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Premier League fans' survey results: ▪️ Who's happiest with their season? ▪️ Who wants their manager gone? ▪️ The best-run clubs ▪️ Who plays most attractive football? ▪️ Who believes their side will win a trophy? ▪️ Who spends well on transfers? 📝 Ali Richard Amofa

Looked at how supporters of Premier League clubs feel about their teams with the man ⁦Richard Amofa⁩ 📊 Check out ⁦@TheAthleticUK⁩ fans’ survey results here 👇🏽 theathletic.com/2486308/2021/0…

North Macedonia, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Malta, Andorra, the Faroe Islands & Luxembourg. Are Europe’s smaller countries catching up & starting to punch above their weight? Luke Bosher analyses how much progress they've made as footballing nations over the past 30 years

This analysis of European minnows from ⁦Luke Bosher⁩ slaps 👇🏽 theathletic.com/2490209/2021/0…

FIFA suspended both the Pakistan and Chad football federations over interference claims today. Kaleemullah Khan, the Pakistan men’s team’s captain, told me the ban will “destroy” football in the country. theathletic.com/news/fifa-paki…

𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏: European Super League Clubs - Manchester City 🔵 Special report: City Football Group - empire building & creating a global network to catch up with Man United... #MCFC 📝 Sam Lee Matt Slater Sam Stejskal Paul Tenorio Ali theathletic.com/2244423/?sourc…

SOURCES: Eddie Hearn has struck a five-year deal that makes DAZN the exclusive broadcaster of Matchroom Boxing in UK, ending Hearn’s tenure with Sky Sports. Nine-figure pact begins in July. Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte aren’t included. Free-to-read: theathletic.com/news/eddie-hea…

Yesterday, govt officials and football stakeholders met with social media firms to discuss online hate, with one minister saying it is at a "crisis point". Piara Powar told me "there is no simple way" to deal with the issue "except through regulation”. theathletic.com/news/online-ra…

On Monday, Leicester City v Crystal Palace paused on the half-hour mark to allow Muslim footballers Wesley Fofana & Cheikhou Kouyate to break their Ramadan fast. I talked to Nujum Sports about how the Premier League supports players during the holy month. theathletic.com/2551689/2021/0…

Is there anything more fun in football than witnessing a goalkeeper score? Ali on Alisson and the Premier League's goalscoring goalkeepers... theathletic.com/2592393/?sourc…

Worthy UEFA Women’s Champions League winners are FC Barcelona Femení . They romped home, sweeping Chelsea FC Women aside. Here's how they did it and what it means for both sides. @TheAthleticUK theathletic.com/2592560/2021/0…

On this day 40 years ago Ipswich Town won the 1981 UEFA Cup with Sir Bobby Robson. Club legends Russell Osman and John Wark, as well as Robson's PA and fans share their stories with me, looking back on that balmy evening in Amsterdam. @TheAthleticUK theathletic.com/2597390/2021/0…

Premier League clubs could trial COVID-19 vaccination certification checks for fans during pre-season matches. More below for @TheAthleticUK: theathletic.com/news/premier-l…

Exciting news as today’s Masterclasses will feature BCOMS Alumni Toni Afoké from talkSPORT & Ali from the @TheAthleticUK. Brace yourselves🙌🏽🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏻

This is great from Ali on why fans from England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain really shouldn’t turn their noses up at the new Europa Conference League theathletic.com/2746918/2021/0…

New: I've spent months looking at Socios, "fan engagement tokens" promoted by lots of Europe's biggest clubs. It reveals a world of frantic cryptocurrency "pumping and dumping" where smart traders can make money from less "financially sophisticated" fans. theathletic.com/2774492/2021/0…

Spurs fans might not be too pleased with being in it but the Conference League could offer a lifeline for clubs around Europe. Spoke to some of those involved in the new competition recently. @TheAthleticUK theathletic.com/2746918/2021/0…

⚫ Pointed reference to "collective" approach to window ⚪ Aimed at fans, media & Bruce? ⚫ Net spend & "principles" cited An extraordinary statement released by #NUFC is unpicked in a condensed Q&A explainer W/ Ali for @TheAthleticUK news: theathletic.com/news/newcastle…

Here's the bizarre story of how some of football's biggest names sparked a trading frenzy by promoting an obscure crypto token on social media. Busquets, Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Rakitic and others pumped up its value 🚀 Then it crashed 📉 theathletic.com/2812242/2021/0…