Carl Anka

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1,124 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 14 Aug

Carl Anka’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 7 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 3.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · World Cup Draft: Picking our Best XIs ever... with a twist · 4 Jun 2026 podcast

I am scratching my head going, why did I pick Luka Modric instead of when Lothar Matthäus was there? matched

Because Matthäus is a do-everything player. matched

And Felipe mentioned me afterwards. matched

I went, oh, hang on. matched

Should I have gone for him? matched

So I got Cabochal with some World Cup heritage at goalkeeper. matched

Mexico make good goalkeepers because of him. matched

I believe he was of such historical significance to the nation. matched

That's why Mexico have a lineage of goalkeepers. matched

My back four is, I'm happy with my back four. matched

Maybe a little problem with width in that Zambrotta's right footed and I'm playing at left back. matched

But I've got Zambrotta and Cannavaro. matched

They know each other. matched

They want to work up together. matched

I've got Lillian Thuram, who is a wonderful centre back and a wonderful human being. matched

Will Serbia, please forgive me if I've got that pronunciation wrong. matched

Mr. Dependable, highly tactically fluid, technically secure, very, very important to the Ajax teams as well as that Netherlands team that reached two finals too. matched

My midfield is Luka Modric, who I think matched

There's a great description of Johan Cruyff where someone wants to describe him as being four-footed because the outside of his boots were so good they counted as additional passes. matched

And I remember once someone once asked Karim Benzema what he really liked about Luka Modric and he said, I'd want the outside of his right boot. matched

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