The Ornstein & Chapman Podcast

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Mark Chapman and The Athletic's David Ornstein break open the week's biggest stories and take you deep into the inner workings of the football machine

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Parma owner on his passion ...

05.13.2021

Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Kyle Krause, US owner of Italian top flight side Parma Calcio 1913. A hugely successful billionaire businessman, Kyle explains what drew him to Italy as well ...

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05.13.2021 Parma owner on his passion for the club & the city Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Kyle Krause, US owner of Italian top flight side Parma Calcio 1913. A hugely successful billionaire businessman, Kyle explains what drew him to Italy as well ...
05.11.2021 Inside West Brom’s relegation & the genius of Emma Hayes David Ornstein is joined by The Athletic's Dom Fifield, Steve Madeley & Katie Wyatt . Coming up, Steve shares some of the exclusive detail from his deep dive on West Brom’s path to relegation and what the future might hold ...
05.06.2021 What next for Premier League TV rights? Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater examine the state of the TV rights market in English football as news emerged that the English Premier League has held talks to roll over its existing £5bn broadcast ...
05.04.2021 Glazers & FSG: what next after latest backlash? Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Oli Kay to discuss the backlash and protest from fans of the Premier League biggest clubs against their owners that has brought the game in England to ...
04.29.2021 Ex-Real Madrid President on how the club works & Super League Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by former Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon to get his perspective on the how the Super League proposal was handled by his successor Florentino Perez and to ...
04.27.2021 Smith Rowe contract update & what next for Spurs? Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss a difficult week both on and off the field for Tottenham which was capped off in the League Cup final - so what’s ...
04.21.2021 Ex-United CEO on collapse of Super League & Glazers Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater to digest one of the most dramatic week’s in football history as plans for a breakaway Super League collapse and why the clubs involved might get what ...
04.20.2021 Mourinho Sacked - The Reaction The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw react to the news that Spurs have sacked Jose Mourinho. They discuss why it's happened now, the impact it will have on the squad, and whether the appointment was doomed from the very ...
04.19.2021 European Super League explained & Palace consider Vieira Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton Dominic Fifield to discuss the staggering news that football’s biggest clubs are prepared to break away from UEFA competitions and establish a new European Super League.. They also ...
04.15.2021 Trevor Lawrence vs Erling Haaland: Understanding The 2021 NFL Draft Host Mark Chapman is joined by NFL writer & host of 'The Athletic Football Show', Robert Mays, as well as, The Athletic's Ed Malyon (both live from Chicago) ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft... The trio preview this years event, ...
04.13.2021 United don’t want another Sancho saga & Bellingham ready for England Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & our Manchester United writer Laurie Whitwell. On this week's pod, how United are working behind the scenes to avoid a summer transfer saga in their pursuit of ...
04.08.2021 Explained: How a football club is valued Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater are joined by Dr Tom Markham to explain how a football club is valued and how deals are negotiated between buyer and seller with our guest Dr ...
04.07.2021 Valencia president Anil Murthy on Diakhaby racism incident The Athletic's Adam Crafton speaks to Valencia president Anil Murthy to get his view on the incident which took place during the game between Valencia and Cadiz on Sunday when Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby accused Cadiz's Juan Cala of racially ...
04.06.2021 Latest on the race to sign Erling Haaland and Tuchel's reaction to Chelsea horror show The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined by our German football writer Raphael Honigstein, our Chelsea correspondent Simon Johnson and our analytics writer Tom Worville to look at the latest on the increasingly public saga that is the future of Dortmund's ...
04.01.2021 Why decision on big Champions League reforms was postponed Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater to bring you the latest developments in the battle between UEFA and Europe’s top clubs over UEFA Champions League reform as proposals are thrown into doubt over ...
03.30.2021 Exclusive: Liverpool finalising deal for Konate & double agent interview Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein and Adam Crafton to discuss David's exclusive on Liverpool finalising a deal to sign RB Leipzig’s centre half Ibrahima Konata. Then, The Athletic's James Horncastle will tell us all about ...
