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English, Football, 10 seasons, 42 episodes, 21 hours, 17 minutes
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Kelly Cates and Geoff Thomas sit down with footballers who have faced moments of extraordinary adversity and tragedy in their personal and family lives. The scars still remain, but these stories will provide inspiration and help for others going through similar tough times
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What makes Wimbledon unique?

The Athletic's tennis writers Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare join Adam Jones to discuss the history, traditions and mystique of Wimbledon that make this fortnight in London the grandest of Grand Slams. Read all our tennis coverage at nytimes.com/athletic/tennis. Presenter: Adam Jones With: Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/5/202415 minutes, 36 seconds
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Is Rafael Nadal ready to say goodbye to tennis?

Rafael Nadal is a 22-time Grand Slam champion, but at nearly 38 years old his body is starting to fail him. He is widely expected to retire later this year, but not before a last hurrah at the French Open where he has enjoyed such unprecedented success. In this Athletic tennis special, host Adam Jones is joined by The Athletic's two dedicated tennis writers Charlie Eccleshare and Matt Futterman to discuss Nadal's chances of going out with a bang. Produced by Tim McMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/24/202415 minutes, 7 seconds
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Ange Postecoglou: Made in Melbourne - Part Three: Leave a Legacy

Ange Postecoglou is now making a name for himself in the western hemisphere, but what about the country he has left behind? Is there anything of the Postecoglou philosophy remaining in Australia? In our final part we travel to a grassroots club who are following closely in Ange’s footsteps. Host and Producer: Abi Paterson Exec Prod: Ben Green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/21/202421 minutes, 36 seconds
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Ange Postecoglou: Made in Melbourne - Part Two: Captain to Coach

Ange Postecoglou suffers a career ending injury in his 20s. Later, South Melbourne Hellas are suffering their worst season in years but Ange is not the obvious person to take over. In this part we hear how Ange got his coaching break and his instant impact. Host and Producer: Abi Paterson Exec Prod: Ben Green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/21/202419 minutes, 41 seconds
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Ange Postecoglou: Made in Melbourne - Part One: Home Away from Home

Ange Postecoglou’s success is not a new story to Australian football fans, but in the wider football world, his background - his city, community, and club - is less well known. In this part we explore the Greek and South Melbourne Hellas strand to the Ange story including his time as a player at Middle Park. Host and Producer: Abi Paterson Exec Prod: Ben Green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/21/202419 minutes, 20 seconds
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How Klopp turned doubters into believers: A podcast special

As Jurgen Klopp's near-nine year stay at Liverpool comes to a close on Sunday, join us for a special look back through the highs, lows and everything in-between during the German's reign at Anfield. Guy Clarke looks back through the years with insights from The Athletic's James Pearce, Simon Hughes, Andy Jones, Oli Kay and Michael Cox as well as Walk On host Tony Evans, author of Jurgen Said To Me: Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool and the Remaking of City Dan Morgan and Josh Williams, writer of Data Game: The Story of Liverpool FC's Analytics Revolution. Voiced and Produced by Guy Clarke With contributions from James Pearce, Simon Hughes, Andy Jones, Oli Kay, Michael Cox, Tony Evans, Dan Morgan and Josh Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/16/202448 minutes, 19 seconds
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Why does the Masters stand out from golf's other tournaments?

The 2024 Masters gets underway at Augusta National Golf Club later this week and The Athletic's Brendan Quinn, Brody Miller and Gabby Herzig are here to get you ready. What makes the Masters stand out from the rest of golf's major tournaments? Can Scottie Scheffler continue his dominance? How will Jon Rahm play after joining LIV Golf? Can Tiger Woods make it through four rounds? BQ, Brody and Gabby cover the major storylines and get your read for Thursday's opening round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/10/202415 minutes, 40 seconds
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Liverpool: A League Cup love affair

