The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic's flagship football podcast, hosted by Ayo Akinwolere and featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Phil Hay, Adam Crafton and Matt Slater will take 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
Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is Newcastle vs Arsenal.
Eddie Howe's side have won each of their last three home games against Arsenal in all competitions without conceding a single goal, and are looking to make it four in a row for the first time since August 1969. With Liverpool five wins from five, will anything but a win keep Mikel Arteta's title hopes alive?
Oli Kay and Jacob Wh...
FIFA have discussed making the 2030 World Cup a 64-team tournament.
So who actually wants it and could it really happen?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Adam Crafton, Phil Hay and Felipe Cardenas
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Iliffe
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Ousmane Dembele scooped the Ballon d’Or on Monday night.
His 35 goals helped PSG clinch their first ever Champions League.
So how did he evolve from a promising winger to a ruthless goalscorer?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Seb Stafford-Bloor and Tom Williams
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson
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Aston Villa are currently 18th in the Premier League and have scored just one goal so far.
So is the team really "lazy” or does Unai Emery need to change?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Jacob Tanswell and Dan Bardell
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson
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Arsenal have fallen five points off the pace in the Premier League, after drawing 1-1 with Man City on Sunday.
And in the boardroom there are changes as well, so how much do they have to do, to catch Liverpool?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Matt Slater
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Iliffe
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Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is the Arsenal vs Manchester City.
In what is often dubbed as master vs apprentice, Mikel Arteta is looking to become the first manager to go 5 games in a row unbeaten against Pep Guardiola.
Mark Critchley and Nick Miller join Matt Davies-Adams to look ahead to Sunday's clash before turning their attention to some of the fixtures elsewhere, including ...
Chelsea’s young squad were given a reality-check on their Champions League return, losing 3-1 in Munich to Bayern after two years out of the competition.
Prior to Wednesday night The Blues Champions League squad only had a combined 117 games in the tournament under their belts in comparison to Bayern's 860.
So, will a lack of experience cost them in Europe and the Premier League?
Host: Adam Leventhal
With: Simon Johnso...
Real Madrid are back to winning ways in Champions League.
In their 2-1 win over Marseille on Tuesday night, Kylian Mbappe shone bright, whilst Vinicius Jr was benched again.
So… why are the two Galacticos on such different paths right now?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Guillermo Rai & Colin Millar
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson
The Champions League is back this week.
Last season we had a switch up in format, and PSG were finally triumphant.
So what should we expect this time around?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tom Williams & Tomás Hill López-Menchero
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson
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Man City made light work of Man United in Sunday's Manchester derby thanks to Phil Foden and a double from Erling Haaland, who now sits on 90 Premier League goals from just 101 games.
So how far can Haaland’s goals take Guardiola’s side this season?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: David Ornstein and Adam Crafton
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Iliffe
Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is the Manchester derby.
Despite winning five of their last eight Premier League matches against Manchester United, Manchester City failed to win either game last season for the first time since 2020-21. Despite getting the better of the Pep Guardiola last season, Ruben Amorim is looking to win sucessive Premier League matches for the first time as Manches...
What do Barcelona and Post Malone have in common?
Neither of them can play at Camp Nou.
So what's going on, and will this stadium ever be ready?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Pol Ballus and Laia Cervello Herrero
Executive Producer: Abi Paterson
Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Iliffe
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So far in our series, The Future of Football, we've looked at the global game and the unstoppable power of the Premier League.
But away from the top flight there are 72 other professional clubs across the English Football League - and some are fighting to survive.
For the final instalment of the series we're joined by EFL chairman, Rick Parry, to discuss what the future holds for the EFL and what can be done to redress the ba...
This summer, Premier League clubs set a new record for spending in a single transfer window at over £3bn, that’s more than La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga combined.
On episode two of The Future of Football, we discuss whether the strength of Premier League and the widening gap between the English game and the other top European leagues is an issue.
Host Adam Leventhal is joined by Matt Slater and James Horncastle...
Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and look set to replace him with former Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.
So what’s going on at the City ground? And is it the right move?
Host: Adam Leventhal
With: Tim Spiers and Matt Davies Adams
Executive Producers: Adey Moorhead & Abi Paterson
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Welcome to The Future of Football, a special three part series asking the biggest questions shaping the game from the impact of the Club World Cup to whether anyone can keep up with the Premier League. With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, which direction is the power, the politics and money around the game heading?
The Athletic's Matt Slater and Adam Crafton join host Adam Leventhal for episode one to discuss the direction of...
Huge news from north London on Thursday as Daniel Levy was removed from his role as Tottenham Hotspur’s executive chairman after almost 25 years at the club. We discuss what that means for the future of the club.
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Also, as the Premier League takes a break, Liverpool are the only perfect side, Aston Villa can’t score and Sunderland have won more games than Manchester City!
We draw some hasty conclusions based on what we’ve s...
Record attendances at the Euros? Check.
65k in London to celebrate the Lionesses? Check.
Rising attendances for the WSL? Not last season.
So is women's football still growing?
Plus, Nikki Doucet, chief executive of the Women’s Professional League - who took control of the WSL in 2024, joins us ahead of the start of the new season.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Charlotte Harpur, Megan Feringa and Nikki Doucet
Executive Producer: A...
Premier League clubs went BIG on striker signings this summer. But how difficult is it to adapt to England’s top flight?
Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha joins Ayo Akinwolere and Carl Anka to reveal what it really takes to adapt to the Premier League. From his own journey at Newcastle and Fulham to breaking down the challenges facing big-money summer signings like Sesko, Gyökeres and Isak, Louis shares unique insight ...
This has been a transfer window for the ages.
There’s been sulks, sagas and over £3billion spent by Premier League clubs.
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by the transfer guru himself, David Ornstein, to wrap up the window. And then, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tim Spiers and Jacob Whitehead debate and rank the top 10 moments.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: David Ornstein, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tim Spiers and Jacob Whitehead
Executive Producer: Abi ...
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