George Caulkin
Senior Writer at The Athletic
Senior Writer @TheAthleticFC, nonsense-spouter for @PodontheTyne, hapless runner and a Patron of @SBRFoundation. These are my views.
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5 days ago |
nytimes.com | Jacob Tanswell |George Caulkin
Aston Villa romped to a big win over Newcastle, striking a hefty blow in the race for Champions League qualification. Goals from Ollie Watkins, Ian Maatsen, Amadou Onana and a Dan Burn own goal saw Unai Emery's side move up to sixth, within two points of Newcastle in third. The Athletic 's Jacob Tanswell, George Caulkin and Chris Waugh pick apart the key talking points...
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | George Caulkin |Chris Waugh
There was Jacob Murphy doing what Jacob Murphy does, which is a mean impersonation of peak Lionel Messi. Harvey Barnes was at it, too, driving in from the left and shooting, a ploy so devastatingly simple it bamboozled Crystal Palace. Fabian Schar powered one in and in these circumstances of bombardment and rout it would have been rude if Alexander Isak hadn't contributed, even when not quite at full pelt.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Chris Waugh |George Caulkin
Who can stop Newcastle United right now? Since winning the Carabao Cup, their first domestic trophy in 70 years, they have extended their winning run in the league to five matches and are now four points behind second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League. Crystal Palace were simply overwhelmed. With manager Eddie Howe again missing as he recovers from pneumonia, his team did him proud, as they had in beating Manchester United 4-1 on Sunday.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Chris Waugh |George Caulkin
It was all so straightforward. With Eddie Howe in hospital, Newcastle United cruised through the gears at St James' Park, swatting aside an old nemesis with minimal fuss. Their first league double over Manchester United for 94 years was the best possible tribute to an ailing head coach who has done so much to strip angst from the club's psyche, but it was also their 2025 in a nutshell: they stuck to the plan, they got the job done, they made history.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | George Caulkin
"In Poland, it's simple," Goncalo Feio says. "The hardest job is president of the country. The second-hardest job is coach of the national team. The third-hardest job... is me."The head coach of Legia Warsaw is smiling. "I'm very thankful," Feio says, even if this has been a "sweet and sour season" for the biggest club in Polish football, Chelsea's opponents in the quarter-finals of the Conference League. Legia have not made it this far in a European competition for almost three decades.
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