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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Gabby Logan & Mark Chapman, two of the UK’s top sports broadcasters, host a twice-weekly podcast exploring the biggest stories from the world of sport... From the Premier League to the Olympics, rugby's future, boxing's identity crisis, the latest Formula 1 soap opera, the NFL and beyond... you name it, The Sports Agents have got it covered - and will bring you behind the scenes at some of the greatest sporting events from around the world too. Drawing on their wealth of experience and insig ...
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Chappers lands at the Ryder Cup & can Red Bull help Prem Rugby fight off breakaway league?
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As the Women's Rugby World Cup reaches its conclusion, a new domestic men's rugby season begins - it's got a new name & big investment from Red Bull - but will it be enough to fight off the threat of Mike Tindall's breakaway 'R360' league? England’s most capped men’s player, Ben Youngs, joins Gabby & Mark in the studio to discuss. Ben also reflects…
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Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is Newcastle vs Arsenal. Eddie Howe's side have won each of their last three home games against Arsenal in all competitions without conceding a single goal, and are looking to make it four in a row for the first time since August 1969. With Liverpool five wins from five, will…
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Weekend Edition: Rugby World Cup Final with Ruby Tui on the 'game of the decade' & calling King Charles "Bruv"
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Gabby is joined by Ruby Tui - the nation has fallen in love with this World Cup winner and Olympic medallist over this Women's Rugby World Cup. She tells her story, from calling King Charles "bruv", to escaping domestic abuse, and getting 40,000 fans to sing a Maori folk song after winning a home World Cup. Ahead of Saturday's final, Ruby says it's…
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FIFA have discussed making the 2030 World Cup a 64-team tournament. So who actually wants it and could it really happen? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Adam Crafton, Phil Hay and Felipe Cardenas Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Iliffe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Is Ousmane Dembele really the best player in the world?
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Ousmane Dembele scooped the Ballon d’Or on Monday night. His 35 goals helped PSG clinch their first ever Champions League. So how did he evolve from a promising winger to a ruthless goalscorer? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Seb Stafford-Bloor and Tom Williams Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson Hosted on Acast. Se…
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How Ryder Cup rivalry was born: ball tampering, 'underdog' Seve & The War on The Shore - How It All Played Out
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Ball tampering, fans storming the golf course, bringing in the military... this is the story of how the Ryder Cup rivalry changed forever. Can you believe that it was once a quiet, civilised exhibition between the UK and America? The War by the Shore and Battle of Brookline transformed all that. So how did the Ryder Cup become the commercial jugger…
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Ballon D'Or, Hunter Bell silver lining & HMRC of football podcasts
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It may have been Great Britain's worst World Athletics Championships in over 20 years but Gabby and Mark are joined in studio by one athlete who lit up Tokyo, Georgia Hunter-Bell. She beat her training partner and Olympic champion, Keely Hodgkinson, to an 800m silver medal. How did she manage it after 5 years out of the sport and only going full ti…
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Aston Villa are currently 18th in the Premier League and have scored just one goal so far. So is the team really "lazy” or does Unai Emery need to change? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Jacob Tanswell and Dan Bardell Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Arsenal have fallen five points off the pace in the Premier League, after drawing 1-1 with Man City on Sunday. And in the boardroom there are changes as well, so how much do they have to do, to catch Liverpool? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Matt Slater Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Il…
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Weekend Edition: Eddie Hearn talks Ricky Hatton & still trying to escape dad's shadow
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Eddie Hearn sits down with Gabby & Mark to talk about the evolution of Matchroom from a £100 sports promotion company, formed under under the staircase of the Romford Snooker Club, to a billion pound global behemoth. Eddie speaks openly about still trying to impress his Dad, Matchroom founder Barry Hearn, planning for life after Anthony Joshua and …
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Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is the Arsenal vs Manchester City. In what is often dubbed as master vs apprentice, Mikel Arteta is looking to become the first manager to go 5 games in a row unbeaten against Pep Guardiola. Mark Critchley and Nick Miller join Matt Davies-Adams to look ahead to Sunday's clash…
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Chelsea’s young squad were given a reality-check on their Champions League return, losing 3-1 in Munich to Bayern after two years out of the competition. Prior to Wednesday night The Blues Champions League squad only had a combined 117 games in the tournament under their belts in comparison to Bayern's 860. So, will a lack of experience cost them i…
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Danny Mills: The pride & agony of watching son George at the World Athletics Championships
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Gabby & Mark are joined by the former Premier League defender Danny Mills, who's just landed in Tokyo to watch his son - GB's George Mills - try to win gold in the 5000m at the World Athletics Championships this weekend. Danny talks openly about both the pride and agony of following his son's athletics career and marvels at the extreme level of ded…
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Has Mbappe overtaken Vinicius as Real Madrid's main man?
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Real Madrid are back to winning ways in Champions League. In their 2-1 win over Marseille on Tuesday night, Kylian Mbappe shone bright, whilst Vinicius Jr was benched again. So… why are the two Galacticos on such different paths right now? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Guillermo Rai & Colin Millar Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Mike Stavr…
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Coe vs Ovett: Moscow 1980 & The rivalry that divided a nation - How It All Played Out
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"It was a f**k up from beginning to end. Every mistake you can make in the 800 I made. Too far off the back, too wide, too diffident, no logic that day" - Seb Coe From the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, Britain ruled the world of middle-distance running. At the heart of this golden era stood two legends: Sebastian Coe, the Yorkshire-born record break…
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Champions League preview: Who can topple PSG?
