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Everton’s Premier League survival fuels desire for faster, tighter financial regulation

Even in the intense heat of the moment at Goodison Park, breathless euphoria and overwhelming relief quickly turned into anger and indignation. Within minutes of the final whistle on Sunday evening, as a nerve-shredding 1-0 victory over Bournemouth kept their team in the top flight for what will be a 70th consecutive season, Everton supporters …

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The Athletic Player of the Year awards 2022-23

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As the majority of Europe’s major domestic leagues wind down for the summer, The Athletic’s writers and editors have had their say on the standout players from their various 2022-23 seasons. Here are their verdicts… Erling Haaland, Manchester City Football is more nuanced than just scoring goals but even the artistry of Ilkay Gundogan and …

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All 20 Premier League clubs’ 2022-23 season summed up in just 10 games

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Did the Premier League season pass you by? Can you barely remember what took place before the World Cup? Are you a bit unsure of what happened with Bournemouth? It’s difficult to describe a 380-game campaign concisely. But here is an attempt: all 20 Premier League teams’ seasons summarised in 10 choice matches… GO DEEPER …

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Weston McKennie, Brenden Aaronson (C) and Tyler Adams (R) could play for USMNT in June

Soccer isn’t close to being finished in the USA… with Chelsea to join Arsenal, Man United arriving

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The Premier League season came to a close on yet another frantic championship Sunday and while the globe’s most entertaining league has come to an end, those very teams are set to light up the United States this summer. Sunday was a trying day for supporters of US soccer with partially-American owned Leeds United descending …

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Antonio Conte, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly and James Maddison

Chelsea, Leicester, Leeds, Spurs and Liverpool are among our Premier League 22/23 season losers

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That was an achievement in ineptitude from Chelsea and Todd Boehly, with Southampton somehow in a better way than Leicester and Liverpool and Spurs failing. The winners are here… Todd BoehlyIt is a genuine achievement to be quite so immediately bad at this club ownership lark, never mind to lower the floor for the …

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Everton fans invade the Goodison Park pitch after securing Premier League survival with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth

16 Conclusions from the Premier League’s final day as Everton survive and Kane does meaningless bits

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The 2022/23 Premier League season is no more, but it bowed out with another vintage slice of final-day Barclays. 1) Leeds and Leicester fans may disagree but final-day Barclays really is the very best of Barclays. Even when there’s not all that much at stake. Maybe even especially when there’s not all that much …

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Doucoure saves Everton, Leicester’s 51-goal relegation and Allardyce gets his tactics wrong

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Leicester City and Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League after a dramatic final day that saw Everton stay up. Abdoulaye Doucoure’s second-half strike saw Sean Dyche’s side beat Bournemouth 1-0, while Leeds were thrashed 4-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Leicester beat West Ham United 2-1, but it wasn’t enough given Everton’s …

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‘Winning the transfer window’ is misunderstood – most big deals don’t pay off

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The rumbling you can hear in the distance is the sound of the transfer market coming to life: not the whirring of fax machines these days, but the roar of the engines on private jets, soon to be drowned out by the clamour for more, more, more. It never stops, really. But for the majority …

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What Leeds’ relegation would mean: Takeover, head coach, stadium and more

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The sobering reality for Leeds United is that relegation next Sunday, if indeed there is no way out, would barely be even the start of it. The club are all but sunk with one game left, reliant on the biggest stroke of luck they could ask for, and Elland Road can see a monumental summer …

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Granit Xhaka has been cleared of any involvement in a possible betting scam 17 months ago

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Granit Xhaka is CLEARED of any involvement in a possible betting scam

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AHEAD OF THE GAME: Granit Xhaka is CLEARED of any involvement in a possible betting scam after he was booked in Arsenal’s win over Leeds in December 2021… while City removed 60 champagne bottles from the dressing room after Real Madrid win There had been investigations into betting patterns around a Xhaka booking Pep Guardiola …

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