The Athletic FC Podcast

England & Penalties

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by David Preece coach and former professional goalkeeper turned journalist, The Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke and also Ben Lytt...

REACTION: England Beat Czechs, Top Group D

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Bardell reunites the Sunday night England Show podcast team of Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Carl Anka to review another 1-0 win for England.Gareth Southga...

England v Czech Republic Preview

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by David Preece, Lynsey Hooper & The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke to look ahead to England's final group game of EURO 2020 a...

REACTION: disappointing Wembley draw

19 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Dan Bardell is joined by David Preece & The Athletic's Jack Pitt Brooke to discuss a disappointing draw for England against Scotland at EURO ...

England v Scotland Preview

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by Lynsey Hooper & The Athletic's David Ornstein & Jack Pitt-Brooke to look ahead to England v Scotland at Euro 2020.Th...

How Scotland can bounce back against England

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Dan Bardell is joined by The Athletic's Dominic Fifiled, Jordan Campbell & Kieran Devlin to look at the tactical & personnel changes Scot...

Dean Henderson Ruled Out and Your Questions Answered

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Bardell hosts the latest edition of The Athletic's England Show with our panel of Jack Pitt-Brooke, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, and David Preece answering q...

England Euro '96 Special featuring Gazza & Alan Shearer

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by Dan Bardell plus the Athletic's George Caulkin & Oli Kay to look back on England v Scotland at Euro 96 with exclusi...

REACTION: England beat Croatia

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Dan Bardell is joined by Lynsey Hooper, plus The Athletic’s Ed Malyon & Carl Anka bringing you reaction to England getting off to a great s...

EUR0 2020: England v Croatia Preview

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by Flo Lloyd Hughes, Dan Bardell & The Athletic’s England correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke to look ahead to England’...

What is success for England at Euro 2020?

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by Lynsey Hooper, The Athletic’s  David Ornstein, and our England correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke. to debate what succ...

The England Draft Show

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the current England team prepare for Euro 2020, Adam Hurrey and a panel of The Athletic's writers and editors get together to draft their greatest ...

Romania Reaction: Another Underwhelming Win

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Bardell welcomes Florence Lloyd-Hughes and David Preece to the show for reaction to England's last warm-up fixture before the belated 2020 Europea...

Business of Sport: Eddie Hearn on boxing

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus edition of the Business of Sport, The Athletic's Matt Slater with a boxing focus. as promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing has agreed a f...

Reaction: Trent Alexander-Arnold injury scare

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Dan Bardell is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes & The Athletic’s Carl Anka following a mixed evening for England in their EURO 2020 warm-up game ...

England's Euro 2020 Squad Selected

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke & Carl Anka are joined by host Dan Bardell to discuss England's final squad selected by Gareth Southgate for EURO ...

Tracey Crouch MP on regulation & fan-led review

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman & The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by Tracey Crouch MP, who is leading the UK government's fan-led review of English footba...

England Squad: Which players to cut?

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Dan Bardell is joined by The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, Carl Anka & Oliver Kay to decide which players should make Gareth Southgate's final...

Arsenal keen on Buendia & Nuno's Wolves exit

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Tim Spiers to detail Nuno's exit as Wolves manager, how he was nearly...

Ex-UEFA CEO: Super League clubs could be banned

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Lars-Christer Olsson, former UEFA CEO who shares his thoughts on...

How Vardy persuaded Tielemans to sign up & Botman interview

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Rob Tanner to bring the inside story of how Leicester City continues ...

Parma owner on his passion for the club & the city

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Kyle Krause, US owner of Italian top flight side Parma Calcio 19...

Inside West Brom’s relegation & the genius of Emma Hayes

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Ornstein is joined by The Athletic's Dom Fifield, Steve Madeley & Katie Wyatt .Coming up, Steve shares some of the exclusive detail from his...

What next for Premier League TV rights?

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater examine the state of the TV rights market in English football as news emerged ...

Glazers & FSG: what next after latest backlash?

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Oli Kay to discuss the backlash and protest from fans of the Premier ...

Ex-Real Madrid President on how the club works & Super League

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by former Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon to get his perspecti...

Smith Rowe contract update & what next for Spurs?

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss a difficult week both on and off the fiel...

Ex-United CEO on collapse of Super League & Glazers

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

 Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater to digest one of the most dramatic week’s in football history as ...

Mourinho Sacked - The Reaction

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw react to the news that Spurs have sacked Jose Mourinho.They discuss why it's happened now, the impact it...

European Super League explained & Palace consider Vieira

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton Dominic Fifield to discuss the staggering news that football’s biggest ...

Trevor Lawrence vs Erling Haaland: Understanding The 2021 NFL Draft

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by NFL writer & host of 'The Athletic Football Show', Robert Mays, as well as, The Athletic's Ed Malyon (both live fr...

United don’t want another Sancho saga & Bellingham ready for England

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & our Manchester United writer Laurie Whitwell.On this week's pod, ho...

Explained: How a football club is valued

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Dr Tom Markham to explain how a football club is valued...

Valencia president Anil Murthy on Diakhaby racism incident

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Adam Crafton speaks to Valencia president Anil Murthy to get his view on the incident which took place during the game between Valencia...

Latest on the race to sign Erling Haaland and Tuchel's reaction to Chelsea horror show

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined by our German football writer Raphael Honigstein, our Chelsea correspondent Simon Johnson and our analytics wr...

Why decision on big Champions League reforms was postponed

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater to bring you the latest developments in the battle between UEFA and E...

Exclusive: Liverpool finalising deal for Konate & double agent interview

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein and Adam Crafton to discuss David's exclusive on Liverpool finalising a deal to sign RB...

Inside WSL’s game-changing TV deal

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss the landmark multi-million pound deal between the English Football Association and UK broadca...

Liverpool baffled by Alexander-Arnold axe & Kane move unlikely

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss José Mourinho’s efforts to lift the ...

Explaining BeNeLiga & High Stakes for Horse Racing

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater look into reports that clubs in Belgium have voted in favour of merging with t...

Why Aubameyang was dropped & inside Wilder's Sheffield United exit

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s Adam Crafton & our Sheffield United writer Richard Sutcliffe to tell us how Chris Wilder's dream j...

Man United's financial results & The Football Index crash

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Joey D’Urso Investigations Writer covering football for The Athleti...

Why Mbappe is not for City & how Gerrard won the title

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Jordan Campbell.David outlines the reasons that Manchester City wil...

Football Club Ownership: Data, Decisions & Competitive Edge

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Simon Hallett, owner of English League One side Plymouth Argyle footb...

Jorge Mendes & Wolves’ Portuguese revolution

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Tim Spiers.Hear the inside story of super agent Jorge Mendes' influ...

Exclusive: European Leagues wants compromise over Champions League reform

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Jacco Swart & Alberto Colombo, executives from European Super Lea...

United Pause on Sancho & Grealish Sparks FPL Concerns

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Patrick Boyland.Coming up today David shares his latest information...

Walters' PFA Manifesto & The Rise In Match-Fixing

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic is Football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Jonathan Walters, the former Premier League player who has applied t...

No Mourinho Break Clause & How Justin Fashanu Lived

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Simon Hughes. Coming up today David’s will share exclusive detai...

Reaction: EFL salary cap scrapped

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic is Football news reporter Matt Slater lead on the story that salary caps in League One and League Two have been scr...

Lukaku & Ings on Man City's radar

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Sam Lee to focus on Manchester City and detail the shortlist of strikers t...

Paraag Marathe Interview: Leeds United & the 49ers

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman & Matt Slater are joined by Paraag Marathe Vice Chairman of Premiers League side Leeds United & Executive Vice President of Footb...

Winners from a quiet window & what next for Dele Alli?

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Dominic Fifield to look back on the January 2021 transfer window:Why was i...

Barcelona top the Deloitte Money League but still face financial peril

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater assess the current state of football's financial landscape as the effects of the pandemic start to take a ...

