The Athletic FC Podcast
Episodes
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...
Havertz to Chelsea close & inside Pearson dismissal
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's David Ornstein brings exclusive developments on a huge transfer story in the Premier League as Chelsea close in on Bayer Leverkusen’...
BONUS POD: The Summer Transfer Window - What to expect...
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Right now you can enjoy The Athletic FREE for 30 Days. Read all of our great articles from the best football writers anywhere, and listen to our netwo...
Why Manchester City’s Champions League ban was lifted
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's David Ornstein, Sam Lee & Matt Slater explain everything you need to know on the ruling that saw Manchester City's two year Champio...
Exclusive: Arsenal keen to sell Guendouzi & Greenwood for England
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's David Ornstein brings details on his exclusive story that Arsenal's Matteo Guendouzi has been training alone since his side's defeat at...
Why are football crowds so white? - a discussion
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Carl Anka, Ryan Conway, Roshane Thomas and Dan Barnes discuss their article that asked 'Why are football crowds so white?'. They shar...
How 'ruthless' Liverpool owners delivered stability and success
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's David Ornstein reflects on Liverpool’s incredible title triumph, bringing you insight on how their owners turned a dream into reality...
Bonus Pod: Liverpool Are Champions
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Liverpool's title triumph we're offering 40% off a subscription to The Athletic. There will be a raft of Liverpool articles going out on ...
Inside Arteta's Arsenal & super agent on Bale future
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined by agent Jonathan Barnett to discuss what he expects to see from a very different transfer market and what t...
Football is back! The Premier League Preview Show
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the return of the Premier League we're offering 40% off a subscription to The Athletic. Enjoy all of their great football writing just in...
Premier League Countdown - Watford
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Brendon Batson on turning words into action & Pogba may not start on return
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brendon Batson shares some powerful views with The Athletic's David Ornstein on how football can help bring about meaningful change in the fight again...
Premier League Countdown - Wolves
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to The Athletic here for access to our unrivalled Wolves coverage and get a 30 day free trial just in time for the return of the Premier Leagu...
Premier League Countdown - West Ham United
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to The Athletic here for access to our unrivalled West Ham coverage and get a 30 day free trial just in time for the return of the Premier Lea...
Premier League Countdown - Southampton
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Leventhal hosts a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, counting down to the return of the Premier League, with every episode focusing on a...
Premier League Countdown - Spurs
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Premier League Countdown - Sheffield United
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Leventhal hosts a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, counting down to the return of the Premier League, with every episode focusing on a...
Premier League Countdown - Norwich City
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to The Athletic here for access to our unrivalled Norwich City coverage and get a 30 day free trial just in time for the return of the Premier...
Premier League Countdown - Newcastle
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Premier League Countdown - Manchester United
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Premier League Countdown - Manchester City
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to The Athletic here for access to our unrivalled Manchester City coverage and get a 30 day free trial just in time for the return of the Prem...
Premier League Countdown - Liverpool
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Leventhal hosts a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, counting down to the return of the Premier League, with every episode focusing on a...
Premier League Countdown - Leicester City
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Premier League Countdown - Everton
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Premier League Countdown - Crystal Palace
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Andy Cole opens up on racism & Arsene Wenger on football's role in society
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined by one of the leading strikers in Premier League history as Andy Cole opens up on the issue of racism in foo...