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The Champions League is back this week. Last season we had a switch up in format, and PSG were finally triumphant. So what should we expect this time around? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tom Williams & Tomás Hill López-Menchero Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…
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How Ricky Hatton became the true people's champion
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Gabby & Mark celebrate the life of a true British sporting icon, “The Hitman” Ricky Hatton. A ferocious fighter who turned boxing into spectacle for an army of fans at a time when the sport seemed lost. A superstar and a proud Mancunian who you genuinely felt like you could go for a drink with and talk about the football, or Oasis. When he descende…
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How far can Haaland’s goals take Man City?
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Man City made light work of Man United in Sunday's Manchester derby thanks to Phil Foden and a double from Erling Haaland, who now sits on 90 Premier League goals from just 101 games. So how far can Haaland’s goals take Guardiola’s side this season? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: David Ornstein and Adam Crafton Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Produce…
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Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is the Manchester derby. Despite winning five of their last eight Premier League matches against Manchester United, Manchester City failed to win either game last season for the first time since 2020-21. Despite getting the better of the Pep Guardiola last season, Ruben Amori…
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Weekend Edition: The incredible story of Eugene Amo-Dadzie AKA 'The World's Fastest Accountant'
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A special interview today with a sprinter - who ironically - is living proof that it’s NEVER too late to start! Eugene Amo-Dadzie has shot to stardom as ‘The World’s Fastest Accountant’, literally balancing spreadsheets with sport until he was 26 years old! Last month he tied his hero Linford Christie’s 100M time and became the joint second-fastest…
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Trading places: John Terry, Maro Itoje, Anthony Joshua & more join Gabby on the City's trading floor for charity
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Gabby Logan hits the trading floor of BGC Group in Canary Wharf for their annual charity day where stars from the world of sport, pick up the phones, channel their inner Wolf of Wall Street and help close deals to raise millions of pounds for charity... John Terry talks about Chelsea's own trading strategy, Maro Itoje joins us fresh for captaining …
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Why Barcelona still can't play at Camp Nou
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What do Barcelona and Post Malone have in common? Neither of them can play at Camp Nou. So what's going on, and will this stadium ever be ready? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Pol Ballus and Laia Cervello Herrero Executive Producer: Abi Paterson Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Iliffe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Why the Premier League needs English football's pyramid to thrive
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So far in our series, The Future of Football, we've looked at the global game and the unstoppable power of the Premier League. But away from the top flight there are 72 other professional clubs across the English Football League - and some are fighting to survive. For the final instalment of the series we're joined by EFL chairman, Rick Parry, to d…
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Sven-Goran Eriksson: The story of England's first foreign manager - How It All Played Out
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After Kevin Keegan resigned in the men's loos at Wembley in 2000, the FA decided to hire their first foreign England manager - Sven Goran-Eriksson. He paved the way for Thomas Tuchel, who leads England at the World Cup qualifiers this international break. With Sven, the FA got much more than they bargained for. A man with a love for the game, life …
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Is the Premier League’s dominance a problem?
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This summer, Premier League clubs set a new record for spending in a single transfer window at over £3bn, that’s more than La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga combined. On episode two of The Future of Football, we discuss whether the strength of Premier League and the widening gap between the English game and the other top European leagues…
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Can Forest play 'Ange-ball' & The ex-Arsenal man leading Spurs new era?
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Before the weekend, Tottenham announced that the Premier League’s longest-serving Chairman, Daniel Levy, had been ‘removed’ by the club’s owners, the Lewis family… Spurs were quick to welcome in the start of a ‘new era’ for the football club but who is the ex-Arsenal chief tasked with leading it? Gary 'Flav' Flavell (The Fighting Cock Podcast) & Th…
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Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and look set to replace him with former Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou. So what’s going on at the City ground? And is it the right move? Host: Adam Leventhal With: Tim Spiers and Matt Davies Adams Executive Producers: Adey Moorhead & Abi Paterson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…
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UEFA v FIFA & the battle for club football’s future
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Welcome to The Future of Football, a special three part series asking the biggest questions shaping the game from the impact of the Club World Cup to whether anyone can keep up with the Premier League. With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, which direction is the power, the politics and money around the game heading? The Athletic's Matt Slater and…
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Weekend Edition: NFL's 'Isak saga' - A tale of player power & Netflix drama
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Former Super Bowl champion Jason Bell joins Gabby and Mark to talk about the NFL's biggest transfer drama of the summer, which puts the Alexander Isak saga to shame. We're talking about a huge standoff, the highest paid non-quarterback in history and a new Super Bowl favourite. (05:30) Plus we look back at this week on The Sports Agents. Former Pre…
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Levy leaves Spurs & early Premier League conclusions
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Huge news from north London on Thursday as Daniel Levy was removed from his role as Tottenham Hotspur’s executive chairman after almost 25 years at the club. We discuss what that means for the future of the club. . Also, as the Premier League takes a break, Liverpool are the only perfect side, Aston Villa can’t score and Sunderland have won more ga…
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Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Jam: Why are athletes still owed millions?
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When four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson set up the Grand Slam Track league it was meant to redefine athletics, finally making it popular outside the Olympics. But just a few months after launching the whole thing collapsed: the final event was cancelled and athletes are still owed millions of dollars. So what went wrong? Can they make…
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Record attendances at the Euros? Check. 65k in London to celebrate the Lionesses? Check. Rising attendances for the WSL? Not last season. So is women's football still growing? Plus, Nikki Doucet, chief executive of the Women’s Professional League - who took control of the WSL in 2024, joins us ahead of the start of the new season. Host: Ayo Akinwol…
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