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The Athletic FC Podcast

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About the show

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • Explaining Man City's £900m 'sham' finances

    September 30, 2026 · 44 min

    Manchester City have been found guilty of artificially inflating their revenues and reducing costs via "sham payments" in the verdict reached by an independent regulatory commission investigating the charges brought against them by the…

  • Inside the Man City scandal, with Ornstein and Horncastle

    September 29, 2026 · 49 min

    Last week, David Ornstein dropped the exclusive story that Manchester City had been found guilty of almost all their charges relating to the Premier League's financial regulations. Today, he’s here with us in the studio. So how did the…

  • Man City charges: The fallout + what happens next?

    September 27, 2026 · 54 min

    After David Ornstein exclusively revealed Manchester City were found guilty of almost all of the 115 charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations on Friday, we’re here to explain what those charges actually are…

  • Gary Neville on the future of punditry & becoming Prime Minister | Truth or Padel Full Interview

    September 26, 2026 · 27 min

    Who does Gary Neville think will become the next great pundit? And does he see himself going into politics some day? Welcome to Truth or Padel Extra, the show where David Ornstein takes on footballers to ask questions he wouldn't be able…

  • EMERGENCY POD: Man City found guilty of almost all charges, with David Ornstein

    September 25, 2026 · 23 min

    Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations. In this emergency podcast, senior news reporter Matt Slater is joined by football correspondent David…

  • Is the Chelsea 'project' stuck?

    September 24, 2026 · 42 min

    Clearlake Capital have taken “full control” of Chelsea, purchasing Todd Boehly’s minority stake. Kate Mason is joined by Matt Slater, Liam Twomey and Rob Green to get into why Boehly’s four year affiliation with the club has come to an…

  • Kylian Mbappe interview: Liverpool talks, Mourinho at Madrid and idolising Ronaldo

    September 23, 2026 · 42 min

    Kylian Mbappe sits down exclusively with Daniel Taylor from The Athletic for a wide ranging interview at Real Madrid’s training ground. In a wide ranging conversation, he revealed how close he came to joining Liverpool before PSG, working…

  • Ornstein latest: Brentford’s recruitment recipe

    September 22, 2026 · 49 min

    Brentford continued their excellent start to the season with a 3-0 win over Chelsea on Friday night. Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, James Horncastle and Liam Tharme to dive into how the west London side operate so…