Ahead of appearing in their record 14th League Cup Final against Chelsea on Sunday, join Caoimhe O'Neill as we take you through Liverpool's nine previous League Cup wins. Jamie Carragher, Mark Lawrenson and Rob Jones all share their memories of winning the tournament with the Reds during their playing days, while Walk On regulars Tony Evans, Simon Hughes and James Pearce share the significance of each triumph along the way. Presented by Caoimhe O'Neill Produced by Guy Clarke Written by Guy Clarke and Caoimhe O'Neill Contributions from Jamie Carragher, James Pearce, Mark Lawrenson, Rob Jones, Simon Hughes and Tony Evans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/23/202443 minutes, 1 second
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Bukayo Saka: Arsenal and England’s starboy

There’s no doubt that Bukayo Saka is Arsenal and England’s starboy. The individual accolades have been piling up ever since his name first cropped up on the teamsheet. Listed for the FIFA Golden Boy Award in 2021, he is the back to back England Men’s Player of the Season, twice he has been awarded Arsenal Men’s Player of the Season, he's the PFA Young Player of the Year for 2022-23, and now FIFA Balon d'Or nominee 2023. In short the 22 year old’s career is on the up and up. Over the course of this podcast The Athletic looks back on Saka’s brief story so far. Topics include first impressions of Bukayo as a boy, his values, how a player goes from the Academy to professional player, comparisons with Arsenal legend David Rocastle, the aftermath of the Euro 2020 Final, and what his future holds. You will hear from former players Ian Wright and Adrian Clarke, Saka’s former coaches Greg Lincoln, Stephen Morrow, Andries Jonker, Arsenal administrator Lynn Chaney, and The Athletic’s Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas. Get ready to fall in love a little more with the Starboy. Written and produced by Abi Paterson Sound mixing and production by Jay Beale Interviews by Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas Additional production by Mike Stavrou  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/202328 minutes, 30 seconds
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Football on Turkey's Fault Line: Part Two - 'Kahraman' means Hero

In part two, The Athletic's Adam Leventhal continues his journey along the Turkish fault line, to reveal more stories of remarkable heroism, tragedy and finding refuge in football, four months on from the earthquakes. As all eyes fall on Istanbul and the glamour of a Champions League final, Adam finds a technical director who pulled five people out of the rubble, the story of a goalkeeper's wife whose cry for help sent shockwaves around the world, and visits Iskenderenspor - the team that played on. Produced by Adonis Pratsides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/9/202322 minutes, 11 seconds
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Football on Turkey's Fault Line: Part One - Christian Atsu's Hatayspor

In the first of this two-part audio documentary series, The Athletic's Adam Leventhal heads to the capital of Turkey's south-eastern province of Hatay - home of first-division side Hatayspor - where former Ghana international and Premier League winger Christian Atsu scored a last-minute free kick, just hours before the first earthquake hit on February 6th. Adam interviews head coach and former Turkish international goalkeeper Volkan Demirel, as well as various other people connected to Hatayspor, about their lasting memories of Atsu and how the football club is trying to help an entire community rebuild. It's a harrowing insight into the realities of surviving a natural disaster and the scale of the destruction. Produced by Adonis Pratsides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/8/202320 minutes, 48 seconds
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Euro Stories: 2016

On the eve of England's first ever Euro final, we look back at their darkest day in the tournament when Roy Hodgson's side crashed out to Iceland at France 2016. Oh, how we laughed at the time. Elsewhere, Wales made history, Italy and Germany participated in the worst penalty shoot out of all time, and Portugal and Ronaldo had a shot at redemption. It's Euro 2016, it's brought to you by those who were there from across the continent, and it's right here. Your experts in this episode: Stefan Augustsson for Iceland, Rafa Honigstein for Germany, Lynsey Hooper for England, James Horncastle for Italy, Tom Kundert for Portugal, Julien Laurens for France, Kristof Terreur for Belgium, and Tom Williams for Wales Your charming host is Iain Macintosh and your ace producer is Abi Paterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/202147 minutes, 24 seconds