The Athletic FC Podcast

Manchester City and PSG put on a show in the Champions League last night, but their situations off the pitch are very different.

City are now public enemy number one after being ruled to have systematically broken Premier League rules. So why are PSG, who have their own historic financial breaches, not legally viewed the same way?

Kate Mason is joined by Adam Crafton, Jacob Whitehead and former England international Rob Green to explain. Plus, Matt Slater joins down the line from Zurich where Gianni Infantino is making his first public FIFA appearance since the World Cup.

Host: Kate Mason
Panelists: Adam Crafton, Jacob Whitehead, Rob Green, Matt Slater
Videographer: Lara Sinclair
Executive producer: Adam Jones
Producer: Jay Beale
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Manchester United continued their poor run of form with a 2-0 loss to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, but it was Lisandro Martinez’s explosive post match interview that grabbed the headlines.

Emma is joined in the studio by The Athletic’s Manchester United writer Cerys Jones and Senior Editor Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero to dig into all the action, plus, Senior sports news reporter Matt Slater explains the IFR’s State of Football report.

Host: Emma Paton
Panelists: Cerys Jones, Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero, Matt Slater
Featuring: Laurie Whitwell
Executive Producers: Adam Jones, Max Curwen Bingley
Producer: Jay Beale
Videographer: Liam Warburton
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Cole Palmer signed a contract extension with Chelsea over the weekend to signify his commitment to the club. So are the Blues entering a long overdue era of stability under Xabi Alonso, and has new signing Morgan Rogers become the glue at the club already?

Plus, are Everton’s American owners looking to sell the club already?

Emma Paton is joined by David Ornstein and special guest James Allcott in studio to discuss two big stories that emerged over the weekend.

Host: Emma Paton
Panelists: David Ornstein, James Allcott
Producers: Mike Stavrou, Grayson Moody
Executive Producer: Adam Jones
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Manchester City's 3-0 win at Liverpool on Sunday felt surreal, with the football itself almost a footnote to the wider picture surrounding City since they were found guilty of almost all the Premier League charges relating to financial breaches.

Are all of City's games going to feel this way until the sanctions are delivered? How are their players and fans meant to react? And what did the display say about Liverpool?

Host Emma Paton was joined by former England international Rob Green and The Athletic's Manchester United correspondent Cerys Jones to discuss the fallout from Anfield. Plus, does Michael Carrick have more problems than Roberto de Zerbi? And are we worried about Fulham?

Host: Emma Paton
Panelists: Rob Green, Cerys Jones
Featuring: Sam Lee & James Pearce
Executive producer: Adam Jones
Producer: Jay Beale
Videographer: Lara Sinclair
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In the latest episode of David Ornstein's 'Truth or Padel' series, David meets former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara.

Thiago discusses coming to terms with his body being unable to play anymore, advice for the next generation of players, the ‘death’ of beautiful football, and the best young players in the world.

Host: David Ornstein
Guests: Thiago Alcantara
Executive Producer: Joe Devine
Editor: Don Ma
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