03.25.2021 Inside WSL’s game-changing TV deal Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss the landmark multi-million pound deal between the English Football Association and UK broadcasters to screen matches in the Women’s Super League. Special guests for the roundtable discussion are Kelly Simmons, Director ...
03.23.2021 Liverpool baffled by Alexander-Arnold axe & Kane move unlikely Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss José Mourinho’s efforts to lift the gloom around Spurs and the continued misery at Newcastle United. Also as England players gather for international ...
03.18.2021 Explaining BeNeLiga & High Stakes for Horse Racing Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater look into reports that clubs in Belgium have voted in favour of merging with the Dutch Eredivisie. We speak to Alex Muzio chairman of Belgian sleeping giant Royale Union ...
03.16.2021 Why Aubameyang was dropped & inside Wilder's Sheffield United exit Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s Adam Crafton & our Sheffield United writer Richard Sutcliffe to tell us how Chris Wilder's dream job turned sour and shares his thoughts on what the future holds for the club & ...
03.11.2021 Man United's financial results & The Football Index crash Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Joey D’Urso Investigations Writer covering football for The Athletic about the collapse of The Football Index the so called “football stock market” that has seen users portfolios ...
03.09.2021 Why Mbappe is not for City & how Gerrard won the title Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Jordan Campbell. David outlines the reasons that Manchester City will not be making a move for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe but Erling Haaland remains an option. Jordan ...
03.04.2021 Football Club Ownership: Data, Decisions & Competitive Edge Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Simon Hallett, owner of English League One side Plymouth Argyle football club and Chief Investment Officer at Harding Loevner, an investment boutique that manages more than $70 ...
03.02.2021 Jorge Mendes & Wolves’ Portuguese revolution Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Tim Spiers. Hear the inside story of super agent Jorge Mendes' influence at Wolves, how he operates and how he took full advantage of uncertainty during the ...
02.25.2021 Exclusive: European Leagues wants compromise over Champions League reform Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic's football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Jacco Swart & Alberto Colombo, executives from European Super Leagues, the organisation that is working with the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga to lobby against the ...
02.23.2021 United Pause on Sancho & Grealish Sparks FPL Concerns Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Patrick Boyland. Coming up today David shares his latest information on Manchester United's purist of Jadon Sancho. Patrick gives the inside story of how Carlo Ancelotti masterminded ...
02.18.2021 Walters' PFA Manifesto & The Rise In Match-Fixing Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic is Football news reporter Matt Slater speak to Jonathan Walters, the former Premier League player who has applied to become the new CEO of the professional footballers union in England. They also speak to ...
02.16.2021 No Mourinho Break Clause & How Justin Fashanu Lived Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Simon Hughes. Coming up today David’s will share exclusive detail on Jose Mourinho’s contract at Spurs. We also discuss Simon's recent column that asked fans to try ...
02.11.2021 Reaction: EFL salary cap scrapped Host Mark Chapman and The Athletic is Football news reporter Matt Slater lead on the story that salary caps in League One and League Two have been scrapped following and appeal by the players' union. We speak to Nick De ...
02.09.2021 Lukaku & Ings on Man City's radar Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Sam Lee to focus on Manchester City and detail the shortlist of strikers they have drawn up for the summer. And they'll also discuss the increased levels of ...
02.04.2021 Paraag Marathe Interview: Leeds United & the 49ers Mark Chapman & Matt Slater are joined by Paraag Marathe Vice Chairman of Premiers League side Leeds United & Executive Vice President of Football Operations at San Francisco 49ers. In a wide ranging interview, Paarag details plans for Elland Road, ...
02.02.2021 Winners from a quiet window & what next for Dele Alli? Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Dominic Fifield to look back on the January 2021 transfer window: Why was it so quiet? Who stands to benefit from it being so quiet? And we’ll look ...
01.28.2021 Barcelona top the Deloitte Money League but still face financial peril Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater assess the current state of football's financial landscape as the effects of the pandemic start to take a greater hold on the game. We speak to Deloitte's Tim Bridge after the firm published ...
01.26.2021 Chelsea sack Lampard - The Inside Story Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Liam Twomey to bring us the inside story of Chelsea's decision to sack Frank Lampard. We'll detail the events that lead to the final decision being made, the problems Lampard ...
01.21.2021 Should football scrap transfer fees? Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater are joined by two of football’s leading economic and legal minds - Daniel Geey and Stefan Szymanski - to help us ponder the question ‘should football scrap transfer fees?’ The current transfer window ...
01.18.2021 Ornstein on Ozil departure and Chelsea in for Erling Haaland Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Laurie Whitwell with insight and opinion on the biggest stories in football David takes us inside the deal that has finally seen Mesut Ozil's time at Arsenal come ...
01.14.2021 Is the Burnley takeover a good deal? + Hashtag United's Spencer Owen on another non-league season cancelled Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater to look at our exclusive story on the recent Burnley takeover. Their new owners have only put in £15 million up front and the rest is leveraged debt. What does this ...
01.11.2021 Covid fixture chaos, Rob Holding signs new deal, Cavani case rumbles on Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Adam Crafton with news of the latest covid-induced fixture headache as Spurs v Fulham is rearranged at the last minute to replace the game Spurs were due to have against ...
01.07.2021 Marine CEO James Leary on being in the eye of the FA Cup storm Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater bring you an FA Cup special as they're joined by the CEO of Marine AFC, James Leary, ahead of their huge 3rd round tie against Tottenham on Sunday. It's a game that will ...
01.04.2021 Lampard on the brink & January transfer window outlook Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein & Adam Crafton to discuss the uncertainty surrounding Frank Lampard's future at Chelsea after their poor run of form continued with a heavy defeat to Manchester City on Sunday The Athletic's ...
12.23.2020 Victor Font on why he should be the next Barcelona president In this week's Business of Sport podcast The Athletic's Matt Slater speaks to one of the men hoping to be the next president of FC Barcelona, Victor Font. Victor sells us his vision for the club and explains why he ...
12.22.2020 Salah's Liverpool future in focus after Barca flirtation and Arsenal gearing up for busy January window The Athletic's David Ornstein joins Mark Chapman with an update on Arsenal's January transfer plans and has more detail on the mood within the club after another chastening Premier League defeat. We're also joined by our Liverpool writer Simon Hughes ...
12.17.2020 Sandgaard interview, Bosman 25 years on & French TV deal collapse In this week's Business of Sport podcast: Mark Chapman ad The Athletic's Matt Slater discuss examine the state of sports TV rights following the termination of French football’s £3bn TV deal with rights expert and media content Pierre Maes. Matt ...
12.15.2020 Pogba's future, Arteta at Arsenal, Upamecano update Coming up today, host Mark Chapman & David Ornstein discuss issues surrounding Mikel Arteta's first year at Arsenal after a terrible start to the Premier League season. The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell will join us to detail the inside on Paul ...
12.11.2020 Building an Empire - The City Football Group Mark Chapman is alongside Matt Slater, football news reporter at The Athletic and today we are going to discuss the City Football Group. The Athletic have this week published an in-depth piece looking at the entire City Football Group, that ...
12.09.2020 Rainbow Laces - A discussion about the challenges for the LGBT community in football You’ll have noticed a lot of rainbows at football grounds in the past week or so. They are there as part of the Rainbow Laces movement, which aims to celebrate LGBT+ people working in the game, LGBT+ fans and create ...
12.08.2020 Bamford interview & Szoboszlai contract exclusive This week host Mark Chapman and The Athletic’s David Ornstein are joined by Leeds United’s in-form striker Patrick Bamford joins us for a chat straight from the training pitch. David will share details from his weekly column including an exclusive ...
12.03.2020 Paul Barber interview & England’s 2018 World Cup bid Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slate speak to Paul Barber CEO of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. Plus, The Athletic's Oli Kay joins us we’ll also look back on England’s failed attempt to host the 2018 World ...
12.01.2020 Ljungberg interview & how Klopp finds players Mark Chapman brings you exclusive insight and stories from David Ornstein and other writers at The Athletic. This week, hear part of David's interview with Arsenal invincible Freddie Ljungberg about the importance of having players with a winning mentality. Also, ...
11.27.2020 Meeting Maradona in Mexico In April 2019 The Athletic's Andy Mitten was tasked by Four Four Two magazine to fly unannounced to the heart of Sinaloa, Mexico, home to the most powerful drug cartel on the planet, and track down the coach of Mexican ...

