The Anfield Wrap

There was outcry when Qatar was selected to host the 2022 World Cup, and with Liverpool's involvement in the Club World Cup, the scrutiny continues. Jay McKenna is joined by Neil Atkinson and Andy Heaton to discuss the issues, the impact it has already had and what it means for football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool racked up eight goals against Everton and Bournemouth this week as they distanced themselves further from title rivals Manchester City. Joining Neil Atkinson to talk through the weekend's action and what's to come this week are Gareth Roberts, Andy Heaton and Ian Salmon. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in partnership with The Athletic, the place to go for extensive cove...

Liverpool started a busy December in the best possible fashion by thrashing Everton, and they now travel to Bournemouth with momentum on their side. Neil Atkinson is joined by Ste Evans, Spion Kop 1906's Paddy Fitzsimons and The Athletic's James Pearce to react and look ahead. Also on the show, Paul Amann from Kop Outs discusses the Rainbow Laces campaign, and The Athletic's Peter Rutzler talks Bo...

Given that it's derby day, we've decided to revisit the aftermath of one of the greatest moments in a Merseyside derby at Anfield created by Divock Origi. It's our post-match show from this time last year, featuring Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons, Andy Heaton, Paul Senior and Paul Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool capitalised on Man City's slip at Newcastle, but The Reds lead at the top stays at eight points after Leicester secured a late win over Everton. Joining Neil Atkinson to talk through the weekend's action and what's to come this week are Rob Gutmann, Adam Smith and Chloe Bloxam. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in partnership with The Athletic, the place to go for extensi...

Liverpool will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing draw against Napoli in the week, with Brighton the weekend's visitors to Anfield. Neil Atkinson is joined by James Sutton, Philippa Smallwood and Paul Hogan to react and look ahead. Also on the show, Liverpool's COO Andy Hughes offers an update on the Anfield Road expansion, Michelle Smith discusses the Kit It Out campaign and The Athle...

Liverpool's 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace ensured The Reds remained eight points clear at the top, with wins elsewhere for Leicester and Manchester City. Joining Neil Atkinson to talk through the weekend's action and the impact it has had are Gareth Roberts, Paul Senior, Paul Hogan and the Evening Standard's David Lynch. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in partnership with The Ath...

Back in 2017, John Gibbons and Andy Heaton sat down with Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso in Munich for a wide-ranging 50 minute exclusive interview. The Liverpool legend talks in detail about the highs and lows of his time in the game, including what it was like settling in a foreign country, to that night in Istanbul and ultimately why he left Liverpool after coming so close to winning that elusive...

Over the international break, The Anfield Wrap team have had the chance to go out in to the community and see the great work that the LFC Foundation and Red Neighbours team are doing around Liverpool. John Gibbons went to find out where the money from the most recent LFC Legends game is going to and Gareth Roberts went along to Kirkby for the Walking Football launch. Learn more about your ad choic...

Liverpool are back after the final international break of the year, but how are things looking in terms of injuries within The Reds' ranks? Gareth Roberts is joined by Adam Melia, Damian Kavanagh and Paddy Fitzsimons from Spion Kop 1906 to discuss that and look ahead to Crystal Palace away. Also on the show, John Gibbons chats to Jamie Carragher about his new podcast and Stephen Darby joins Josh S...

Newly appointed Kick It Out chairman Sanjay Bhandari speaks exclusively to The Anfield Wrap about his plans for the organisation. John Gibbons hosted as Sanjay went into depth about his ideas for a three-month listening tour, education and empowering supporters. If you want to get in touch with Sanjay to be a part of his listening tour and have any ideas on what Kick It Out should be doing in the...

A crowd of 23,500 packed into Anfield to watch Liverpool Women narrowly lose out to Everton, on a historic day for women's football on Merseyside. Joining John Gibbons to talk through the women's Merseyside derby and the impact it could have are Philippa Smallwood, Leanne Prescott and Emma Sanders. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in partnership with The Athletic, the place to go...

With the aftermath of Liverpool's 3-1 win over Manchester City still rumbling on, there's another huge match coming up at Anfield this Sunday. John Gibbons is joined by Gareth Roberts, Andy Heaton and Jay McKenna to look back on the past week and ahead to Liverpool Women v Everton Ladies. Also on the show, Andy chats to Everton fan Sarah Halpin about the Merseyside derby and Neil Atkinson speaks t...

