The Athletic Briefing Show Podcast
1) If you liked DFB, you'll love The Athletic FC
The Daily Football Briefing has come to an end, but you can still get your daily dose of football news and analysis - albeit with less Iain Macintosh - from the award-winning Athletic FC. Here's the l...Show More
2) Liverpool are on their way to Wembley…(and farewell.)
Liverpool just had to beat Tottenham, but they absolutely blew them away at Anfield, running out 4-0 winners. James Pearce discusses their dominance, Jay Harris reflects on Tottenham’s timidity and th...Show More
3) Newcastle are on their way to Wembley (and are Leeds on their way to the Premier League?)
Any concerns that Newcastle would bottle their chance of a trip to Wembley proved extremely wide of the mark. They tore into Arsenal and thoroughly deserved their 2-0 victory. George Caulkin was there...Show More
4) Have Man City spent wisely (and do Real Madrid have a point?)
Manchester City’s spending has been the focus of much discussion over the last 24 hours. They bought four players in the window, but will they be enough to prevent Pep Guardiola’s empire from crumblin...Show More
5) What happened on Deadline Day (and how much did Chelsea need that win?)
We’ve got a full deadline day round-up for you here with everything that was confirmed after 11pm, but before our bedtime at midnight. Deal of the day? Marco Asensio for Aston Villa? Or will it be Mat...Show More
6) Arsenal flatten City (and Man Utd lose again)
Be honest. When Kai Havertz missed that first half sitter, you thought that Arsenal were going to lose, didn’t you? And why wouldn’t you? That’s how football works. It’s powered by narrativium. Except...Show More
7) Europa League special. Who’s in and who’s out (and is Mathys Tel off to Spurs?)
It’s mission accomplished for Tottenham and Manchester United, they’ve spared themselves a Europa League play-off. So have Rangers, which very few people expected. Jay Harris was in North London, Mark...Show More
8) Champions League special. Who’s in and who’s out (and who is everybody likely to play in the knock-out rounds?
Manchester City were 0-1 at home to Club Brugges, but they fought back to win 3-1 and claim their place in the play-offs. Sam Lee was there and he’s looking forward to their reward; a clash with Real ...Show More
9) Brace yourself for Big Wednesday (and what’s going on at Dortmund?)
Yep, it’s the big one tonight. Eighteen games, all at once and heaven only knows what that massive Champions League table will look like at the end of it all. What does it all mean? Listen here for a ...Show More
10) Is there a way back for Rashford? (and are Leeds going up this year?)
Ruben Amorim doesn’t seem to mince his words and his comments on Marcus Rashford this weekend were fascinating. We check in with the team from The Athletic FC podcast to find out what they mean. Plu...Show More