Steve Finnan holds a unique status in English football as the only man to play in…
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The Transfer DealSheet: Latest summer window plans for Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid and more
Welcome to The Athletic’s review of the winter window — and our fifth and final edition…
Ranking all 32 Premier League transfers in the 2026 winter window from worst to best
Well, that was the January (and a bit of February) transfer window, 2026. We all had…
Seven transfer deals that could get done on deadline day
The winter transfer window closes at 7pm UK time on Monday, and several Premier League clubs…
Who is your Premier League club’s ideal signing ahead of the transfer deadline?
There are just three days left of the winter transfer window — and most Premier League…
The Alternative Premier League Table: No 24 – Points won from behind and lost from ahead
Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each week, The Athletic…
Row Z: Confusing Chelsea, a striker who can’t score, and Slot’s excuses
Welcome to Row Z, The Athletic’s weekly column that shines a light on the bonkers side of…
Should a club ever give their caretaker manager the permanent job?
The clamour for Michael Carrick to be given the Manchester United job permanently hasn’t quite started…
The extraordinary story of a soccer coach, a kidnapping and a Saudi job that didn’t exist
As the sun disappeared beneath the horizon on a drive across the northern tip of Morocco,…