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Michael Carrick used a midseason break in Ireland to prepare his players for the task of securing Champions League qualification

The Athletic talks to Jack Leach, Jack Carson and Farhan Ahmed, along with their respective county coaches, about life as a spin bowler

Holly Shand explores the essential players and the 50-50 calls that you need to consider for your Wildcard team

Patrick Boyland answers your Everton questions – from the manager’s long-term future to rumours of a potential new main shirt sponsor

Cobbles, mud and mechanicals await the world’s best cyclists this weekend – our experts discuss what promises to be two eventful races

Wolves face four of the five teams immediately above them in what remains of a dismal season and are more of a competitive outfit these days

Who’s leading after MD31? And what do our writer, the algorithm, a child and this week’s subscriber expect to see on Matchday 32?

While the celebrations continued, I was sitting 136 miles away, in a dark corner of a TV studio in west London, fearing the worst

A Premier League referee for a decade, Graham Scott joins The Athletic to provide insight and analysis on the decisions that get you talking

There has been nearly a month since the last Premier League games for Arsenal and Manchester City – so how will form affect the title race?