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The Athletic

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…

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Liverpool vs Man City preview + a guide to 'rest defence'

2026-10-09 · 43 min

This week's Tactical Preview focuses on one of the biggest games in Premier League history: Liverpool vs Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. The matchup has been given more significan...

How do we view Klopp and FSG's Liverpool legacies now?

2026-10-08 · 47 min

Liverpool went toe to toe with Manchester City during a period when City have now been found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial rules. So does this change how we should view Jurgen ...

What If... Man City hadn't 'systematically broken' the rules?

2026-10-08 · 45 min

This week's What If is centred on the biggest story in town: Manchester City's guilty ruling. Emma Paton is alongside The Athletic's Tim Spiers, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Dan Kilpatrick to d...

How are Man City fans supposed to feel?

2026-10-07 · 43 min

Manchester City supporters are facing a new reality - their club has been vilified since The Athletic revealed they had been found guilty of almost all the Premier League charges relating to financ...

The best up and coming managers, with Ornstein & Horncastle

2026-10-06 · 56 min

Who are the best up and coming managers and head coaches across Europe right now? In this episode, Emma Paton, David Ornstein and James Horncastle detail who they think are the ones to ...

Why do Man City think they can win their appeal?

2026-10-05 · 43 min

Manchester City have lodged their appeal against the Premier League's independent commission after being found guilty of almost all the charges made against them. On today's show, we ex...

What If… VAR was scrapped?

2026-10-04 · 46 min

What If is back with a big topic: VAR. Should the contentious technology continue or should the Premier League vote to scrap it? Emma Paton is joined by Tim Spiers, Dan Kilpatrick and f...

Danny Drinkwater on joining Chelsea, his Man Utd contract & regrets

2026-10-03 · 28 min

What is Danny Drinkwater's biggest regret? Welcome to Truth or Padel Extra, the show where David Ornstein takes on footballers to ask questions he wouldn't be able to in a normal interv...

Premier League trends, surprises + disappointments so far

2026-10-02 · 37 min

The Tactical Preview becomes the Tactical Review during the international break, as we look back at the first five weeks of Premier League action. Kate Mason is joined by Rob Green and ...

How much bigger could the Man City scandal get?

2026-10-01 · 59 min

Manchester City and the Premier League have gone to war since The Athletic first revealed they had been found guilty of virtually all the charges facing them last week. We’ve discussed ...

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