# The Athletic FC: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, The Athletic FC has 709,000 subscribers, 353,953,090 total views, and 2,170 videos. It ranks #106,514 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [The Athletic FC](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for The Athletic FC is “What Is Erling Haaland's New Favourite Drink? \| #premierleague #mancity”, a Short published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are The Athletic FC’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026 (9 long-form videos and 39 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 107,395. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Who Is Man Utd's Worst Post-Ferguson Signing? \| Truth Or Padel #manchesterunited #premierleague” (554,211 views, Oct 1, 2026). Least viewed: “Danny Drinkwater's Advice To His 18-Year-Old Self \| Truth Or Padel #football #soccer” (10,311 views, Oct 8, 2026).
- Median length: 15:13 for 9 long-form videos; 1:02 for 39 Shorts.
- In this sample, The Athletic FC’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 3 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [What Is Erling Haaland's New Favourite Drink? \| #premierleague #mancity](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/5j7E0ICSPGY/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 56,367 | 0:59 | 1.15x |
| [How Spurs Overwhelmed Chelsea's Midfield \| #spurs #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/YVhI28dVfYI/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 167,439 | 2:03 | 3.16x |
| [Why PSG aren't as good as you think](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/ne9xMXIMWYc/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 147,864 | 20:23 | 1.04x |
| [When Will Man Utd’s New Stadium Actually Be Built? \| #football #manchesterunited](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/Hn9uqypNCYM/) | 2026-10-21 | Short | 96,548 | 1:10 | 1.41x |
| [How Goalkeepers Became The New Playmakers \| #premierleague #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/ZGCgCvEdVvQ/) | 2026-10-20 | Short | 102,844 | 1:16 | 1.46x |
| [Why South Korean Players May Have To Do More Military Service \| #asiancup #southkorea](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/EdtpxHNvLSU/) | 2026-10-20 | Short | 120,171 | 1:13 | 1.69x |
| [Who Is Most Talented Player At Leeds United? \| #premierleague #footballshorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/y7CZbmwzN2A/) | 2026-10-18 | Short | 38,253 | 0:20 | - |
| [Who Was Jack Wilshere's Most Annoying Team-mate? \| Truth Or Padel #arsenal #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/mCpa_1u75ic/) | 2026-10-17 | Short | 30,749 | 0:40 | - |
| [Jack Wilshere tells the truth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/68SC7UCqLKA/) | 2026-10-17 | Long-form | 67,317 | 11:10 | - |
| [Why Marseille Almost Forfeited Their Europa League Spot \| #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/hY9VbnJbpmI/) | 2026-10-16 | Short | 69,057 | 1:12 | - |
| [Why Manchester United's tactics are outdated](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/75pRcPIZyuU/) | 2026-10-16 | Long-form | 419,360 | 27:51 | 1.73x |
| [Have You Noticed How Many Deflected Goals Are Being Scored? \| #premierleague #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/mQwJEDnZ7yA/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 167,834 | 1:03 | 1.41x |
| [Does Thiago Believe Beautiful Football Is Dead? \| Truth Or Padel #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/wSrjOpUjkTw/) | 2026-10-14 | Short | 13,763 | 0:31 | - |
| [Would Thiago Rather Be Coached By Pep Guardiola Or Jurgen Klopp \| Truth Or Padel #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/ug_K1D72g8g/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 19,844 | 0:45 | - |
| [Tim Howard Creates The Perfect Goalkeeper \| #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/ZMetnKOdoFM/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 75,399 | 0:21 | - |
| [How Odegaard Orchestrated Arsenal’s Comeback Against Leeds \| #arsenal #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/XtYvuJ-PI98/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 162,902 | 1:51 | 1.37x |
| [Is High-Possession Football Over In The Premier League? \| #premierleague #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/o5AuidRSv-A/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 163,207 | 1:34 | 2.22x |
| [Why Man Utd Struggle When They Have The Ball \| #manutd #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/nEoNd2JXr0s/) | 2026-10-10 | Short | 97,917 | 1:00 | 1.36x |
| [Thiago Alcantara tells the truth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/r_RiZSkRroc/) | 2026-10-10 | Long-form | 130,081 | 10:34 | 0.56x |
| [Why Does Florian Wirtz Keep Losing The Ball? \| #liverpool #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/Y8VtT8dVs78/) | 2026-10-09 | Short | 289,002 | 2:08 | 3.09x |
| [Why Brighton are ahead of the tactical curve](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/GAtuuJt9QYA/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 292,625 | 15:25 | 1.26x |
