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How Real Madrid won the race to sign Jude Bellingham and why he chose La Liga over the Premier League..
We also have all the detail of how much are they paying Dortmund, how Real funded the deal and why they will not be finished spending just yet.
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein - who broke the story - our German football writer Rafa Honigstein & Dermot Corrigan who is in Madrid
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This week the Saudi Arabian domestic league announced a big revamp. In short it’s more teams, bigger talent, and a huge injection of cash.
How will it work? Who could be joining Cristiano Ronaldo and now Karim Benzema out there? And what is the Kingdom's ultimate goal?
To answer these questions Mark Chapman is joined by Adam Crafton, Jacob Whitehead and Wael Jabir
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After 72 days of searching for Antonio Conte's successor, Tottenham Hotspur have named Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach.
Following his successive spell north of the border with Celtic, can he replicate that in North London and turn around Tottenham's fortunes?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare and CODE Sports' Adam Peacock to delve into the Australian's career to date and consider how suitable a fit he is for the hotseat at Spurs.
Produced by Guy Clarke
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Coming up, how far are Manchester United from Manchester City in terms of success on the football pitch?
And with uncertainty around ownership and transfer funds, what can they realistically do to close the gap next season?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell & Mark Critchley.
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Dan Bardell, George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth are here to cast an eye over events at Wembley this weekend as Manchester City look to take a step closer to sealing the Treble.
With Manchester United out to stop them matching Sir Alex Ferguson's feat of 1999 the panel look in depth to the match-up at Wembley with both The Athletic's Man City and Man Utd writers Sam Lee and Laurie Whitwell giving the perspective from both sides of Manchester.
Plus there's a look at the managerial merry-go-round following the end of the Premier League season as well as the Trivia too!
Produced by Guy Clarke
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Host Mark Chapman is alongside The Athletic’s Raphael Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor after a hectic finale to the Bundesliga season in which Bayern Munich pipped Borussia Dortmund to the title.
The reigning Bavarian champions acted quickly, relieving Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn of their duties as their rebuild begins.
Meanwhile, it was another emotional collapse for Dortmund as they failed to snatch Bayern’s crown.
So what next for Bayern and Dortmund, and… their stars like Jude Bellingham, Leon Goretzka. Also, who could they bring in this summer? The panel answer all.
Produced by Abi Paterson and Mike Stavrou.
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Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Greg O’Keeffe & Patrick Boyland to detail the story of Everton’s latest escape from relegation & how they’ll be looking to avoid it happening again next season.
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Host Mark Chapman is joined by Steven Caulker & The Athletic's Jay Harris to explain Ivan Toney's 8-month ban from football and discuss the game's 'toxic' relationship with gambling...
What exactly was Ivan Toney found guilty of, the 'extreme' nature of his punishment and a 'culture' that still plagues English football.
Plus, Steven talks about an academy project of his launching this summer, Behind The White Lines, aimed at providing support to young players who have been rejected by professional clubs.
Produced by Adonis Pratsides
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So Leicester City & Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League and will be playing in the second tier of English football next season..
So how did it come to this?
And how will both clubs deal with various off pitch issues and look to bounce straight back?
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s Leeds writer Phil Hay & Rob Tanner who covers Leicester City for us.
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Dan Bardell is alongside George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth as the curtain comes down on this Premier League season.
Ahead of the scrap for survival at the bottom the panel assess what twists and turns could happen as Everton, Leicester and Leeds look to avoid relegation.
Plus, there's a look ahead to the shootout for the Europa League Conference qualification between Aston Villa, Tottenham and Brentford as well as our 'End of Season' awards along with the Trivia and Six Scores Challenge.
Produced by Guy Clarke
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