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La Liga reported 10 disciplinary incidents relating to Barca fans from Sunday’s home loss to Madrid. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Barcelona suspends own fan groups from Camp Nou after Clasico incidents vs. Real Madrid
La Liga reported 10 disciplinary incidents relating to Barca fans from Sunday’s home loss to Madrid.
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In surveying the sports month ahead, we did our best to cover the major events and promote some sleepers. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
November sports watch guide: College basketball returns, NWSL Championship, ‘Madden’ movie
In surveying the sports month ahead, we did our best to cover the major events and promote some sleepers.
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In surveying the sports month ahead, we did our best to cover the major events and promote some sleepers. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
November sports watch guide: College basketball returns, NWSL Championship, ‘Madden’ movie
In surveying the sports month ahead, we did our best to cover the major events and promote some sleepers.
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USMNT's pursuit of Taishi Brandon Nozawa is not as straightforward as its other dual-national recruitment efforts www.nytimes.com/athletic/772...
He could be the USMNT’s goalkeeper of the future. There’s just one key issue
USMNT's pursuit of Taishi Brandon Nozawa is not as straightforward as its other dual-national recruitment efforts
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CAF had planned to host the tournament every four years, broadly in line with other continental competitions. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
AFCON to be held every two years instead of four after CAF U-turn
CAF had planned to host the tournament every four years, broadly in line with other continental competitions.
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Ayyoub Bouaddi, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Lucas Chevalier and Leny Yoro are among the players sold on for millions in profit www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Inside the Lille talent factory as a new era begins under Davide Ancelotti
Ayyoub Bouaddi, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Lucas Chevalier and Leny Yoro are among the players sold on for millions in profit
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Did Sunday's convincing Clasico win in Barcelona point the way forward early in his second spell in charge at the Bernabeu? www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
What Jose Mourinho is getting right at Real Madrid, from Valverde reinvention to Vinicius Jr situation
Did Sunday's convincing Clasico win in Barcelona point the way forward early in his second spell in charge at the Bernabeu?
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It has been viewed as the gold standard for multi-club ownership, but how will the Manchester City judgment affect the wider group? www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...
What now for the City Football Group project?
It has been viewed as the gold standard for multi-club ownership, but how will the Manchester City judgment affect the wider group?
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It has been viewed as the gold standard for multi-club ownership, but how will the Manchester City judgment affect the wider group? www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...
What now for the City Football Group project?
It has been viewed as the gold standard for multi-club ownership, but how will the Manchester City judgment affect the wider group?
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A league win at Liverpool's home ground has proved elusive for the Arsenal manager. Can they turn the tide on Sunday? www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Mikel Arteta, Anfield, and another jinx to be broken
A league win at Liverpool's home ground has proved elusive for the Arsenal manager. Can they turn the tide on Sunday?
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Graham Scott: Officials do not let where they live affect their judgment but the lack of south east-based refs needs fixing www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Does it matter where a referee lives? Yes, but not for the reason you might think
Graham Scott: Officials do not let where they live affect their judgment but the lack of south east-based refs needs fixing
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Head coach and dropped captain had a one-on-one meeting this week to clear the air, and the midfielder is set to return against Chelsea www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Man United’s trip to Chelsea is massive for Carrick and Fernandes — their fortunes feel inextricably linked
Head coach and dropped captain had a one-on-one meeting this week to clear the air, and the midfielder is set to return against Chelsea
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Our experts are backing Liverpool to show their title credentials this week – check out who is top of our predictions table www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Premier League predictions: Liverpool vs Arsenal, Chelsea vs Man Utd and the rest of GW9
Our experts are backing Liverpool to show their title credentials this week – check out who is top of our predictions table
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The midfielder suffered a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) knee injury in January but is now back playing and starring for Unai Emery www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
How Boubacar Kamara fought his way back to fitness and re-established himself for Aston Villa
The midfielder suffered a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) knee injury in January but is now back playing and starring for Unai Emery
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A league win at Liverpool's home ground has proved elusive for the Arsenal manager. Can they turn the tide on Sunday? www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Mikel Arteta, Anfield, and another jinx to be broken
A league win at Liverpool's home ground has proved elusive for the Arsenal manager. Can they turn the tide on Sunday?
