Adam Leventhal

Today - 16/10/2025 - BBC Sounds News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Thought this 10 minute walk through history of Israel/Palestine situation - including other attempts at lasting peace & fragility of ceasefires - was excellent from Jeremy Bowen on Today programme this morning.

From 2:11:27 to 2:21:23.
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At what cost? Saudi Arabia and soccer

Why was Infantino hanging around Trump last 24hrs? V. close re WC26 but also together in Saudi/Qatar earlier in yr & regional instability has impact on Vision30/WC34. Special ep of The Athletic FC pod inc various linked issues & @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social take.
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The Athletic FC Podcast: Why the Premier League needs English football's pyramid to thrive 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 acro...

🎙️3rd & final part of our Future of Football pod series is on the EFL, the importance of the pyramid, independent regulation, parachute payments, 3 up from NL & a fairer financial distribution.

W/ @adamleventhal.bsky.social & EFL chairman Rick Parry

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The Athletic FC Podcast: Why the Premier League needs English football's pyramid to thrive 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 acro...

🎧Final part of Future of Football podcast series for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
alongside @mjslater.bsky.social. We're joined by EFL Chairman Rick Parry to talk about health/challenges of English pyramid, Wrexham/Birmingham/US influence, dealing with PL, regulation & more.
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The Athletic FC Podcast: Is the Premier League’s dominance a problem? 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...

🎙️Part 2 of our Future of Football 3-parter is on the EPL, which doesn’t appear to have any worries that money can’t solve. We discuss EPL v Everyone, Italian ruins, Turkish barbers etc

@adamleventhal.bsky.social @jameshorncastle.bsky.social & Deloitte’s Tim Bridge & Tim Lunn

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The Athletic FC Podcast: Is the Premier League’s dominance a problem? 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...

P2/3 with @mjslater.bsky.social & @jameshorncastle.bsky.social on the financial muscle of the PL v the other big leagues. Also includes analysis from Deloitte.

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The Athletic FC Podcast: UEFA v FIFA & the battle for club football’s future 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 Lea...

🎙️Part 1 of 3-part pod series to fill the void left by the end of the transfer season/break in FPL. It’s on FIFA v UEFA, Club World Cup, games abroad, fixture chaos etc

@adamleventhal.bsky.social @adamcrafton.bsky.social @ronanevain.bsky.social & @thepfa.bsky.social’s Maheta Molango

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The Athletic FC Podcast: UEFA v FIFA & the battle for club football’s future 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 Lea...

🎧The Future of Football - three part series on big global club issues from FIFA v UEFA, busy calendar & burnout, matches abroad, PL financial muscle & more

P1/3 with:
@adamcrafton.bsky.social
@mjslater.bsky.social
@fanseurope.org's @ronanevain.bsky.social
& PFA's Maheta Molango
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Streameast, world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform, shut down in sting The network of 80 unauthorised domains generated 1.6billion combined visits over the last year.

From @TheAthletic: Streameast — the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform — has been shut down after a year-long investigation, according to a leading United States-based anti-piracy organisation.

Streameast, world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform, shut down in sting The network of 80 unauthorised domains generated 1.6billion combined visits over the last year.

Excl: World’s largest illegal sports streaming platform Streameast shut down in sting. Network of 80 domains with 1.6b annual visits targeted by US led anti-piracy coalition working in collaboration with Egyptian authorities.

Full story @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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Streameast, world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform, shut down in sting The network of 80 unauthorised domains generated 1.6billion combined visits over the last year.

Streameast — the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform — has been shut down after a year long investigation, according to a leading United States-based anti-piracy organisation.

Exclusive story from @adamleventhal.bsky.social ⤵️

The Athletic FC Podcast: Inside the world of Premier League referees Referees are integral to football. But with every decision scrutinised, why would anyone want to be a referee?The Athletic has been given insider access to the life of Premier League referees. From...

Looking forward to chatting re new special episode of
The Athletic FC podcast 'Inside the world of Premier League referees' on @siriusxmfc.bsky.social at 2pm (UK).
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The Athletic FC Podcast: Inside the world of Premier League referees Referees are integral to football. But with every decision scrutinised, why would anyone want to be a referee?The Athletic has been given insider access to the life of Premier League referees. From...

