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‘I had two goals when I was ill: Walk my daughter down the aisle and go to Goodison. It was magical’
Everton have played at Goodison Park since 1892, but the men have just two matches remaining at their famous old home. A move to the new stadium on Liverpool’s waterfront will follow. So, to mark the final few weeks, The Athletic has a series of articles and a special podcast to come.This is the first of those as Everton and their fans across the world prepare to say goodbye to the Grand Old Lady and 133 years of history.Mike Goetz was finishing a tour of Goodison Park when the reality of what he was experiencing “finally dawned” on him.“I got a little overcome emotionally and foggy-eyed,” he tells The Athletic. “When my friends asked if I was OK, I told them it was beautiful and couldn’t believe I was experiencing it with them.Advertisement“Having made the goal to come when I was […]
David Beckham at 50: Why ‘Goldenballs’ is closer than ever to the knighthood he craves
When you have David Beckham’s wealth, celebrity status and a social circle made up of Hollywood A-listers, why limit yourself to just one birthday bash?Beckham’s celebrations for his 50th — a series of events on both sides of the Atlantic — kicked off in March with a party at Cipriani, an Italian restaurant in Miami that is so exclusive they do not share the menu (or prices) online.AdvertisementLionel Messi was among the 100-plus guest list, along with Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets — all players at the Inter Miami team that has Beckham at its forefront.Photographs showed Beckham looking rather diminutive beside NFL legend Tom Brady and former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, towering over him at 6ft 4in and 7ft 1in respectively. Hollywood stars Justin Theroux and Fisher Stevens were also at the black-tie event, as well as […]
Explained: Aston Villa’s latest stadium expansion plans
Aston Villa’s long-term vision to build a 50,000-seat Villa Park has faced several complex issues.In April 2022, chief executive Christian Purslow announced plans to redevelop the ground, which was opened in 1897, across several phases.Even then, pre-Unai Emery and Champions League quarter-finals cachet, there was an appetite for expansion. Purslow outlined a project marking Villa Park’s first major redevelopment since the 2000-01 season, when a larger Trinity Road Stand was built.AdvertisementPlans progressed over the ensuing 18 months and a timeframe was put in place, with the intention of the ground being ready a year out from hosting European Championship fixtures in 2028. Increasing the number of seats centred on expanding the North Stand, with planning permission secured, ideas finalised and work set to begin at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.Yet the complexities lingered, exacerbated by Purslow’s departure. Chris Heck […]
Bruno Lage vs Eagle Football: The £6m lawsuit for the ‘job offer’ that never came
It was Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano who first noticed the similarities between the business of football and what Walt Disney started a century ago.“Disney uses its characters, such as Mickey Mouse, to produce audiovisual content, sell T-shirts and instigate theme parks,” he wrote in Goal: The Ball Doesn’t Go In By Chance in 2012. “Manchester United might not have had Mickey Mouse, but it did have David Beckham, who used to sell a whole lot of television programmes (football matches), T-shirts, and to turn Old Trafford into a lucrative theme park.”AdvertisementThis “Disneyfication” of football is the theory underpinning the multi-club ownership model that Soriano has implemented at City Football Group, the holding company that owns stakes in 13 clubs, most notably Manchester City.But a £6million ($8m) legal case filed at London’s Commercial Court in March has revealed that […]
Is Lamine Yamal already the best footballer in Europe? And if not, who is?
“Lamine is the kind of talent that comes along every 50 years,” said Simone Inzaghi after watching the 17-year-old Yamal shine against his Inter team during a breathless 3-3 Champions League semi-final first leg draw in Barcelona.“One thing that amazes me in football is you always think that there is nobody better than Ronaldo and Messi, (Ruud) Gullit, (Diego) Maradona, a lot of people, and then Lamine Yamal arrives,” said Thierry Henry, the former Arsenal and Barcelona forward working for U.S. broadcaster CBS.In the afterglow of a wonderful performance, in which he scored one beautiful goal, glided across the pitch, turned defenders inside out and showed off his range of tricks, there was no shortage of praise for Yamal. Yamal bends in a beautiful Champions League goal against Inter (Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The draw with Inter was his 100th […]
Newcastle United, 2025-26 Premier League champions. Is it really that far-fetched?
