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The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic's flagship football podcast is with you six days a week, bringing unrivalled analysis from the biggest stories in world football. New host Emma Paton is joined by the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and James Horncastle. The show takes you inside the biggest stories in football told by the best reporters in the business. We cut through the noise to tell you what’s really happening - and why it matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Man United's financial results & The Football Index crash
Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Joey D’Urso Investigations Writer covering football for The Athletic about the…
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Why Mbappe is not for City & how Gerrard won the title
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Jordan Campbell.David outlines the reasons that Manchester City will not be making…
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Football Club Ownership: Data, Decisions & Competitive Edge
Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Simon Hallett, owner of English League One side Plymouth Argyle football club…
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Jorge Mendes & Wolves’ Portuguese revolution
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Tim Spiers.Hear the inside story of super agent Jorge Mendes' influence at Wolves…
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Exclusive: European Leagues wants compromise over Champions League reform
Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Jacco Swart & Alberto Colombo, executives from European Super Leagues, the…
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United Pause on Sancho & Grealish Sparks FPL Concerns
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Patrick Boyland.Coming up today David shares his latest information on Manchester…
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Walters' PFA Manifesto & The Rise In Match-Fixing
Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic is Football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Jonathan Walters, the former Premier League player who has applied to become…
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No Mourinho Break Clause & How Justin Fashanu Lived
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Simon Hughes. Coming up today David’s will share exclusive detail on Jose…
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Reaction: EFL salary cap scrapped
Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic is Football news reporter Matt Slater lead on the story that salary caps in League One and League Two have been scrapped…
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Lukaku & Ings on Man City's radar
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Sam Lee to focus on Manchester City and detail the shortlist of strikers they have…
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Paraag Marathe Interview: Leeds United & the 49ers
Mark Chapman & Matt Slater are joined by Paraag Marathe Vice Chairman of Premiers League side Leeds United & Executive Vice President of Football Operations at…
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Winners from a quiet window & what next for Dele Alli?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Dominic Fifield to look back on the January 2021 transfer window:Why was it so quiet?…
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Barcelona top the Deloitte Money League but still face financial peril
Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater assess the current state of football's financial landscape as the effects of the pandemic start to take a greater…
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Chelsea sack Lampard - The Inside Story
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Liam Twomey to bring us the inside story of Chelsea's decision to sack Frank Lampard.We'll detail…
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Should football scrap transfer fees?
Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by two of football’s leading economic and legal minds - Daniel Geey and Stefan Szymanski - to help us…
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Ornstein on Ozil departure and Chelsea in for Erling Haaland
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Laurie Whitwell with insight and opinion on the biggest stories in footballDavid…
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Is the Burnley takeover a good deal? + Hashtag United's Spencer Owen on another non-league season cancelled
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater to look at our exclusive story on the recent Burnley takeover. Their new owners have only put in £15…
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Covid fixture chaos, Rob Holding signs new deal, Cavani case rumbles on
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Adam Crafton with news of the latest covid-induced fixture headache as Spurs v Fulham is rearranged…
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Marine CEO James Leary on being in the eye of the FA Cup storm
Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater bring you an FA Cup special as they're joined by the CEO of Marine AFC, James Leary, ahead of their huge 3rd round…
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Lampard on the brink & January transfer window outlook
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein & Adam Crafton to discuss the uncertainty surrounding Frank Lampard's future at Chelsea after their…
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Victor Font on why he should be the next Barcelona president
In this week's Business of Sport podcast The Athletic's Matt Slater speaks to one of the men hoping to be the next president of FC Barcelona, Victor…
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Salah's Liverpool future in focus after Barca flirtation and Arsenal gearing up for busy January window
The Athletic's David Ornstein joins Mark Chapman with an update on Arsenal's January transfer plans and has more detail on the mood within the club after…
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Sandgaard interview, Bosman 25 years on & French TV deal collapse
In this week's Business of Sport podcast: Mark Chapman ad The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss examine the state of sports TV rights following the termination of…
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Pogba's future, Arteta at Arsenal, Upamecano update
Coming up today, host Mark Chapman & David Ornstein discuss issues surrounding Mikel Arteta's first year at Arsenal after a terrible start to the Premier…
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Building an Empire - The City Football Group
Mark Chapman is alongside Matt Slater, football news reporter at The Athletic and today we are going to discuss the City Football Group.The Athletic have this…
The Athletic FC PodcastRainbow Laces - A discussion about the challenges for the LGBT community in football
You’ll have noticed a lot of rainbows at football grounds in the past week or so. They are there as part of the Rainbow Laces movement, which aims to celebrate…
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Bamford interview & Szoboszlai contract exclusive
This week host Mark Chapman and The Athletic’s David Ornstein are joined by Leeds United’s in-form striker Patrick Bamford joins us for a chat straight from…
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Paul Barber interview & England’s 2018 World Cup bid
Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slate speak to Paul Barber CEO of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.Plus, The Athletic's Oli Kay joins us we’ll…
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Ljungberg interview & how Klopp finds players
Mark Chapman brings you exclusive insight and stories from David Ornstein and other writers at The Athletic.This week, hear part of David's interview with…
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Meeting Maradona in Mexico
In April 2019 The Athletic's Andy Mitten was tasked by Four Four Two magazine to fly unannounced to the heart of Sinaloa, Mexico, home to the most powerful…
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Zlatan v FIFA & Portsmouth CEO on fans return
Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss footballers' image rights after as top players including Gareth Bale & Zlatan Ibrahimović are planning to…
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Arsenal exclusive, Giroud future & Pep contract
Host Mark Chapman is joined by David Ornstein to bring exclusive insight and stories from David and The Athletic's team of writers.Coming up today we’ll have…
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Business of Sport: Wrexham's Hollywood Takeover
Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by Wrexham FC director Spencer Harris as he takes us inside the takeover deal that saw Hollywood stars…
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Liverpool unlikely to sign defender in January & Rooney in the frame for Derby job
Mark Chapman and David Ornstein are joined by The Athletic's Simon Hughes with an update on Liverpool's January transfer plans as it appears they are unlikely…
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BONUS POD: Should there be a European Super League?
