Stuart James
Senior Football Writer at The Athletic
Senior football writer @TheAthletic. Previously spent 15 years working for the Guardian & Observer newspapers
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1 week ago |
nyti.ms | Max Mathews |David Jordan |Liam Twomey |Felipe Cardenas |Stuart James |Larry Henry | +1 more
Flamengo 0-1 Chelsea: Latest updatesChelsea have taken the lead against Flamengo after Pedro Neto fired them ahead in the second round of group games at the 2025 Club World Cup in Philadelphia. The Premier League giants and the Brazilian side both won their tournament openers 2-0, against LAFC of the MLS and ES Tunis respectively, to get their Group D campaigns off to a flyer. Both will hope to wrap up qualification for the knockout stages today in Pennsylvania.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Stuart James |Jack Lang
“If I had been in that position, I would have sawed them off below the knees. You just shouldn’t do that.”It was a passage of play that featured no-look passes, a backheeled volley, and a game of keep-ball that turned a Champions League match into “a kind of rondo”. Peter Bosz was furious. Furious with his own PSV players. “I thought it was terrible. I’m really annoyed,” he said. Back in January, PSV were facing a callow Liverpool side who were down to 10 men and trailing 3-2 in the closing minutes.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Stuart James |Dermot Corrigan
Paris Saint-Germain showed why they are European champions with a commanding 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first match of Group B in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena. Fabio Ruiz opened the scoring after 19 minutes in the Rose Bowl's blazing midday heat, striking after the French club pressed their opponents into a mistake deep in their own half.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Stuart James |Tom Williams
This is an updated version of a piece originally published in April 2025. The Athletic today reported that Cherki is set to join Manchester City this summer. It's been a breathless start to the game. After conceding inside the first two minutes, France Under-21s lead 2-1 against an England side who have just hit the post. Enzo Millot, the France captain, picks up possession midway inside his own half and sweeps a lofted pass out to the right.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Stuart James
In the end it was the 40-year-old man who was crying. Not the child with the runners-up medal. They were tears of joy as Cristiano Ronaldo, overcome with emotion, dropped to his knees after Ruben Neves converted the penalty that won Portugal the UEFA Nations League for the second time in six years. Love him or loathe him, Ronaldo has a magnetic attraction to silverware and nothing gives him greater satisfaction than celebrating success with his country.
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