Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas said this week that Lionel Messi’s compensation amounts to about $70 million to $80 million a year, when including his ownership share in the team.
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On the Championship’s expanded play-offs...
🗳️ Vote was 67 clubs for, 1 abstention, 3 absent & 1 against. Can you guess who?
🪂 Some say it will give non-parachute clubs a better chance
🐘 Cov City’s semi-final seeding idea
💷 L1/L2 next…but when?
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In the 2026 Formula 1 season, everything is new.
A season of unknowns embarks this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix. Our writers staked out their predictions for the season.
Join The Athletic's F1 Whatsapp for breaking news, updates and access from our reporters ⤵️
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There will be more routes to reach the Premier League from next season after an English Football League (EFL) vote was passed to expand the Championship play-offs from four teams to six.
FIFA will allow broadcasters to cut away to advertisements during the “hydration breaks” that will split up each half of every 2026 World Cup match, multiple people briefed on the guidelines or with direct knowledge of them told The Athletic.
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In terms of the future of sports media, who really won the Warner Bros. Discovery sweepstakes?
The true winner — and still champion — is the NFL, writes @andrewmarchand.bsky.social.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he doesn’t care if Iran participates in the 2026 World Cup, which the United States will co-host.
Iran has qualified, but its participation has been thrown into doubt by the American and Israeli military assault.
Who doesn’t enjoy reminiscing about the football boots they used to wear?
With the 2026 World Cup just 100 days away, we travel back in time to choose the 30 best boots from the 2000s...
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FIFA will sell all tickets to this month’s World Cup qualifying playoffs in Mexico for less than $20, a sharp departure from its controversial prices for the actual World Cup.
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KSI, one of the world’s most famous YouTubers, has agreed a deal in principle with Dagenham & Redbridge to join the National League side’s ownership group.
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League One side Port Vale’s extra-time victory over Championship outfit Bristol City means the line-up for this weekend’s FA Cup fifth round is now complete.
As a result, Premier League side Sunderland will be making the trip to Vale Park on Sunday.
Want a breather from the really serious stuff going on in the world & think about how you consume football/soccer as a release, enjoyed jumping into PL going d2c in Singapore & what it means for the future (with a nod to piracy) w/ @mjslater.bsky.social & @aakinwo.bsky.social
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🎙️ A pod on one of the most popular topics I cover: the prospect of a good, cheap, legal, Premier League streaming service. Well, they’re finally doing it…in Singapore. Why there, why now, where next & what’s taken them so long, w/ @aakinwo.bsky.social & @adamleventhal.bsky.social
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The World Cup starts in 100 days’ time, so @theathleticfc.bsky.social decided to answer 100 World Cup-related questions. I took a Countryfile approach. Had to pick a quiet lane, as I didn’t want my neighbours to think I’ve become an influencer.
👉 www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
🎙️When you’ve lost £500m+ (after spending £2.5bn on the shares) but only have England’s 6th best team to show for it, is your money still “smart”? A chat about Chelsea’s losses, the race for Champions League cash & worried investors, w/ @aakinwo.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social
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The Premier League & its audience: this could be the start of a beautiful relationship.
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The Premier League has finally decided to cut out the middle man by launching its own direct-to-consumer streaming channel in Singapore — a move that may signal the end of a decades-old broadcasting model.
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Happy 10 yrs of Gianni at FIFA, to all that celebrate (on the official anniversary).
Here’s an audio journey for you that I did for @theathleticfc.bsky.social - featuring @mjslater.bsky.social @oliverkay.bsky.social @adamcrafton.bsky.social & many more.
£47.8m
No fixed deadline per se but you won't be able to start next season unless you've got a new owner in or very nearly in. There's enough cash to get you through to June. But the admins won't be able to commit to a new season without a new owner in place.
The consortium led by James Bord has pulled out of the process to buy Sheffield Wednesday nine weeks after it was given preferred bidder status.
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2030 French Alps organising committee CEO exits amid governance dispute reut.rs/4rD0n4n
Sheffield Wednesday are back on the market. James Bord’s group has pulled out, claiming its due diligence has revealed club is not worth their “significantly higher” than reported bid. Bord & Co are completely out. They deny it’s related to regulatory process.
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To say these guys had a newsy Winter Olympics is something of an understatement but I think this was a well-intentioned mistake.
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I bring good news & bad news. Bad first: we lost the curling. Well played, Canada. But the good news is that millions of us haven fallen in love with a new sport, right? Next Grand Slam event is next week in Newfoundland. Let’s go!
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I suspect many of you will be distracted by another US-Canada clash on ice, but here’s a report from Canada’s win over their neighbours in the women’s curling bronze-medal match. No elbows out but a great game.
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The country that invented the game vs the country that loves it most.
The best team of the last two years vs a veteran group of proven winners.
A silent assassin vs “a killer”.
GB vs Canada in the men’s curling final, 1905 local. What else would you be watching?!?
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The curling comes at you so fast in Cortina, I didn’t even have time to share this one about USA’s big win over Switzerland before they started playing Switzerland again.
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A story about an unvetted Russian who infiltrated Milan Cortina’s opening ceremony and…..did something nice.
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