Football never fails to surprise, and it certainly never sleeps. Close your eyes briefly and you’re waking up to find Jurgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool, a seismic shock that came without the faintest warning.
When the big news breaks, you want to know about it. And more than that, you want to know what it means — the bigger picture, the stories behind the story, the lie of the land. It’s why The Athletic’s football team was created; to go deeper into the sport and cover all the bases, finding the nuance at the very heart of it.
It’s also why we’re launching The Athletic FC, our free newsletter bringing the thrills and spills from professional football (or soccer, if you prefer) straight to your inbox. Starting today — and running Monday to Friday — it’s here to let us tell you what’s hot in the game and what you need to be across, featuring all the latest content from our huge and talented pool of writers, editors and specialists in audio and video.
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Each morning, we’ll dig into the big issue of the day and run you through the biggest developments in the world of football, from the Premier League to Germany’s Bundesliga, Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A and MLS. We’ll keep you firmly in touch with this year’s European Championship and Copa America, and you’ll get a rundown of the best features and insight on The Athletic’s website.
If there’s transfer news brewing and David Ornstein is breaking it (when isn’t he?), The Athletic FC will bring you the latest. If Lionel Messi’s doing bits in Miami, our U.S. writers will have you covered. If a major figure like Klopp announces the end of his Liverpool reign, our experts will be on hand to tell you why and to assess what happens next.
There’ll be GIFs, graphics and analysis from our collection of data specialists and dissections of the crunch games, like Manchester United versus Liverpool at Old Trafford yesterday. Old Trafford is exactly where The Athletic FC begins today. We aim to be the go-to global game newsletter, your first stop for football’s headlines and everything beyond them.
Whether you subscribe to The Athletic or not, our newsletter is free to sign up to. Simply enter your email address and you’re good to go. From Monday to Friday, you’ll see what we’re talking about. We’ve got four different writers to keep you entertained — Phil Hay, Ali Rampling, Richard Amofa and Jacob Whitehead. We want you to join the conversation.
And don’t worry about falling asleep. Because like football, The Athletic is awake all day, every day. Welcome to our world. And enjoy.