Chelsea sack Lampard - The Inside Story

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Liam Twomey to bring us the inside story of Chelsea's decision to sack Frank Lampard.We'll...

Should football scrap transfer fees?

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by two of football’s leading economic and legal minds - Daniel Geey and Stefan Szymanski - to...

Ornstein on Ozil departure and Chelsea in for Erling Haaland

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Laurie Whitwell with insight and opinion on the biggest stories in footballD...

Is the Burnley takeover a good deal? + Hashtag United's Spencer Owen on another non-league season cancelled

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater to look at our exclusive story on the recent Burnley takeover. Their new owners have only put in ...

Covid fixture chaos, Rob Holding signs new deal, Cavani case rumbles on

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Adam Crafton with news of the latest covid-induced fixture headache as Spurs v Fulham is r...

Marine CEO James Leary on being in the eye of the FA Cup storm

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater bring you an FA Cup special as they're joined by the CEO of Marine AFC, James Leary, ahead of their huge 3...

Lampard on the brink & January transfer window outlook

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein & Adam Crafton to discuss the uncertainty surrounding Frank Lampard's future at Chelsea af...

Victor Font on why he should be the next Barcelona president

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Business of Sport podcast The Athletic's Matt Slater speaks to one of the men hoping to be the next president of FC Barcelona, Victor F...

Salah's Liverpool future in focus after Barca flirtation and Arsenal gearing up for busy January window

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein joins Mark Chapman with an update on Arsenal's January transfer plans and has more detail on the mood within the club af...

Sandgaard interview, Bosman 25 years on & French TV deal collapse

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Business of Sport podcast: Mark Chapman ad The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss examine the state of sports TV rights following the termi...

Pogba's future, Arteta at Arsenal, Upamecano update

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today, host Mark Chapman & David Ornstein discuss issues surrounding Mikel Arteta's first year at Arsenal after a terrible start to the ...

Building an Empire - The City Football Group

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is alongside Matt Slater, football news reporter at The Athletic and today we are going to discuss the City Football Group.The Athletic h...

Rainbow Laces - A discussion about the challenges for the LGBT community in football

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You’ll have noticed a lot of rainbows at football grounds in the past week or so. They are there as part of the Rainbow Laces movement, which aims t...

Bamford interview & Szoboszlai contract exclusive

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week host Mark Chapman and The Athletic’s David Ornstein are joined by Leeds United’s in-form striker Patrick Bamford joins us for a chat str...

Paul Barber interview & England’s 2018 World Cup bid

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slate speak to Paul Barber CEO of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.Plus, The Athletic's Oli Kay joi...

Ljungberg interview & how Klopp finds players

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman brings you exclusive insight and stories from David Ornstein and other writers at The Athletic.This week, hear part of David's interview ...

Meeting Maradona in Mexico

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2019 The Athletic's Andy Mitten was tasked by Four Four Two magazine to fly unannounced to the heart of Sinaloa, Mexico, home to the most pow...

Zlatan v FIFA & Portsmouth CEO on fans return

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss footballers' image rights after as top players including Gareth Bale & Zlatan Ibrahimović are...

Arsenal exclusive, Giroud future & Pep contract

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by David Ornstein to bring exclusive insight and stories from David and The Athletic's team of writers.Coming up today we’...

Business of Sport: Wrexham's Hollywood Takeover

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by Wrexham FC director Spencer Harris as he takes us inside the takeover deal that saw Hollywoo...

Liverpool unlikely to sign defender in January & Rooney in the frame for Derby job

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman and David Ornstein are joined by The Athletic's Simon Hughes with an update on Liverpool's January transfer plans as it appears they are ...

BONUS POD: Should there be a European Super League?

14 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Adam Leventhal, Raphael Honigstein, Matt Slater and Adam Crafton convene for a discussion around the question that just refuses to go a...

Business of Sport: What next for the FA?

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Mark Chapman, Matt Slater and Laura Williamson discuss the extraordinary chain of events that saw one of the most powerful men in Briti...

Nigel Pearson interview & Mason Greenwood concerns

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein is reunited with host Mark Chapman to discuss stories from David's weekly column including concerns over Mason Greenwood...

