The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
The Athletic's flagship football podcast, hosted by Ayo Akinwolere and featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Matt Slater will take you inside the biggest stories from the world of football, told by the best journalists in the business. Cutting through the noise to tell you what’s really happening and why it matters.
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A few months ago Kobbie Mainoo had not played a minute for his club at senior level let alone his country. Now at just 18, he is one of Manchester United’s best players - and after a man of the match performance for England last night Gareth Soutgate was full of praise So how has one so young been able to establish himself at the highest level so quickly? And in terms of Euro 2024, has it gone beyond Mainoo just being in the squad for England - does he need to start? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic’s Manchester United writer Carl Anka, who is also on our Talk of the Devils podcast, data writer and part of The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast, Mark Carey, and Michael Bailey, who was at Wembley for us last night. Produced by Mike Stavrou Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous episodes
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802 - Should Mainoo start at the Euros? Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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801 - Is Thiago Motta the next great coach? Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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800 - Will Endrick be football's next superstar? Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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799 - Can anyone stop England or France at Euro 2024? Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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798 - Is PSR doing more harm than good? Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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797 - How long will Newcastle's faith in Eddie Howe last? Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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796 - Why doesn’t Ben White want to play for England? Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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795 - Can the FA Cup save Ten Hag? Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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794 - Weekend Preview: Can Man Utd end Liverpool’s 'quadruple' hopes? Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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793 - Should Man United knock down Old Trafford? Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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792 - Can Barcelona's youngsters save the club? Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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791 - How does Chelsea's multi-club model work? Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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790 - Why do Liverpool want Michael Edwards back? Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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789 - Weekend Preview: Liverpool vs Man City Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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788 - Klopp v Guardiola: The Premier League's greatest rivalry? Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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787 - Is Postecoglou on the right track at Spurs? Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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786 - Do Arsenal still need to sign a striker? Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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785 - Will Ten Hag ever close the gap on Man City? Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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784 - Weekend Preview: Manchester Derby Fri, 01 Mar 2024
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783 - How long will three-team Premier League title race last? Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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782 - Is Haaland destined for Real Madrid? Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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781 - Does the Everton case damage the Premier League? Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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780 - Why Klopp's kids offer Liverpool a goldmine Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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779 - Weekend Preview: Carabao Cup Final Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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778 - Can Palace match Glasner's ambition? Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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777 - What Tuchel's Bayern exit means for Alonso race Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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776 - How do PSG replace Mbappe? Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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775 - Why Man United want Dan Ashworth Mon, 19 Feb 2024
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774 - Weekend Preview: Can returning Palmer derail City's title charge? Fri, 16 Feb 2024
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773 - Why China and Hong Kong turned on Messi Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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772 - Can West Ham do better than Moyes? Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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771 - Could Bayern tempt Alonso this summer? Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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770 - Is this another false dawn at Man United? Mon, 12 Feb 2024
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769 - Weekend Preview: Can Villa hold off Man United? Fri, 09 Feb 2024
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768 - Has this been the best AFCON ever? Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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767 - Why Man City might not win the title Wed, 07 Feb 2024
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766 - Do Chelsea still believe in Project Pochettino? Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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765 - Can Arsenal win the Premier League? Mon, 05 Feb 2024
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764 - Weekend Preview: Will Liverpool end Arsenal’s title challenge? Fri, 02 Feb 2024
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763 - Has FFP killed the transfer window? Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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762 - Have Man United been tough enough with Rashford? Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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761 - How Barcelona’s toxicity forced Xavi out Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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760 - How do Liverpool replace Klopp? Mon, 29 Jan 2024
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759 - Weekend Preview: Maddison returns and a Black Country derby Fri, 26 Jan 2024
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758 - Klopp to leave Liverpool at end of season Fri, 26 Jan 2024
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757 - What went wrong for Kalvin Phillips at Man City? Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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756 - Where are all the January transfers? Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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755 - How Salah's AFCON descended into chaos Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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754 - Why Man United took Berrada from Man City Mon, 22 Jan 2024
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753 - Weekend Preview: Will Solanke haunt Liverpool? Fri, 19 Jan 2024