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Crocker, Mascherano exits shock game – so what now? Plus: Liverpool's miserable six minutes

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

Matt Crocker's abrupt U.S. Soccer departure brings many questions. Here are the answers.

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

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The World Cup isn't where Matt Crocker's sudden exit will impact U.S. Soccer most

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

Mascherano's exit is proof volatility is Inter Miami's brand

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

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Atletico Madrid are Champions League semi-finalists and they are not who you think they are

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

Philipp Lahm: Manuel Neuer is Bayern’s ‘grizzly bear’. This is why he's special

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

8h agoFeature
Marquinhos' magnificent block stopped Liverpool's comeback before it even started

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

8h agoRecap
Is Kylian Mbappe about to break one of Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League records?

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

What next for Barcelona and Hansi Flick after Champions League elimination?

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

Javier Mascherano out as Inter Miami manager in stunning twist

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

Train tickets to 2026 World Cup at MetLife Stadium from NYC to cost more than $100

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

Why Andoni Iraola has become one of the most coveted football managers in Europe

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

21h agoFeature
U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker to leave federation, set for Saudi Arabia role

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

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Lisandro Martinez, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and why hair-pulling is a red-card offence

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

Newcastle and Eddie Howe will review their situation this summer. Who is out there in case he goes?

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

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Barcelona have to double down on their high-risk game at the site of its biggest failure

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

'No red cards, 25-minute halves, no small-town teams': Napoli owner's ideas to change football

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

Napoli owner's radical ideas to change game. Plus: Explaining Martinez red card

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

1d agoFeature
Did You Notice: How Chelsea stopped Nico O'Reilly, and how Pep Guardiola responded

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

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Crystal Palace, Dad and me: Special memories that will live with me forever

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

How dry or wet should a football pitch be?

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

Serie A Briefing: Chivu's Inter stun rising Como, Milan flop again and Ranieri skewers Gasperini

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

How Paris Saint-Germain turned the long throw into a very different kind of attacking weapon

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

Why can't Arsenal create?

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

Ghana appoint Carlos Quieroz as head coach for 2026 World Cup

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.

Ghana appoint Carlos Queiroz as head coach for 2026 World Cup: What will he bring?

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.

Chelsea accounts: BlueCo funding exceeds £4bn, £32m player profits this season, Kingsmeadow sold

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

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USMNT Player Tracker: Awkward timing from Pulisic, Pepi vs Wright, and Richards' trophy bid

Our weekly round up of U.S. players' contributions in Europe's major leagues includes some battling forwards and a mis-timed social post.

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Will Tottenham Hotspur get relegated from the Premier League? Our writers have their say

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

Bundesliga Briefing: St Pauli's peace prize and the footballer who spent 1,161 days on sidelines

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

How Manchester City's renewed love of short corners helped unlock Chelsea's defence

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

Inside Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappe penalty controversy and a decision on Endrick’s future

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

Ghanaian footballer, 20, dies after team bus attacked by armed robbers

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

The Verdict: As MLS teens relish their opportunities, Cavan Sullivan keeps waiting for his

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

The Briefing: Will playing at Etihad help Arsenal? Are Tottenham done? Is Ngumoha the real thing?

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

Rayan Cherki plays with freedom and flamboyance – exactly the qualities Arsenal are lacking

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

How Arsenal’s technical shortcomings prevented them and David Raya from playing out

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

Premier League rivals in mutual misery. Plus: Marie-Louise Eta, Union Berlin's history-maker

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

Chelsea 0 Manchester City 3: O'Reilly steps up again. Was Fernandez missed? Should Arsenal be afraid?

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

Arsenal have blinked in the Premier League title race — can Manchester City take advantage?

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

If Arsenal win the league, they won't stagger over the line, they will crawl

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

Tottenham, be warned: These five clubs thought they were too big to go down

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

Premier League title race: Who do Arsenal and Man City play and how quickly could the gap close?

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

Arsenal 1 Bournemouth 2 — What does defeat mean for title charge? Where was the urgency?

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

Fire in locker room postpones Swiss soccer match after 'extensive damage'

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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