# The Athletic FC Podcast

A podcast by 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 for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [Who could handle the Man United job?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/bc89140e9a03) (2026-10-28, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ae205f27aa7eb2c8a2f0d22/media.mp3
- [Did the Ballon d'Or expose the Premier League's superstar problem?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/93ab1ff5fe67) (2026-10-27, 53 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ae093928cf5c6557c29cea3/media.mp3
- [The day Man United turned mutinous](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/b90e14a12ede) (2026-10-26, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6adf3da3feb8d1e39cedbf87/media.mp3
- [What If... We erased the Messi-Ronaldo era?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/22f7e250dd5d) (2026-10-24, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad8e2083ad7f68551126259/media.mp3
- [Chelsea vs Spurs + how are Brighton this good?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/58829bc9bc9f) (2026-10-23, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ada0b30f92693313c042b57/media.mp3
- [Man United, INEOS and a failing sports empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/5cc29fdf37d5) (2026-10-22, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ada379723f48c4f2479c98a/media.mp3
- [PSG’s three-peat war path + Ten Hag fallout](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/9ce807fae497) (2026-10-21, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad8d2e9f92693313cc1382f/media.mp3
- [Who is the best team in Europe right now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/ad5ebe3226e4) (2026-10-20, 53 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad7574910faf2bcfcce958b/media.mp3
- [Is it time to take Brighton seriously?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/54b6adabd7d3) (2026-10-19, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad6101c6fcbe8d850fc9764/media.mp3
- [What If… Spurs weren't ‘Spursy’?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/57f93c5f4789) (2026-10-18, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad0a1ae3dc1c1be4aef5072/media.mp3
- [Jack Wilshere meets David Ornstein](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/55d0afa16cec) (2026-10-17, 19 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad31f6939599f7c56763842/media.mp3
- [Spurs vs Coventry preview + how to beat a 10-man team](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/d7892fe123be) (2026-10-16, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad10535e65da00825dfbec3/media.mp3
- [Why are Man City and PSG's financial scandals different?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/cda42fdabb9b) (2026-10-15, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ad0ec8bd3bfab176ef065c1/media.mp3
- [Are Man United already in crisis again?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/d4294f112b6f) (2026-10-14, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6acf7fb794a3daa98ea09716/media.mp3
- [Palmer's new Chelsea deal + are Everton for sale again?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/81a0c8283573) (2026-10-13, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ace479c7ce338e8cd9d76d6/media.mp3
- [The Premier League has a serious Man City problem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/9b5e03715bc9) (2026-10-12, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6accc78837f0bd18ccfb864a/media.mp3
- [Thiago Alcantara meets David Ornstein](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/cb2b8d867f01) (2026-10-10, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac95eec37f0bd18cc9fbca3/media.mp3
- [Liverpool vs Man City preview + a guide to 'rest defence'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/f1a29899685c) (2026-10-09, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac788a5f38f25c0f04acd3d/media.mp3
- [What are Klopp and FSG's Liverpool legacies now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/9295990528f0) (2026-10-08, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac7b4e09fea6e0a640ce569/media.mp3
- [What If... Man City hadn't 'systematically broken' the rules?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/7e5ea197961e) (2026-10-08, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac652c13dc1c1be4aa90f03/media.mp3
- [How are Man City fans supposed to feel?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/c3eae86ac012) (2026-10-07, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac64462d3bfab176e9a10fc/media.mp3
- [The best up and coming managers, with Ornstein & Horncastle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/539a955d9035) (2026-10-06, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac50b33be68e9661ce33046/media.mp3
- [Why do Man City think they can win their appeal?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/d1d7811c96a2) (2026-10-05, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac3969d5558f9dbe2692502/media.mp3
- [What If… VAR was scrapped?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/29efb4cf3c85) (2026-10-04, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab3f955432e34fa45898ed7/media.mp3
- [Danny Drinkwater on joining Chelsea, his Man Utd contract & regrets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/1dab9efb2807) (2026-10-03, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ac0016252a5384444e04fbd/media.mp3
- [Premier League trends, surprises + disappointments so far](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/a090bf4a2a10) (2026-10-02, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab67230079b46c8190bb1c4/media.mp3
- [How much bigger could the Man City scandal get?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/907e5ee01857) (2026-10-01, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6abe7b9f6d06b1436e773037/media.mp3
- [Explaining Man City's £900m 'sham' finances](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/8b27b9994bc4) (2026-09-30, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6abd078882177b9ab83e74c7/media.mp3
- [Inside the Man City scandal, with Ornstein and Horncastle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/c896def8f8b9) (2026-09-29, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6abbe4cd8ec4e79ce657fbf0/media.mp3
- [Man City charges: The fallout + what happens next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/833372f13f6e) (2026-09-27, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab9562c5410c8e94c11d277/media.mp3
- [Gary Neville on the future of punditry & becoming Prime Minister | Truth or Padel Full Interview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/4251a6201612) (2026-09-26, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab6c13f5410c8e94cc2610a/media.mp3
- [EMERGENCY POD: Man City found guilty of almost all charges, with David Ornstein](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/f7e6a6a63cd0) (2026-09-25, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab68f555410c8e94cb99bc5/media.mp3
- [Is the Chelsea 'project' stuck?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/2be3071ad1d3) (2026-09-24, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab40402c974afb154beec99/media.mp3
- [Kylian Mbappe interview: Liverpool talks, Mourinho at Madrid and idolising Ronaldo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/2b5f3663461d) (2026-09-23, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab3aca968ec5641e279d8f8/media.mp3
- [Ornstein latest: Brentford’s recruitment recipe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/51462326c00f) (2026-09-22, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab27bf7325534dc4f20b26a/media.mp3
- [How Brighton humbled Arsenal + Spurs hit rock bottom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/f156ab6901ba) (2026-09-21, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6ab124c9683c10f2d1f6e936/media.mp3
- [What If... the Super League had happened?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/507efefbdf1e) (2026-09-20, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aabf58cbf7eb386d3f84541/media.mp3
- [Spurs vs Aston Villa + the importance of pressing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/109acac87a59) (2026-09-18, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aabf4154cef87591d85d878/media.mp3
- [Why does JJ Gabriel want to leave Man United?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/13cbabb5b750) (2026-09-17, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aac0fe65d36baebf14d6d3a/media.mp3
- [Are Liverpool adapting to Iraola?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/a887b0b8c8f0) (2026-09-16, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aaa94b5fca3d5c77bb6609a/media.mp3
- [Ornstein latest: Why are Spurs still struggling to score?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/1cd0911f4057) (2026-09-15, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aa94833fce2f882266eba01/media.mp3
- [Has Manchester derby defeat put Carrick under pressure?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/7fe603f53879) (2026-09-14, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aa7dd5248975e9795525dfd/media.mp3
- [What If... Wayne Rooney joined Manchester City in 2010?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/0f52e8883066) (2026-09-13, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aa41dbfc939da2795b8adf0/media.mp3
- [Man United v Man City + underlying data buys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/9c9e21470aa2) (2026-09-11, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aa3c384564171e32a55ea07/media.mp3
- [Champions League boom + Garry Cook on Manchesterism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/d95f14042165) (2026-09-10, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aa2d293c939da27955872de/media.mp3
- [Is Mourinho's Real Madrid return working?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/6cfa091d8731) (2026-09-09, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aa156a98ff451bb22fb0ec2/media.mp3
- [Inside Everton's transfer window frustrations with Ornstein and Horncastle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/f5cd0bafc5f9) (2026-09-08, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6aa00e6b4fa142971f9c7a30/media.mp3
- [Who can challenge Arsenal for the title?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/30bded9480b9) (2026-09-07, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a9e9a62ffe0e2749135b1e5/media.mp3
- [What If... Abramovich bought Spurs instead of Chelsea?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/fe5b992b9343) (2026-09-06, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a9aab08f8f4d42589d2f185/media.mp3
- [Arsenal vs Chelsea + how to rebuild a squad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1488521447/aebc44343040) (2026-09-04, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a996e78a389b713aecf9dd9/media.mp3

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