Dominic Fifield
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Senior writer turned commissioning editor at The Athletic. Previously spent 20 years at the Guardian and Observer newspapers
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· Nov 19
How Crystal Palace’s Vince Hilaire ended up in a cult hit song
Vince Hilaire got a shock when he appeared in a song by The Beloved. So how did he end up there?
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Pinning this because, well, it means Vince Hilaire is at the top of my feed...
🎶Billy Corkhill, Vince Hilaire
Freddie Flintstone and Fred Astaire🎵
An interview with Jon Marsh of The Beloved on Hello and how a #CPFC icon ended up in a cult hit song
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🎶Billy Corkhill, Vince Hilaire
Freddie Flintstone and Fred Astaire🎵
An interview with Jon Marsh of The Beloved on Hello and how a #CPFC icon ended up in a cult hit song
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing
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Manchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breaches
City were charged by the Premier League in February 2023.
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September 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing
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In part one of The Athletic's interview, the Crystal Palace chairman also reflects on the transfer window and the team's start to the season www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
Steve Parish on Sage’s start, remaining on ‘high alert’ and raising the roof for Mateta and Sarr
In part one of The Athletic's interview, the Crystal Palace chairman also reflects on the transfer window and the team's start to the season
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September 25, 2026 at 10:10 AM
In part one of The Athletic's interview, the Crystal Palace chairman also reflects on the transfer window and the team's start to the season www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
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It has not been an easy fortnight for Teesside, an area which has long experience of being talked down. But the football club offers hope www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
Middlesbrough and the meaning of football in troubled times
It has not been an easy fortnight for Teesside, an area which has long experience of being talked down. But the football club offers hope
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September 15, 2026 at 5:02 AM
It has not been an easy fortnight for Teesside, an area which has long experience of being talked down. But the football club offers hope www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
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Middlesbrough and the meaning of football in troubled times www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
Middlesbrough and the meaning of football in troubled times (Gift Article)
It has not been an easy fortnight for Teesside, an area which has long experience of being talked down. But the football club offers hope
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September 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Middlesbrough and the meaning of football in troubled times www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
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Thomas Meunier is 35 today and faces Arsenal with his new club, Sunderland. Birthday interview with a right-back, who is much more than that. Goals, art, politics, Meunier is a serious presence. www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
‘I find a bit of myself in Sunderland’: Thomas Meunier on his new life in England, a striking past and Balogun
The Belgium full-back talks surrealism, playing under Tuchel and Emery and alongside Mbappe and Neymar, and what lured him to the north east
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September 12, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Thomas Meunier is 35 today and faces Arsenal with his new club, Sunderland. Birthday interview with a right-back, who is much more than that. Goals, art, politics, Meunier is a serious presence. www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
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The Belgium full-back talks surrealism, playing under Tuchel and Emery and alongside Mbappe and Neymar, and what lured him to the north east www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
‘I find a bit of myself in Sunderland’: Thomas Meunier on his new life in England, a striking past and Balogun
The Belgium full-back talks surrealism, playing under Tuchel and Emery and alongside Mbappe and Neymar, and what lured him to the north east
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September 12, 2026 at 6:35 AM
The Belgium full-back talks surrealism, playing under Tuchel and Emery and alongside Mbappe and Neymar, and what lured him to the north east www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
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Prince William launched a toolkit aimed to prevent suicide in sport yesterday at Everton's Hill Dickinson stadium
Intended to help start conversation around mental health & suicide but also to equip everyone in sport at every level to know what to say, how to respond & with the tools to help
Intended to help start conversation around mental health & suicide but also to equip everyone in sport at every level to know what to say, how to respond & with the tools to help
Prince William and the toolkit aimed at preventing suicide in sport: ‘This can help so many people’ (Gift Article)
The Prince and Princess of Wales were at Hill Dickinson Stadium on World Suicide Prevention Day for the launch of On Your Side
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September 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Prince William launched a toolkit aimed to prevent suicide in sport yesterday at Everton's Hill Dickinson stadium
Intended to help start conversation around mental health & suicide but also to equip everyone in sport at every level to know what to say, how to respond & with the tools to help
Intended to help start conversation around mental health & suicide but also to equip everyone in sport at every level to know what to say, how to respond & with the tools to help
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The Cricket Briefing: Smith impresses after Abbas masterclass, and was this one of the best catches at Lord’s? www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
The Cricket Briefing: Smith impresses after Abbas masterclass, and was this one of the best catches at Lord’s? (Gift Article)
Pakistan recovered their poise to reduce England to 248-9 before bad light curtailed play prematurely on a fascinating first day at Lord's
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August 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The Cricket Briefing: Smith impresses after Abbas masterclass, and was this one of the best catches at Lord’s? www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
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Analysis: How can Pakistan turn their series in England around? www.nytimes.com/athletic/753...
