# “THIS MATCH is better than the Champions League final!”

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565/this-match-is-better-than-the-champions-league-final
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565/this-match-is-better-than-the-champions-league-final.md
Podcast: [Whistleblowers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565)
Published: 2026-04-28T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/whistleblowerspod/episodes/this-match-is-better-than-the-champions-league-final
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68dfa83f965488b63ac0d0dd/e/69efb7b342ac2dba6829421b/media.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/whistleblowers-6994565/episodes/this-match-is-better-than-the-champions-league-final
Duration seconds: 1923

## Resource

Welcome back to Whistleblowers! In this week’s bumper bonus ball, Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Gordon Smart break down Mark’s appearance at the Sidemen Charity Match to explore just how the football industry is changing, and how much fans value connection and entertainment over sporting merit… Plus, find out what special Scottish gift Gordon has in store for the other two! Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out Hosts: Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman, and Mark Clattenburg Producer: William Colledge Executive Producer: Jamie East Booker: Ashley Whitt Video Editor: Rowan Jacobs Content Editor: Joseph Palmer Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Social Handles: X: @blowerspod Instagram: whistleblowerspod TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/whistleblowers-6994565/episodes/this-match-is-better-than-the-champions-league-final/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565/this-match-is-better-than-the-champions-league-final.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.