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Premier League leaders Arsenal will travel to Championship Portsmouth, and Chelsea will visit Charlton Athletic. Ali Rampling64 Inside the Caribbean talent factory which now has Lionel Messi in its sights Matt Slater17 Charlton fan dies at Portsmouth match as Championship game abandoned Leon Imber4 English Championship considering promotion play-off expansion to six teams Matt Slater234 Championship season preview: Can Wrexham reach the Premier League? Will relegated clubs bounce back? The Athletic UK Staff147 Advertisement The former central defender, who was working as Porto's football director, passed away on Tuesday. Colin Millar14 UEFA and multi-club ownership, the split in Warner Bros Discovery and the football regulator also feature in this column's latest instalment Matt Slater91 POWERED BY USED CHARLTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL MEN SHIRT JERSEY CASUAL POLO OFFICIAL PRODUCT SIZE L 1 available $9. 99 View Listing NO CONDITION LISTED Norwich City v Charlton Athletic - EFL Sky Bet Championship - 26 December 2025 1 available $7. 32 View Listing NO CONDITION LISTED 10/04/2001 Manchester United v Charlton Athletic [Championship Season United] . 1 available $6. 67 View Listing USED Charlton Athletic- official Joma 2008/09 vintage home football jersey soccer kit 1 available $64. 90 View Listing An exhibition this summer is a reminder of the role fanzines played in reviving the sport in the 1980s — and their enduring importance Richard Sutcliffe49 The former academy graduate has not been back since leaving the London Stadium - and is eyeing promotion with Charlton Athletic Roshane Thomas8 Advertisement The race for the Championship has taken another twist as the run-in looms - and Charlton Athletic are threatening to gatecrash the party Richard Sutcliffe40 Southampton became the latest side to sack two managers in a season when Ivan Juric followed Russell Martin out of the door Steve Madeley and Rob Tanner21 St Thomas the Apostle has helped develop talent that has graced the Premier League, including the reigning African Footballer of the Year Matt Woosnam18 As foreign investment increases, potential owners want clubs near Heathrow and London's hotels Matt Slater151 Atalanta and Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was crowned men’s 2024 CAF Footballer of the Year in Marrakech at the expense of Morocco international Achraf Hakimi.

Zambia’s Barbra Banda collected the women’s prize after helping the Orlando Pride clinch the NWSL Championship, scoring the winner in the final against Washington Spirit last month.

Lookman, 27, scored a hat-trick for Atalanta in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen in May. He becomes the second Nigerian footballer in as many years to win the award after Victor Osimhen, now of Galatasaray, won it in 2023. Simon Hughes16 Remembering the young Charlton player who lost his life when a pre-season training exercise went horribly wrong Tom Burrows15 Advertisement Tim Spiers' weekly look at the more curious aspects of football Tim Spiers14 Charlton Athletic have cut ties with a prominent sponsor after he appeared to endorse Tommy Robinson on his social media profile.

Darren New is a life-long Charlton fan whose companies have sponsored the club in various ways as well as Charlton Athletic Community Trust events. Charlton officials had spoken of him last year as “part of the Charlton family”.

This week, New had posted on his X account — @dneventslogist1 — statements that appeared sympathetic to far-right agitator known as Tommy Robinson, the founder of the English Defence League whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Jack Pitt-Brooke The more you watch Konsa, the more you appreciate his subtleties. Unai Emery has turned him into a 'confident' England defender Jacob Tanswell38 The 26-year-old defender has come a long way from charming his way through school – he's now key to Unai Emery and could be off to the Euros Jacob Tanswell19 There is a thrilling title race in the Women's Championship - and the teams involved are bucking an established trend Jessy Parker Humphreys3 Former England midfielder Danny Murphy has revealed he became addicted to cocaine after his playing career had ended.

Murphy, who represented Crewe Alexandra, Liverpool, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, and Blackburn Rovers before retiring in 2013, also revealed that he went through a period of smoking cannabis.

The 47-year-old opened up on his struggles of having to live without playing football on a regular basis.

“When you don’t have football, problems become huge, ” Murphy said on the Ben Heath Podcast. “When you play football, the adrenaline and. .. Omar Garrick36 Advertisement Ahead of his trip to Anfield this week, the Atalanta and Nigeria forward tells us how his time in Serie A has helped him develop tactically Mark Carey14 The 50-year-old had 12 months out after a bruising 95-day spell at Southampton - he's determined to bring good times back to The Valley Tom Burrows22 It has been an eventful weekend in the Football League with goals aplenty, an abandoned match and much more Richard Amofa24 Only West Ham's James Ward-Prowse has created more chances from set pieces in the Premier League this season Caoimhe O'Neill7 See More