Liverpool's 3-1 win over Manchester City took them nine clear of the champions, with The Reds now the bookies' favourites for the Premier League title. Joining ESPN's Melissa Reddy to talk through Liverpool's latest crazy win are Gareth Roberts, Rob Gutmann, Paul Senior and Adam Melia. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in partnership with The Athletic, the place to go for extensive...

This is the opening of our raucous post match show as Liverpool beat Manchester City to go EIGHT points clear at the top of the Premier League. To listen to the full show in all its glory go to www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a busy week building up to Man City-Liverpool with manager comments and injuries dominating headlines, but are the stakes now raised for The Reds? John Gibbons is joined by Damian Kavanagh, Siobhan Biggane and Spion Kop's Paddy Fitzsimons to look ahead, and The Athletic's Sam Lee joins Josh Sexton to discuss City's fortunes. Also on the show, Liverpool Women's striker Courtney Sweetman-K...

Liverpool have come from behind to win three times in a week, with Mane stealing the spotlight at Villa park with a 94th minute winner. Joining Neil Atkinson to chat about Liverpool's 2-1 victory is Kev Walsh, Adam Melia, Rob Gutmann and Philippa Smallwood. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in partnership with The Athletic, the place to go for extensive coverage of clubs up and dow...

It's a jam-packed Weekender with Arsenal reaction, Aston Villa buildup, and chats with Jamie Webster about his new single and James Milner about his book. Neil Atkinson is joined by Lizzi Doyle, Josh Sexton and Stu Wright to show love to all our Reds, and The Athletic's Aston Villa writer Gregg Evans gives us the view from Sunday's opposition. Want to get involved with the Last Fan Standing quiz?...

This month's preview is a 25 minute special where Gareth Roberts and Paul Cope are joined by James Milner. The Liverpool vice-captain discusses winding up Messi, what Klopp is like at half time, creating a Liverpool legacy and being a senior pro in the dressing room. This is available on The Anfield Wrap app for subscribers - both video and audio. Simply visit theanfieldwrap.com/subscribe and down...

Mo Salah's winning penalty sent Anfield into raptures, but did a 2-1 scoreline tell the whole story of Liverpool's win over Spurs? To discuss that and look ahead to what the rest of the week, Neil Atkinson is joined by Gareth Roberts, Ben Johnson, Kev Walsh and Chloe Bloxam. Also in the show, Neil talks to Amy Lawrence about her new book '89'. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in p...

In a free TAW Special Neil Atkinson talks to Jonathan Humphries of the Liverpool Echo about Liverpool's court case victory over current kit supplier New Balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's your Weekender show to take you into a huge weekend with a bang. Neil Atkinson is joined by Joel Sanderson-Murray, Gareth Roberts and John Gibbons. Also on the show, Robbie O'Neill to talk about his new film 'Seconds Out', Jacob Hickey on Liverpool's Wine Festival and The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare talks all things Tottenham. Want to get involved with the Last Fan Standing quiz? Download t...

Two non-league clubs hit the headlines for differing reasons as the final round of FA Cup qualifiers took place this weekend. John Gibbons is joined by Ian from the Up The Boro fanzine to get the story behind Haringey Borough, as well as Potters Bar Town manager Lee O'Leary to tell his team's tales. Also on the line are The Athletic's Phil Hay to talk about Leeds United, and James Richards from th...

Liverpool managed to nick a draw after another disappointing display against Manchester United, but how can The Reds overcome their Old Trafford hoodoo? To discuss that and look ahead to what this week will hold, Neil Atkinson is joined by Gareth Roberts, Andy Heaton, Mo Stewart and Phil Blundell. The Anfield Wrap's free podcast is brought to you in partnership with The Athletic, the place to go f...

Liverpool travel to Old Trafford where Jürgen Klopp is yet to win, but can his side break another record and distance themselves further from Man United? Joining Neil Atkinson to discuss that are Dan Morgan, Damian Kavanagh, Chris Maguire and The Echo's Emilia Bona. Also on the show, John Gibbons chats to Juliana Landim from drum ensemble Katumba, John Connors tells Neil about "Ireland's Call" and...