The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello! Liverpool are ready to smash records for Alexander Isak.

In an ongoing bid to revitalise their forward line, FC Barcelona are reportedly targeting Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi for next season. According to Fichajes, the Catalan giants are prepared to ...

The quest to keep Trent Alexander-Arnold on Merseyside has been hotting up over recent weeks. Questions keep flowing and comments keep coming regarding the right-back’s future at Liverpool, with his ...

Liverpool look set to compete with Barcelona for the signature of AC Milan winger Rafael Leão, while the Blaugrana are also reportedly scouting Espanyol right-back Omar El Hilali. Join us for the ...

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season, The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend. This was the weekend when Barcelona head coach Xavi ...

Liverpool won a third straight game, but Isak's injury and some familiar issues mean the Reds still have a lot of work to do. Meanwhile, Barcelona's flaws still remain, but they picked up a big road ...

Champions League: PSG can believe in their chances—Barcelona and Liverpool are not superior. Is the path to the quarterfinals wide open for PSG? Now qualified for the Champions League Round of 16, ...