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The German will depart this summer after 15 years at the club and his exit could mean a tweak to their academy's direction ...

It's hard to imagine a task he would find less invigorating. Mainz, Dortmund, Liverpool... Madrid? It's a sequence without a common thread ...

The move was carried out by City's newest players, but it bore the hallmarks of previous teams under Guardiola ...

Analysing Carrick's tactics during his brief coaching career -- and their similarity to Ruben Amorim's United ...

Today in TAFC: Where it all went wrong for Alonso, the Manchester United merry-go-round, a VAR farce and a seat-thrower jailed for 18 months ...

The London rivals meet in a Carabao Cup semi-final first leg tonight - two of our writers share their thoughts on its possible storylines ...

They combined to devastating effect for Liverpool but the dynamic was not without its challenges. They now face each other again at AFCON ...

Morocco's captain is under investigation in France after an allegation of rape was made against him but that has not affected his popularity ...

The former full-back won a reputation for being a warrior for Madrid during his playing days, but this is his first job in elite coaching ...

The Athletic's series taking the tactical temperature at the Premier League's 'Big Six' continues with a look at Thomas Frank's Spurs side ...