Episodes

  • Have you heard? The Champions League is back

    Have you heard? The Champions League is back
    Sep 16 2024
    Monday began a significant week in the world of football. Yes the Champions League is back, we’ll get to that. But first it was all about Manchester City, whose trial against the Premier League for alleged spending breaches got under way. Matt Slater is on hand to tell us what we should and should not expect. We also had football on Monday in the form of League One’s finest: Tom Brady’s Birmingham facing Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham. David Beckham was there, but so was Richard Sutcliffe. And finally as promised, the Champions League returns with just the 64 more games this time around. We look at what Tuesday has to offer. Need something to read? Jacob Whitehead has you covered in the Man City case https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5762324/2024/09/16/manchester-city-charges-explained/ While Jessy Parker Humphreys is getting us WSL ready with some of the new faces you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5767934/2024/09/16/wsl-managers-new-season/ Host: Abi Paterson With: Matt Slater and Richard Sutcliffe Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • North London is red

    North London is red
    Sep 15 2024
    Arsenal won the North London derby and, after Liverpool’s slip up at home to Nottingham Forest, they re-take their place as Manchester City’s closest rivals. Because City obviously won again, didn’t they? In Spain, Barcelona continue to impress. On the pitch, at least, and Real Madrid still don’t look quite right. AC Milan have finally won a league game, that’s great news for manager Paolo Fonseca. How Roma must wish for such relief. A last minute equaliser consigned them to another weekend without a win. We’ve got all the results and all the news you need. Press play now and you’ll be perfectly set up for the rest of the week. And boy, is it going to be a busy one…. Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Michael Cox, Seb Stafford Bloor, James Horncastle Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Mbappe vs PSG. Again.

    Mbappe vs PSG. Again.
    Sep 12 2024
    Kylian Mbappe has claimed that PSG owe him the better part of £50m in unpaid salary. He’s refused the offer of mediation and it looks like this battle is set to run and run. In public too, which will be entertaining. Phil Hay drops by to tell us more. And Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with Arsenal, removing the nagging fear that someone else might snaffle him at the end of the season when his contract runs out. Amy Lawrence explains why this is such reassuring news for Arsenal supporters. Need something to read? Need something to read? Mark Critchley has broken down the Manchester United financial results so that you don’t have to, and it is the perfect example of an Athletic article filled with expertise, all of which can be easily passed off as your own in the pub this evening. Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Phil Hay and Amy Lawrence Producer: Abi Paterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • How bad are Brazil?

    How bad are Brazil?
    Sep 11 2024
    Pretty bad. They’ve lost four of their eight World Cup qualifiers and, while it should technically be impossible for them to fail to make it to the World Cup, somehow they’ve made the prospect plausible. Jack Lang joins us to tell us more. Mauricio Pochettino has been confirmed as the new manager of the USMNT, but how big a job is this? You would think that his time at Chelsea would have prepared him for anything but the USMNT are really, really bad right now. Where does he start? Pablo Maurer gives his verdict. Need something to read? How about an exhaustive guide to English football nicknames from Tim Spiers? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5753588/2024/09/09/english-football-nicknames-premier-league/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jack Lang, Pablo Maurer Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Perfect start for Carsley

    Perfect start for Carsley
    Sep 10 2024
    England are two from two in the Nations League, which makes it a pretty decent start for interim boss Lee Carsley, anthem nonsense notwithstanding. Michael Bailey tells us what he made of a wet night at Wembley. It’s not a new start for Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann, but so many key players retired in the summer that it sort of feels like one, Seb Stafford Bloor was watching that one. And what’s got Kevin De Bruyne so riled up? Find out right here, right now, no delays, press play immediately. Need something to read? In light of what’s happening at Chelsea, Simon Hughes discusses the weaknesses of a shared ownership model with reference to Hicks and Gillette, remember them? It is, as you would imagine from as fine a writer as Simon, absolutely marvellous and the link is in the description. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5747279/2024/09/10/chelsea-owners-civil-war/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Seb Stafford Bloor and Michael Bailey Producer: Lucy Oliva Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • More trouble at Chelsea…

    More trouble at Chelsea…
    Sep 9 2024
    Didier Deschamps was not messing around. After France’s defeat to Italy on Friday, he rang the changes. Eight of them, in fact. And, after a wobbly start, he was rewarded with a comfortable 2-0 win. Italy are top of Group A2 though, they beat Israel 2-0 and have maximum points. But the real question today is: What’s going on at Chelsea now? The Athletic reports that the relationship between key shareholders has completely broken down and they’re trying to buy each other out! Liam Twomey is back to explain more. Need something to read? Remember that boy who could balance the ball on his head like a seal? Kerlon the Brazilian? He’d vanished off the face of the earth, no-one knew where he was. Jack Lang found him and got himself a lovely interview, treat yourself and click the link in the episode description. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5739187/2024/09/09/kerlon-seal-dribble-interview-brazil/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Liam Twomey, James Pearce Producer: Lucy Oliva Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Ronaldo breaks Scottish hearts

    Ronaldo breaks Scottish hearts
    Sep 8 2024
    He’s done it again. Just as Scotland dared to believe they could take a point from Portugal, up pops You Know Who with goal number 901. It was a tough break for Scotland, though they should be used to that by now. They deserved more than to end this international week empty-handed. Spain put in a fine performance in a soggy Geneva, they were reduced to ten men early on, but rallied to beat Switzerland 4-1. Also, we’re lobbying for 20 year jail sentences for people who run onto the pitch to try to get a selfie with Ronaldo. Need something to read? Matt Slater’s Business of Football column is always excellent, lots of stuff about ticket prices, player welfare and why PSG signing up with Pernod Ricard is such a controversial move. The link is in the description. Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5749876/2024/09/08/uefa-ticket-price-cap-player-rest/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jack Pitt-Brooke, Seb Stafford Bloor, Paul Tenorio Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Ronaldo hits goal 900

    Ronaldo hits goal 900
    Sep 5 2024
    Yep, we all laughed at him and so obviously he went out and scored. Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 and, in doing so, broke the 900 barrier. Lionel Messi’s on 865, by the way. Sigh. Spare a thought for Scotland. They were so much better against Poland than they were in Germany during the summer, but they still ended up getting beaten after giving away a 96th minute penalty to Poland. And congratulations to San Marino, victors in a competitive game for the first time ever. Nicko Sensoli will never have to pay for a drink again. Plus, why haven’t the USMNT completed the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino yet? And what are the USWNT going to do without Alex Morgan. Paul Tenorio and Meg Linehan join us with their thoughts. And it wouldn’t be a Daily Football Briefing with Liam Twomey telling us something about Chelsea. But have they just done something…smart? Got something to say to us? Oh, please say it, it’s international week and we need the content. Post it on the app or send me an email (imacintosh@theathletic.com) or, you know, write a review on Apple. Need something to read? Try Matt Slater’s explainer about Leicester, PSR and the Twilight Zone. The link is in the description, but if you prefer to read with your ears, there’s a special Athletic FC podcast out today on the same subject. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5742838/2024/09/04/leicester-city-psr-premier-league/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Liam Twomey, Paul Tenorio, Meg Linehan Producer: Lucy Oliva Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins