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In the final part of our series examining punditry, Tim Spiers looks at where trends are taking analysis now and in the years ahead

Our writers analyse some of the big talking points as the Premier League returns from the final international break of 2024

Former U.S. men’s national team goalkeeper Tim Howard has called Christian Pulisic’s decision to celebrate a goal using the ‘Trump Dance’ “stupid” and said that he himself would never show support to someone he “(believes) is racist.” Pulisic’s celebration came after he scored the first goal in USMNT’s 4-2 Nations League victory over Jamaica. After the match, the Milan winger was asked about his dance and said he didn’t feel it was a political statement. “It was just a dance that everyone’s doing,” Pulisic said after confirming it had indeed been the...

New York City FC’s new stadium will be called Etihad Park. The move extends the MLS club’s partnership with Etihad Airways, the airline ultimately controlled by a United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth fund. NYCFC say the Etihad has a 20-year deal for the exclusive naming rights for the club’s new 25,000-seater stadium, starting when the ground is due to open in 2027. Etihad has been partnered with NYCFC since the club’s inception in 2013 and has been the team’s front-of-shirt-sponsor since 2014. Etihad is also the principal sponsor of several other clubs under the UAE-owned City...

Today in TAFC: Why managers can often stretch the truth when it comes to player injuries. Plus: Homegrown player data and pundit ratings

Could a group stage keep the drama but add more fairness to the MLS Cup playoffs?

Former Sheffield United goalkeeper says she and other women's players are being failed by the sport - with terrible consequences

In the second part of our series, Tim Spiers examines how the sport is dissected across the globe

Injuries are rarely the solitary determiner of a team’s form and data shows some clubs have managed to cope despite long injury lists.

Italian club Piacenza sacked two head coaches on Tuesday, November 19, with Simone Bentivoglio hired and fired on the same day. Piacenza currently play in Serie D, Italian football’s fourth tier but spent the majority of the 1990s in Serie A. On Tuesday morning they sacked head coach Carmine Parlato along with the club’s director of sport Alessio Sestu. Bentivoglio, 39, was appointed and oversaw one training session before his contract was terminated later in the day. He, in turn, was replaced by Stefano Rossini — who had been sacked by Piacenza in October to be replaced by...

The 46-year-old will take over for interim coach Peter Luccin, who was appointed in June after the team fired Nico Estevez.

Next year's edition of the tournament will see it return to a six-game, three-matchday format.

This is Nancy’s first COY award after finishing runner-up twice, first in 2022 while with CF Montreal and again last season.

The furore over his Trump-inspired goal celebration may teach U.S. Soccer's leading light that leadership leaves little room for gray areas

Romania have been ordered to play their next home match behind closed doors due to the “racist and/or discriminatory behaviour of its supporters” during their Nations League match against Kosovo. UEFA charged the Romanian FA with “racist and/or discriminatory behaviour”, among other things, after Kosovo walked off the pitch in second-half added time of Friday’s game in Bucharest. The match, which had been goalless when play was stopped, was later abandoned and UEFA has now awarded Romania a 3-0 win after deeming that Kosovo were responsible for forfeiting the game. Kosovo have also...