What makes a great signing? Is it trophies won, goals scored, a long run of dominance ... or all of the above? Bill Connelly ...

Ian St John was one of Bill Shankly’s most trusted forwards during the 1960s, netting for the Reds at a frightening rate. He ...

Messi and Ronaldo remain top sellers, but youth and South American passion fuel stars like Yamal and Vinícius. One Premier ...

In 2024 The Athletic told the story of the Eritrean players who fled. Two years on, the national team is set to return to ...

We look at the five greatest British footballers of the last ten years (2016 to 2015). Liverpool snapped up Robertson in 2017 ...

The highest-paid footballers in Europe’s top-five leagues have been revealed, with four Premier League players inside the top ...

Hot new talent is emerging right across Ireland. From Dublin's Niall O'Callaghan to Tyrone's hotshot forward duo and Mayo and ...

The ruling regime in Tehran has cut the internet and all communications, which meant that residents of the football-loving ...

We've identified six rising stars to watch ahead of the start of the 2026 season, including two members of Tyrone's double ...

For Mehdi Taremi and others playing abroad, showing solidarity with their home nation can mean threats and possible detention ...

League’s Women’s had some of the best standards for women’s sports across the country – now it is among the worst – the key ...