The Unofficial Team Of The Year

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The Unofficial Team Of The Year

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Apr 23, 2020

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As The Athletic gears up for Awards Night this Sunday, host Adam Leventhal assembles a panel of writers to discuss who should make it into our Premier League Team Of The Year! ... Reckon they're close?

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Apr 23, 2020

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The Athletic Football Podcast is our flagship show, running four times a week throughout the Premier League season. Hosted by Mark Chapman and Dan Bardell, featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Matt Slater and many others, they'll take you inside the biggest stories and bring you exclusive news from behind the scenes at your club.

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The Athletic Transfer Daily - Friday 24th January: Can players ever get their dream move just by being nice?... Adam Leventhal is joined by The Athletic's senior writers Stuart James and Dominic Fifield to shed some light on the lengths players/agents will go to engineer moves away in the transfer window... Robbie Savage downing tools, Arsene Wenger's change of heart and more... Plus, will Liverpool be forced into the market by Sadio Mane's injury, have Leeds finally found a striker and The Athletic's Kieran Theivam reflects on deadline day in the Women's Super League yesterday. by The Athletic FC Podcast
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The Athletic Transfer Daily - Wednesday 8th January: Adam Leventhal is joined by The Athletic's Tottenham writer Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss Daniel Levy's plans for Mourinho's first transfer window as Spurs boss... The pair also discuss whether the next generation of England stars will continue the recent trend of moving abroad, plus, updates and news from the wider Athletic network regarding Manchester United, Everton, Leeds and beyond! by The Athletic FC Podcast
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The Athletic Transfer Daily - Friday 10th January: Caroline Barker is joined by the Huddersfield Town boss Danny Cowley to explore what this month is really like for managers, and how the window differs from his time at Concord Rangers! Plus, The Athletic's senior writer Dominic Fifield tells us whether clubs in London really do have an advantage in negotiations and how Spurs can replace Harry Kane in the short-term. We also bring you the latest round up from Manchester, Burnley, Watford and across London too! by The Athletic FC Podcast
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The Athletic Transfer Daily - Wednesday 15th January: Adam Leventhal is live from The Athletic HQ to bring you the latest on Gedson Fernandes' move to Tottenham... Find out why Norwich aren't spending despite being rooted to the foot of the Premier League table and what Arteta's arrival could mean for the futures of Lacazette and Aubameyang at Arsenal. Plus, how much would Danny Ings cost this month, is Zaha staying at Selhurst Park AND find out what The Athletic Newsroom is really like in January! by The Athletic FC Podcast
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40 min listen
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