Nick Miller

Nick Miller is a football writer for the Athletic and the Totally Football Show. He previously worked as a freelancer for the Guardian, ESPN and Eurosport, plus anyone else who would have him.

The Briefing: Arsenal vs City defines new era of PL rivalry, relegation disasters, Leverkusen at 50

City vs Arsenal is set to define the PL title race in the coming years, plus a new low for relegated teams. Welcome to the Briefing

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The complicated etiquette of celebrating against a former club: 'It was personal'

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Brentford vs Fulham - is this the Premier League's most sedate derby?

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What does Chelsea's form mean? How damaged are Spurs? Will U.S. celebs note Brady woes? - The Briefing

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Squeaky bums and bottle jobs: How to speak football at the end of the season

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The Briefing: A sad, messy end for Klopp? Is Ten Hag talking himself out of a job?

These are the three biggest talking points from football this weekend as the Premier League title race hots up

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Arne Slot: the rise of Liverpool's incoming manager - 'He’s as honest as possible'

The Dutchman - a 'slow' player - has been fast-tracked Feyenoord to success and is now interesting Anfield's hierarchy

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Should the player fouled for a penalty have to take spot kick?

What if - as with basketball free-throws - the player fouled for a penalty had to take the resultant kick?

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The new Premier League culture war: Corporate interests vs 'authentic' fans

Clubs are increasingly keen to use fans when it suits them - and marginalise them when it doesn't

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Flat tyres and tragic vibes - welcome to the Premier League's Complaints Derby

This is an encounter between perhaps the most outwardly aggrieved teams in the Premier League this season

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How does Leverkusen's 41-match unbeaten run compare across Europe?

Xabi Alonso's all-conquering Bayer Leverkusen are on course to go a full season unbeaten in all competitions – it’s a rare feat

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Diego Simeone's long spell in charge of Atletico Madrid is unusual - it should be celebrated

Nick Miller explains why the Atletico manager is arguably the most important figure in the club’s history

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The Briefing: Are Arsenal in control of title race? Should Bayern sack Tuchel now?

Did this weekend show us why Arsenal will win the Premier League? Should Bayern consider a change now? And what is going on in Turkey?

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Why Fenerbahce voted on whether to leave the Turkish Super Lig

Around 30,000 Fenerbahce members attended an extraordinary general assembly at the club's home ground in reaction to perceived injustices

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Do big sporting wins cause an increase in birth rates among fans?

Do huge sporting successes cause a rise in birth rates among the victorious team's fan base? Nick Miller analyses the theory...

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The Briefing: Will Haaland's form cost Man City? Cole Palmer: MVP? Xabi Alonso's power move

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions from the weekend…

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Whose fault was one of the worst own goals ever? Allow us to over-analyse

A shocking own goal was conceded without the opposition touching the ball in the attacking half - but whose fault was it really?

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Tyler Adams' thunderbolt against Mexico was a statistical anomaly and a visceral pleasure

Embrace goals like the one scored by Adams because they're becoming rarer and rarer

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Turkey's season of chaos: Pitch invasions, attacks on officials and a Saudi farce

Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are engaged in a title race for the ages, but their Super Lig pursuit has been overshadowed by controversies

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Fenerbahce threaten to withdraw from Turkish Super Lig over treatment from authorities

Fenerbahce are threatening to withdraw from the Turkish Super Lig over what they view as unfair treatment from the authorities. The threat comes after their game against Trabzonspor last weekend ended in chaos, as fans invaded the pitch at full-time and physically confronted Fenerbahce players. The match was stopped for several minutes in the second-half as missiles rained down from the stands and struck several Fenerbahce players, including Edin Dzeko and Dusan Tadic, but most notably goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, who was left bleeding after being hit on the chin by a coin. After the final...

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Who tops the all-time Premier League table if you use players instead of clubs?

We looked at every player with 50 or more Premier League appearances and tried to work out just how effective they all were

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Euro 2024 and Copa America kit ratings: How do USA, Brazil and England fare?

Ahead of a summer featuring the Copa America in the U.S. and Euro 2024 in Germany, Nike and Adidas have released a tranche of new kits

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The Briefing: Does Amad winner help ease United's broader pain? Sterling's strange season

Does Manchester United's win over Liverpool make the problems off the field more bearable? Nick Miller analyses the weekend's talking points

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Debating the England squad: Who's lucky to be there? Who could make it to the Euros?

Six Athletic writers debate the key talking points from Gareth Southgate's England squad for their upcoming March internationals

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Cheick Tiote's magic to 'Crystanbul' - our writers' favourite comebacks

Our writers describe the greatest comebacks they have seen live - jump in, reminisce and then add your own…

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