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Monday began a significant week in the world of football. Yes the Champions League is back, we’ll get to that.
But first it was all about Manchester City, whose trial against the Premier League for alleged spending breaches got under way. Matt Slater is on hand to tell us what we should and should not expect.
We also had football on Monday in the form of League One’s finest: Tom Brady’s Birmingham facing Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham. David Beckham was there, but so was Richard Sutcliffe.
And finally as promised, the Champions League returns with just the 64 more games this time around. We look at what Tuesday has to offer.
Need something to read? Jacob Whitehead has you covered in the Man City case https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5762324/2024/09/16/manchester-city-charges-explained/
While Jessy Parker Humphreys is getting us WSL ready with some of the new faces you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5767934/2024/09/16/wsl-managers-new-season/
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Host: Abi Paterson
With: Matt Slater and Richard Sutcliffe
Producer: Steve Hankey
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Arsenal won the North London derby and, after Liverpool’s slip up at home to Nottingham Forest, they re-take their place as Manchester City’s closest rivals. Because City obviously won again, didn’t they?
In Spain, Barcelona continue to impress. On the pitch, at least, and Real Madrid still don’t look quite right.
AC Milan have finally won a league game, that’s great news for manager Paolo Fonseca. How Roma must wish for such relief. A last minute equaliser consigned them to another weekend without a win.
We’ve got all the results and all the news you need. Press play now and you’ll be perfectly set up for the rest of the week. And boy, is it going to be a busy one….
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Michael Cox, Seb Stafford Bloor, James Horncastle
Producer: Steve Hankey
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Kylian Mbappe has claimed that PSG owe him the better part of £50m in unpaid salary. He’s refused the offer of mediation and it looks like this battle is set to run and run. In public too, which will be entertaining. Phil Hay drops by to tell us more.
And Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with Arsenal, removing the nagging fear that someone else might snaffle him at the end of the season when his contract runs out. Amy Lawrence explains why this is such reassuring news for Arsenal supporters.
Need something to read? Need something to read? Mark Critchley has broken down the Manchester United financial results so that you don’t have to, and it is the perfect example of an Athletic article filled with expertise, all of which can be easily passed off as your own in the pub this evening.
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Phil Hay and Amy Lawrence
Producer: Abi Paterson
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Pretty bad. They’ve lost four of their eight World Cup qualifiers and, while it should technically be impossible for them to fail to make it to the World Cup, somehow they’ve made the prospect plausible. Jack Lang joins us to tell us more.
Mauricio Pochettino has been confirmed as the new manager of the USMNT, but how big a job is this? You would think that his time at Chelsea would have prepared him for anything but the USMNT are really, really bad right now. Where does he start? Pablo Maurer gives his verdict.
Need something to read? How about an exhaustive guide to English football nicknames from Tim Spiers?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5753588/2024/09/09/english-football-nicknames-premier-league/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Jack Lang, Pablo Maurer
Producer: Steve Hankey
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England are two from two in the Nations League, which makes it a pretty decent start for interim boss Lee Carsley, anthem nonsense notwithstanding. Michael Bailey tells us what he made of a wet night at Wembley.
It’s not a new start for Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann, but so many key players retired in the summer that it sort of feels like one, Seb Stafford Bloor was watching that one.
And what’s got Kevin De Bruyne so riled up? Find out right here, right now, no delays, press play immediately.
Need something to read? In light of what’s happening at Chelsea, Simon Hughes discusses the weaknesses of a shared ownership model with reference to Hicks and Gillette, remember them? It is, as you would imagine from as fine a writer as Simon, absolutely marvellous and the link is in the description.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5747279/2024/09/10/chelsea-owners-civil-war/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Seb Stafford Bloor and Michael Bailey
Producer: Lucy Oliva
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Didier Deschamps was not messing around. After France’s defeat to Italy on Friday, he rang the changes. Eight of them, in fact. And, after a wobbly start, he was rewarded with a comfortable 2-0 win. Italy are top of Group A2 though, they beat Israel 2-0 and have maximum points.
But the real question today is: What’s going on at Chelsea now? The Athletic reports that the relationship between key shareholders has completely broken down and they’re trying to buy each other out! Liam Twomey is back to explain more.