Analysis: How can Pakistan turn their series in England around? (Gift Article)
The tourists must retain faith in their bowling and stop attempting to survive, defending length, when they bat if they are to win at Lord's
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August 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Analysis: How can Pakistan turn their series in England around? www.nytimes.com/athletic/753...
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Kevin Keegan changed two football clubs on the pitch, Liverpool and Newcastle United. He also altered Tyneside's perception of itself. On Sunday – Newcastle v Liverpool – he will be honoured at St. James' Park, a stadium constructed on his ambition. Get there early. www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
Liverpool, Newcastle and Kevin Keegan the catalyst
Keegan's impact at Newcastle United and Liverpool cannot be underestimated and helped shape those clubs into what they are today
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August 22, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Kevin Keegan changed two football clubs on the pitch, Liverpool and Newcastle United. He also altered Tyneside's perception of itself. On Sunday – Newcastle v Liverpool – he will be honoured at St. James' Park, a stadium constructed on his ambition. Get there early. www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
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Pakistan were ranked the No 1 Test team in the world a decade ago. What went wrong? www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...
Pakistan were ranked the No 1 Test team in the world a decade ago. What went wrong? (Gift Article)
A combination of a chaotic domestic game and the temptation of white-ball franchise cricket has damaged the long-form game in Pakistan
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August 18, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Pakistan were ranked the No 1 Test team in the world a decade ago. What went wrong? www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...
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How Sussex are helping plug cricket’s state-school talent drain www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
How Sussex are helping plug cricket’s state-school talent drain (Gift Article)
The Breaking Boundaries initiative has seen four cricketing hubs set up across Sussex to offer state-school children the chance to play
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July 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM
How Sussex are helping plug cricket’s state-school talent drain www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
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Joe Root set to be reappointed England’s Test captain, stint could extend to next summer’s Ashes www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Joe Root set to be reappointed England’s Test captain, stint could extend to next summer’s Ashes (Gift Article)
England are likely to ask Marcus Trescothick to take head coach's role on an interim basis for the Pakistan series as they consider options
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July 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Joe Root set to be reappointed England’s Test captain, stint could extend to next summer’s Ashes www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
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Utterly dreadful news on Kevin Keegan. Hard to comprehend. He changed Newcastle United and North-east football. Believed in it and made it believe in itself. Ambitious for all and so sharp as NUFC manager in those electric years from 1992 to the end of 96. Devastating loss.
July 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Utterly dreadful news on Kevin Keegan. Hard to comprehend. He changed Newcastle United and North-east football. Believed in it and made it believe in itself. Ambitious for all and so sharp as NUFC manager in those electric years from 1992 to the end of 96. Devastating loss.
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In a World Cup defined by chaotic games and big moments from the game’s biggest stars, the best team —emphasis on *team* — won.
In praise of Spain, a counterpoint to what Arsene Wenger once called the “fast food” ethos of international football #worldcup #españa 🇪🇸
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In praise of Spain, a counterpoint to what Arsene Wenger once called the “fast food” ethos of international football #worldcup #españa 🇪🇸
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Spain are worthy World Cup winners. It’s a victory for method over madness (Gift Article)
In a World Cup that was so often illuminated by the game’s biggest stars, the greatest glory was claimed by its strongest collective
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July 20, 2026 at 6:56 AM
In a World Cup defined by chaotic games and big moments from the game’s biggest stars, the best team —emphasis on *team* — won.
In praise of Spain, a counterpoint to what Arsene Wenger once called the “fast food” ethos of international football #worldcup #españa 🇪🇸
www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
In praise of Spain, a counterpoint to what Arsene Wenger once called the “fast food” ethos of international football #worldcup #españa 🇪🇸
www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
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Ayyoub Bouaddi is a maths whizz, an award-winning orator – and one of the best young midfielders in the world. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on his story so far as he prepares to take on the country of his birth with the country of his heart www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...
Ayyoub Bouaddi and the rise of a World Cup wonderkid (Gift Article)
Morocco's young star shone against Real Madrid on his 17th birthday and has taken the World Cup by storm. Born in France, this is his story
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July 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Ayyoub Bouaddi is a maths whizz, an award-winning orator – and one of the best young midfielders in the world. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on his story so far as he prepares to take on the country of his birth with the country of his heart www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...
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Andoni Iraola and a shared memory of the opening stages of the 1992 Tour de France in San Sebastian in his native Basque country. Contains Miguel Indurain. www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...
Andoni Iraola, Big Mig and the little Basque boy who fell in love with cycling: ‘At 10, you remember everything’
In 1992, the young Iraola watched Miguel Indurain in the yellow jersey win the Prologue in San Sebastian to fire his enthusiasm for cycling
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July 3, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Andoni Iraola and a shared memory of the opening stages of the 1992 Tour de France in San Sebastian in his native Basque country. Contains Miguel Indurain. www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...
