Art de Roché

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591 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 7 Sep

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The Athletic FC Podcast · USA's statement win + can Brazil lift a sixth World Cup? · 13 Jun 2026 podcast

I thought that what I saw was a team that understood where to be at the right moments, who's going where.

And it was just a really fluid kind of game, especially in that first half it came across as.

So yeah, I think...

The excitement's warranted, I'd say.

Yeah, so Balogun's born in Brooklyn, so a New Yorker by birth, but grew up in London, so was with Arsenal's academy since he was in primary school.

And actually in the academy, he set quite a few goal scoring records.

So I believe it was the most goals in an under-18 season in the Premier League, under-18s Premier League, until he got beaten a couple of years ago.

So he was always someone who was very highly rated in the Arsenal Academy system.

And as he was getting towards the kind of, you know, late teens, early twenties, there was a lot of interest in him, whether it be him coming into the first team or other ways Arsenal could use him.

So when he was first looking for those, you know, senior minutes, he went on loan to France with Vroom or Stade de Rome, I should say.

And yeah, while he was on loan, I was lucky enough to interview him at his house, which was a really cool experience because those are, I think, the experiences, and I'm sure you guys are the same, where you just realise footballers are just normal people as well.

Like, he was so laid back.

Like, I remember we were just sitting on his, you know, sofa and he was almost, like, just laying down on his sofa, just chatting normally.

And within that...

He said at that point he hadn't even thought of playing abroad, which when you see what he's achieving now seems kind of ridiculous.

He's a regular at Monaco, double figures for goals this season.

And the thing that's always stood out with him is the variety of finishes, which obviously he was able to showcase in front of the world last night.

Yeah, I think when we were talking yesterday about what a global star needs, you know, in terms of individuals to have that cut through.

I think when you have an occasion like yesterday, but also a moment like that, as you say, the casuals then all stand up and pay attention.

Really lovely goal.

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