The Athletic Soccer Show

Brazil and Argentina have dominated South American World Cup qualifying, but seven teams behind them are all in a fight for the final few tickets to Qatar. In tonight’s games, some of those teams coul...

11 Nov 202123min

The group stage of European World Cup qualifiers is coming to a close this weekend. Several teams can officially book their ticket to the World Cup. Others face a fight to make a playoff. With so many...

10 Nov 202115min

The UEFA women’s champions league has a new format, several contenders for the title, big name teams, and a broadcast deal that makes all of its games available to stream for free. The Athletic’s Char...

9 Nov 202115min

Newcastle United’s big-money takeover has been a long time in the making, and it already has a connection to at least a couple geopolitical incidents. The Athletic’s Adam Crafton explains the story of...

8 Nov 202118min

It’s crunch time throughout American professional soccer. On Sunday, simultaneous games in each MLS conference will finalize who will join in the playoff party. The playoff field has already been deci...

5 Nov 202129min

This weekend there are derbies in Manchester and Milan and so much more! Here’s your early guide to all of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Nov 202114min

Nuno Espirito Santo’s time in charge of Tottenham Hotspur is over after just four months. Charlie Eccleshare covers Tottenham for The Athletic, and he’s here to explain what went wrong for Nuno, and w...

3 Nov 202121min

A huge World Cup qualifier at home against Mexico is just around the corner for the U.S. men’s national team. Over the next two days, several of the team’s top players will be in action in the UEFA Ch...

2 Nov 202116min