The Athletic's Adam Leventhal, Raphael Honigstein, Matt Slater and Adam Crafton convene for a discussion around the question that just refuses to go away -…
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Business of Sport: What next for the FA?
The Athletic's Mark Chapman, Matt Slater and Laura Williamson discuss the extraordinary chain of events that saw one of the most powerful men in British sport…
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Nigel Pearson interview & Mason Greenwood concerns
The Athletic's David Ornstein is reunited with host Mark Chapman to discuss stories from David's weekly column including concerns over Mason Greenwood and how…
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Business of Sport: Who would buy a football club?
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater & Adam Crafton for a brand new podcast about the business of sport.This week; who are the people that…
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Zlatan's revival & Ancelotti's forward frustrations
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell who has updates on stories including pay-per-view and Chelsea’s continued pursuit of West Ham’s…
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Solskjaer’s Haaland pursuit & Guardiola's contract uncertainty
Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell to go through stories including Manchester United’s continued pursuit of Erling Haaland.Our…
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Does Van Dijk injury mean Liverpool spend in January?
The Athletic's David Ornstein & Mark Chapman are joined by Liverpool writer James Pearce to asses the fallout from the injury to Virgil van Dijk - could this…
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Arsene Wenger interview with David Ornstein
The Athletic's David Ornstein sits down in conversation with Arsenal legend and former manager Arsene Wenger who has released his autobiography - My Life in…
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Ozil loyalty bonus & Big Picture explained
David Ornstein & Mark Chapman are joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater & Adam Crafton to detail the revolution proposed by England's biggest clubs and the EFL…
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Failed Sancho pursuit explained & how Arsenal signed Partey
David Ornstein & Mark Chapman take you inside the mechanics behind the transfer deals that did happen in this window and those that didn’t including Manchester…
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Transfer Special: United, Arsenal, Spurs & more
David Ornstein & Mark Chapman discuss the transfers that could still happen this deadline for Premier League sides such as Arsenal and Spurs.The Athletic's…
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City target named & Sancho pursuit at impasse
David Ornstein tells Mark Chapman why Manchester United’s transfer strategy will not be changing in reaction to defeat on the opening day of the season.The…
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Rodriguez to Everton explained & West Ham's transfer battles
Host Mark Chapman & The Athletic's David Ornstein discuss West Ham’s determination to keep hold of Declan Rice and the new faces they are chasing in the…
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Exclusive Bellerin interview, Newcastle power shift, Messi’s U-turn explained
The Athletic's David Ornstein speaks to Arsenal's Hector Bellerin about investing in the environment and becoming a shareholder at Forest Green Rovers. Hector…
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The Messi-Cast: Messi stays - but for how long?
The Athletic's Ed Malyon and Sam Lee bring you immediate reaction to the news that Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona.How does this u-turn affect Manchester…
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The Messi-Cast Episode 3: Navigating the legal minefield
You can read all of The Athletic's great articles on the Lionel Messi transfer story without paying a penny.Sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial right now by going…
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Inside Leeds United's transfer strategy & is English football serious about taking a knee?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Leeds United writer, Phil Hay who brings exclusive insight on how the newly promoted side sealed their record-breaking…
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The Messi-Cast Episode 2: The Role of Bartomeu
You can read all of The Athletic's great articles on the Lionel Messi transfer story without paying a penny.Sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial right now by going…
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The Messi-Cast Episode 1: Why Messi wants to leave Barcelona
Right now The Athletic is free for 30 days, bringing you the very best football writing around, including Dermot Corrigan's brilliant explainer on what Messi’s…
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Transfer latest on Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Kai Havertz & Thiago Alcantara + Richard Scudamore and Billy Beane's quest to buy a Premier League club
Right now The Athletic is free for 30 days, bringing you the very best football writing around, including David’s Ozil exclusive - just go to…
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Mesut Ozil exclusive & why Raul Sanllehi left Arsenal
Host Mark Chapman is joined by David Ornstein who details his exclusive interview with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil that was published on The Athletic last…
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Exclusive Joe Bryan interview & City eye more signings
The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined by Fulham left-back Joe Bryan, the man whose goals sealed their place in the Premier League. Joe takes us inside the…
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Willian & Sancho transfer news plus Newcastle takeover collapse
The Athletic's David Ornstein details transfer news concerning Jadon Sancho, Willian and Alexis Sanchez.David is joined by The Athletic's Liverpool writer…
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Maddison signs new contract & how Daniel Levy operates
The Athletic's David Ornstein details Leicester City star James Maddison’s new contract with Foxes writer Rob Tanner.As the transfer window opens, Jack Pitt-…
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The Price of Relegation
The Athletic's Adam Leventhal is joined by Matt Slater & Adam Crafton to look at what the real price of relegation will be, financial and otherwise, for the…
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Havertz to Chelsea close & inside Pearson dismissal
The Athletic's David Ornstein brings exclusive developments on a huge transfer story in the Premier League as Chelsea close in on Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai…