Go Deeper

The Athletic's tennis writers Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare join Adam Jones to discuss the history, traditions and mystique of Wimbledon that make this fortnight in London the grandest of Grand Slams.

Read all our tennis coverage at nytimes.com/athletic/tennis.

Presenter: Adam Jones

With: Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare

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Rafael Nadal is a 22-time Grand Slam champion, but at nearly 38 years old his body is starting to fail him.

He is widely expected to retire later this year, but not before a last hurrah at the French Open where he has enjoyed such unprecedented success.

In this Athletic tennis special, host Adam Jones is joined by The Athletic's two dedicated tennis writers Charlie Eccleshare and Matt Futterman to discuss Nadal's chances of going out with a bang.

Produced by Tim McMaster

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Ange Postecoglou is now making a name for himself in the western hemisphere, but what about the country he has left behind? Is there anything of the Postecoglou philosophy remaining in Australia? In our final part we travel to a grassroots club who are following closely in Ange’s footsteps.

Host and Producer: Abi Paterson

Exec Prod: Ben Green

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Ange Postecoglou suffers a career ending injury in his 20s. Later, South Melbourne Hellas are suffering their worst season in years but Ange is not the obvious person to take over. In this part we hear how Ange got his coaching break and his instant impact.

Host and Producer: Abi Paterson

Exec Prod: Ben Green

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Ange Postecoglou’s success is not a new story to Australian football fans, but in the wider football world, his background - his city, community, and club - is less well known. In this part we explore the Greek and South Melbourne Hellas strand to the Ange story including his time as a player at Middle Park.

Host and Producer: Abi Paterson

Exec Prod: Ben Green

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As Jurgen Klopp's near-nine year stay at Liverpool comes to a close on Sunday, join us for a special look back through the highs, lows and everything in-between during the German's reign at Anfield.

Guy Clarke looks back through the years with insights from The Athletic's James Pearce, Simon Hughes, Andy Jones, Oli Kay and Michael Cox as well as Walk On host Tony Evans, author of Jurgen Said To Me: Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool and the Remaking of City Dan Morgan and Josh Williams, writer of Data Game: The Story of Liverpool FC's Analytics Revolution.

Voiced and Produced by Guy Clarke

With contributions from James Pearce, Simon Hughes, Andy Jones, Oli Kay, Michael Cox, Tony Evans, Dan Morgan and Josh Williams

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The 2024 Masters gets underway at Augusta National Golf Club later this week and The Athletic's Brendan Quinn, Brody Miller and Gabby Herzig are here to get you ready.

What makes the Masters stand out from the rest of golf's major tournaments? Can Scottie Scheffler continue his dominance? How will Jon Rahm play after joining LIV Golf? Can Tiger Woods make it through four rounds? BQ, Brody and Gabby cover the major storylines and get your read for Thursday's opening round.

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Ahead of appearing in their record 14th League Cup Final against Chelsea on Sunday, join Caoimhe O'Neill as we take you through Liverpool's nine previous League Cup wins.

Jamie Carragher, Mark Lawrenson and Rob Jones all share their memories of winning the tournament with the Reds during their playing days, while Walk On regulars Tony Evans, Simon Hughes and James Pearce share the significance of each triumph along the way.

Presented by Caoimhe O'Neill

Produced by Guy Clarke

Written by Guy Clarke and Caoimhe O'Neill

Contributions from Jamie Carragher, James Pearce, Mark Lawrenson, Rob Jones, Simon Hughes and Tony Evans

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There’s no doubt that Bukayo Saka is Arsenal and England’s starboy. The individual accolades have been piling up ever since his name first cropped up on the teamsheet. Listed for the FIFA Golden Boy Award in 2021, he is the back to back England Men’s Player of the Season, twice he has been awarded Arsenal Men’s Player of the Season, he's the PFA Young Player of the Year for 2022-23, and now FIFA Balon d'Or nominee 2023. In short the 22 year old’s career is on the up and up.

Over the course of this podcast The Athletic looks back on Saka’s brief story so far. Topics include first impressions of Bukayo as a boy, his values, how a player goes from the Academy to professional player, comparisons with Arsenal legend David Rocastle, the aftermath of the Euro 2020 Final, and what his future holds.

You will hear from former players Ian Wright and Adrian Clarke, Saka’s former coaches Greg Lincoln, Stephen Morrow, Andries Jonker, Arsenal administrator Lynn Chaney, and The Athletic’s Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas.

Get ready to fall in love a little more with the Starboy.

Written and produced by Abi Paterson

Sound mixing and production by Jay Beale

Interviews by Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas

Additional production by Mike Stavrou 

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To round up our series on Brentford we answer the outstanding questions on the Bees.

What next for star striker Ivan Toney following his ban from football by the FA?

How far up the Premier League table can the club go?

And what are the club doing behind the scenes to ensure that they can keep improving year on year?

Plus we hear about the women's team and how the club are supporting them.

Hear from Chief Exec Jon Varney, Head Coach Thomas Frank, Captain Christian Norgaard, Performance Director Ben Ryan, Director of Football Phil Giles, Women's Head Coach Karleigh Osbourne, and Technical Director Lee Dykes on all this - and their thoughts on what the future holds for the club.

Host: Jay Harris

Producer: Abi Paterson

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