The Athletic FC Podcast

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater bring you an FA Cup special as they're joined by the CEO of Marine AFC, James Leary, ahead of their huge 3rd round tie against Tottenham on Sunday.It's a game that will see their players furloughed if they don't stay in the competition, it's a game that has changed the future of this 8th-tier club forever, and we speak to James to find out exactly what it is like to be running a non-league club part-time in the midst of a global pandemic and deal with the challenge of facing a Premier League team.Newport County are a club who know a thing or two about causing an FA Cup shock in recent seasons and ahead of their game against Brighton we are joined by chairman Gavin Foxall, a man who has a lot to say about the difficulties of the last year, his hope for the future and the importance of clubs to their communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein & Adam Crafton to discuss the uncertainty surrounding Frank Lampard's future at Chelsea after their poor run of form continued with a heavy defeat to Manchester City on SundayThe Athletic's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey has all the detail on Lampard's status, the mood in the dressing room and the news that the club have begun looking at replacements.We also get the latest from David on how the January transfer window is shaping up with news of Arsenal's interest in Julian Brandt, plus insight on Dele Alli's situation at Spurs and the links with PSG, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Business of Sport podcast The Athletic's Matt Slater speaks to one of the men hoping to be the next president of FC Barcelona, Victor Font.Victor sells us his vision for the club and explains why he should be the man to lead Barca back to the summit of European and world football. He also gives us his views on the importance of keeping Messi, whether he wants to bring Xavi back to the club and his thoughts on a European super league.We're also joined by The Athletic's Dermot Corrigan to unpick Victor's interview and give us the lowdown on the wider picture around the race for the Barcelona presidency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's David Ornstein joins Mark Chapman with an update on Arsenal's January transfer plans and has more detail on the mood within the club after another chastening Premier League defeat.We're also joined by our Liverpool writer Simon Hughes with information on Mohammed Salah's future at Anfield after the normally tight-lipped Egyptian gave an interview to the Spanish press last week, is this a public fluttering of eyes at Barcelona and Real Madrid or an attempt to nudge Liverpool into giving him a new contract?And there's been another head coach sacked at Watford so we speak to Adam Leventhal for the inside story on Vladimir Ivic's departure and the arrival of Xisco Munoz.Get one, Gift one with The AthleticSearching for a last-minute Christmas present? Subscribe to The Athletic and you'll get another subscription completely free that you can give to anyone as a gift.Head to theathletic.com/ornsteinandchapman to take advantage of this special offer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Business of Sport podcast: Mark Chapman ad The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss examine the state of sports TV rights following the termination of French football’s £3bn TV deal with rights expert and media content Pierre Maes.Matt also speaks to Charlton Athletic owner Thomas Sandgaard on his aim to get the club back to the Premier League.Plus Jonas Baer-Hoffman, General Secretary of the global players' union FIFPRO joins us to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bosman rule that changed the way football transfers were done forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up today, host Mark Chapman & David Ornstein discuss issues surrounding Mikel Arteta's first year at Arsenal after a terrible start to the Premier League season.The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell will join us to detail the inside on Paul Pogba’s time at Manchester United and what might happen next..And our German writer Rafa Honigstein will be with us to discuss the future of Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano & his exclusive interview with Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Chapman is alongside Matt Slater, football news reporter at The Athletic and today we are going to discuss the City Football Group.The Athletic have this week published an in-depth piece looking at the entire City Football Group, that is the group that controls Manchester City, New York City FC, Melbourne City FC among others, it’s so in-depth actually that it’s in two parts!We’ll explore some of the themes in that piece on today’s pod with Professor Simon Chadwick, the Barnsley co-chairman Paul Conway... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’ll have noticed a lot of rainbows at football grounds in the past week or so. They are there as part of the Rainbow Laces movement, which aims to celebrate LGBT+ people working in the game, LGBT+ fans and create a discussion around what more needs to be done to make the game a more welcoming place for all.The Athletic's Adam Crafton, Alex Kay-Jelski and Nancy Frostick are all members of the LGBT+ community and in this special podcast they answer your questions on the challenges facing LGBT+ people in football and how we can make sure that the Rainbow Laces campaign makes a genuine difference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week host Mark Chapman and The Athletic’s David Ornstein are joined by Leeds United’s in-form striker Patrick Bamford joins us for a chat straight from the training pitch.David will share details from his weekly column including an exclusive on one of European football’s rising stars, Dominik Szoboszlai.And The Athletic's Dominic Fifield will be with us to discuss what the future holds for Patrick Vieira following his dismissal as manager of French club Nice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slate speak to Paul Barber CEO of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.Plus, The Athletic's Oli Kay joins us we’ll also look back on England’s failed attempt to host the 2018 World Cup and a chain of events that led to the collapse of Sepp Blatter’s FIFA empire.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.