No cup will be lifted for this. No parade will snake through adoring crowds in the centre of the city. No joyous tears will be shed or speeches delivered. But in a season when Newcastle United have finally ended their long wait for a trophy, they are forging history of another sort. The possibility represents a half-achievement for Eddie Howe and his team, which is all the more impressive given the headwinds they have faced.AdvertisementMight the Premier League title be the next bit of silverware in Newcastle’s sights? It has been on the bigger-picture agenda at St James’ Park since the club’s Saudi-led takeover in October 2021, when Amanda Staveley, then a part-owner, stated that the plan was to be competing for all the big prizes within five to 10 years. But, in more immediate terms, it is not an […]
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‘I had two goals when I was ill: Walk my daughter down the aisle and go to Goodison. It was magical’
Everton have played at Goodison Park since 1892, but the men have just two matches remaining at their famous old home. A move to the new stadium on Liverpool’s waterfront will follow. So, to mark the final few weeks, The Athletic has a series of articles and a special podcast to come.This is the first of those as Everton and their fans across the world prepare to say goodbye to the Grand Old Lady and 133 years of history.Mike Goetz was finishing a tour of Goodison Park when the reality of what he was experiencing “finally dawned” on him.“I got a little overcome emotionally and foggy-eyed,” he tells The Athletic. “When my friends asked if I was OK, I told them it was beautiful and couldn’t believe I was experiencing it with them.Advertisement“Having made the goal to come when I was […]
David Beckham at 50: Why ‘Goldenballs’ is closer than ever to the knighthood he craves
When you have David Beckham’s wealth, celebrity status and a social circle made up of Hollywood A-listers, why limit yourself to just one birthday bash?Beckham’s celebrations for his 50th — a series of events on both sides of the Atlantic — kicked off in March with a party at Cipriani, an Italian restaurant in Miami that is so exclusive they do not share the menu (or prices) online.AdvertisementLionel Messi was among the 100-plus guest list, along with Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets — all players at the Inter Miami team that has Beckham at its forefront.Photographs showed Beckham looking rather diminutive beside NFL legend Tom Brady and former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, towering over him at 6ft 4in and 7ft 1in respectively. Hollywood stars Justin Theroux and Fisher Stevens were also at the black-tie event, as well as […]
Bruno Lage vs Eagle Football: The £6m lawsuit for the ‘job offer’ that never came
It was Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano who first noticed the similarities between the business of football and what Walt Disney started a century ago.“Disney uses its characters, such as Mickey Mouse, to produce audiovisual content, sell T-shirts and instigate theme parks,” he wrote in Goal: The Ball Doesn’t Go In By Chance in 2012. “Manchester United might not have had Mickey Mouse, but it did have David Beckham, who used to sell a whole lot of television programmes (football matches), T-shirts, and to turn Old Trafford into a lucrative theme park.”AdvertisementThis “Disneyfication” of football is the theory underpinning the multi-club ownership model that Soriano has implemented at City Football Group, the holding company that owns stakes in 13 clubs, most notably Manchester City.But a £6million ($8m) legal case filed at London’s Commercial Court in March has revealed that […]
Explained: Aston Villa’s latest stadium expansion plans
Aston Villa’s long-term vision to build a 50,000-seat Villa Park has faced several complex issues.In April 2022, chief executive Christian Purslow announced plans to redevelop the ground, which was opened in 1897, across several phases.Even then, pre-Unai Emery and Champions League quarter-finals cachet, there was an appetite for expansion. Purslow outlined a project marking Villa Park’s first major redevelopment since the 2000-01 season, when a larger Trinity Road Stand was built.AdvertisementPlans progressed over the ensuing 18 months and a timeframe was put in place, with the intention of the ground being ready a year out from hosting European Championship fixtures in 2028. Increasing the number of seats centred on expanding the North Stand, with planning permission secured, ideas finalised and work set to begin at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.Yet the complexities lingered, exacerbated by Purslow’s departure. Chris Heck […]
Is Lamine Yamal already the best footballer in Europe? And if not, who is?
“Lamine is the kind of talent that comes along every 50 years,” said Simone Inzaghi after watching the 17-year-old Yamal shine against his Inter team during a breathless 3-3 Champions League semi-final first leg draw in Barcelona.“One thing that amazes me in football is you always think that there is nobody better than Ronaldo and Messi, (Ruud) Gullit, (Diego) Maradona, a lot of people, and then Lamine Yamal arrives,” said Thierry Henry, the former Arsenal and Barcelona forward working for U.S. broadcaster CBS.In the afterglow of a wonderful performance, in which he scored one beautiful goal, glided across the pitch, turned defenders inside out and showed off his range of tricks, there was no shortage of praise for Yamal. Yamal bends in a beautiful Champions League goal against Inter (Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The draw with Inter was his 100th […]
Newcastle United, 2025-26 Premier League champions. Is it really that far-fetched?
No cup will be lifted for this. No parade will snake through adoring crowds in the centre of the city. No joyous tears will be shed or speeches delivered. But in a season when Newcastle United have finally ended their long wait for a trophy, they are forging history of another sort. The possibility represents a half-achievement for Eddie Howe and his team, which is all the more impressive given the headwinds they have faced.AdvertisementMight the Premier League title be the next bit of silverware in Newcastle’s sights? It has been on the bigger-picture agenda at St James’ Park since the club’s Saudi-led takeover in October 2021, when Amanda Staveley, then a part-owner, stated that the plan was to be competing for all the big prizes within five to 10 years. But, in more immediate terms, it is not an […]
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