The Athletic: Football News

Football news you can trust. Football writing you can feel.

The Athletic Media Company · com.theathletic

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At a glance

Latest version: v13.57.0 (33619985)
Updated: Jun 30, 2026 (3 months ago)
APK size: 76.7 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Sports (app)
Listed since: Mar 28, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 25 (4 sensitive)
Website: theathletic.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

The Athletic: Football News is an app by The Athletic Media Company in the Sports category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 25 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including record audio, read phone status and identity and find accounts on the device. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v13.57.0

Minor fixes and improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Experience unrivalled coverage of Premier League football and your specific club. From breaking news and live commentary, to deeply-reported long reads and exclusive interviews, get all the football stories that matter with The Athletic app. With the best newsroom in football, we deliver relentless reporting and unique insight. The Athletic has full-time writers covering clubs from the Premier League, and many more across Europe, including: • David Ornstein, Daniel Taylor, Oliver Kay, Michael Cox & Adam Crafton on all clubs • James Pearce & Simon Hughes on Liverpool • Liam Twomey & Simon Johnson on Chelsea • James McNicholas & Amy Lawrence on Arsenal • Andy Mitten & Laurie Whitwell on Manchester United • Sam Lee on Manchester City • Jack Pitt-Brooke on Tottenham • Phil Hay on Leeds • Raphael Honigstein on Bundesliga • James Horncastle on Serie A • Dermot Corrigan on La Liga Catch up, go deep, and join the conversation with exclusive articles, podcasts, newsletters, live Q&As and more. Subscribers get unlimited access to all of The Athletic's exclusive content for just £4.99/month billed annually. Download the app today and get started with a 7-day free trial. Terms of Service - https://theathletic.com/tos-us Privacy Policy - https://theathletic.com/privacy-us

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 30, 2026.
Certificate issued to “STRV” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Jun 30, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jun 30, 2026
Signed byCN=Marek Sedlak, OU=STRV Brno, O=STRV, L=Brno, ST=JM, C=CZ
Signing certificate (SHA-1)62:AE:C9:E2:75:ED:62:50:34:2A:A1:93:2B:A2:8D:9B:5A:83:6E:E4
File MD5ff96032c00dea310e145599e27aef2ce
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (25)

The Athletic: Football News requests 25 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.theathletic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) com.theathletic.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi