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The Athletic FC Podcast: The Most Powerful Man in World Football Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, is world football's most powerful man.His presidency has been marked by the controversial men's World Cups in Russia and Qatar, as well as the awarding of the 2034...

🎙️ The king of football pods on the “king of soccer” in a battle to see who has the most air miles. @adamleventhal.bsky.social & cast of thousands* explain who FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is, how he got the job & what he wants.

*Kept in line by queen of pods @abipaterson.bsky.social

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Handbrake Off: A show about Arsenal: Arsenal's adaptability, misconduct charge & record revenue This week, Arsenal were fined £65,000 over the players’ reaction to Myles Lewis-Skelly's (wrongly awarded) red card at Wolves. Adrian Clarke and James McNicholas join Ian Stone to reflect on th...

Here's a Thursday Handbrake Off, talking all things Arsenal!

@ianstonecomedy.bsky.social hosts alongside me & @gunnerblog.bsky.social

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Sources on the Real Madrid coaching staff thought Kylian Mbappe's difficult PSG exit had robbed him of some spark.

But they never doubted that it would return.

Then Wednesday vs. Man City happened.

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Will the independent regulator fix football? Podcast Episode · The Athletic FC Podcast · 02/06/2025 · 47m

🎙️Opinions on the independent football regulator have been easy to find of late. Facts? Not so much. So, we thought we’d ask @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social boss @lisanandymp.bsky.social some questions & she accepted 🙏.

Give it a listen & make your own minds up.

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Anatomy of a Transfer Podcast Episode · The Athletic FC Podcast · 02/02/2025 · 1h 8m

Get transfer window ready with the latest show from @theathleticfc.bsky.social & @adamleventhal.bsky.social

It’s everything you need to know about how a transfer happens

Listen here: pod.fo/e/2a7731

The Australian Open’s animated tennis players: A YouTube sensation and the future of sports media A YouTube stream of the Australian Open has gone viral for its glitches, but it's also a sign of the future of sports media.

I’ve been waiting for this piece to drop and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social has delivered the goods

Get the lowdown on the Wii Tennis videos here

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The Daily Football Briefing Podcast · The Athletic · Welcome to The Daily Football Briefing from The Athletic. It’s all the football news you need in ten minutes or less. Subscribe now and you’ll never miss another story.

My last DFB of 2024 is here with a less ferocious opening section than last night and news from all the games across Europe from the likes of Jordan Campbell, Gregg Evans and @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social.

@abipaterson.bsky.social will take us over the line tomorrow.

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Guinea stadium disaster special report: ‘This door here, it’s the door to hell’ Two weeks on from a tragedy that killed at least 56 people and perhaps many more, those affected speak to The Athletic

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Two weeks ago, at least 56 people and perhaps many more were killed as a football game turned into a tragedy. We traveled to Guinea to speak to those affected by one of the world's worst stadium disasters. nyti.ms/4iA2e5D

The Athletic FC Podcast: The Story of the Guinea Stadium Disaster On December 1, one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. At the Stade du 3 Avril in Nzerekore, Guinea, a devastating crush led to chaos and, according to officials, the deaths of 56 p...

This is a special episode of The Athletic FC podcast where I report from the scene. It contains heartbreaking accounts of families who lost loved ones. Some still haven’t located them at hospitals or morgues.

Produced by @abipaterson.bsky.social for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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The Athletic FC Podcast: The Story of the Guinea Stadium Disaster On December 1, one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. At the Stade du 3 Avril in Nzerekore, Guinea, a devastating crush led to chaos and, according to officials, the deaths of 56 p...

Over on The Athletic FC Podcast we have a special show all about the Guinea Stadium Disaster. A horrible event in which so many people lost their lives, and their stories must be heard.

@adamleventhal.bsky.social travelled there to find out what happened that day.

Hear it here

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The Athletic FC Podcast: The Story of the Guinea Stadium Disaster On December 1, one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. At the Stade du 3 Avril in Nzerekore, Guinea, a devastating crush led to chaos and, according to officials, the deaths of 56 p...

I went to Nzerekore, Guinea where one of the world’s worst football stadium disasters occurred on Dec 1 with at least 135 deaths according to local human rights organisations.

A special episode of @theathleticfc.bsky.social podcast with the story.

Prod: @abipaterson.bsky.social
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Just here to say that you all should read Lucy’s write up of a freezing trip to Kazakhstan

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Huge shout out to Producee Lucy for the mammoth effort to go to Kazakhstan, initially for fun but also to meet the fans out there and hear who they are.

Absolutely top notch show 🤩

Come for the Astana massive, stay for the mutual Tottenham hatred 🥰

Podcast Lucy please, that’s her official name

Mystic Matt is back!

Oli on the quandary that is Manchester United. Is Ratcliffe sure of the solution?

Have a read and write out the lengthy pros and cons columns

Handbrake Off: A show about Arsenal: Windy woes in the West as Arsenal rue fine margins Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke to reflect on a disappointing draw at Fulham in the West London wind.The panel discuss whether Arsenal create enough and if they have enough at...

Listen to our take on that frustrating draw with Fulham on the very latest Handbrake Off...

It's me, @amylawrence.bsky.social & @ianstonecomedy.bsky.social on the mics 👇🏻

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‘We deserve our rights’: How LGBTQ+ fans feel about the Rainbow Laces controversy While debate over the campaign intensifies, supporters affected explain why they feel more marginalised than ever

My piece from Ipswich on the Rainbow Laces controversy and how LGBTQ+ fans are feeling.

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Hugely deserved, well done guys

Incredible scenes at West Ham.

Home side have shown such few signs of cohesion yet the memories of previous Arsenal games being 4-0 up always haunt.

FIFA report: Saudi 2034 World Cup bid has ‘medium’ human rights risk According to a FIFA evaluation, Saudi Arabia's World Cup hosting bid in 2034 has "good potential" to spark reform

FIFA have given the Saudi bid for 2034 the same 4.1/5 score for its stadiums - despite eight not yet built - as they gave to the Canada-Mexico-USA bid for 2026, all of which are built, many of which are world leading NFL stadia.

I mean, how?

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Arsenal Transfer DealSheet: What to expect in 2025 Renewed interest in Benjamin Sesko? Farewell to Gabriel Jesus? This is what we know so far about Arsenal's transfer plans for 2025

A look at what to expect from Arsenal in the transfer market in 2025.

🔺 Centre-forward again under discussion
🔺 Interest in a goalscoring wide player
🔺 Renewed focus on players who represent good economic investments

Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social ⬇️

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The Athletic FC Podcast: Is Serie A the most electrifying league in Europe? Ahead of this weekend’s games the top five teams in Italy are separated by just one point.Added to that, the last five seasons have seen four different clubs end as champions.So, why is Serie A ...

One point separates the top five in Serie A. Here's a pod on the league's volatility and variety. Why Italy might get a fifth different champion in six years. podfollow.com/1488521447/e...

Cheers Dan!

Sudan: Football and the Forgotten War Podcast Episode · The Athletic FC Podcast · 11/24/2024 · 55m

Morning, there’s a new & different type of podcast episode in The Athletic FC feed this morning for your way in to work.

Sudan: Football & the Forgotten War

…a national team that can’t play at home due to civil war.

…story of the team & Sudan’s people.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
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Sudan: Football & the Forgotten War

“Everyone is watching the national team as if they are having their own war. They are a symbol of freedom.”

Listen: pod.fo/e/28691f

Read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/546...

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

Essential listening and a masterpiece in journalism and storytelling by the excellent @adamleventhal.bsky.social and @abipaterson.bsky.social

Thank you Mike 👊

We've been following Sudan's incredible Afcon qualification on DFB and if you've wanted to know more about why it's so incredible, you really should listen to this. @adamleventhal.bsky.social and @abipaterson.bsky.social have produced something of the highest quality here.