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Mark Ogden, Rob Dawson and James Olley discuss the significance of Arsenal's win over Newcastle after Liverpool's loss to Crystal Palace. Plus, Portuguese football journalist Tom Kundert joins to speak about Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea with Benfica and the guys assess the growing risk of player burnout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Mark Ogden and Rob Dawson take a closer look at how Kobbie Mainoo being forced to settle for a spot on the bench might impact his development and his hopes of a place in England's 2026 World Cup squad. The trio also debate the impact of more and more American investment into English football, before Tom Hamilton joins to share stories of Leicester City's 2015/16 Premier League victory from the winning squad themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Mark Ogden and Rob Dawson break down what led to the end of Daniel Levy's time as Tottenham Hotspur chairman, reflect on his nearly 25 years in the role and wonder what the future now holds for the club without Levy at the helm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Mark Ogden and Rob Dawson break down a record summer of spending in the Premier League transfer window, and if Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United got it right with their big signings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
USMNT and AC Milan midfielder Yunus Musah joins James Olley and Rob Dawson to discuss the 2026 World Cup, his absence from the Gold Cup squad and life in Milan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The FC crew react to Eberechi Eze being set to join Arsenal and discuss whether the move makes them title favorites. Then, James Olley breaks down the Isak-Newcastle situation and Nicolas Jackson's future at Chelsea. Plus, a look-ahead towards the Bundesliga starting with Archie Rhind-Tutt, Thomas Hitzlsperger, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Mark Ogden and Rob Dawson discuss some of the biggest talking points from the opening weekend of the Premier League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley and Rob Dawson look ahead to what the 2025/26 season has in store for the Premier League's top teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Ogden is joined by James Olley from Arsenal's tour of Singapore to discuss the latest in their pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres, Spurs' hopes of completing a deal for Morgan Gibbs-White and what business Chelsea might still do. Then Rob Dawson and Beth Lindop tag in to break down everything we know about the deals Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool are hoping to wrap up before the window closes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The FC crew continue to react to Chelsea's 3-0 victory over PSG and argue if winning the Club World Cup can help build momentum to more titles next season. Plus, James Olley joins the show to break down how he thinks Arsenal might lineup with Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres in the squad. The guys also try to stump Stevie Nicol with some trivial questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Ogden, Rob Dawson and James Olley are joined by Lizzy Becherano, Alex Kirkland and Jeff Carlisle, who are covering the Club World Cup and Gold Cup in the USA to break down what we've learned from the tournaments so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The FC crew reacts to Bruno Fernandes rejecting a transfer to Saudi Arabia and staying put at Manchester United. Then, James Olley breaks down Chelsea's move for Liam Delap and a potential move for Mike Maignan. Plus, Ian Darke and Don Hutchison talk about Ange Postecoglou's future at Tottenham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Julien Laurens joins Mark Ogden to preview the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan. Plus, James Olley reflects on Chelsea's season ahead of the UEFA Conference League final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rob Dawson and James Olley take you behind the scenes of Manchester United and Tottenham's preparations from Bilbao, and join Mark Ogden to preview the Europa League final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Ogden, James Olley and Rob Dawson look back at another trophy-less season for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal and wonder what the club has to do to win silverware on a consistent basis. Plus, a lookahead to the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, and Don Hutchison joins to remember the best of Goodison Park, as Everton's men's team prepare for their last fixture at the iconic ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hear from James Olley, Mark Ogden, Beth Lindop and a host of Arne Slot's former teammates, coaches and players as we chart his journey from player to Premier League-winning manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Ogden, James Olley and Rob Dawson debate whether Trent Alexander-Arnold should think twice about leaving Liverpool. Plus, the guys wonder what the future holds for Marcus Rashford at Manchester United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rob Dawson and James Olley are joined by Beth Lindop to discuss Mohamed Salah's new Liverpool contract and Tottenham's appointment of former Arsenal CEO Vinai Venkatesham. Plus, Ian Darke joins to give his top 10 players of this Premier League season. Later, Lizzy Becherano joins the podcast to assess Kevin De Bruyne's transfer options in MLS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden are joined by Julien Laurens to discuss how PSG have improved since losing Kylian Mbappe. Later, Archie Rhind-Tutt joins from Germany to assess whether Harry Kane will break his trophy drought this season. Plus, the guys analyse Manchester United's striker search amid links to Liam Delap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Beth Lindop joins James Olley and Mark Ogden in the studio to discuss Thomas Tuchel's controversial first England squad, and the FA's hopes of appointing a home-grown manager as his successor. Rob Dawson joins from Berlin to discuss Manchester United's grand plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium to replace Old Trafford, and Mark updates us on Wrexham's push for promotion from League One, and their hopes of