Sunday’s European Championship final saw Spain beat England 2-1 thanks to goals from Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal to crown a tournament in which they were...
The divisive England coach has united a nation behind his team just in time for the European Championship final against Spain “We all want to be...
And so it all comes down to this. England’s route to the European Championship final may not have been overly scenic, but they are in a...
Welcome to the 12th edition of The Athletic’s Friday quiz question. At the end of every week, we’ll serve up a poser from our vault of...
England’s Euro 2024 semi-final against Netherlands tonight will be officiated by a German referee who was once banned over match-fixing and has a history with Jude...
In a summer featuring both the Copa America and the European Championship, it was inevitable that someone would be asked to compare the levels in the...
Major tournaments nowadays seem to be where idealists go to die. If you have an ambitious, expansive style or a romantic philosophy, forget about it. If...
“You’re a s*** goalkeeper!” said Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he fired a shot at supersonic speed into the net during a Paris-Saint Germain training session. Even the...
One of the wonderful things about international football is discovering more about other nations’ identities through their style of football. If you read the seminal book...
Fashion and football feel more closely connected than they ever have, but while footballers such as France and Barcelona defender Jules Kounde continue to push the...
Welcome to the 10th edition of The Athletic’s Friday quiz question. At the end of every week, we’ll serve up a poser from our vault of...
Berlin is united by football. Cologne is united by football. Dortmund is… you get the idea. “United by football” has been Germany’s tagline for Euro 2024...