sustaining gunshot injuries and a manhunt is underway for the suspects.

Once he turns 18, Cavan Sullivan will head to Man City, but that alone isn't buying him the same chances his peers in MLS are enjoying

We discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from a weekend that was significant at both ends of the Premier League table

Against Chelsea, the France playmaker produced another two assists, taking him to 10 for the season

Arteta said Arsenal did some basic things 'extremely badly' on Saturday. Their dreadful attempts to play through Bournemouth was one of them

Morale among Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur fans is low — but at least they can take joy in the others' misery

Arsenal's lead at the top has been cut to six points, with City having a game in hand. And the two teams face off at the Etihad next week

Pep Guardiola's side delivered an imperious second-half performance to sweep aside Chelsea and pile the pressure on leaders Arsenal

Could Arsenal's shock defeat to Bournemouth prove to the the moment the title race swung in Manchester City's favour?

This performance is not an isolated aberration. It is part of a wider pattern: a team seemingly diminished by the weight of expectation

From Atletico Madrid to Manchester City, The Athletic looks back at the most shocking relegations in the history of football

Arsenal's defeat by Bournemouth gave Manchester City the chance to narrow the gap in the title race. They did just that by beating Chelsea

We go through the talking points from a vital victory for Arne Slot against Fulham at Anfield

Arsenal were beaten at home by Bournemouth, meaning they are nine points clear at the top but their rivals Man City have two games in hand

Basel said a fire took place in the first-team locker room of the club's home ground, St. Jakob-Park, on Friday evening.
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