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When the Champions League introduced a new ‘Swiss model’ with a 36-team league phase, critics argued it led to a bloated competition. For weeks, it felt more like an accounting …

Why have English sides underperformed in the Champions League round of 16? It’s complicated Read More

For these fans from the Arsenal Women Supporters Club (AWSC), the match day begins in the pub. That this is noteworthy, in a country whose football traditions are as rich, …

London City Lionesses once played in front of 400 fans. Can they build a fanbase to rival Arsenal’s? Read More

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s football. This was the weekend when Arsenal …

The Briefing: Will late goals cost Slot’s Liverpool? Has Dowman calmed Arsenal’s anxiety? Read More

“Well, it is not good for the blood pressure of these Arsenal fans,” said Sky Sports commentator and former Arsenal striker Alan Smith after the 2-0 victory over Everton. “It …

Spikes, brief lulls and a Dowman-induced frenzy: What watching Arsenal does to your heart rate Read More

Look, wherever you stand on this Arsenal side, you have to admire the sheer bravado of it, narrative-wise. As a riposte to all the Set Piece FC stuff, the hand-wringing …

Arsenal’s Max Dowman is becoming a global story – the real work of protecting him begins now Read More

The Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation after reports of an altercation at the Emirates Stadium appearing to involve Everton forward Thierno Barry’s friends. The incident occurred towards the end …

Met Police open investigation into crowd incident at Arsenal vs. Everton Read More

It was one of those rare moments in a football stadium when you know a goal is going to be scored long before it happens. The fact that it was …

Max Dowman: How a new star was born in 23 minutes Read More

It felt like the night Manchester City’s hopes of catching Arsenal in the Premier League title race were extinguished. Pep Guardiola’s team began the evening at West Ham 10 points …

West Ham 1 Manchester City 1: Is the Premier League title race over? Read More

Mikel Arteta described Max Dowman’s record-breaking goal as “one of the best moments that Arsenal have lived together at the Emirates”. Aged 16 years and 73 days, Dowman became the …

Max Dowman’s record-breaking goal ‘one of the best moments’ for Arsenal, Mikel Arteta says Read More

Nothing about Arsenal’s bid to win the Premier League title appears easy, and it looked like two more valuable points were about to be dropped against Everton on Saturday evening. …

Arsenal 2 Everton 0 – Max Dowman to the rescue: Youngest scorer in Premier League history keeps title bid on track Read More