Tom Burrows
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Football writer for The Athletic My articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/tom-burrows/
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Ended a busy 2024 writing about Wayne Rooney's exit at
#PAFC
Here's a piece from each month last year that I particularly enjoyed writing/found especially rewarding for @TheAthleticFC Onwards into 2025 šŖ
11 months ago
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š¹ A punch from Dennis Wise on the subs bench š¹ An earful from Roy Keane š¹ Tactical lessons from Thomas Tuchel I spoke to the one-game
#CFC
players about their memories of a day they'll never forget
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Chelseaās one-game wonders: āI didnāt realise how big an achievement it wasā
The Athletic has spoken to some of the players who only made solitary appearances for Chelsea
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6807435/2025/11/24/chelsea-one-appearance-former-players
2 days ago
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8 days ago
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: By trademarking his celebration, Cole Palmer joins a select group that includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe. His move could signal the start of a trend among soccer players.
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Cole Palmerās celebration trademark: Have others done the same? Will it become more common?
Cole Palmer's decision to trademark his celebration has led to a series of other questions
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The Athletic | Football
8 days ago
Oxford United and Wales international Will Vaulks has been named as the winner of the FIFPRO player voice award in recognition for his work in suicide prevention. It is a cause close to Vaulksā heart, as both his grandfathers, died by suicide when he was a teenager. āļø
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Will Vaulks wins FIFPRO award for work around mental health in football
āIt gives me an even louder voice, so thatās my main delight with winning it," Vaulks told The Athletic.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6807303/?source=bsky_uk
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āIt gives me an even louder voice, so thatās my main delight with winning itā I spoke to Will Vaulks, who won the FIFPRO Player Voice Award for his work in suicide prevention The cause is close to Vaulksā heart - he lost both of his grandfathers to suicide
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Will Vaulks wins FIFPRO award for work around mental health in football
āIt gives me an even louder voice, so thatās my main delight with winning it," Vaulks told The Athletic.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6807303/2025/11/18/will-vaulks-fifpro-player-voice-award
8 days ago
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Cole Palmer has trademarked his 'shiver' celebration. He now joins a select group including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. But how does it actually work, is it common - and could more players follow suit?
#CFC
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Cole Palmerās celebration trademark: Have others done the same? Will it become more common?
Cole Palmer's decision to trademark his celebration has led to a series of other questions
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6801096/2025/11/18/cole-palmer-celebration-trademark-kylian-mbappe-cristiano-ronaldo
8 days ago
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The Athletic | Football
16 days ago
Chelseaās Cole Palmer has successfully trademarked his signature shivering celebration. Palmerās application, which included a short clip of him performing the celebration, was approved by the United Kingdomās government Intellectual Property Office on Friday.
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Chelseaās Cole Palmer trademarks signature shivering celebration
Other players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Gareth Bale and Erling Haaland have also had celebration trademarks confirmed.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6794417/?source=bsky_uk
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'Heās just great, heās a diamond to have in your camp' š¹ Helped
#BWFC
punch above their weight š¹ Overhauled
#LFC
scouting dept š¹ Namechecked by Klopp over Salah signing A piece on Dave Fallows, why
#CFC
hired him + how he'll fit into their sporting leadership team
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The ex-Liverpool āwizardā who is Chelseaās new sporting director: āA diamond to have in your campā
Dave Fallows has worked for Newcastle, Manchester City and Liverpool, and is now part of a five-strong leadership group at Stamford Bridge
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6786812/2025/11/08/chelsea-dave-fallows-sporting-director-diamond
19 days ago
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McLaren waged a ālong and expensive warā against Alex Palou, his lawyer said today Was back at London's High Court for closing submissions in the McLaren v Palou case My write up from today, with judgement expected by mid-December (at the earliest)
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McLaren waged ālong and expensive warā against Alex Palou, says driverās lawyer
The trial, which began at the end of September, saw both legal teams give their closing arguments at Londonās High Court on Wednesday.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6781401/2025/11/05/alex-palou-mclaren-court-f1-indycar?source=emp_shared_article
21 days ago
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The Athletic | Football
26 days ago
Olympique Lyonnaise are exploring a January loan deal for Real Madridās Endrick. A simple loan has been mooted, with Madrid paying part of Endrickās wages ā according to sources with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity. From Mario Cortegana &
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Lyon exploring January loan move for Real Madridās Endrick
A simple loan has been mooted, with Madrid paying part of Endrick's wages.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6760356/?source=bsky_uk
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The Athletic | Football
26 days ago
Lucas Paqueta has avoided a fine after breaching the Football Associationās rules over his co-operation with an investigation into allegations of spot-fixing. More from
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'One of the biggest sporting scandals in history' My write-up from two days in court, where Felipe Massa is claiming £64m over 'Crashgate' in 2008 FIA, FOM & Bernie Ecclestone deny wrongdoing and are asking the judge to strike out his claim
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F1 āCrashgateā āone of the biggest scandals in sports historyā, says Felipe Massaās lawyer
Nick De Marco KC, representing Massa, was speaking at the second day of the āCrashgateā hearing at Londonās High Court on Thursday.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6764002/2025/10/30/f1-crashgate-felipe-massa
27 days ago
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The Athletic | Football
29 days ago
Brendan Rodgers resigned from his job at Celtic on Monday. This was followed by an unrestrained and public attack by Dermot Desmond. Amid criticism of Rodgers, the board, recruitment and more, Celtic have turned ātoxicā.
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29 days ago
Footballās lawmakers have discussed the possibility of extending the VAR reach to step in when an incorrect yellow card is given. They also debated whether to apply a countdown to goal kicks and throw-ins. More from
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Footballās lawmakers discuss VAR interventions on second yellows, countdowns on throw-ins
Marginal offside decisions and countdowns for throw-ins and goal kicks were also discussed by IFAB on Tuesday.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6758068/?source=bsky_uk
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Twenty years ago today, Paul Gascoigne became Kettering Town manager. What followed was an extraordinary 39 day spell. This is the story of that time, as told to
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
by those who were there
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Gazzaās chaotic 39 days at Kettering: Mid-training pizza, a fully clothed shower and a Ferrari promise
Paul Gascoigne arrived at the sixth-tier club 20 years ago as a footballing legend. Those who were there at the time relive a crazy period
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6301334/2025/08/06/paul-gascoigne-ketting-town-39-days
about 1 month ago
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'For someone to tell you thereās a possibility you might not play football againā¦I was extremely upset. I went home, my wife was 8 months pregnant at the time, and I broke down' My interview with Colby Bishop, almost a year since his comeback from open heart surgery
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Colby Bishop on his open-heart surgery: āYou have to sign a death waiverā
A routine pre-season check revealed a life-threatening issue with the Portsmouth striker's aortic valve. This is his journey back to playing
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6739580/2025/10/25/colby-bishop-interview
about 1 month ago
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This is a topic close to my heart after becoming a dad again this year (yes, the idea came to mind during a sleepless night...) A piece exploring footballers and fatherhood, how it works and how it's all evolved compared to some incredible stories of old
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How footballās relationship with fatherhood has grown up
Even if the idea of taking paternity leave remains virtually unheard of in football, the experience of players becoming fathers is evolving
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6718651/2025/10/22/football-fatherhood-premier-league-child-birth
about 1 month ago
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š¹ Ligue 1 young player of the month š¹ The striker competing with Andre Gray for a starting spot š¹ Ā£19m midfielder with a goal in his first league start on Saturday How the 15
#CFC
loanees are faring across Europe so far this season
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Chelseaās loan players: How theyāre faring across Europe
Competition in Chelseaās first-team squad is fierce before we even consider the players out on loan. But how are they all getting on?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6726193/2025/10/21/chelsea-loan-players-paez-jackson
about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
Chelsea and England playmaker Cole Palmer has successfully trademarked the term āCold Palmerā. Palmerās application, submitted to the UK governmentās Intellectual Property Office in November, was approved on Friday. More from
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about 2 months ago
āŖļø Why has UEFA approved European league games going overseas? āŖļø Who will benefit? āŖļø Will the Premier League go abroad? āŖļø How do other European leagues see it? We explain yesterdayās UEFAās landmark decision and what the implications could be.
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UEFA has approved European league games being staged abroad. So what now?
