Go beyond the box score with quality, in-depth local and national sports coverage from an all-star team of writers. The Athletic is a subscription-based media publisher of smarter sports coverage for die-hard fans. With coverage in most major professio...
The Athletic HQ (theathletic.com) has 262 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 1.2 out of 5.
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Ron
Reading the articles in the Athletic is like being given a lecture by the most boring school teacher we can remember. The articles never stop each piece reminds me of an insomniacs sleeping pill, yes it is guaranteed to send you to sleep whilst reading it. The Athletic is a saddos buzz
Jersey G.
I would rate a zero I could! I signed up for a trial period. Never subscribed, I have no account with my information. I was charged $71.99 and I don't have a subscription. I think they're running a scam by telling me to to go my account which doesn't exist and cancel my subscription that I don't have! Then tells me to read the refund policy. Like come on I'm not dumb. They're probably doing this alot and that's why there's no refunds. Last I checked you give a service and get paid. Not get paid and give me nothing in return. Sorry you picked the right one. I've filed a complaint with the platform the set up the trial with and they're investigating this. Next is the BBB and Consumer Protection. This is fraudulent and it will stop. I also emailed Google pay to let them know what these scammers are doing!
Trevor
Despite cancelling my subscription they have continued billing me for three months. There is no way of contacting them besides an online form where you simply get an automated response. They are stealing from me and I want my money back
BRIAN M.
My ability to post comments was taken away due to someone else flagging me for perceived abuse. I have always used logical commentary with ZERO profanity. I asked customer service to provide me the comment I posted for the reason for the ban. ZERO RESPONSE. In effect, I was canceled by a liberal media outlet without a fair review. It’s a shame really, but I’ll never have anything to do with the Athletic moving forward.
Di
Raising prices with zero notice/intimation and no possibility of a refund. There's also no hope to hear from a person here. Their customer service is automated
Ralph S.
Bunch of fraudsters. They've taken £59.99 again even though I cancelled last year.
Joshwa K.
Terrible service, unbelievably terrible automated support, and is a borderline scam. Stay away from this site
Sean P.
It's actually a decent site with some good writers. However, their customer service and business practices are beyond awful. They claim that "we're sorry to hear you weren't aware of the upcoming charge. You can find all of your subscription info at....." yet you cannot actually see anything there other than your previous payments, so when they hike the subscription charge up without warning, you have no way of knowing until you see your bank statement. If you've used a debit card, you should try the chargeback service to see if you can get your money back because "there are no refunds for cancellation". The irony is that I quite like the site and some of the articles, but because of their attitude, I will never use it again.