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The Briefing: Liverpool’s odd ending, a derby of nothingness and Southampton’s anti-survival blueprint

adminApril 7, 2025

by adminApril 7, 2025022

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s Premier League football. This...

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Discussing Kevin De Bruyne and the most influential midfielders of the Premier League era

adminApril 5, 2025

by adminApril 5, 2025026

“Always I have to be careful for the respect for the players that have played incredible roles, but there’s no doubt he’s one of the...

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The BookKeeper – Exploring Manchester City’s finances during a season of change

adminMarch 19, 2025

by adminMarch 19, 2025025

The Athletic has appointed Chris Weatherspoon as its first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who will be using his financial acumen as...

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Has Pep Guardiola’s style of football become outdated – or is it more complicated than that?

adminMarch 12, 2025

by adminMarch 12, 2025030

Manchester City are having a bad season, there is no doubt about that. But there is a difference of opinion when it comes to deciding...

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What teams think of the 2025 Club World Cup: Opportunity, concerns and financial benefits

adminMarch 6, 2025

by adminMarch 6, 2025030

The expanded Club World Cup begins in 100 days, with the 32-team tournament taking place in the United States from June 14. It is the...

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Without Erling Haaland, Manchester City are a shadow of a team

adminFebruary 20, 2025

by adminFebruary 20, 2025031

Maybe Manchester City’s hopes of reaching the 2024-25 Champions League’s round of 16 were not over within five minutes, after Kylian Mbappe’s early goal, or...

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Why Real Madrid-Manchester City remains a ‘modern Clasico’ – despite mixed fortunes this season

adminFebruary 18, 2025

by adminFebruary 18, 2025034

This is an updated version of a piece that was originally published in April 2024. “Real Madrid vs Manchester City is a modern Clasico,” former...

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Premier League ACL injuries: Examining the scale and causes of this season’s ‘epidemic’

adminFebruary 14, 2025

by adminFebruary 14, 2025030

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries. They are four words that strike dread into the hearts of footballers at every level and, at the Premier League level,...