Explaining UEFA's decision yesterday and how the world game views the prospect of playing league games overseas
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6696205/?source=bsky_uk
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EXCL - Cole Palmer has now successfully trademarked his nickname 'Cold Palmer' His application dropped any reference to wine following a challenge from historic French winery Chateau Palmer A piece on what this all means for Palmer and
#CFC
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Cole Palmer has trademarked āCold Palmerā. What does it mean for him (and Chelsea)?
The Athletic can reveal Cole Palmer has successfully trademarked 'Cold Palmer' and is trying to register other marks
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6696334/2025/10/07/cole-palmer-cold-palmer-trademark-chelsea
about 2 months ago
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The Athletic | Football
about 2 months ago
A former Football League assistant referee has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 16 sexual offences against three 15-year-old girls.
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Ex-EFL match official sentenced to 13.5 years over 16 sexual offences against three underage girls
In her sentencing remarks in court today, Judge Caroline English told Viccars his behaviour was āpersistent, manipulative and predatoryā.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6683464/?source=bsky_uk
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šØ EXCL: Tim Lewis leaves Arsenal in shock boardroom revamp. 62yo integral to
#AFC
rise but new-look hierarchy sees Richard Garlick become CEO, Josh Kroenke increasingly prominent, Ben Winston join & 3 more appointments including 2 from KSE šØ
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Tim Lewis to leave position as Arsenal executive vice-chair
Managing director Richard Garlick is set to become CEO in a significant shake-up of the club's board
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6618741/2025/09/19/arsenal-tim-lewis-leave-position/
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3 months ago
Daniel Levy has stepped down as the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur after nearly 25 years in charge. More from
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'Everyone finds him interesting because of what he's done, he's a football icon. 'And to be around someone like that and to have had that experience, not many people can say that' The story of Gazza's 39 days at Kettering Town, told by those who were there
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Gazzaās chaotic 39 days at Kettering: Mid-training pizza, a fully clothed shower and a Ferrari promise
Paul Gascoigne arrived at the sixth-tier club 20 years ago as a footballing legend. Those who were there at the time relive a crazy period
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6301334/2025/08/06/paul-gascoigne-ketting-town-39-days/
4 months ago
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š Emotional team talks 𦷠A recreation of dentist chair celebration š Takeaway pizzas at training šæ Gazza in the showers fully clothed š A bitter exit Twenty years since Paul Gascoigne's only managerial job, a big read on his remarkable 39 days at Kettering Town
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Gazzaās chaotic 39 days at Kettering: Mid-training pizza, a fully clothed shower and a Ferrari promise
Paul Gascoigne arrived at the sixth-tier club 20 years ago as a footballing legend. Those who were there at the time relive a crazy period
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6301334/2025/08/06/paul-gascoigne-ketting-town-39-days/
4 months ago
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Bryan Mbeumo is (finally) now a
#MUFC
player I wrote this with
@jaydmharris.bsky.social
last season on the forwardās footballing journey, his steady rise at Brentford + hard work to improve his finishing, his love of chess and teaching himself how to play the piano
www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...
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How Bryan Mbeumo became one of the Premier Leagueās hottest properties
The forward has become a pivotal figure for Brentford and is likely to attract interest in the summer transfer window
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6049089/2025/02/24/bryan-mbeumo-premier-league-brentford/?source=emp_shared_article
4 months ago
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5 months ago
āItās Arsenal. They wonāt just ignore it.ā Thomas Partey, the allegations and what the club knew For
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āItās Arsenal. They wonāt just ignore itā ā Thomas Partey, the allegations and what the club knew
Arsenal have been aware of complaints about Partey, all of which he denies, for more than three years. Questions are now being asked
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6485525
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5 months ago
Diogo Jota won the Premier League and Nations League earlier this summer. Then on June 22 he married the mother of his three children. In the early hours of Thursday, the Liverpool forward died in a car accident. The Athletic reports from Zamora on what happened, and what has happened since.
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The heartbreaking death of Diogo Jota
The Liverpool player died in a car accident 11 days after his wedding. The Athletic reports from Spain on a tragedy that stunned football
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6468468/?source=bsky_uk
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The Athletic | Football
5 months ago
Diogo Jota was a superb striker and a serial winner for Liverpool, Wolves and Portugal. But he was far more than that. He was a husband, a father and a cherished friend to the colleagues he leaves behind. This is his story.