Need something to read? Remember that boy who could balance the ball on his head like a seal? Kerlon the Brazilian? He’d vanished off the face of the earth, no-one knew where he was. Jack Lang found him and got himself a lovely interview, treat yourself and click the link in the episode description.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5739187/2024/09/09/kerlon-seal-dribble-interview-brazil/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Liam Twomey, James Pearce
Producer: Lucy Oliva
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He’s done it again. Just as Scotland dared to believe they could take a point from Portugal, up pops You Know Who with goal number 901. It was a tough break for Scotland, though they should be used to that by now. They deserved more than to end this international week empty-handed.
Spain put in a fine performance in a soggy Geneva, they were reduced to ten men early on, but rallied to beat Switzerland 4-1.
Also, we’re lobbying for 20 year jail sentences for people who run onto the pitch to try to get a selfie with Ronaldo.
Need something to read? Matt Slater’s Business of Football column is always excellent, lots of stuff about ticket prices, player welfare and why PSG signing up with Pernod Ricard is such a controversial move. The link is in the description.
Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5749876/2024/09/08/uefa-ticket-price-cap-player-rest/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Jack Pitt-Brooke, Seb Stafford Bloor, Paul Tenorio
Producer: Steve Hankey
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Yep, we all laughed at him and so obviously he went out and scored. Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 and, in doing so, broke the 900 barrier. Lionel Messi’s on 865, by the way. Sigh.
Spare a thought for Scotland. They were so much better against Poland than they were in Germany during the summer, but they still ended up getting beaten after giving away a 96th minute penalty to Poland.
And congratulations to San Marino, victors in a competitive game for the first time ever. Nicko Sensoli will never have to pay for a drink again.
Plus, why haven’t the USMNT completed the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino yet? And what are the USWNT going to do without Alex Morgan. Paul Tenorio and Meg Linehan join us with their thoughts.
And it wouldn’t be a Daily Football Briefing with Liam Twomey telling us something about Chelsea. But have they just done something…smart?
Got something to say to us? Oh, please say it, it’s international week and we need the content. Post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Try Matt Slater’s explainer about Leicester, PSR and the Twilight Zone. The link is in the description, but if you prefer to read with your ears, there’s a special Athletic FC podcast out today on the same subject.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5742838/2024/09/04/leicester-city-psr-premier-league/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Liam Twomey, Paul Tenorio, Meg Linehan
Producer: Lucy Oliva
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Behold the new Nations League! Come on, it actually sounds like it might be fun. And anything’s better than an interminable stream of friendlies, right? The new structure means that every position in the group means something different, which means that there will be something on the line in every match. And that’s got to be good. Tomas Hill Lopez Marcheno drops in to let us know if Spain are still likely to steamroller everyone.
Plus, Steve Bruce is back! But is he ready for League One? And while we’re on the subject of old football managers, you’ll be needing one of those this Autumn because the new Football Manager has been delayed.
Got something to say? Oh, please say it, it’s international week and we need the content. Post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? There’s a tremendous interview with Brighton owner Tony Bloom on The Athletic, really fine work from Andy Naylor and, well, with that Football Manager news, you may as well start a new save for the next three months, and this will give you food for thought.
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero
Producer: Ben Green
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The late, great Eric Draven used to say that it can’t rain all the time. Manchester United supporters may disagree. It’s been another bad start to what might be another bad season, but Carl Anka isn’t so sure. He’s here with lots of reasons to be at least sort of optimistic about the future.
Can Everton be optimistic about anything? They’re the real crisis club in England. We’ve borrowed Matt Slater from The Athletic FC podcast to assess the situation.
Got something to say? Oh, please say it, it’s international week and we need the content. Post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Jay Harris, the aforementioned magnificent centre-back, has written all about Ivan Toney and the unsatisfying end to his incredible story at Brentford.
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Carl Anka, Matt Slater
Producer: Abi Paterson
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Well, sort of. He’s certainly got the lowest goal per shot ratio across Europe’s five biggest leagues. But then again, he does take a lot of shots. And now he’s got his eye in and he’s broken his duck, we can expect those numbers to change.
Plus, who won the transfer window? Tim Spiers is here and what he says may startle and alarm you. Because he’s been quite kind to Manchester United.
On that note, UEFA have done something good and constructive. And I, for one, am startled and alarmed.
Got something to say? Oh, please say it, it’s international week and we need the content. Post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Oli Kay is always excellent, but his column on the messiness of the transfer window is essential reading and the link is in the episode description.
