Matt Slater

Matt Slater

Football Writer

Based in North West England, Matt Slater is a senior football news reporter for The Athletic UK. Before that, he spent 16 years with the BBC and then three years as chief sports reporter for the UK/Ireland's main news agency, PA.

Based in North West England, Matt Slater is a senior football news reporter for The Athletic UK. Before that, he spent 16 years with the BBC and then three years as chief sports reporter for the UK/Ireland's main news agency, PA.

The secrets of Diogo Costa's penalty heroics: Patience, explosiveness, going with your gut

The secrets of Diogo Costa's penalty heroics: Patience, explosiveness, going with your gut

The Portugal goalkeeper saved three spot kicks in a shootout with Slovenia to help his side reach the Euro 2024 quarter-finals

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Portugal win penalty shootout to beat Slovenia after Cristiano Ronaldo's tears

Portugal win penalty shootout to beat Slovenia after Cristiano Ronaldo's tears

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Spain 4 Georgia 1 - Yamal excellent (again), Williams' wondergoal, exciting Georgia head home

Spain 4 Georgia 1 - Yamal excellent (again), Williams' wondergoal, exciting Georgia head home

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The Euro 2024 Adidas ball: Microchipped, slippery - and very quick

The Euro 2024 Adidas ball: Microchipped, slippery - and very quick

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Euro 2024 verdict so far: Most boring team, favourite kit, best fans - and who will win it

Euro 2024 verdict so far: Most boring team, favourite kit, best fans - and who will win it

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Euro 2024 refereeing: More bookings, quicker VAR decisions, tactical foul crackdown

Euro 2024 refereeing: More bookings, quicker VAR decisions, tactical foul crackdown

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Gareth Southgate's England - the view from Europe: 'It's a snoozefest'

Gareth Southgate's England - the view from Europe: 'It's a snoozefest'

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What we learned from the Euro 2024 group stage - Ronaldo, Hala Madrid and big-man denial

What we learned from the Euro 2024 group stage - Ronaldo, Hala Madrid and big-man denial

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How Crawley Town’s crypto owners learned the oldest lesson in sport: Just win

How Crawley Town’s crypto owners learned the oldest lesson in sport: Just win

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Slovakia 1 Romania 1 - Heavy rain and genuine excitement as both sides progress to last 16

Slovakia 1 Romania 1 - Heavy rain and genuine excitement as both sides progress to last 16

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Why Albania, Croatia and Serbia will always be divided by football

Why Albania, Croatia and Serbia will always be divided by football

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Gareth Southgate blames 'strange environment' after objects thrown at him following Slovenia draw

Gareth Southgate blames 'strange environment' after objects thrown at him following Slovenia draw

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$Barnabas Varga stable in hospital after fracturing cheekbone in Hungary win over Scotland$

Barnabas Varga stable in hospital after fracturing cheekbone in Hungary win over Scotland

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Four games, four cities, four days: Germany is giving fans the party it promised

Four games, four cities, four days: Germany is giving fans the party it promised

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Albania's Mirlind Daku suspended for two games after nationalist chants

Albania's Mirlind Daku suspended for two games after nationalist chants

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Euro 2024 day nine: Cristiano Ronaldo, pitch invaders, and Belgium back in business

Euro 2024 day nine: Cristiano Ronaldo, pitch invaders, and Belgium back in business

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Everton takeover: What Dan Friedkin's agreement with Farhad Moshiri really means

Everton takeover: What Dan Friedkin's agreement with Farhad Moshiri really means

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UEFA launches investigation into Albania and Croatia fan chants after Serbia threat to quit Euro 2024

UEFA launches investigation into Albania and Croatia fan chants after Serbia threat to quit Euro 2024

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Friedkin Group enters exclusivity talks over Everton takeover

Friedkin Group enters exclusivity talks over Everton takeover

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Serbia threaten to quit Euro 2024 unless UEFA punishes Croatia and Albania over offensive chants

Serbia threaten to quit Euro 2024 unless UEFA punishes Croatia and Albania over offensive chants

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Jack Grealish, mayonnaise and marketing mishaps - what happens when your star gets dropped?

Jack Grealish, mayonnaise and marketing mishaps - what happens when your star gets dropped?

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The Business of Football at Euro 2024: Planes to Qatar, delayed trains and Chinese automobiles

The Business of Football at Euro 2024: Planes to Qatar, delayed trains and Chinese automobiles

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The police shooting in Hamburg - a sad, sobering tale that briefly had Euro 2024 fearing the worst

The police shooting in Hamburg - a sad, sobering tale that briefly had Euro 2024 fearing the worst

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Roma owner Dan Friedkin emerges as strong favourite to buy Everton

Roma owner Dan Friedkin emerges as strong favourite to buy Everton

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Everton takeover: Group led by London-based businessman makes £400m bid for club

Everton takeover: Group led by London-based businessman makes £400m bid for club

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