Rating the favourites to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or: Is Raphinha now in pole position?
We’re into the defining stretch of the 2024-25 season, with trophies to be won, European spots up for grabs and ...
Tag: La Liga
The ex-Real Madrid striker who had not scored for 1,135 days or played in 304 – and a glorious return
Three hundred and four days is a long time for a footballer to go without playing in a game. And ...
Neymar back to Barcelona: Is that a good idea?
No, you’re not dreaming, it is the year 2025.You might be wondering how on earth, then, we are sitting here ...
Jenni Hermoso was not the victim people wanted her to be – we should be grateful to her for that
The important thing about the sentencing of Luis Rubiales is not whether he will go to prison, or how many ...
Why didn’t Arsenal or Man Utd sign a forward? Have Spurs done enough? Key transfer window questions answered
The transfer window might have closed on Monday night, but the question marks remain.As you sit here on Tuesday morning, ...
The revamped Champions League: A success or a Super League devoid of jeopardy?
At a time when some events are banning phones to ensure the audience is properly engaged in the experience, the ...
The Transfer Radar 2025: The Athletic’s ultimate guide to players who could be on the move
Florian Wirtz is a jewel of German football and was central to Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten domestic double last season, winning ...
Barcelona’s 125th anniversary: When their star striker was kidnapped for 23 days
Friday, November 29, 2024, marks the 125-year anniversary of the formation of FC Barcelona.To mark the occasion, The Athletic is ...
Footballers, modelling and the power of expression
If John Halls was playing the game Two Truths and a Lie, the 42-year-old north Londoner would be difficult to ...
Vinicius Junior, Ballon d’Or disappointment and Real Madrid’s furious reaction
On Sunday, not even 24 hours after the heavy blow of losing El Clasico 4-0 to Barcelona at the Bernabeu, ...
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