one day becoming a Premier League side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden discuss the potential £100 million pound hit Manchester United will face if they fail to win the Europa League. Plus, James interviews Archie Gray at the London Football Awards and Alex Kirkland joins from Madrid to discuss the ongoing drama with LaLiga referees and Real Madrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden are joined by Patrick Frederiksen, captain of the Greenland national team, who discusses their hopes of joining Concacaf. The trio then look at the future of Son Heung-min at Tottenham Hotspur, and ask why the Spurs captain has fallen so far behind the likes of Mohamed Salah this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden look back on the first year of INEOS' involvement at Manchester United. They are joined by fan Flex from United View to look back on the first anniversary of INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's part-ownership and ask if the club are better off than they were a year ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rob Dawson and James Olley are joined by Bruce Schoenfeld to discuss what he learned from spending transfer deadline day at Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest. Rob and James then break down the pressure Ange Postecoglou is under at Tottenham, and reveal what it would take for Spurs to sack their manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden are joined by ESPN FC's Liverpool correspondent Beth Lindop to reflect on the year since Jurgen Klopp shocked the football world by announcing his plan to leave Liverpool. VAR and coefficients guru Dale Johnson debates the success of the new-look Champions League format before a look at how the top Premier League clubs will tackle the last week of the transfer window. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Olley, Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden look at the fallen empires of football with Steve Nicol, and wonder if Manchester City may be next. James, Rob and Mark look for the telltale signs of a top team falling from grace in the current Manchester City setup, before ESPN FC's Steve Nicol joins to explain where it went wrong for the Liverpool side of the 1980s and early 1990s that Nicol himself was at the club to experience first-hand. The guys close with a look back at the end of the Sir Alex Ferguson era at Manchester United and the unprecedented lack of success that has followed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rob Dawson, Mark Ogden and James Olley discuss three men facing uncertain futures for different reasons. The trio wonder what the future holds for Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish should they leave Manchester United and Manchester City respectively, and wonder how much longer Ange Postecoglou can withstand the pressure at Tottenham. There's also a look ahead to the FA Cup 3rd round, headlined by Arsenal vs. Manchester United, with all games available to watch live on ESPN+ (U.S. only). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With the January transfer window upon us, ESPN FC's writers around the world take a a look at whether we can expect a busier than usual window ahead. Recorded before the news of Real Madrid's approach to Liverpool for Trent Alexander-Arnold; James Olley, Mark Ogden and Rob Dawson look at what could happen for the big teams in the Premier League, including a look at Liverpool with Beth Lindop. Ryan O'Hanlon and Bill Connelly look at what the stats tell us about how spending money in January improves performance in the 2nd half of the season, and where the top Premier League clubs might need to strengthen. Alex Kirkland, Rodrigo Faez and Sam Marsden join from Spain to see what Barcelona and Real Madrid could do this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Ogden, Rob Dawson and James Olley discuss what's going wrong for Ruben Amorim at Manchester United as they finish 2024 in their lowest league position since 1990. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Ogden, Rob Dawson and James Olley are joined on this week's episode of The Football Reporters by Bill Connelly to take a deep dive into Pep Guardiola's time at Manchester City ahead of his 500th game with the club, and explain why he's facing his most challenging period so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A brand-new podcast from ESPN FC, focused on our market-leading reporting. This week Mark Ogden, James Olley and Rob Dawson discuss Mikel Arteta's successes and failures on the 5th anniversary of his appointment at Arsenal. Plus, Bruce Schoenfeld on the set-piece revolution in the Premier League and the guys share some Christmas stories from their time around the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Ogden, James Olley and Rob Dawson discuss the news of Erik ten Hag's dismissal at Manchester United, what to expect under Ruud van Nistelrooy and who could be the next manager in charge of the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In Episode 400 of Futbol Americas, Seb and Herc are joined by Shaka Hislop and James Olley to talk Mauricio Pochettino and Pulisic excited by the Argentinian's appointment. Plus, a look at players from Americas playing in the UCL like Weston Mckennie, Endrick and Santi Gimenez. And, the guys react to the latest FIFA Rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In Episode 400 of Futbol Americas, Seb and Herc are joined by Shaka Hislop and James Olley to talk Mauricio Pochettino and Pulisic excited by the Argentinian's appointment. Plus, a look at players from Americas playing in the UCL like Weston Mckennie, Endrick and Santi Gimenez. And, the guys react to the latest FIFA Rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew is joined by Frank Leboeuf to break down France's 2-0 win over Belgium in the UEFA Nations League. Then, James Olley joins to discuss a power struggle between Todd Boehly and Behdad Egbahli at Chelsea and what this means for the future of the club. Plus, a look at Adrien Rabiot after reports linking him to Manchester United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew joined by Mark Ogden & James Olley react to the transfer deadline window closing and the moves made throughout the day including Raheem Sterling's loan to Arsenal & Jadon Sancho's loan to Chelsea. Also Kay & the guys talk Victor Osimhen's failure to get a move to Europe but is a transfer to Saudi Arabia still on the cards? Plus, preview & discussion of Liverpool v Manchester United on the weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew are joined by James Olley to discuss Enzo Maresca's assertion that Chelsea is not a "mess," as well as the futures of Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell. Then, Jan Åge Fjørtoft breaks down the upcoming Bundesliga season and the panel give their top 4 predictions. Plus, a look at Manuel Neuer's retirement from the German National Team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew react to Real Madrid's 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup and argue just how far the attacking trio of Kylian Mbappe, Vincius Junior and Rodrygo can go this season after a strong start. Plus, James Olley joins the show to react to Oscar Bobb's injury for Manchester City and try to make sense of Chelsea's chaotic transfer window. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today's episode of TCOAG, Harry Symeou is joined by Mike Stavrou to discuss whether or not Arsenal actually need a striker this summer. Plus, the guys react to Josh Kroenke's interview with James Olley. Support the podcast & access benefits by joining our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/thechroniclesofagooner?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Watch my Scouting Report on Riccardo Calafiori here: https://youtu.be/5whNabuLRS8 Watch my Scouting Report on Mikel Merino here: https://www.youtube.com/live/ic4eEaEwFI4?si=rM5K7N-V9QDGI0X- Follow Harry Symeou: https://www.instagram.com/harry_symeou/ https://twitter.com/HarrySymeou https://www.tiktok.com/@harrysymeou/ 0:00 - Podcast opener 5:28 - Arsenal's transfer window so far 14:04 - Josh Kroenke speaks to James Olley 33:53 - Do Arsenal actually need a striker? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew react to Endrick's official presentation at Real Madrid and explain why it will benefit the Brazilian to not be a first choice player this season. Plus, James Olley and Sid Lowe join the show to explain why Chelsea are signing Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal and provide an update of Pep Guardiola's future at Manchester City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew recap Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Wrexham and question how much the Blues should be playing out from the back under new manager Enzo Maresca. Plus, Ali Krieger joins the show to break down the USWNT dominant 3-0 victory over Zambia and explain how the big win will motivate the squad for the rest of the Olympics. Frank Leboeuf also reacts to James Olley's exclusive interview with Chelsea captain Reece James. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew are joined by Liverpool legend Ian Rush to break down all his antics with Steve Nicol back in the day and explain why he's optimistic about Liverpool's first season under Arne Slot. Plus, Julien Laurens and Fernando Palomo join the show to recap Morocco's victory over Argentina amid fan pitch invasion chaos to open the 2024 Olympics. James Olley also helps recap his sit down interview with new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC Crew preview the EURO 2024 Quarterfinals including Spain vs Germany and Portugal vs France. Then, James Olley sits down for an exclusive interview with Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, and the guys break down the club's recent transfer rumors. Also, an analysis of England's upcoming EURO 2024 Quarterfinal with Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew react to Switzerland's 2-0 victory over Italy and question how the defending champs barely put up a fight in the Round of 16 match. Plus, Jurgen Klinsmann joins the show to break down Germany's 2-0 victory over Denmark and argue why he thinks the Germans could reach the final. James Olley also helps preview England's clash against Slovakia on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew react to a shocking 1-0 loss for England against Iceland just a week before the start of EURO 2024. James Olley explains the atmosphere from Wembley after the upset and Nedum Onuoha breaks down if Gareth Southgate's side will live up to their title expectations. Plus, Frank Leboeuf gives his thoughts on Kylian Mbappe claiming the Euros are more difficult than the World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew reacts to Mauricio Pochettino leaving Chelsea by mutual consent and question why the Blues decided to move on after such a strong finish to the season. Plus, James Olley explains which managers Chelsea are looking at as replacements. The guys also react to England's provisional squad announcement and argue if any players left out deserved to be in the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC Crew preview the massive Manchester City vs Arsenal match this Sunday. Then, James Olley joins to discuss Gareth Southgate's selections for the England squad. Plus, they react to the news that Xabi Alonso will not take the Liverpool or Bayern Munich job and will stay at Bayer Leverkusen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew react to Manchester United's win over Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup and analyze the latest news surrounding Jadon Sancho. Then, Alex Kirkland and Ale Moreno join to react to Barcelona's draw versus Mallorca and discuss their defensive issues to start the season. Plus, James Olley joins to look at Chelsea's early struggles and what they need to do to turn their season around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew reacts to Inter Miami's 4-0 victory in Lionel Messi's first start and predict just how long the Argentine can keep up with the incredible performances. Plus, James Olley joins the show to break down his interview with Declan Rice and Sebastian Salazar helps recap Spain's chances to lift the Women's World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The FC crew react to Mauricio Pochettino's sit down interview with James Olley and question if Chelsea have done enough this summer to give the manager everything he needs to succeed. Plus, Alexis Nunes joins the show to give out the final 5 spots in ESPN FC's Women's World Cup rankings and the guys break down how Kai Havertz can fit into Arsenal's starting XI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices