Mark Critchley

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1,840 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Jul

Mark Critchley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 10 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 7.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Messi outshines Mbappe and Haaland + why Amorim for Milan? · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

I think it's really satisfying and we all love it when a plan comes together. voice-verified

Do we expect anything different for the biggest names and the biggest superstars of this tournament to happen? voice-verified

to hit the ground running right from the off? voice-verified

Well, yes and no, because it doesn't always happen. voice-verified

You know, you can think of tournaments in the past, 2002 sticks out to me as ones where we've seen more underdogs sort of perform and there hasn't been a real narrative thrusting through it until in that tournament, Ronaldo with Brazil. voice-verified

But it's just, yeah, incredibly satisfying when it does because this is the grandest stage and you want, especially in this profession, you want all these great narratives to go along with it. voice-verified

And I think that's exactly what we got yesterday. voice-verified

I think if we're talking about the Pantheon, entire World Cup history, there's going to be more to it than just goals. voice-verified

Miroslav Klose, a great player. voice-verified

I'm not sure he fits in the top 10, to be honest, if we're talking about the names in Pele, Maradona. voice-verified

And I would always instinctively go towards Maradona because I think voice-verified

Maybe you could argue he only had one great tournament, but I'm personally drawn towards iconic players who burn very brightly and very intensely. voice-verified

And I think that's Maradona. voice-verified

But then I also think you sort of have to win it more than once to be in the conversation. voice-verified

And there's obviously Pele, your three-time winner. voice-verified

And the one thing I'd say about Mbappe is that he's on that Pele arc, if you like. voice-verified

He came into it as a teenager, won it, star of the tournament. voice-verified

Maybe it hasn't quite worked. voice-verified

He scored a hat-trick in the final last time, right? voice-verified

So it hasn't quite got there, hasn't won it again since. voice-verified

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