The Athletic FC Podcast

Dan Bardell welcomes Florence Lloyd-Hughes and David Preece to the show for reaction to England's last warm-up fixture before the belated 2020 European Championships.It was another 1-0 win and it had plenty more in common with the Austria game as Gareth Southgate selected a side featuring mostly fringe squad players, some who won't make the final 26, but at least one who will. James Ward-Prowse will hope to take the spot vacated by Trent Alexander Arnold but Ben White could be a dark horse with Harry Maguire's fitness still a doubt.Jack Grealish has started the last two friendlies, providing dynamism and a cutting edge, and he is fancied by some to make the starting XI against Croatia. Sam Johnstone almost certainly won't feature, but he will be a reassuringly solid third choice between the sticks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bonus edition of the Business of Sport, The Athletic's Matt Slater with a boxing focus. as promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing has agreed a five-year deal with streaming service DAZN to replace Sky Sports as their exclusive broadcast partner in the UK and Ireland.So coming up you’ll hear The Athletic’s Matt Slater in conversation with Eddie Hearn and also DAZN’s Co-CEO, James Rushton discussing the deal and some of the wider issues facing the business side of the sport of boxing.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dan Bardell is joined by Flo Lloyd-Hughes & The Athletic’s Carl Anka following a mixed evening for England in their EURO 2020 warm-up game where the big headline was Trent Alexander Arnold hobbling off with an injury that could see him miss the tournament.We hear from The Athletic's England correspondent Jack Pitt Brooke down by The Riverside to get his thoughts on Trent and other matters on the pitch having spoken to England manager Gareth Southgate.Meanwhile did Jack Grealish & Jude Bellingham make strong cases to start at the Euros & are we edging closer to a back three to start at Wembley against Croatia? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke & Carl Anka are joined by host Dan Bardell to discuss England's final squad selected by Gareth Southgate for EURO 2020. Why was Trent Alexander-Arnold chosen in the end following speculation that he wouldn't make the cut? How will England cope with players such as Maguire and Henderson who are not fully fit? We also hear from The Athletic's David Ornstein who broke the story of Jesse Lingard's omission from the squad and the panel will also share their thoughts on the other six players who were cut from the provisional 33. We'll also learn how England will shape up for their warm-up game against Austria without a host of first team talent.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mark Chapman & The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by Tracey Crouch MP, who is leading the UK government's fan-led review of English football.Tracey outlines how the panel will work and its key objectives such as structures and regulation around ownership of football clubs from the elite level to the grassroots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dan Bardell is joined by The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, Carl Anka & Oliver Kay to decide which players should make Gareth Southgate's final England squad for Euro 2020 from the provisional selection of 33.Will Trent Alexander-Arnold make the cut? Which players are unfortunate to miss out altogether?Also if Harry Maguire is not fit should England change tactics and play with a back three? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Tim Spiers to detail Nuno's exit as Wolves manager, how he was nearly sacked in January & why to those behind the scenes his departure wasn't much of a surprise.David also bring some transfer news from his column as Premier League clubs keep tabs on Norwich City's Emiliano Buendia and shares his thoughts on the future of Joe Willock, on loan at Newcastle from Arsenal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Lars-Christer Olsson, former UEFA CEO who shares his thoughts on the shifting landscape of European football and what he thinks could happen to the clubs still holding on to the Super League plans. And we’ll also look at European basketball, another sport with a closed-shop proposal led by elite clubs - Tomas Van Den Spiegel, President of the Union of European Basketball Leagues joins the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Rob Tanner to bring the inside story of how Leicester City continues to be the envy of some the Premier League's so-called Big Six. With exclusive detail on the work done behind the scenes to win the FA Cup including how Jamie Vardy used his dogs to persuade Youri Tielemans to stay at Leicester!David also has an exclusive interview with Lille rising star Sven Botman who plans on ending PSG dominance in France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Kyle Krause, US owner of Italian top flight side Parma Calcio 1913. A hugely successful billionaire businessman, Kyle explains what drew him to Italy as well as the importance he places on going to games and communicating with the fans in the city of Parma.Kyle also shares his thoughts on the proposed European Super League, the negative stereotypes of US owners of football clubs and the business opportunities he sees in Italian football compared with other leagues on the continent.Matt also gets the very latest on Kyle's vineyards! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.