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Farewell Ben Stokes, England’s complicated, chaotic captain. It was not meant to end like this www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...
Farewell Ben Stokes, England’s complicated, chaotic captain. It was not meant to end like this (Gift Article)
The England captain admits he has no more fight left in him, though defeat to New Zealand may fuel calls for further changes at the ECB
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June 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Farewell Ben Stokes, England’s complicated, chaotic captain. It was not meant to end like this www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...
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“You have chosen to play. The baby will still be there afterwards.”
“A World Cup is a unique moment. You’re going to walk away from that?”
Reactionary garbage. Hats off to Jérémy Doku. Some things are far more important than football
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“A World Cup is a unique moment. You’re going to walk away from that?”
Reactionary garbage. Hats off to Jérémy Doku. Some things are far more important than football
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Jeremy Doku wants to be there for the birth of his first child. That should be the end of it (Gift Article)
The birth of a child, particularly your first, is a life-changing event. Doku the parent is so much more important than Doku the footballer
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June 21, 2026 at 4:30 AM
“You have chosen to play. The baby will still be there afterwards.”
“A World Cup is a unique moment. You’re going to walk away from that?”
Reactionary garbage. Hats off to Jérémy Doku. Some things are far more important than football
www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...
“A World Cup is a unique moment. You’re going to walk away from that?”
Reactionary garbage. Hats off to Jérémy Doku. Some things are far more important than football
www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...
Farewell Kane Williamson, one of the greats
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Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s greatest run scorer, announces retirement from international cricket (Gift Article)
Williamson scored 19,346 runs across all formats and captained his country in all three formats, winning the World Test Championship in 2021
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June 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Farewell Kane Williamson, one of the greats
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Rob Key left angry and disappointed by Ben Stokes and claims England players ‘cannot be trusted’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
Rob Key left angry and disappointed by Ben Stokes and claims England players ‘cannot be trusted’
The managing director of England men's cricket offered Stokes no assurances that he would captain his country again as he spoke at the Oval
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June 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Rob Key left angry and disappointed by Ben Stokes and claims England players ‘cannot be trusted’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
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Palace are close to appointing Pierre Sage as their manager to replace the departing Oliver Glasner
Frenchman is set to take over, with Palace keen on a quick appointment.
Enjoyed success with Lyon and Lens, winning the Ligue 1 coach of the year award last season #CPFC
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Frenchman is set to take over, with Palace keen on a quick appointment.
Enjoyed success with Lyon and Lens, winning the Ligue 1 coach of the year award last season #CPFC
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Crystal Palace close in on agreement to appoint Lens head coach Pierre Sage (Gift Article)
Palace have been searching for a successor to Oliver Glasner, who is leaving the south London club this summer.
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June 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Palace are close to appointing Pierre Sage as their manager to replace the departing Oliver Glasner
Frenchman is set to take over, with Palace keen on a quick appointment.
Enjoyed success with Lyon and Lens, winning the Ligue 1 coach of the year award last season #CPFC
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Frenchman is set to take over, with Palace keen on a quick appointment.
Enjoyed success with Lyon and Lens, winning the Ligue 1 coach of the year award last season #CPFC
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Really enjoyed joining this discussion of the top 20 greatest footballers of all time - as featured in @theathletic.com Soccer 100 book #soccer100 out now
@joe-devine.bsky.social hosted @amylawrence.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social Carl Anka & me
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The 20 greatest football players of all time
YouTube video by The Athletic FC
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June 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Really enjoyed joining this discussion of the top 20 greatest footballers of all time - as featured in @theathletic.com Soccer 100 book #soccer100 out now
@joe-devine.bsky.social hosted @amylawrence.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social Carl Anka & me
youtube.com/watch?v=We9kLgtWFe8&feature=youtu.be
@joe-devine.bsky.social hosted @amylawrence.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social Carl Anka & me
youtube.com/watch?v=We9kLgtWFe8&feature=youtu.be
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Just over a year ago went to see Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth to discuss, amongst other football matters, Frankenstein, chemistry and creativity. Liverpool have appointed a most impressive coach and man. www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...
Andoni Iraola: Liverpool head coach on chemistry, Frankenstein and monster mentality
Iraola, who has taken over at Liverpool, spoke about philosophy, 'organised spontaneity' and Bournemouth's association with Mary Shelley
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June 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Just over a year ago went to see Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth to discuss, amongst other football matters, Frankenstein, chemistry and creativity. Liverpool have appointed a most impressive coach and man. www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...
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How we remember, what we remember and Arsenal 2026. www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...
How will Arsenal of 2026 be remembered?
Neutrals may recall Arsenal's title success for long throws, corners and VAR, but was their approach merely a means to an end?
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May 22, 2026 at 6:50 AM
How we remember, what we remember and Arsenal 2026. www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...