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Diogo Jota: Liverpoolās supreme goalscorer who was far more than just a footballer
The Portuguese, who has died aged 28, was a force of nature on the pitch and cherished by his team-mates off it
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6471080/?source=bsky_uk
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5 months ago
Premier League footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, a professional player for Portuguese side Penafiel, have died after being involved in a car accident in Spain.
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After a fantastic spell at Brentford, Thomas Frank is the new
#THFC
head coach I wrote this last season on what makes him special - his attention to detail, willingness to take risks + his personal touch Piece with
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What makes Thomas Frank special: āSecret sauceā, training for stoppage time and games of Risk
What makes the Dane stand out on and off the field - according to those who know him best
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5989110/2024/12/14/thomas-frank-brentford-manager-special?source=emp_shared_article
6 months ago
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The Athletic | Football
6 months ago
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was once a brilliant prospect for Arsenal and became an accomplished centre-forward for other clubs in England and Scotland. Now he is in prison as an international drug smuggler.
@dtathletic.bsky.social
& Stuart James tell the story of his downfall.
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Jay Emmanuel-Thomas ā from Arsenal youth captain to shame and prison for drug smuggling
The story is one of a lower-league footballer who fell to temptation, with his lies and deceit bringing shame and now a prison sentence
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6402004/?source=bsky_uk
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The Athletic | Football
6 months ago
Luis Enrique's daughter Xana died in 2019 at the age of nine from a rare form of bone cancer. On Saturday, when his PSG side take on Inter in this year's Champions League final, she will be with him once again, this time in spirit.
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The sad tale of Brandon Williams - who was handed a suspended prison sentence on Friday - and a sorry case that highlights footballās issue with laughing gas My piece with
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Brandon Williams and a case that highlights footballās laughing gas issue
Nitrous oxide - or laughing gas - has been used by some footballers in recent years but it is now a banned substance in the UK
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6305246/2025/05/24/laughing-gas-football-brandon-williams/?source=emp_shared_article
6 months ago
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The Athletic | Football
6 months ago
Crystal Palaceās fanbase are the antidote to the sanitisation of English football fandom ā and on a glorious, historic day for their club in winning the FA Cup final, they put on a show. They produced something unfiltered. Something real.
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Have Crystal Palace brought modern fandom to the Premier League?
Palace's fanbase are the antidote to the sanitisation of English football fandom - they bring something real and unfiltered
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6364349/?source=bsky_uk
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7 months ago
Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed as head coach of the Brazil national team and will start work on May 26. The 65-year-old Italian will leave Real Madrid after their final game of the La Liga season against Real Sociedad. More from
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7 months ago
The crazy is deep in this club. It canāt be straitjacketed or sedated. In the end, it gets out ā and on nights like Tuesday, after everything, the fans are mad for it. Next stop, Munich. Interās old limitations are beginning to look like new frontiers. š
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Interās old limitations are beginning to look like new frontiers ā next stop, Munich
Joy and despair were in plentiful supply as Inter claimed victory against Barcelona in a Champions League semi-final for the ages
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6338493/?source=bsky_uk
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āŖļø#SaintsFC searching for one point to avoid equalling
#DCFC
record āŖļøKDB farewell at
#MCFC
āŖļøCrunch games in fight for a
#UCL
spot, incl
#NFFC
v
#CFC
on final day With the title and relegation places wrapped up, a look at what's left to play for in the Premier League
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Think the Premier League season is over? These are the games you still need to watch
With a fight for Champions League places, fond farewells and a scrap for a precious point, here are the Premier League games you have to see
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6323203/2025/05/03/premier-league-champions-league-relegation/?source=emp_shared_article
7 months ago
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Fantastic scenes at Anfield yesterday, where there were plenty of renditions of 'A Liverbird upon my chest' I told the story here of the song's origins and how it became the soundtrack to this triumphant
#LFC
title-winning season
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Liverbird Upon My Chest: The unlikely origin story of Liverpoolās ānewā fan anthem
A song originally written in 1984 has become the soundtrack to Arne Slot's latest title charge - its creators explain how
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6183482/2025/03/09/liverpool-liverbird-chest-song
7 months ago
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7 months ago
š Director of football's 'moles' claim š£ļø Players accused of 'mental failings' ā Cancelled days off and 'mutiny' talk ā½ļø Record campaign for goals at both ends Welcome to Roberto De Zerbiās Marseille. āļø
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The Athletic | Football
7 months ago
šµ Unlikely squad anthem: Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits āļø Coffee bar masterstroke š£ļø Slot's outburst at half time against Southampton in March This is how Arne Slot's Liverpool won the title. āļø
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How Liverpool won the Premier League ā featuring Dire Straits, coffee club and one big outburst
How Dire Straits, coffee club and one volcanic outburst from Arne Slot helped secure an historic triumph
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6235236/?source=bsky_uk
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7 months ago
Nabil Bentaleb suffered a cardiac arrest on the evening of Tuesday June 18, 2024. The Algeria international had been playing an 8-a-side game of football with friends. He was in a coma for two days. After 243 days, he was a footballer again. This is how he did it.
