Tom Burrows

I spent four months in the company of #Millwall captain Jake Cooper It was an eventful period that ended with a painful defeat in the playoffs this week This tells the story of that time and what life looks like for an EFL footballer (Free to read) nytimes.com/athletic/7272721…

'The system now, they don’t like players like me. They don’t like a player with great dribbling skills who makes the fans stand up. You must find a balance - you are not there to just do stepovers and kill your team. But it’s very important to keep this' nytimes.com/athletic/7753010…

Sat down for more than 90 minutes with Allan Saint-Maximin We discussed the racial abuse his children suffered at school in Mexico, a new adventure with Charlotte FC, his loyalty to #NUFC, playing for Mourinho and a €26m offer for his Helios game nytimes.com/athletic/7753010…

I went behind the scenes at Lille to explore the academy that has produced talents like Bouaddi - and a new era under Davide Ancelotti 
Includes interviews with Ancelotti, president Letang & Nabil Bentaleb on his return after suffering a cardiac arrest nytimes.com/athletic/7732002…

Ivan Toney has today pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at a bar in central London last year His trial is set for June 12, 2028 - just three days after Euro 2028 kicks off in the UK and Republic of Ireland nytimes.com/athletic/7735256…

🔺 Gabriel’s importance to Arsenal 🔺 Odegaard in outstanding form 🔺 How Gyokeres fared on his first PL start this campaign 🔺 Arsenal’s first set piece goal this season The key takeaways from Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Everton with @ArtdeRoche nytimes.com/athletic/7719624…

A fitting tribute to Arsenal life president Ken Friar before today’s match at the Emirates

Galatasaray fans celebrate their 4-2 win in Lille tonight outside the Stade Pierre-Mauroy Their first victory in this season’s Champions League

Lille home supporters hold up a banner reading 'Lille contre les casseurs, soutien aux commercants' ('Lille against the vandals, support for the shopkeepers') following last weekend’s riots  LOSC had been leading Galatasaray 2-1, but currently trail 4-2

Report from Lyon, where Pierre Sage had an unhappy homecoming His first nine games at Crystal Palace has seen 33 goals. There’s no shortage of entertainment under the Frenchman, but too much of it is coming at Palace’s expense Brighton (a) next #CPFC nytimes.com/athletic/7694199…

Chants of ‘Pierre Sage’ from the home Lyon supporters at the Groupama Stadium Not the homecoming the Crystal Palace manager wanted this evening. A much improved second half for Palace, but so open defensively again #OLCRY

▪️ How Arteta's triple change had the desired effect (again) ▪️ The power of the Arsenal bench ▪️ Eze's first goal of the season ▪️ The Madueke left/right wing conundrum #AFC briefing from their 3-0 #UCL victory over Lille with @LiamTharmeCoach nytimes.com/athletic/7683697…

A warm reception for Olivier Giroud on his return to the Emirates tonight Now 40 years old, Giroud scored 105 goals for Arsenal over almost six years

Rui Pinto - the Portuguese whistleblower whose leaks led to the investigation into Manchester City - features in the new mural in the tunnel outside the Emirates Stadium

‘This man is built like an Adonis. I’m built like a blancmange’ A piece from last night’s Fury/Joshua presser - a largely convivial affair, which included references to Ryan Giggs, Dua Lipa and Fury calling Eddie Hearn a ‘sausage’ nytimes.com/athletic/7647271…

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury entering the stage for tonight’s press conference - the first meeting of the pair, ahead of a fight that’s been years in the making

West Ham United striker Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos accused of spitting at Millwall goalkeeper Filip Marschall in the second half of today’s derby at The Den nytimes.com/athletic/7610275…

What a turnaround in the derby West Ham, so much better in the second half, equalise to make it 2-2. Delirium in the away end Big last 10 minutes to come at The Den

Millwall fans celebrate in front of the away end after scoring a second goal on the stroke of half time They lead in the derby, and deservedly so Been an absolute horror show for West Ham so far. Surely have to improve after the break

🔉Big rendition of Let ‘Em Come from Millwall fans at The Den, ahead of today’s Derby First meeting between the two sides in 14 years