How to Cancel The Athletic

A few things to note and do before cancelling:

1. The developer of The Athletic is The Athletic Media Company and all inquiries must go to them.
2. Check the Terms of Services and/or Privacy policy of The Athletic Media Company to know if they support self-serve subscription cancellation:
   • http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098
     
   • https://theathletic.com/tos-us
     
   • https://theathletic.com/privacy-us
     
3. Cancelling a subscription during a free trial may result in losing a free trial account.
4. You must always cancel a subscription at least 24 hours before the trial period ends.

How easy is it to cancel or delete The Athletic?

It is Impossible to Cancel a The Athletic subscription. (**Crowdsourced from The Athletic and Justuseapp users)
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How to Cancel The Athletic: Sports News Subscription on iPhone or iPad:

1. Open Settings » ~Your name~ » and click "Subscriptions".
2. Click the The Athletic (subscription) you want to review.
3. Click Cancel.

How to Cancel The Athletic: Sports News Subscription on Android Device:

1. Open your Google Play Store app.
2. Click on Menu » "Subscriptions".
3. Tap on The Athletic: Sports News (subscription you wish to cancel)
4. Click "Cancel Subscription".

How do I remove my Card from The Athletic?

Removing card details from The Athletic if you subscribed directly is very tricky. Very few websites allow you to remove your card details. So you will have to make do with some few tricks before and after subscribing on websites in the future.

Before Signing up or Subscribing:

1. Create an account on Justuseapp. signup here →
2. Create upto 4 Virtual Debit Cards - this will act as a VPN for you bank account and prevent apps like The Athletic from billing you to eternity.
3. Fund your Justuseapp Cards using your real card.
4. Signup on The Athletic: Sports News or any other website using your Justuseapp card.
5. Cancel the The Athletic subscription directly from your Justuseapp dashboard.
6. To learn more how this all works, Visit here →.

How to Cancel The Athletic: Sports News Subscription on a Mac computer:

1. Goto your Mac AppStore, Click ~Your name~ (bottom sidebar).
2. Click "View Information" and sign in if asked to.
3. Scroll down on the next page shown to you until you see the "Subscriptions" tab then click on "Manage".
4. Click "Edit" beside the The Athletic: Sports News app and then click on "Cancel Subscription".

What to do if you Subscribed directly on The Athletic's Website:

1. Reach out to The Athletic Media Company here »»


2. Visit The Athletic website: Click to visit .


3. Login to your account.
4. In the menu section, look for any of the following: "Billing", "Subscription", "Payment", "Manage account", "Settings".
5. Click the link, then follow the prompts to cancel your subscription.

How to Cancel The Athletic: Sports News Subscription on Paypal:

To cancel your The Athletic subscription on PayPal, do the following:

1. Login to www.paypal.com .
2. Click "Settings" » "Payments".
3. Next, click on "Manage Automatic Payments" in the Automatic Payments dashboard.
4. You'll see a list of merchants you've subscribed to. Click on "The Athletic: Sports News" or "The Athletic Media Company" to cancel.

How to delete The Athletic account:

1. Reach out directly to The Athletic via Justuseapp. Get all Contact details →


2. Send an email to [email protected] Click to email requesting that they delete your account.

Delete The Athletic: Sports News from iPhone:

1. On your homescreen, Tap and hold The Athletic: Sports News until it starts shaking.
2. Once it starts to shake, you'll see an X Mark at the top of the app icon.
3. Click on that X to delete the The Athletic: Sports News app.

Delete The Athletic: Sports News from Android:

1. Open your GooglePlay app and goto the menu.
2. Click "My Apps and Games" » then "Installed".
3. Choose The Athletic: Sports News, » then click "Uninstall".