The Athletic Football Podcast
The Athletic Football Podcast is our flagship show, with Mark Chapman and Dan Bardell hosting Monday to Friday throughout the season. Featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and many others, it is the ultimate place to get the inside track on the biggest stories and news, insight and analysis from your club.
Episodes
June 10, 2023 • 21 mins
Istanbul plays host to the Champions League final tonight just months after the horrific earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people in Turkey.
Our reporter Adam Leventhal went to the country to see how it is recovering from the worst natural disaster in its modern history.
In part one of our two-part series, Adam visits Hatayspor; the club Christian Atsu played for before he tragically passed away in the quake.
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June 9, 2023 • 47 mins
As Manchester City head to Istanbul in search of a Treble, having already secured the Premier League and FA Cup, Inter Milan stand in their way of achieving football greatness.
Pep Guardiola aims to lead City to their first European success and in doing so end his own 12-year wait for Champions League success.
Dan Bardell is joined by George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth to preview the action as well as discuss some of...
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June 8, 2023 • 25 mins
Lionel Messi has opted to join Inter Miami in MLS over a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia or a romantic return to Barcelona.
On this bonus episode of The Athletic Football Podcast, Adam Leventhal is joined by Felipe Cardenas in the US, Pol Ballus in Spain and Matt Slater in, err, Macclesfield to explain the intricacies of the move from every angle.
How close was a return to Barcelona realistically? Why did Miami eventually win him ...
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June 8, 2023 • 31 mins
How Real Madrid won the race to sign Jude Bellingham and why he chose La Liga over the Premier League..
We also have all the detail of how much are they paying Dortmund, how Real funded the deal and why they will not be finished spending just yet.
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein - who broke the story - our German football writer Rafa Honigstein & Dermot Corrigan who is in Madrid
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June 7, 2023 • 33 mins
This week the Saudi Arabian domestic league announced a big revamp. In short it’s more teams, bigger talent, and a huge injection of cash.
How will it work? Who could be joining Cristiano Ronaldo and now Karim Benzema out there? And what is the Kingdom's ultimate goal?
To answer these questions Mark Chapman is joined by Adam Crafton, Jacob Whitehead and Wael Jabir
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June 6, 2023 • 37 mins
After 72 days of searching for Antonio Conte's successor, Tottenham Hotspur have named Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach.
Following his successive spell north of the border with Celtic, can he replicate that in North London and turn around Tottenham's fortunes?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare and CODE Sports' Adam Peacock to delve into the Australian's career to date and consider how suitable a fi...
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June 5, 2023 • 31 mins
Coming up, how far are Manchester United from Manchester City in terms of success on the football pitch?
And with uncertainty around ownership and transfer funds, what can they realistically do to close the gap next season?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell & Mark Critchley.
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June 2, 2023 • 52 mins
Dan Bardell, George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth are here to cast an eye over events at Wembley this weekend as Manchester City look to take a step closer to sealing the Treble.
With Manchester United out to stop them matching Sir Alex Ferguson's feat of 1999 the panel look in depth to the match-up at Wembley with both The Athletic's Man City and Man Utd writers Sam Lee and Laurie Whitwell giving the perspective from ...
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June 1, 2023 • 34 mins
Host Mark Chapman is alongside The Athletic’s Raphael Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor after a hectic finale to the Bundesliga season in which Bayern Munich pipped Borussia Dortmund to the title.
The reigning Bavarian champions acted quickly, relieving Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn of their duties as their rebuild begins.
Meanwhile, it was another emotional collapse for Dortmund as they failed to snatch Bayern’s crown.
So ...
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May 31, 2023 • 36 mins
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Greg O’Keeffe & Patrick Boyland to detail the story of Everton’s latest escape from relegation & how they’ll be looking to avoid it happening again next season.
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May 30, 2023 • 40 mins
Host Mark Chapman is joined by Steven Caulker & The Athletic's Jay Harris to explain Ivan Toney's 8-month ban from football and discuss the game's 'toxic' relationship with gambling...
What exactly was Ivan Toney found guilty of, the 'extreme' nature of his punishment and a 'culture' that still plagues English football.
Plus, Steven talks about an academy project of his launching this summer, Behind The White Lines, aimed at provid...
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May 29, 2023 • 29 mins
So Leicester City & Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League and will be playing in the second tier of English football next season..
So how did it come to this?
And how will both clubs deal with various off pitch issues and look to bounce straight back?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s Leeds writer Phil Hay & Rob Tanner who covers Leicester City for us.
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Dan Bardell is alongside George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth as the curtain comes down on this Premier League season.
Ahead of the scrap for survival at the bottom the panel assess what twists and turns could happen as Everton, Leicester and Leeds look to avoid relegation.
Plus, there's a look ahead to the shootout for the Europa League Conference qualification between Aston Villa, Tottenham and Brentford as well as o...
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May 25, 2023 • 34 mins
As recently as 2018 both Coventry City and Luton Town were playing one another in League Two, yet on Saturday meet at Wembley for a place in the Premier League next season.
Luton having climbed back from dropping out in the EFL in 2009 and Coventry City, who have been 'homeless' due to stadium disputes and evictions during the last decade both have the chance of returning to the top flight.
Mark Champman is alongside Matt Slater, R...
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May 24, 2023 • 38 mins
Host Mark Chapman is alongside The Athletic’s Dermot Corrigan, and former player turned commentator for DAZN Spain, Alberto Edjogo-Owono, after Vinicius Junior was once again racially abused while playing for Real Madrid.
La Liga have sanctioned Valencia with a partial stadium closure for five matches.
But is that going to make a difference?
The panel answer that question, while The Athletic’s Jack Lang gives us the reaction fro...
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May 23, 2023 • 36 mins
Newcastle United will be returning to the Champions League after 20 years away next season, after securing a top four finish with a 0-0 draw against Leicester City on Monday night.
Having also reached a first cup final in 24 years this season, their first under Saudi Arabian ownership and with Eddie Howe in the dugout what comes next for the Magpies?
Mark Chapman is alongside George Caulkin and Oli Kay to explore where Newcastle go...
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May 22, 2023 • 32 mins
So Manchester City are Premier League champions for the fifth time in the past six years.
But off the pitch questions remain after over 100 Premier League charges - for allegedly breaching financial regulations - were brought against the club..
So is there an asterisk over City’s success until the charges are resolved either way? Or will the allegations just be forgotten about as more titles are collected and the long process drags...
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Dan Bardell is alongside George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth ahead of the penultimate weekend of action in the Premier League.
Man City welcome Chelsea to the Etihad hoping to seal their third successive league title while Newcastle know a win over Leicester City on Monday night will be enough to secure Champions League qualification.
At the bottom, Big Sam heads back to West Ham hoping to keep Leeds alive heading int...
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May 18, 2023 • 31 mins
So the treble is very much on for Manchester City after they swept aside Real Madrid to reach the final of the Champions League in what Pep Guardiola described as one of their best ever performances.
But does their brilliance get the respect and adulation across Europe in the same way we’ve seen with other great sides?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and also our Manchester football writer Mark Critchley w...
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May 17, 2023 • 35 mins
Mark Chapman is joined by Matt Slater, Dan Sheldon and Jacob Tanswell to dissect Southampton's relegation from the Premier League under the stewardship of data-driven Sport Republic.
The role of Rasmus Ankersen, the sacking of Ralph Hasenhuttl, appointment of Nathan Jones as well as the club's bold youthful transfer policy are all put under the spotlight.
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