Tag: Soccer
Ben Brereton Diaz and the longest runs without winning a Premier League match
It’s early days, but you fear Southampton might set a few unwanted records this season.After seven games, they are winless, with only a...
Benjamin Mendy, Manchester City and an explosive £11m tribunal claim
It was the day Benjamin Mendy faced Manchester City in an employment tribunal and we heard the extraordinary details of his multi-million-pound battle...
Vinicius Jr's persecution reflects Spanish football's flawed reckoning with racism
Click here to view The Athletic’s UK Black History Month collection.Since October 2021, La Liga has reported 24 incidents of racist abuse directed...
The Athletic FC answers your questions: What do you want to know about the game?
Since The Athletic FC newsletter launched in April, we’ve been hitting subscribers with our thoughts of the day, whatever catches our eye from...
Why aren't Wrexham playing during the international break? Are other League One games off?
In an ideal world, Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson admits, his side would be playing this weekend.Lincoln City were the scheduled visitors for a...
In Wrexham, the ‘Rob and Ryan effect’ goes beyond the soccer club as tourism and investments grow
WREXHAM, Wales -- Clutching a pint of Guinness in one hand and flicking through photos on his cell phone in the other, Nestor...