| [Why Footballers Wear Bandages When They Don't Need To \| #fcbarcelona #footballshorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/RSPxGwNFIvg/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 141,397 | 0:52 | 1.51x |
| [Danny Drinkwater's Advice To His 18-Year-Old Self \| Truth Or Padel #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/odHAp6nyfk4/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 10,311 | 0:25 | - |
| [What Is Messi Bad At? Thiago Tells Us The Truth \| Truth Or Padel #messi #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/cPFqJERjL_E/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 45,734 | 0:14 | - |
| [Why Can't Argentina Retire Messi's No 10 Shirt? \| #messi #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/lPhw7mjNIUw/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 378,096 | 0:56 | 3.74x |
| [Danny Drinkwater Tells Us What Really Happened At Chelsea \| Truth Or Padel #chelsea](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/wCcbicaqKrk/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 24,766 | 1:02 | - |
| [What Does Danny Drinkwater Not Like About Sir Alex Ferguson? \| Truth Or Padel #manchesterunited](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/FKMxXmzG6uI/) | 2026-10-05 | Short | 13,078 | 0:53 | - |
| [Roberto Carlos Creates The Perfect Left-Back \| #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/v9TL-U6SJwI/) | 2026-10-03 | Short | 14,167 | 0:28 | - |
| [Danny Drinkwater tells the truth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/krGZn-J6Huc/) | 2026-10-03 | Long-form | 69,774 | 9:00 | - |
| [Does Drinkwater Regret Moving To Chelsea? \| Truth Or Padel #chelsea #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/vojzEfnWZus/) | 2026-10-03 | Short | 157,976 | 0:46 | 2.01x |
| [How Brighton Found Their Latest Wonderkid \| #premierleague #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/tkTJNazbk2k/) | 2026-10-02 | Short | 156,588 | 1:07 | 2.33x |
| [Why Jose Mourinho's tactics are back in fashion](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/LCpo_XxWhA4/) | 2026-10-02 | Long-form | 336,573 | 23:58 | 1.43x |
| [Who Is Man Utd's Worst Post-Ferguson Signing? \| Truth Or Padel #manchesterunited #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/PDP14w2Qyxw/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 554,211 | 1:06 | 8.22x |
| [Does Danny Drinkwater Regret Moving To Chelsea? \| Truth Or Padel #chelsea #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/szdKfpxm-Ts/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 27,012 | 0:09 | - |
| [Deco Creates The Perfect Midfielder \| #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/Udcuuuc_ffM/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 60,018 | 0:23 | - |
| [What Other Premier League Clubs Think Of Manchester City \| #premierleague #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/fTzIwPr4ijU/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 144,527 | 1:05 | 1.55x |
| [What Does Gary Neville Like About Mark Goldbridge? \| Truth Or Padel #manchesterunited #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/hIdq4PP4nrY/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 21,754 | 0:35 | - |
| [Why House Music Can Make Footballers Play Better \| #premierleague #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/7HiLQpk6HpY/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 155,311 | 0:56 | 1.16x |
| [Which Club Does Gary Neville Hate The Most? \| Truth Or Padel #football #soccer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/PY05F6Fi_c4/) | 2026-09-27 | Short | 47,683 | 1:16 | - |
| [Why Real Madrid Fans Are Still Booing Vinicius Jr \| #realmadrid #footballshorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/Cqdgr2iulAs/) | 2026-09-26 | Short | 74,603 | 1:05 | - |
| [Which Spice Girl Would Gary Neville Have Married? \| Truth Or Padel #manchesterunited #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/y_c3DOeCjTc/) | 2026-09-26 | Short | 18,814 | 1:17 | - |
| [Gary Neville tells the truth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/4s3VvVewx9U/) | 2026-09-26 | Long-form | 296,065 | 14:25 | - |
| [How Arsenal are different this season](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/VYS4TRJ2ZH4/) | 2026-09-25 | Long-form | 138,659 | 15:13 | 0.73x |
| [Why So Many Wonderkids Come From Greece \| #soccer #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/ShR5OzqSD6I/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 223,065 | 1:26 | 1.47x |
| [Have Barcelona Escaped Their Financial Issues? \| #fcbarcelona #footballshorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/ySogS8pZMdg/) | 2026-09-22 | Short | 111,946 | 1:02 | - |
| [Which Spice Girl Would Gary Neville Have Married? \| Truth Or Padel \| #football #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/V2GwhgSMEgI/) | 2026-09-22 | Short | 39,224 | 0:11 | - |
| [How Brighton Broke Arsenal’s Tactics \| #arsenal #football](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/sCYzWe4e8fA/) | 2026-09-21 | Short | 268,501 | 1:45 | 1.25x |
| [Are Hull City Actually Quite Good? \| #hullcity #premierleague](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@theathleticfc/videos/v35fWIGVY70/) | 2026-09-19 | Short | 163,704 | 1:22 | 1.06x |

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