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Jacob Whitehead

Jacob Whitehead

Reporter/Junior News Editor at The Athletic

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Influence score
69
Location
United States
Languages
  • English
Covering topics
  • Gaming and Casinos
  • General Assignment News
  • Investigative Reporting
  • Computers & Technology
  • Soccer
  • Sports
  • Sports Industry
  • Sports Medicine
  • News
  • Paralympics

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Recent Articles

theathletic.com

An addictive personality can facilitate sporting greatness – but what are the consequences? - The...

The British gymnast Nile Wilson steps on stage and introduces himself. In a broad Leeds accent, the 27-year-old describes himself as an Olympic medallist, the owner of several successful businesses, and the face of a YouTube channel with more than 1.5million subscribers. Then he pauses — and, as if he’s slipped off the pommel horse, he begins again. Advertisement “I’m self-destructive,” he says. “Competing at the highest level of sport, I spent four to five nights a week at the casino alone. Onc…
about 2 years ago
theathletic.com

Inside the world of football’s high-power, high-price lawyers: ‘I’v...

In late November, a lunch took place in the private dining room of The Delaunay, a restaurant in the Covent Garden district of central London. The minimum spend was set at £2,500 and the menu included poached halibut, petit fours and port. It was a client lunch held by Blackstone Chambers, the leading ‘set’ of barristers in the sports law field. At the long table was a who’s who of King’s Counsels (KCs), the elite of the legal world. Advertisement “All legends of the game,” one sports lawyer fro…
almost 2 years ago
theathletic.com

Rob Edwards unsure over Tom Lockyer’s Luton future after having def...

Rob Edwards has said that it is “too early to tell” about Tom Lockyer’s future after the Luton Town captain had an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted following a cardiac arrest. Lockyer, 29, was released from hospital on Wednesday after he suffered a cardiac arrest in ’s match at Bournemouth last Saturday. In the 59th minute of the game, Lockyer collapsed. There was two minutes between him going down and being resuscitated. Following on-field treatment and assistance inside the…
almost 2 years ago
theathletic.com

The seven days after two minutes – how Luton beat Newcastle after T...

Two days before his collapse, was nowhere to be found. As a pre-Christmas tradition, the Luton Town squad pay a visit to the local children’s hospital, taking photographs, chatting with staff, raising spirits. When it was time to take a picture of the group, his team-mates realised their captain was missing. A search party was sent out and finally located the 29-year-old in a different ward, in a room they had passed through some time before, engrossed in a game of Jenga with a young girl. Adve…
almost 2 years ago
theathletic.com

Are Newcastle United’s PIF owners separate from Saudi Arabia – and ...

On Tuesday, The Athletic revealed that and LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan faces being sued over allegations that he “carried out the instructions” of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) with “the malicious intent” of harming the family of the country’s former intelligence chief. Al-Rumayyan is the governor of ’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the country’s sovereign wealth fund that acquired an 80 per cent stake in Newcastle in October 2021. Officially, that takeover was on…
almost 2 years ago
theathletic.com

Foamgate: How often every Premier League side moves the ball at fre...

The player in a red and white shirt bends down and, when he thinks no one is looking, moves the ball from the free kick’s designated spot. Seconds later, a team-mate steps over and wipes the foam away. An opposition centre-back notices and complains to the referee. Nothing happens — and the free kick is taken. Last weekend, returned to football and controversially scored from a free kick after rolling the ball to the right, thereby manufacturing a better angle for him to bend his shot around…
almost 2 years ago
theathletic.com

Premier League recruits extra legal help due to volume of ongoing c...

The has been forced to utilise extra legal help in a bid to get through several ongoing cases before the deadlines outlined in their own regulations. ’s appeal hearing took place last week, with a decision from the independent commission expected by mid-February — but further Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) cases which the Premier League is not allowed to breach. Advertisement In addition, Tuesday represents a highly-complex case whose timeline is governed by the independent comm…
almost 2 years ago
theathletic.com

Could Girona really cost Manchester City their Champions League pla...

are flying in . The Catalan club are second in the table, six points ahead of much-more-famous neighbours and defending champions and two behind leaders — who they play on Saturday evening, knowing they will go top with a win. The top four finishers in the Spanish league each year automatically make the following season’s , so with 23 of the 38 matches played, Girona are in prime position to appear in Europe’s flagship competition for the first time. Advertisement It could be quite the achieve…
almost 2 years ago
theathletic.com

The push for athletes to compete on drugs backed by movement who wa...

It is a simple manifesto. Elite sport — plus performance-enhancing drugs. The organisers of the Enhanced Games hope the result is equally straightforward: world records and million-dollar prizes. Athlete safety? Sporting integrity? Founder Aron D’Souza does not share those concerns. “We want to create as safe an environment as possible and we want to push the limits of humanity as much as possible,” the Australian-born entrepreneur tells The Athletic from his west London base. Advertisement The…
over 1 year ago
theathletic.com

Sports Direct dealt court blow in Newcastle kit dispute case - The ...

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has refused Sports Direct’s bid to secure an injunction which would force to supply the retailer with next season’s kit. The dispute stems from Newcastle’s decision to enter an exclusive partnership with rival sportswear retailer JD Sports, which they claim breaches competition laws. Advertisement Sports Direct, which was founded by former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley, were also seeking £1.5million ($1.9m) in damages. However, the three-person tribunal panel…
over 1 year ago
theathletic.com

Alex Kroes returns to Ajax as technical director amid suspected ins...

Alex Kroes has been allowed to return to Ajax in an altered role of technical director just over three weeks after his suspension for suspected insider trading. Kroes, 49, formally began work as Ajax CEO in March, Advertisement Insider trading — the buying or selling of stocks based on privileged information — is a criminal offence. Kroes subsequently submitted all required information to the Netherlands’ Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) for scrutiny and maintains that his actions do no…
over 1 year ago