La Roja have proved that you don’t have to be boring to win international trophies following their thrilling run in Germany Sometimes football can be straightforward....
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...
Germany’s Thomas Muller has called time on his 14-year international career after their European Championship exit, the Bayern Munich forward said on Monday. Thomas Muller announces...
John Stones collapsed onto his back and gazed up at the stars. Declan Rice sunk to his knees. Phil Foden slumped in the dugout staring into...
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...
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...
The Three Lions have been a tough watch in Germany, but they might just end up as European champions “Your professional capability is questioned beyond belief,...
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...
Welcome to the 38th Media Mailbag for The Athletic. Thanks for sending in your questions via the website and app. There were more than 170 questions,...
“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...
When the Dutch got desperate, they took the option that did not exactly feel like Total Football. Plan A was getting them nowhere. So they called...