The Athletic FC Podcast

What's the biggest fight Jack Wilshere has seen in football? And Does he regret not being able to fulfil his full potential? Welcome to Truth or Padel Extra, the show where David Ornstein takes on footballers to ask questions he wouldn't be able to in a normal interview.

This week David is joined by former Arsenal player and current Luton Town manager, Jack Wilshere, to discuss the importance of family, his coaching career and looking back on regrets.

Watch the Truth Or Padel game on The Athletic FC: https://youtu.be/68SC7UCqLKA

Host: David Ornstein
Guest: Jack Wilshere
Executive Producer: Joe Devine
Editors: Don Ma, Tom Pryce
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We’ve got a big weekend of Premier League action ahead of us, so we’re back in the studio for another episode of The Tactical Preview.

This week we’re honing in on Spurs vs Coventry, and if Roberto De Zerbi’s team are starting to find their rhythm.

Kate Mason is joined by Rob Green and tactics writer Liam Tharme to preview this weekend’s biggest games, including ‘The Roses Rivalry’, as pressure mounts on United boss Michael Carrick.

Plus, we breakdown the details on playing versus 10, and how some teams are better set up to do that than others.

Host: Kate Mason
Panelists: Rob Green, Liam Tharme
Executive producers: Adam Jones, Max Curwen Bingley
Producer: Mike Stavrou
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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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