

The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
The Athletic's flagship football podcast, hosted by Ayo Akinwolere and featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Phil Hay, Adam Crafton and Matt Slater will take 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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Jun 21, 2021 • 39min
England v Czech Republic Preview
Mark Chapman is joined by David Preece, Lynsey Hooper & The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke to look ahead to England's final group game of EURO 2020 against the Czech Republic.The Athletic’s data analyst Mark Carey breaks down exactly how and why Harry Kane is struggling with England with some of the numbers he dug up in his piece on The Athletic with Alan Shearer.We also get the lowdown on England's opponents from Karel Häring a Czech journalist & editor of Football Club Magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 2021 • 31min
REACTION: disappointing Wembley draw
Host Dan Bardell is joined by David Preece & The Athletic's Jack Pitt Brooke to discuss a disappointing draw for England against Scotland at EURO 2020 and give their views on what Gareth Southgate should do next with the team for the final group game against the Czech RepublicWhat went wrong? Why was there no impact from Harry Kane & is it time start Jack Grealish? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 2021 • 49min
England v Scotland Preview
Mark Chapman is joined by Lynsey Hooper & The Athletic's David Ornstein & Jack Pitt-Brooke to look ahead to England v Scotland at Euro 2020.The panel discuss the possibility of Harry Maguire returning from injury and Jack outlines his article on The Athletic about the relationship between Raheem Sterling & Gareth Southgate.The Athletic's Football Analytics writer Tom Worville drops in to look at the numbers to look out for from both sides & Dan Bardell & The Athletic's Gregg Evans share what they know about the fitness of Jack Grealish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 2021 • 41min
How Scotland can bounce back against England
Host Dan Bardell is joined by The Athletic's Dominic Fifiled, Jordan Campbell & Kieran Devlin to look at the tactical & personnel changes Scotland could make when they face England at Wembley on Friday at EURO 2020.The panel also discuss what the game means to both nations on and off the field from a cultural and political point of view. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 2021 • 52min
Dean Henderson Ruled Out and Your Questions Answered
Dan Bardell hosts the latest edition of The Athletic's England Show with our panel of Jack Pitt-Brooke, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, and David Preece answering questions from subscribers.We'll give you our educated opinions on whether Harry Kane was off-colour in the Croatia game, whether Gareth Southgate will rotate his line-up for any of the remaining group games, and when Dan will get to see Jack Grealish feature.On top of all that, we had the breaking news that Dean Henderson has been ruled out of the tournament. Jack kept the team up to speed on how that might impact the squad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 2021 • 57min
England Euro '96 Special featuring Gazza & Alan Shearer
Host Mark Chapman is joined by Dan Bardell plus the Athletic's George Caulkin & Oli Kay to look back on England v Scotland at Euro 96 with exclusive interviews with key players including Alan Shearer, Paul Ince & Paul Gascoigne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 2021 • 36min
REACTION: England beat Croatia
Host Dan Bardell is joined by Lynsey Hooper, plus The Athletic’s Ed Malyon & Carl Anka bringing you reaction to England getting off to a great start at EURO 2020 by beating Croatia 1-0 at Wembley.As debate before kick-off surrounded team selection, the panel discuss how Gareth Southgate got things right with the selections of Kieran Trippier, Kalvin Phillips & match-winner Raheem Sterling.Carl also shares the experience of being at Wembley and we hear from The Athletic's England correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke straight from the post match press conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 11, 2021 • 39min
EUR0 2020: England v Croatia Preview
Host Mark Chapman is joined by Flo Lloyd Hughes, Dan Bardell & The Athletic’s England correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke to look ahead to England’s first game of the EURO 2020 against Croatia at Wembley on Sunday.The panel discuss how far the two sides have evolved since their semi-final meeting at the 2018 World Cup and Jack shares details from his long read on The Athletic profiling England captain Harry Kane - can he deliver a 'Michael Jordan moment' and lead his team to glory? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 9, 2021 • 32min
What is success for England at Euro 2020?
Host Mark Chapman is joined by Lynsey Hooper, The Athletic’s David Ornstein, and our England correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke. to debate what success will look like for England at Euro 2020.Hear how Gareth Southgate could is now under pressure to deliver for England and how Ben White could well be the solution to issues in central defence for England.We also hear from The Athletic's George Caulkin who shares his thoughts on how he hopes the tournament will deliver for the fans in across the country after a challenging year for all of us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 8, 2021 • 49min
The England Draft Show
As the current England team prepare for Euro 2020, Adam Hurrey and a panel of The Athletic's writers and editors get together to draft their greatest England teams from the past 12 tournaments, all the way back to Euro '96. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.