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The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic FC Podcast

By: The Athletic
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The Athletic's flagship football podcast - hosted by Adam Leventhal and Emma Paton - will be with you six days a week during the World Cup, bringing unrivalled analysis and colour from every single host city. Featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and James Horncastle, the show will takes audience 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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  • How did Man City win the Elliot Anderson race?
    Jun 26 2026

    The transfer window is truly up and running as Manchester City have agreed a £116million deal to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest - the most ever paid for a British player.


    Adam Leventhal is joined in-studio by Cerys Jones and Tim Spiers to discuss the massive move for the England midfielder. Football correspondent David Ornstein drops in for the latest details on the deal, and Man City writer Sam Lee joins the panel to analyse why the club were so adamant on signing Anderson from Nottingham Forest.


    Meanwhile, at the World Cup, Ecuador had its greatest football moment as they qualified for the knockout stages with a 2-1 win over Germany, while Ivory Coast, Australia, the Netherlands, Japan and Sweden joined the USA in booking their place in the next round.


    The panel also discuss their breakout player of the tournament so far, plus, there's our daily 'do you know' trivia as well as a profile of our latest Star of Soccer, Iran’s Beiranvand


    Host: Adam Leventhal

    With: Cerys Jones & Tim Spiers

    Featuring: David Ornstein & Sam Lee

    Executive Producer: Guy Clarke

    Producers: Jay Beale & Grayson Moody

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    30 mins
  • Are Ancelotti's Brazil serious World Cup contenders?
    Jun 25 2026

    Brazil broke Scottish hearts on day 14 at the World Cup, running out 3-0 winners to leave the Scots' hopes of securing qualification hanging by a thread.


    Adam Leventhal is joined by Cerys Jones and Carl Anka to react to just how strong Brazil are, with James Horncastle highlighting the demeanour of boss Carlo Ancelotti.


    Canada saw their hopes of staying on home soil in the knockout phases slip through their fingers, while we're also joined by Adam Crafton to discuss some of the key themes of the tournament so far two weeks into the action.


    Plus there's our daily 'do you know' trivia and Japan's Ayase Ueda features as our Star of Soccer ahead of their final group game against Sweden.


    Host: Adam Leventhal

    With: Cerys Jones and Carl Anka

    Featuring: James Horncastle and Adam Crafton

    Executive Producer: Guy Clarke

    Producers: Jay Beale and Liam Warburton

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    36 mins
  • Why were England so flat against Ghana?
    Jun 24 2026

    The storylines keep on flowing at this summer’s World Cup, this time, the goals dried up for England in a 0-0 draw with Ghana in Group L.


    Emma Paton is joined in-studio by Carl Anka and Liam Twomey as we discuss the World Cup action on Day 14.


    Jack Pitt-Brooke drops by to try and explain why Thomas Tuchel’s side struggled to break down Ghana. Plus, Nick Miller reports from Houston on the day Cristiano Ronaldo netted his first two goals at this summer’s tournament in Portugal’s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan


    We also round-up the latest bracket projections for the knockout rounds and look ahead to Scotland’s clash against Brazil.


    There's our daily 'do you know' trivia as well as a profile of our latest Star of Soccer, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Kerim Alajbegovic.


    Host: Emma Paton

    With: Carl Anka and Liam Twomey

    Featuring: Jack Pitt-Brooke and Nick Miller

    Executive Producer: Guy Clarke

    Producers: Mike Stavrou and Grayson Moody

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    40 mins
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