Premier League success has been inextricably linked with possession – the best teams keep the ball. But Nottingham Forest and ...

Premier League football is now riddled with them – there ... Guardiola’s City are the poster boys for possession football’s struggles. They have lost nine league games this season, including ...

Number tens of the traditional type are nearly extinct, but teams still require players capable of creating chances in ...

There are 180 aspiring youngsters in Leicester's academy - we take a closer look at how the club builds players, and people, ...

Paul Mullin has been the goal-scoring poster boy of a Wrexham team soaring through England’s soccer leagues following its ...

Phil Foden’s season-long Manchester City and England meltdown is a big talking point. Foden’s alarming drop-off in ...

In the final episode of The Athletic FC Podcast's series on multi-club ownership, Matt Slater answers questions surrounding ...

When Xi came to power in 2012, his love for the sport spurred a drive to reform and improve Chinese football. His dream, he ...

Karim Benzema has been a staple Adidas athlete for most of his career and continues to do so in Saudi Arabia at present. The ...