Adam Hurrey

London

Staff Writer and Editor at The Athletic

Writer & editor @TheAthleticFC | Creator & host of the 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 podcast, for my sins: https://t.co/OyljoYd55W

Articles

Football Cliches

Jan 23, 2025 | pod.fo | Adam Hurrey
Spot the scorer, quotes, stats and finals

Dec 24, 2024 | nytimes.com | Michael Cox |Adam Hurrey

It's been quite a year in football/soccer circles in 2024. We had the European Championship, Copa America, Olympics - as well as all of the regular domestic leagues - and some fantastic matches along the way. But what do you remember? Try our quiz to test your knowledge - and let us know how you get on in the comments...
Lewandowski exclusive interview, fixing MLS Cup play-offs, defining 'injury crisis'

Nov 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | Richard Amofa |Adam Hurrey

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic's daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. 🤕 Defining 'an injury crisis'Pole Star: Lewandowski thriving at revitalised BarcaRobert Lewandowski may be 36 years old, but if you thought he was showing signs of slowing down, you're seriously mistaken. What's interesting is the Pole's significant role in a side of precocious talents from the factory that is La Masia, the club's academy.
A day with the best table footballers in the world

Oct 12, 2024 | nytimes.com | Adam Hurrey

It's the firmly established anthem for calms before sporting storms - but what's the maximum number of times you'd want to listen to Intro by the xx in a single day? If your answer is "a dozen, easily", I may well be experiencing the Sunday of your dreams. It's two minutes and eight seconds of calm. The storm? More than 300 players from 26 nations descending on the 168th-biggest town in England for the World Cup... of Subbuteo.
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) the Language of Football

Sep 30, 2024 | literaryreview.co.uk | Adam Hurrey

‘Whenever you write, “the heat was stifling” or “she rummaged through her handbag”, this is dead freight,’ Martin Amis once said. ‘What cliché is,’ he explained, ‘is herd writing, herd thinking and herd feeling.’ Today it appears that Amis’s crusade against cliché was valiant but doomed (is that a cliché?). You’ll find clichés galore in everything from acclaimed polycule novels to alt-lit zines, Substack posts and more.
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey

Sep 26, 2024 | waterstones.com | Adam Hurrey

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Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom

Sep 25, 2024 | audible.co.uk | Adam Hurrey

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Yes, football pundits speak in clichés – but do you know all of them?

Sep 16, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Leo Robson |Adam Hurrey

Ex-footballers Gary Lineker, right, Rio Ferdinand, left, and Alan Shearer, centre Shutterstock In February 2022, on his podcast Football Clichés, Adam Hurrey sought to define the criteria for a category he called “a scorer of great goals but not a great goalscorer”. Hurrey, his regular co-host Charlie Eccleshare – both former Telegraph writers – their listeners and their Twitter followers all debated, for instance, the number of goals a true SOGGBNAGGS could score in a season (would double...
Exceptional Defenders and Ball-Playing Maestros

Oct 21, 2023 | bvmsports.com | Adam Hurrey |Thom Harris

Key points: The article discusses the concept of a footballing Rolls-Royce and applies it to Premier League players. Rolls-Royce players are those who possess a unique combination of physicality, efficient technique, and assuredness on the field. The analysis focuses on center-backs and central midfielders, highlighting players with exceptional defensive skills and ball-playing abilities.
Who are the Premier League's definitive Rolls-Royce players?

Oct 21, 2023 | theathletic.com | Adam Hurrey |Thom Harris

Metaphors: fun, but they can cost you. On August 23, after a seemingly relentless social media marketing campaign in which shouting/cooking ace Gordon Ramsay trumpeted the "Rolls-Royce of pans", premium cookware manufacturers HexClad were hit with a lawsuit by... Rolls-Royce.