The Athletic HQReviews of theathletic.com

Brilliant. Definitely worth the subscription the writing is second to none, no adds, all sports covered in unbelievable detail.

Bunch of fraudsters. They've taken £59.99 again even though I cancelled last year.

Terrible service, unbelievably terrible automated support, and is a borderline scam. Stay away from this site

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.

I like the product and I have had the Subs since the outset and did pay 59.99 a year But please check your bank statements with them. I noticed they changed my direct debit recently from 59.99 a year which had just been taken to 59.99 per quarter as they added pending payments for 59.99 been set up for Feb, May and August! So they would have taken out c240.00 in 2022. I looked on their website and the price was nowhere near that So, I queried it sent them a screenshot from my bank - they have no customer support number or online chat . I was not asking for a cancellation just an apology as it looked like a mistake . They immediately cancelled my subscription. Dead. No explanation.

Appalling full subscription charge of £60 for the full year 5 days after free trial runs out, looking at other reviews it feels like they are desperate for the money and just scamming people out of it. No refunds, i expect I will have to read in depth articles on championship football players at £5 an article from now on.

Another one hit by the "subscription renewal without notification" issue, and the auto response to queries gives the impression this is a tactic rather than an oversight. They do produce a few good articles, but not enough to justify the annual subscription if you're not a fan of one of the bigger teams.

Get you to sign up for a lower priced deal and then charge you annually at a higher rate with a no refunds policy. Cancelled my sub three days before the renewal date, but was still charged £60 like I hadn't changed a thing. Support is also so so poor, basic responses via Zendesk which are pre made. Also, the content itself is so hit and miss. A lot of "sources of the athletic" backing up footballing stories. I'd stay away from them...