Business of Sport: Who would buy a football club?

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater & Adam Crafton for a brand new podcast about the business of sport.This week; who are th...

Zlatan's revival & Ancelotti's forward frustrations

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell who has updates on stories including pay-per-view and Chelsea’s continued pursuit of W...

Solskjaer’s Haaland pursuit & Guardiola's contract uncertainty

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell to go through stories including Manchester United’s continued pursuit of Erling Haalan...

Does Van Dijk injury mean Liverpool spend in January?

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein & Mark Chapman are joined by Liverpool writer James Pearce to asses the fallout from the injury to Virgil van Dijk -...

Arsene Wenger interview with David Ornstein

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein sits down in conversation with Arsenal legend and former manager Arsene Wenger who has released his autobiography - My L...

Ozil loyalty bonus & Big Picture explained

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Ornstein & Mark Chapman are joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater & Adam Crafton to detail the revolution proposed by England's biggest c...

Failed Sancho pursuit explained & how Arsenal signed Partey

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Ornstein & Mark Chapman take you inside the mechanics behind the transfer deals that did happen in this window and those that didn’t incl...

Transfer Special: United, Arsenal, Spurs & more

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Ornstein & Mark Chapman discuss the transfers that could still happen this deadline for Premier League sides such as Arsenal and Spurs.The A...

City target named & Sancho pursuit at impasse

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Ornstein tells  Mark Chapman why Manchester United’s transfer strategy will not be changing in reaction to defeat on the opening day of the s...

Rodriguez to Everton explained & West Ham's transfer battles

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman & The Athletic's David Ornstein discuss West Ham’s determination to keep hold of Declan Rice and the new faces they are chasin...

Exclusive Bellerin interview, Newcastle power shift, Messi’s U-turn explained

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein speaks to Arsenal's Hector Bellerin about investing in the environment and becoming a shareholder at Forest Green Rovers...

The Messi-Cast: Messi stays - but for how long?

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Ed Malyon and Sam Lee bring you immediate reaction to the news that Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona.How does this u-turn affect Man...

The Messi-Cast Episode 3: Navigating the legal minefield

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You can read all of The Athletic's great articles on the Lionel Messi transfer story without paying a penny.Sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial right now ...

Inside Leeds United's transfer strategy & is English football serious about taking a knee?

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

 Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Leeds United writer, Phil Hay who brings  exclusive insight on how the newly promoted side sealed their re...

The Messi-Cast Episode 2: The Role of Bartomeu

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You can read all of The Athletic's great articles on the Lionel Messi transfer story without paying a penny.Sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial right now ...

The Messi-Cast Episode 1: Why Messi wants to leave Barcelona

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Right now The  Athletic is free for 30 days, bringing you the very best football writing around, including Dermot Corrigan's brilliant explainer on w...

Transfer latest on Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Kai Havertz & Thiago Alcantara + Richard Scudamore and Billy Beane's quest to buy a Premier League club

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Right now The  Athletic is free for 30 days, bringing you the very best football writing around, including David’s Ozil exclusive - just go to www....

Mesut Ozil exclusive & why Raul Sanllehi left Arsenal

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Chapman is joined by David Ornstein who details his exclusive interview with Arsenal midfielder  Mesut Ozil that was published on The Athle...

Exclusive Joe Bryan interview & City eye more signings

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined by Fulham left-back Joe Bryan, the man whose goals sealed their place in the Premier League.  Joe takes us in...

Willian & Sancho transfer news plus Newcastle takeover collapse

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein details transfer news concerning Jadon Sancho, Willian and Alexis Sanchez.David is joined by The Athletic's Liverpool wr...

Maddison signs new contract & how Daniel Levy operates

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's David Ornstein details Leicester City star James Maddison’s new contract with Foxes writer Rob Tanner.As the transfer window opens, J...

The Price of Relegation

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Adam Leventhal is joined by Matt Slater & Adam Crafton to look at what the real price of relegation will be, financial and otherwis...