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Baku in Azerbaijan has played host to a new football tournament with 940 fixtures taking place. The Athletic was there to see it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
3,000 kids, Gianni Infantino and Russia’s return: A week at FIFA’s new Under-15 tournament
Baku in Azerbaijan has played host to a new football tournament with 940 fixtures taking place. The Athletic was there to see it.
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MLS will embark on a 'sprint season' to ease the disruption of its shift to a European-aligned calendar www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
MLS sprint season could be ‘super fun’ as details emerge of calendar transition
MLS will embark on a 'sprint season' to ease the disruption of its shift to a European-aligned calendar
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Hershfelt, who has played five times for the USWNT, suffered the injury during Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Current. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Washington Spirit confirms Hal Hershfelt suffered ACL injury, in blow to playoff hopes
Hershfelt, who has played five times for the USWNT, suffered the injury during Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Current.
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The figure is a third of FIFA's World Cup revenue and more than five times the amount they made from the tournament in Qatar four years ago. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
FIFA expected to generate around $5bn from World Cup ticket and hospitality sales
The figure is a third of FIFA's World Cup revenue and more than five times the amount they made from the tournament in Qatar four years ago.
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How closely were you following the sports news this week? Find out and test your knowledge by taking The Athletic's weekly quiz. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
This Week in Sports Trivia: Oct. 29, 2026
How closely were you following the sports news this week? Find out and test your knowledge by taking The Athletic's weekly quiz.
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Johnstone Burgh said in a statement the failed rescheduling "certainly hasn't been for the lack of trying". www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Why a Scottish football team has been forced to play two games at once
Johnstone Burgh said in a statement the failed rescheduling "certainly hasn't been for the lack of trying".
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The NWSL Shield race comes down to the final day for the first time in two seasons. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Winning an NWSL Shield is difficult. This year’s tight race will ‘put some respect’ on the award
The NWSL Shield race comes down to the final day for the first time in two seasons.
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One of England's greatest clubs feel further away than ever from ending their long wait for another Premier League trophy www.nytimes.com/athletic/771...
Manchester United went 26 years without a league title. This new drought could be even longer
One of England's greatest clubs feel further away than ever from ending their long wait for another Premier League trophy
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One of England's greatest clubs feel further away than ever from ending their long wait for another Premier League trophy www.nytimes.com/athletic/771...
Manchester United went 26 years without a league title. This new drought could be even longer
One of England's greatest clubs feel further away than ever from ending their long wait for another Premier League trophy
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Graham Scott: Officials do not let where they live affect their judgment but the lack of south east-based refs needs fixing www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Does it matter where a referee lives? Yes, but not for the reason you might think
Graham Scott: Officials do not let where they live affect their judgment but the lack of south east-based refs needs fixing
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Graham Scott: Officials do not let where they live affect their judgment but the lack of south east-based refs needs fixing www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Does it matter where a referee lives? Yes, but not for the reason you might think
Graham Scott: Officials do not let where they live affect their judgment but the lack of south east-based refs needs fixing
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It remains a peculiar aspect of Arteta's winning project that it does not seem to automatically produce prolific strikers www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz and Arsenal’s perennial strikers problem
It remains a peculiar aspect of Arteta's winning project that it does not seem to automatically produce prolific strikers
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After defeat in El Clasico and against PSG in the Champions League, Hansi Flick's team find themselves at a key point of the season www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Barcelona regroup from two damaging losses with barbecues, honesty and a search for solutions
After defeat in El Clasico and against PSG in the Champions League, Hansi Flick's team find themselves at a key point of the season
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This weekend sees eight Premier League matches played on Saturday, with one each on Sunday and Monday. www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
Why is there only one Premier League game this Sunday?
This weekend sees eight Premier League matches played on Saturday, with one each on Sunday and Monday.
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Premier League teams are crossing more often than any of the other top five European leagues, averaging a cross every 35 passes www.nytimes.com/athletic/773...
The Expected Premier League Table MD9: Shots from open-play crosses – Man Utd have them, but Chelsea don’t
Premier League teams are crossing more often than any of the other top five European leagues, averaging a cross every 35 passes
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