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The Ornstein & Chapman Podcast episodes:

Parma owner on his passion for the club & the city

Inside West Brom’s relegation & the genius of Emma Hayes

What next for Premier League TV rights?

Glazers & FSG: what next after latest backlash?

Ex-Real Madrid President on how the club works & Super League

Smith Rowe contract update & what next for Spurs?

Ex-United CEO on collapse of Super League & Glazers

Mourinho Sacked - The Reaction

European Super League explained & Palace consider Vieira

Trevor Lawrence vs Erling Haaland: Understanding The 2021 NFL Draft

United don’t want another Sancho saga & Bellingham ready for England

Explained: How a football club is valued

Valencia president Anil Murthy on Diakhaby racism incident

Latest on the race to sign Erling Haaland and Tuchel's reaction to Chelsea horror show

Why decision on big Champions League reforms was postponed

Exclusive: Liverpool finalising deal for Konate & double agent interview

Inside WSL’s game-changing TV deal

Liverpool baffled by Alexander-Arnold axe & Kane move unlikely

Explaining BeNeLiga & High Stakes for Horse Racing

Why Aubameyang was dropped & inside Wilder's Sheffield United exit

Man United's financial results & The Football Index crash

Why Mbappe is not for City & how Gerrard won the title

Football Club Ownership: Data, Decisions & Competitive Edge

Jorge Mendes & Wolves’ Portuguese revolution

Exclusive: European Leagues wants compromise over Champions League reform

United Pause on Sancho & Grealish Sparks FPL Concerns

Walters' PFA Manifesto & The Rise In Match-Fixing

No Mourinho Break Clause & How Justin Fashanu Lived

Reaction: EFL salary cap scrapped

Lukaku & Ings on Man City's radar

Paraag Marathe Interview: Leeds United & the 49ers

Winners from a quiet window & what next for Dele Alli?

Barcelona top the Deloitte Money League but still face financial peril

Chelsea sack Lampard - The Inside Story

Should football scrap transfer fees?

Ornstein on Ozil departure and Chelsea in for Erling Haaland

Is the Burnley takeover a good deal? + Hashtag United's Spencer Owen on another non-league season cancelled

Covid fixture chaos, Rob Holding signs new deal, Cavani case rumbles on

Marine CEO James Leary on being in the eye of the FA Cup storm

Lampard on the brink & January transfer window outlook

Victor Font on why he should be the next Barcelona president

Salah's Liverpool future in focus after Barca flirtation and Arsenal gearing up for busy January window

Sandgaard interview, Bosman 25 years on & French TV deal collapse

Pogba's future, Arteta at Arsenal, Upamecano update

Building an Empire - The City Football Group

Rainbow Laces - A discussion about the challenges for the LGBT community in football

Bamford interview & Szoboszlai contract exclusive

Paul Barber interview & England’s 2018 World Cup bid

Ljungberg interview & how Klopp finds players

Meeting Maradona in Mexico

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