The Athletic FC Podcast

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 clubs who get relegated from the Premier League on Sunday.   Two from Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Watford will join Norwich in the Championship and we examine whether this could be one of the worst seasons to ever be relegated, what the f...

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 Havertz. David is joined by Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to discuss if this is the start of a new era of big  spending by Roman Abramovich. Our Watford man Adam Leventhal explains how the dismissal of Nigel Pearson came about, where the club...

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The Athletic's David Ornstein, Sam Lee & Matt Slater explain everything you need to know on the ruling that saw Manchester City's two year Champions League ban overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport We delve into the details and answer these questions: What was the reaction inside City to the verdict? Were they always confident or preparing for the worst? Why have CAS decided to rule...

The Athletic's David Ornstein brings details on his exclusive story that Arsenal's Matteo Guendouzi has been training alone since his side's defeat at Brighton and Mikel Arteta is keen to sell the French midfielder. Also, Mason Greenwood looks on course for an England call-up for the next round of matches - our Man United writer Laurie Whitwell joins David to discuss the numbers that highlight Gre...

The Athletic's Carl Anka, Ryan Conway, Roshane Thomas and Dan Barnes discuss their article that asked  'Why are football crowds so white?'. They share personal experiences as black journalists at football grounds,  consider whether the game is  too quick to pat itself on the back over racism and what meaningful change will look like. You can read the articles discussed on this podcast in full here...

The Athletic's David Ornstein reflects on Liverpool’s incredible title triumph, bringing you insight on how their owners turned a dream into reality. Stuart Webber, former Director of Recruitment at Anfield and now director of football at Norwich City, tells us about the hunger for success he witnessed first hand on Merseyside, with some great detail on John W Henry. From David's column column thi...

To celebrate Liverpool's title triumph we're offering 40% off a subscription to The Athletic. There will be a raft of Liverpool articles going out on the site over the next 7 days, including “Jordan Henderson’s Journey To The Title”, by Simon Hughes. Michael Cox will be releasing an article on the tactical innovations that transformed Liverpool. And Raf Honigstein will take an in-depth look into t...

The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined  by agent Jonathan Barnett to discuss what he expects to see from a very different transfer market and what the future holds for his clients including Gareth Bale.  James McNicholas drops in to share notes on the work Mikel Arteta is doing to turn things round at Arsenal and potential transfer reinforcements. Our Manchester City writer Sam Lee provides a gui...

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Brendon Batson shares some powerful views with The Athletic's David Ornstein on how football can help bring about meaningful change in the fight against racism. Manchester United writer Laurie Whitewell explains why Paul Pogba is unlikely to start against Tottenham on Friday night and the importance of the next two months for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. And The Athletic's Jack Pitt Brooke will d...

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Adam Leventhal hosts a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, counting down to the return of the Premier League, with every episode focusing on a different team... In this episode Adam Leventhal is talking Southampton with The Athletic's Carl Anka. They discuss the decision to give Ralph Hassenhuttl a new four-year contract, whether lockdown will make it difficult for the players to play thei...

Sign up to The Athletic here for access to our unrivalled Spurs coverage and get a 30 day free trial just in time for the return of the Premier League Go to https://podfollow.com/view-from-the-lane/to hear our weekly Spurs podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Leventhal hosts a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, counting down to the return of the Premier League, with every episode focusing on a different team...In this episode, Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic's dedicated Sheffield United correspondent, joins Adam to reflect on a remarkable maiden year back in 'The Big Time' and discuss whether or not there's a ceiling for Wilder's men? Plu...

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Sign up to The Athletic here for access to our unrivalled Manchester City coverage and get a 30 day free trial just in time for the return of the Premier League Go to www.podfollow.com/why-always-us to hear our weekly Manchester City podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Leventhal hosts a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, counting down to the return of the Premier League, with every episode focusing on a different team...In this episode, The Athletic's Liverpool writers, Simon Hughes and James Pearce are alongside him to talk about the prospect of clinching a first top-flight title in 30 years... behind closed doors. Plus, how Klopp & his squad...

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