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The Athletic FC Podcast

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Today: #77 in Sports, New Zealand on our combined chart.

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Latest daily rankings: Oct 22. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the Sports, New Zealand combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 22	#77	#78	—	#55
Oct 21	#74	#75	—	#62
Oct 20	#45	#47	#31	#40
Oct 19	#13	#13	#8	#13
Oct 18	#11	#11	#22	#9
Oct 17	#22	#22	#32	#18
Oct 16	#42	#43	#43	#43

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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.