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Tim Spiers
Producer: Abi Paterson
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For their supporters, the most galling aspect of Manchester United’s heavy defeat to Liverpool will be the suspicion that this wasn’t even Liverpool at their best. It really could have been much worse. So where do they go from here? Carl Anka was at Old Trafford and needs a hug.
Kylian Mbappe has opened his account for Real Madrid, his brace against Real Betis gave his new team a confidence building result, but they’re still four points behind Barcelona.
And Bayer Leverkusen’s long unbeaten Bundesliga run is over. Seb Stafford Bloor is back to tell us why they shouldn’t be too concerned about what happened on Saturday.
It’s all in the Great Big Monday Round-up, everything you need to know from the ten biggest leagues in the world. Well, it’s the ten leagues that I run on my FM games anyway.
Need something to read? Phil Hay’s moving tribute to Sol Bamba is, well, as wonderful as you would expect. The link is in the description and the thoughts of everyone at The Athletic are with Sol’s friends and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5737310/2024/09/01/sol-bamba-leeds-cardiff-ivory-coast/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Carl Anka, Seb Stafford Bloor
Producer: Lucy Oliva
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We’ve been quite critical of the new-fangled Champions League here and a lot of that criticism still stands, but…did anyone else watch that draw and think, “Well…it’s not perfect. It might not even be good. But it does look a bit more fun than the old way.”
Plus, how did Chelsea get on against Servette? And what on earth happened to Real Madrid when they went to the Canary Islands?
Got something to say? Post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Try Jack Pitt-Brooke on the new era of Lee Carsley at England.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5728690/2024/08/29/england-carsley-gomes-grealish/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Liam Twomey, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Aleksandr Čeferin
Producer: Steve Hankey
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A shock in the League Cup and Atletico Madrid drop more points.
Poor old Ipswich. Dealt a horrendous pair of opening Premier League fixtures with Liverpool at home and then Manchester City away, they must have been looking forward to their little trip to fourth division AFC Wimbledon. Abi Paterson was there for this cruellest of blows.
Nottingham Forest met Newcastle and one Sandro Tonali in the glamour tie of the round. Guy Clarke was watching that one for us.
Atletico Madrid spent big this summer, but they’ve dropped four points from three games and, despite racking up an xG of 2.71, they just couldn’t break down Espanyol.
All that, the League Cup third round draw, the last Champions League qualifiers and the latest transfer news. How do we get all of this content into just ten minutes of high quality audio? Simple. I scream at people until they get it right.
Got something to say? Don’t keep it to yourself. That’s how ulcers develop. Post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Here’s that Champions League draw article that you absolutely must read.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5716629/2024/08/28/uefa-ucl-europa-draw-swiss/
Need something to watch? Here’s that Bernal video I mentioned from JJ Bull.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp8ajQgfMQg
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Abi Paterson, Guy Clarke, James Pearce and Neil Mellor
Producer: Steve Hankey
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Dani Olmo is finally a registered Barcelona player and just in the nick of time. The Catalans were staring down the barrel of a nasty shock away at Rayo Vallecano until Olmo appeared at the break and inspired a spirited fight back. That’s three wins from three for new boss Hansi Flick.
Everton were in the League Cup against Doncaster and, after the start they’ve had, that was quite the banana skin. Producer Steve was watching to see if anyone slipped up.
Transfer deadline day is looming and the transfers are coming thick and fast. Manchester United have been busy, so too have Napoli, but has anyone been as active as Brighton & Hove Albion? Listen to this episode and you’ll discover why this is unlikely to be a problem for their bank manager.
Got something to say? Don’t keep it to yourself. That’s how ulcers develop. Post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Need something to read? Try Carl Anka on Manchester United’s steady improvement in the transfer market, an arena in which they have hitherto cast themselves as, well, the polar opposite of Brighton. Link’s in the description
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4757969/2024/08/27/manchester-united-transfers-sales/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: David Ornstein
Producer: Steve Hankey
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Did you know that Kobbie Mainoo has more interceptions than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues? Or that Brice Samba is one of only six unbeaten goalkeepers on the continent? Of course you didn’t. You’re a normal human being with an exciting life outside of football. But if you do like that sort of thing, you’ll love today’s show and a feature that will run until you all write in to demand that it stops.
Plus, it was a very good night for Juventus, we’ve learned how to say Cagliari and who’s that at the top of La Liga with three wins from three? Nope, it’s not who you think.
