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For a long time, it was assumed that Kylian Mbappe’s next move would be to Real Madrid. That, for now at least, is no longer happening. The French superstar signed a big new contract with PSG this past weekend. My colleagues Adam Crafton and Dermot Corrigan have been following this issue closely, and they joined Mark Chapman to talk about what the deal means for Mbappé, PSG, and what Real Madrid and La Liga will do now.
Hear the full episode of The Athletic Football Podcast here: https://theathletic.com/podcast/144-athletic-football-podcast/?episode=371
Adam Crafton on how the Mbappé deal happened: https://theathletic.com/3326192/2022/05/21/psg-mbappe-real-madrid/
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The MLS season is already a third of the way through, and some unexpected MVP candidates are beginning to emerge. Today, Felipe Cárdenas takes the reins and goes over some of them with Sam Stejskal.
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Carlo Ancelotti has had the type of career most managers can only dream of, which makes picking a lineup of the best players to have played under him is an exercise that’s trickier than you might think. Michael Cox and Mark Carey from The Athletic Football Podcast tried anyway on a recent episode of that show. Given that Ancelotti’s Real Madrid are in this weekend’s Champions League final, and given that John Muller will be here later this week to talk about Liverpool, we’re playing that for you here today.
Listen to the full discussion: https://theathletic.com/podcast/145-football-tactics-podcast/?episode=129
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League titles, Champions League spots, Europa League spots, relegation, oh my! These are just some of the things that are at stake this weekend, as the vast majority of European men’s leagues close up shop for the summer. There are a lot of games on TV this weekend, and Felipe Cárdenas is here to help you decided what to watch, and which stories to follow, all weekend long.
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A long, long journey is finally at its end. The United States men’s and women’s national teams have agreed to a first-of-it’s kind joint collective bargaining agreement – one which guarantees equal compensation for both teams. Meg Linehan has covered this story closely since the beginning, and she joins the show today to reflect on all that’s happened over the course of this story, and what could come next.
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Much of how MLS teams operate financially is shrouded in secrecy. But twice a year, a little bit of that gets pulled back with the MLS players’ association releases the list of salaries for just about every player in the league. Sam Stejskal and Jeff Rueter have analyzed some interesting things about those salary numbers, and they’re here today to break it down.
Salary analysis: https://theathletic.com/3317383/2022/05/17/mls-salaries-2022-analysis/
Sam Stejskal on spending inefficiency: https://theathletic.com/3009792/2021/12/10/out-of-balance-as-2021-ends-mls-continues-to-show-that-improving-quality-of-play-isnt-top-priority/
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Liverpool are FA Cup champions, but that was just the beginning of an incredibly pressure-packed couple of weeks. That continues today with a Premier League visit to Southampton – a win, combined with Man City’s draw with West Ham over the weekend, would put Liverpool just one point behind Man City going into the final games this weekend. And then, of course, there’s the Champions League final the week after.
There are injury worries, they’ve hired an additional medical staff to deal with it….it’s a lot to digest. Today, The Athletic’s Liverpool reporters Simon Hughes and James Pearce join Steve Hothersall to talk through what to make of those injuries, lineup choices for today’s game, and Steven Gerrard’s role in potentially delivering a Premier League title…all of this is in a clip from The Red Agenda podcast. We’ll also have your full guide to games on TV in the United States today.
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Jeff Rueter is joined by John Muller to break down which MLS teams have been exceeding expectations and falling short of expectations.
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The end of the European season is nearly here and in some cases, it’s already upon us. But the highlight of this weekend’s action are the two FA Cup finals. I’ll run you through all the games to watch all weekend long in Europe and North America later in the show, but let’s start with the Athletic Football Podcast previewing a massive Chelsea vs. Liverpool FA Cup final on the men’s side. Later, we’ll send it over to The Athletic Women’s football podcast and their end-of-season awards, featuring special mention of the fantastic goal Sam Kerr scored on the last day of the season. Then, a quick look at the women’s FA Cup final, and then I’ll be back with your full TV Guide.
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The FIFA video game franchise is a commercial juggernaut, but there are big changes in store. EA Sports, which makes the game, announced this week that its partnership with FIFA itself will end next year. What does this mean for EA, FIFA, and the game itself? Football business reporter Matt Slater is here to tell us all about it.
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