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The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic FC Podcast

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The Athletic's flagship football podcast is with you six days a week, bringing unrivalled analysis from the biggest stories in world football. New host Emma Paton is joined by the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and James Horncastle. The show takes you inside the biggest stories in football told by the best reporters in the business. We cut through the noise to tell you what’s really happening - and why it matters.

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  • Are Man United in crisis again?
    Oct 14 2026

    Manchester United continued their poor run of form with a 2-0 loss to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, but it was Lisandro Martinez’s explosive post match interview that grabbed the headlines.


    Emma is joined in the studio by The Athletic’s Manchester United writer Cerys Jones and Senior Editor Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero to dig into all the action, plus, Senior sports news reporter Matt Slater explains the IFR’s State of Football report.


    Host: Emma Paton

    Panelists: Cerys Jones, Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero, Matt Slater

    Featuring: Laurie Whitwell

    Executive Producers: Adam Jones, Max Curwen Bingley

    Producer: Jay Beale

    Videographer: Liam Warburton

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    40 mins
  • Are Palmer and Rogers the key to Chelsea's new era?
    Oct 13 2026

    Cole Palmer signed a contract extension with Chelsea over the weekend to signify his commitment to the club. So are the Blues entering a long overdue era of stability under Xabi Alonso, and has new signing Morgan Rogers become the glue at the club already?


    Plus, are Everton’s American owners looking to sell the club already?


    Emma Paton is joined by David Ornstein and special guest James Allcott in studio to discuss two big stories that emerged over the weekend.


    Host: Emma Paton

    Panelists: David Ornstein, James Allcott

    Producers: Mike Stavrou, Grayson Moody

    Executive Producer: Adam Jones

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    53 mins
  • The Premier League has a serious Man City problem
    Oct 12 2026

    Manchester City's 3-0 win at Liverpool on Sunday felt surreal, with the football itself almost a footnote to the wider picture surrounding City since they were found guilty of almost all the Premier League charges relating to financial breaches.


    Are all of City's games going to feel this way until the sanctions are delivered? How are their players and fans meant to react? And what did the display say about Liverpool?


    Host Emma Paton was joined by former England international Rob Green and The Athletic's Manchester United correspondent Cerys Jones to discuss the fallout from Anfield. Plus, does Michael Carrick have more problems than Roberto de Zerbi? And are we worried about Fulham?


    Host: Emma Paton

    Panelists: Rob Green, Cerys Jones

    Featuring: Sam Lee & James Pearce

    Executive producer: Adam Jones

    Producers: Jay Beale

    Videographer: Lara Sinclair

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    41 mins
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