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Mary Phillip on being England Women's first Black captain, managing a men's team and living with MS
This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black History Month. To view the whole collection, click here.“You...
Next week’s waiver wire: Blake Corum, Ladd McConkey and more players to add now — before the Week 7 rush
Welcome back for another season of fantasy football speculation, using our patented data-backed, formulaic approach to discover next week’s...
Football and CBD: A complicated relationship
A couple of years ago, Hannah Deacon took a call from a football agent.Deacon, who had no background in...
Steve Cooper, his Leicester substitutions and why he makes them later than anyone else
Leicester City fans are still learning about Steve Cooper and his team.He was appointed manager this summer and has...
Nikola Milenkovic epitomises what Nuno Espirito Santo demands – he's added steel and intensity
In the tunnel of the Bernabeu in Madrid, Kevin Keegan — then playing for Hamburg — offered a friendly...
A window onto Barcelona's chaotic world, as Sergio Aguero claims club owes him €3m
An interesting document was released to Barcelona socios (club members) this week — a ‘management report’ and summary of...
Matthew Hudson-Smith: The 2024 Olympic medallist who dreamed of playing for Wolves
It was not how Matthew Hudson-Smith expected his Olympics to be remembered.But, he says, shouting “F**k” into a television...
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...
Manchester City and Oasis: The story behind the best-selling Noel Gallagher-designed kit
What do you get when you combine Manchester City and the Oasis reunion? Well, arguably the most popular City...
Row Z: Klopp as a Red Bull romantic, hungry hippos and taking it on the chins
Welcome to the eighth edition of Row Z, our weekly column on The Athletic shining a light on the bonkers...