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Inside Nabil Bentalebās incredible comeback after cardiac arrest: āItās not about how you fall, but how you get upā
Bentaleb suffered a cardiac arrest while playing football last June. The Athletic spoke to those close to him about his remarkable return
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6272086/?source=bsky_uk
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Another two goals for Bryan Mbeumo today. What a season heās having š Wrote this earlier this season on how he became one of the Premier Leagueās standout players His performances have put him firmly on the radar of Europeās top clubs this summer
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How Bryan Mbeumo became one of the Premier Leagueās hottest properties
The forward has become a pivotal figure for Brentford and is likely to attract interest in the summer transfer window
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6049089/2025/02/24/bryan-mbeumo-premier-league-brentford?source=emp_shared_article
7 months ago
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8 months ago
It took almost a year for Mohamed Salah to sign a new Liverpool contract - this is the inside story: šŗ Why Salahās camp had concerns last autumn šŗ What ruled out PSG & Saudi šŗ Why āprocessā took so long šŗ Richard Hughesā role & importance of Arne Slot š
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8 months ago
š£ļø "I'm enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I had the best years in my career." Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year Liverpool contract.
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Mohamed Salah signs new two-year Liverpool contract
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year Liverpool contract. The AthleticĀ reported on Wednesday Salah and team-mate Virgil van Dijk were closing in on new Liverpool deals. Salah had entered the final m...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5980720/?source=bsky_uk
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šŗ Poyet finding out he'd gone at
#BHAFC
while working on the BBC š How they can often 'smell' it coming šļø Taking a holiday before period of self-reflection š What draws them back in After Juric's
#SaintsFC
exit, a big read on what's it like to be sacked as a manager
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Shock, relief and āsmellingā the sack: What itās like to be fired as a manager
Ivan Juric is the latest Premier League casualty but there are many ways for a manager to be dismissed
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6260899/2025/04/08/manager-sack-premier-league-feels-like
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Craig Johnston won five leagues and a European Cup at Liverpool ā but thatās his least remarkable achievement. He designed the worldās most famous football boot, created a game show, wrote a hit single and went bankrupt.
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š 5 league titles + European Cup with
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šļø Co-wrote Anfield rap š„ Retired at 27 to look after his sick sister š Invented Adidas predator šŗ Created TV game show + minibar security system š· Went bankrupt My interview with Craig Johnston, a footballer like no other
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This is the story of Craig Johnston ā a footballer like no other
The ex-Liverpool midfielder - and football boot engineer, game show creator and musician - reveals why he is just getting started
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6232206/2025/03/27/craig-johnston-liverpool-predator-interview
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Former footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of assaulting his wife. The court was told how Barton pushed his wife, Georgia, 38, to the ground before kicking her in the head at their home in Kew, south west London. āļø
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Former footballer Joey Barton found guilty of assaulting his wife
The court was told how Barton pushed his wife, Georgia, to the ground before kicking her in the head at their home in 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6229973/?source=bsky_uk
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My write up from court today after ex-footballer Joey Barton was found guilty of assaulting his wife in their family home Barton was handed a suspended prison term The court heard how Georgia was left with a āgolf ballā size lump on her forehead
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Former footballer Joey Barton found guilty of assaulting his wife
The court was told how Barton pushed his wife, Georgia, to the ground before kicking her in the head at their home in 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6229973/2025/03/25/joey-barton-guilty-assault-wife/
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