What to expect from The Athletic's podcast network in the 2025-26 football season
The last few months certainly weren't a traditional summer break, but the majority of Premier League players haven't played a minute of professional football for two and a half months and, as a result, excitement for the new season is reaching fever pitch.
And The Athletic's podcast network has made some exciting additions to its programming ahead of the new campaign.
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The Totally Football Show, one of the UK's most beloved and long-running football podcasts, is going from three to four weekly episodes.
As well as livestreaming its weekend reviews every Sunday evening on YouTube, the Euro show every Tuesday and its usual midweek analysis on Thursday, James Richardson and his chums will bring you a little something extra on Saturdays. If 90s and 00s nostalgia with the likes of James Horncastle, Duncan Alexander and Michael Cox sounds like your thing, you're in for a treat.
The Athletic FC Podcast, the British Sports Podcast of the Year, will remain the place for the biggest stories in football, cutting through the noise to provide the most compelling and considered analysis in the industry. Every weekday, Ayo Akinwolere will be joined by regulars like David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater, Phil Hay, Mark Critchley, Megan Feringa and many more, plus more of Adam Leventhal's award-winning documentary series. The brilliant Matt Davies-Adams is the new host of the Weekend Preview episode, while you'll also be able to hear The Athletic FC's Week in Football every Saturday.
Joe Devine's incomparable Tifo Football Podcast is adding a second weekly episode every Thursday speaking to compelling guests, while The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast will continue to go out the same day with its in-depth analysis of the trends and analytics shaping the modern game. The Total Soccer Show is the home of dedicated USMNT and MLS coverage.
At club level, Talk of the Devils, as well as embarking on a five-date tour of UK and Ireland later in the year, is bringing video versions of its episodes to its adoring fanbase. Handbrake Off for Arsenal, The View from the Lane for Tottenham, Walk On for Liverpool and Straight Outta Cobham for Chelsea will all continue to bring you the best dedicated club coverage every week throughout the season.
But the most important aspect of any podcast is its community — and every single show in our network wants you to play a role this season. Whether it's livestreaming with James Richardson and the Totally gang, going on tour with Talk of the Devils and The View from the Lane or just sharing your thoughts via email voicenotes, we want to you to get involved.
The contact details for each show — email and social media — are below…
You can find all our shows on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, as well as YouTube for The Athletic FC Podcast, The Totally Football Show, The Tifo Football Podcast, The Total Soccer Show and Talk of the Devils.
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