Youri Tielemans - Gone

[Rigadon]

Ah the Athletic.  Why use 300 words when you can use 3000. 

[Ozzjim]

Is it just me that gets wound up by the Athletic using

"according to sources, speaking — like others in this piece — on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships,"

in every fucking article, in such a self-aggrandising way?

It's their way of trying to not look like a high brow version of the sun.

[Crown Hill]

Is it just me that gets wound up by the Athletic using

"according to sources, speaking — like others in this piece — on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships,"

in every fucking article, in such a self-aggrandising way?

It’s American press regulation. The NY Times link. So standard for them editorially.