Villa New: Peter Bankes (VAR)
For Bre: Bankes (Ref) & Andy Madley (VAR)
Bri Ful: Wade Smith (Asst) & Matt Donohue (VAR)
Chel Pal: Akil Howson (Asst)

1st PL officials appts out & all above - plus Howard Webb & more - feature in new special ep. for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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To hear the full pod from @theathleticfc.bsky.social - click here: pod.fo/e/30ec6c

The Athletic FC Podcast: Inside the world of Premier League referees Referees are integral to football. But with every decision scrutinised, why would anyone want to be a referee?The Athletic has been given insider access to the life of Premier League referees. From...

Two of the Wembley officials for Palace Liverpool feature in new special episode of TheAthleticFC pod: Wade Smith & Akil Howson, 2 speedy assistants who have to keep up with stars travelling up to 37kph.

Spoke to both at Spain pre-season camp. Listen free👇
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The Athletic FC Podcast: Inside the world of Premier League referees Referees are integral to football. But with every decision scrutinised, why would anyone want to be a referee?The Athletic has been given insider access to the life of Premier League referees. From...

🎧 Inside the world of PL referees

“It’s undoubtedly more scrutinised than ever” Howard Webb

📺 VAR training & announcements
🧤 New 25/26 laws
🧠 Mental health
🏃‍♂️ Spain pre-season
⚽️ Game behind the scenes

New TheAthleticFC special out now & free to listen
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
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Nope, we’ve already covered him - you can listen to that one here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Eqq...

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Maybe BlueSky ain’t the place for ‘guess this pair of eyes’…

Next special episode of The Athletic FC podcast is out on Sunday morning… if you can guess whose eyes these are then you’ll have a good idea what it’s all about. 👀
@theathleticfc.bsky.social

Working on next special episode of @theathleticfc.bsky.social pod as we speak. Includes trip to Europe for some pre-season training. It'll be out on Aug 10 in usual pod places and hopefully set you up for the season with a different perspective on a vital but hotly debated aspect of football. ;)

Going to really miss so much about the ITV coverage of the TDF. Especially the lovely features.

The Underground World of Fake Football Shirts Podcast Episode · The Athletic FC Presents... · 11/03/2025 · 58m

Another new kit drops ...

Special on fake football shirts on @theathleticfc.bsky.social

As part of documentary ep. asked PL clubs if they'd support cap on genuine prices to counter ffs rise

14 no reply, 4 no comments, 2: Ipswich & Brentford engaged

Listen here
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The Athletic FC Podcast: The Underground World of Fake Football Shirts Online searches for fake football shirts have gone up by over 500% since 2021, with the Premier league counterfeit market worth over £180m.But what damage could they be causing you and others?Adam...

Seeing all the new shirts drop…

The underground world of fake football shirts - pod special on @theathleticfc.bsky.social

Before you go, yeah I buy fakes because clubs charge too much - I know, and it’s all included in here.

🎧👇Give it a listen.
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The Athletic FC Podcast: At what cost? Saudi Arabia and soccer There's been two football tournaments in the United States this summer, the Club World Cup and the Gold Cup. Both with an ostensible Saudi feel, all part of grand plan to invest heavily in sport ba...

Also includes Saudi international & Al Hilal opinions inc fans, Engulfed author @jamespiotr.bsky.social “everyone has their price”, analysis of Trump/US geo-political relations, @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social on Middle East instability impact & much more

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The Athletic FC Podcast: At what cost? Saudi Arabia and soccer There's been two football tournaments in the United States this summer, the Club World Cup and the Gold Cup. Both with an ostensible Saudi feel, all part of grand plan to invest heavily in sport ba...

FIFA CWC final shortly - tournament heavily reliant on WC34 host Saudi Arabia’s wealth via commercial links

“Allowing (them) to make all these deals is clear indication that there’s no human rights assessment” - MEDC

Special pod in US

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

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The Athletic FC Podcast: At what cost? Saudi Arabia and soccer There's been two football tournaments in the United States this summer, the Club World Cup and the Gold Cup. Both with an ostensible Saudi feel, all part of grand plan to invest heavily in sport ba...

Did FIFA breach its own human rights rules giving Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup? That’s what 3 international lawyers (inc UK KC & ex-FIFA official) believe & lodged formal complaint in May.

Explained in At what cost? Saudi Arabia & soccer on @theathleticfc.bsky.social podcast.
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Cheers for the message Tom - glad you enjoyed it.