Talk of Raphinha's brilliance with Barcelona is no longer merely an exceptional start or a fleeting period of form, as the ...

Talk of Raphinha's brilliance with Barcelona is no longer merely about an exceptional start or a fleeting spell of dazzling ...

Ronaldinho has arrived in Ravenna to begin his bizarre new chapter in Italian football, landing at Forlì airport before heading into the Romagna city as the club’s most improbable signing in ...

Giovanni van Bronckhorst had little difficulty identifying the difference between Barcelona and Feyenoord after his side suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat in their Champions League opener.The Dutch side was ...

Raphinha is backed to become Barcelona's greatest-ever Brazilian, potentially surpassing Neymar, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and ...

The race for the 2026 Ballon d’Or is gathering pace, with Barcelona throwing its weight behind Lamine Yamal while Kylian ...

How did Premier League clubs spend so much money without buying a single world-class player? Arsenal will win title without ...

In an ominous sign for their rivals, the PSG trio tell The Athletic why they're as hungry as ever for European success ...

Real Madrid are putting all their weight behind a PR campaign for Kylian Mbappe to win the Ballon d'Or, despite him not being ...

The image of Pele celebrating Brazil's 1970 World Cup victory remains one of the iconic pictures regularly featured in montages and albums covering football's greatest moments. He was at the height of ...

A battle for the world's best ignites between the Barcelona and Real Madrid camps Hansi Flick has fired back at Real Madrid's José Mourinho, who tipped France's Kylian Mbappé for the 2026 Ballon d'Or, ...

As well as giving manager Mikel Arteta some oven-ready first-team stars like Ezri Konsa and Bruno Guimaraes, the club have ...