Alex Kay-Jelski on how the Athletic persuaded a million readers to pay for sports journalism
The Athletic’s UK editor-in-chief on recruitment, readership and being resourceful during Covid-19.
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The international break recalls years of English mediocrity, and leaves me longing for the Prem
Watching England play three times in a week has left me bored out of my wine-sodden mind.
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What the plight of Gunnersaurus tells us about football’s responsibility problem
Arsenal’s sacking of its mascot has highlighted the lopsided economics of the Premier League.
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Why sport’s new status as a purely digital product is not sustainable
Elite sport has streamlined itself to become flat-pack entertainment – but there isn't a competition in the world that is…
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Why football is still the great escape, even without the fans
There may be no cheering crowds – but the game is still as reckless, relentless and eccentric as ever.
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The barefoot professor: Daniel Lieberman on why humans are born to run
After realising our ancestors would never have chosen to work out, the evolutionary biologist wrote “an anti-bullshit book” on health and exercise.
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The pandemic makes it harder, but footballers have always found a way to behave badly
Peter Crouch, when asked what he would have been if not a footballer, famously answered “a virgin”.
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Amazon’s new Tottenham documentary reveals just how dull life as a top footballer can be
The club's powerful yet reclusive chairman, Daniel Levy, is by far the most arresting character to watch.
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