Got something to say? Get it off your chest, post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Danny Taylor’s lovely Sven Goran Eriksson piece is linked in the description.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5722811/2024/08/26/sven-goran-eriksson-england/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
Producer: Steve Hankey
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We’ve been very mean about Chelsea for several weeks now, but are they about to have the last laugh? They put six past Wolves on Sunday. Tim Spiers was watching, he’ll tell us if we’re all in a lot of trouble. Manchester United lost too, Carl Anka is looking for positives there.
But we don’t just discuss the Premier League here. Seb Stafford Bloor went to Saxony for the Bayern Munich game, I was watching Napoli, we’ve got all the news from Spain and France and then we’ll quick-step through Portugal, the Netherlands, Scotland, Turkey and MLS. Or, as I like to think of it, ‘all the leagues I have active in my FM saves.’
Put simply: You NEED this podcast. You’ll never keep up with all the football unless you listen to this immediately. In ten minutes, we’ll give you the world. Or at least the bits that interested us today.
Got something to say? Get it off your chest, post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Tim Spiers has watched every video on Cristiano Ronaldo’s YouTube channel so that you don’t have to, he’ll get a statue for this, you can read about it by clicking the link in the description.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5718836/2024/08/25/cristiano-ronaldo-youtube-channel/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Tim Spiers, Carl Anka, Seb Stafford-Bloor
Producer: Abi Paterson
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Another weekend filled with football approaches so we have your one stop guide to the fixtures you should be keeping an eye on - and a mini Bundesliga preview. Though you really should read Seb Stafford Bloor’s words, he knows what he’s talking about.
Elsewhere Chelsea were in action, so was David De Gea, and Cristiano Ronaldo, find out how they got on. Plus the big transfer news too with James McNicholas on Mikel Merino and George Caulkin reacting to news that Kieran Trippier might be off.
Got something to say? Get it off your chest, post it on the app or send an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Find Seb Stafford Bloor’s full Bundesliga preview here
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5705002/2024/08/21/bundesliga-new-season-bayern-leverkusen-dortmund-leipzig/
And have a read of Jacob Whitehead’s ‘Inside the De Ligt Deal’ here
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5705404/2024/08/22/matthijs-de-ligt-manchester-united-inside-deal/
Presenter: Abi Paterson
With: Seb Stafford Bloor, James McNicholas, and George Caulkin
Producer: Steve Hankey
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Enzo Maresca certainly thinks so. He says that Chelsea, “is not the mess that it looks from the outside.” So…has he got a point? We’ve got Simon Johnson from Straight Outta Cobham on the show to tell us more.
Plus, who’s the latest EFL manager to get sacked? Did anyone know Neil Lennon was at Rapid Bucharest? Don’t worry. Doesn’t matter now. And how do you say Cagliari? Hint: Don’t ask Google.
Got something to say? Get it off your chest, post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Try Stuart James’ account of his weekend with NBC’s Premier League team, it’s a really good, access all areas piece, you’ll love it, find the link in the episode description.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5712144/2024/08/21/premier-league-nbc-epl-lowe/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Simon Johnson
Producer: Steve Hankey
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Look, I love Georgi Mamardashvili as much as Mama Mamardashvili, but the timing of his move to Liverpool seems a bit odd. He’s a fantastic goalkeeper, but so is Allison and he’s only 31. And then there’s Caoimhin Kelleher, he’s as trustworthy as any number two in the league. What’s going on, James Pearce?
And what’s all this about Ilkay Gundogan returning to Manchester City? He only left last summer, why’s he leaving Barcelona?
And I know that I said we’d watch one of the U21 EFL Cup games, but it turned out that I couldn’t access United or City, the next on the list was Spurs, but given that their own official website hasn’t even mentioned this fixture, we just felt that the potential audience for that sort of granular coverage was probably limited to the parents of the players, so we gave it a miss and did a great big stats rundown instead. No, wait. Don’t go. It’s more interesting than I’ve made it sound.
Got something to say? Get it off your chest, post it on the app or send me an email ([email protected]) or, you know, write a review on Apple.
Need something to read? Try Adam Crafton and David Ornstein’s report on the USMNT’s reported hire of Mauricio Pochettino. What’s the hold up, why isn’t this done…and will it be done in time for those games in September. Click the link here.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5707564/2024/08/18/mauricio-pochettino-usmnt-head-coach-what-next/
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: James Pearce and Sam Lee
Producer: Steve Hankey
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